Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-08
Vol. X....No rs

which, when bealed, Is harder, so it appear
ed with him. When about Is he had a re-
dream which left al indelible i'm
preston, and seemed to check him in his
career of sin. Still, however, for near three
years after, he remained opposed to God.
quanelling with his sovereignty, and accu-
sing him Of "reaping where he had not
sown, and gathering where he had not strew-
ed" But trlaing, and, TO human view,
casual circumstance brought him TO see that
he alone was chargeable with his sins, ard
that God required immediate repentance
1t was the reading of aniold book, found in
house from which family had recently re-
moved. This touched his case, and left
wound which could not be healed without
sovereign balm. During the week he was
a stranger to rest, and on Friday night, be-
ing left alone in his house, he spent the
night in reading the Bible and prayer Bu;
all seemed in vain, and he was on the point
Of giving up all for lost, when he thought he
would pray agan-for the last lime. H.
knelt before God, and, to use his own lar-
SudSeJ ne Sdlui kue" uOt NJ" lung
prayed, but when arose found myself
! prsising God. Astonished at myself, knew
not what 10 make of it. But a short time
before, God vas an angry Cod had CALI
ed, las thoughf and be would not answer
DOW T4s pralslng him looked around
] 20 see II Mas non crazy. Bun Do-everv
thing around 3p-6te1a natWrsJ bun the charu,-
: ter Of G. S-rAsG M&s changed That max
was ali bvray- 4 wondered l never had
se~a !, 80 tetors- was sGre could make
otaers SEE il ] Gescrhed The character Of
God, AID The plan of szlrRnsO0 10 my wife,
bot she could Cot SEE Told my 0ejyh5ors,
bot neither could theE UNDERSTAND
! Thus he spent the dsy, trying 10 1nt some
one " ho could see things as he "a V ;lem.
AT night minister proEldenlial!y ca!!vI on
him, with design Of spending the Slb5a'h.
He caught him by the hand, s1clai"!:n,
81 arm so glad-I am 50 glad you lave
called,-I shall now find one that can S.
After sermon the next day, hearose, & II go
ken accents told the people his views c! re-
ligion. to the astonishment OF The Assem- -.
r and the great JOY Of pious female prcseL',
the only professor OF religion in town. He
now began to inquire what the Lord would
have him do, and as he read his 3 bic foL.
he was commanded to "ari<e ard be bap'IL-
co." In early life be had heard Of So:
calling themselves christians, VII. : It
dead of winter. would % AMI cu c. "a
the Ice, and insnerse people in the { IL l.
ter, and call it baptism; and, s. n.
thought it the most ridiculous ming e:
heard Oft thought they we eonsur = 1e
fools" Having forgotten these feeling ID
being DESTROYS to follow his divine Lo7-
Master, he sought an opportunity to *
tied, but found none until winter
t walking down to the wafer, and comi.o
sight of the "hole in the ice" his former,
tempt of the ordinance rushed upon him.
obtaining help of the Lord, be went dow"
into the water,"-was baptized, and VI
his way rejoicing. Soon after this he ".'>
ordained TO the work of the goSPeI usH'>',
in the Baptist denomination, and naIrt"'@-
ed an honorable standing as a christian 49,
lister until death. He was the ia,..er d.
principal founder Of the Baptist ch.:rcH 4
Waterbury, of which he was pastor FIR VIA,
nv years. His labors in that church Wi
long be remembered, and have no duuA:,
proved the means of the salvation Of many
L souls. His Wife and FIVE of his chil1j, /.
were members of the same church VIVA
himself and his remaining children as
indulge hopes in Christ.
Being troubled with weakness OF
= lungs, he was unable to preach as much a.
he would otherwise have desired, and but +,
u this difficulty in speaking, he has often been
heard to say, he should have refused roht..
cal preferment, and made the preaching o..
The gospel his theme. His religion, howcy-
:, er, was not to be bartered for worldly oai:t
1t he served community, he served them a,
s christian. On the Bench, and in the EIS,
y OF Legislation, he was as really christian,
:, as when in the Pulpit. If he was "rUIei
i of the people," he was also "seryan Of
J.. Christ" He was a stauDch advocate Of re-
hglous liberty and perfect freedom Of Goa.
10 scIence,-was one Of the prime movers OF
!. the repeal Of those ancient laws Of Vermont
:, which gave one denomination the pre-emI-
nence over another, and his speech in 0c'
Legislature on that occasion, will no, soon
be forgotten.
h For number of years his health has been
J. on the decline, and consequently he ba'
= been but seldom abroad His counsel t@3
J. in Church and State has often been sooeT
-. In his retirement oivino evidence that ne