Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-20
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY, NOV. l6, 1889.

IL worthy to be laid up as part of the history of
be age-and they will be.
There are classes in community who will 60 all
soV,hs with the author Of these letters in certain
0ar,s Of them & who may receive benefit to them
.elyes by examining other parts and all the parts 9
of,bsm. and applying them to their own cases if
there be OCCASION
The paragraph from the Liberator standing be-
,weeu the TWO letters, will be sufficiently expIana.
tory. The great length of the defence makes it me-
csssary TO emit portion of it until next week.
The break will cause no serious injury.
PIERP0NT's SECOND LETTER.
To The PrOp'istOrs Of the Hollis Street
Meeting House:
Gentlemen, --The doings of your hody
at lis last adjourned meeting have been !
duly communicated to me by your Clerk,
and are now before me.
In reply, allow me to say, First,
From the document before me, it ap- [
pears that you have declared by Vote of
So to 81, that you do not approve, and
that you will not sustain the principles of
the entire freedom and independence of
your pulpit, as those principles have beer
Illustrated IN my WlnlSlFallOnS.
As, in my last communication TO you,
said If cannot stand in Tree pulpit,
will stand in none;' shall, therefore,
I'LL the present controversy is closed by
dssoIulion.of our connection, or till that
vote is set aside, continue to supply my
pulpit by such exchanges as | may be
abe to negotiate with my brethren be-
a thotr
be more grateful to you than mine.
reply, Secondly, that in my last COM
muacatlon. 1 professed myself prepared
for the result OF any action that gou might
feel yourselves prepared to take Bv
your second Vote 90 to 60 you ask me TO
. lake action. For that, am not prepared.
: Ia my last, proposed to you this alterna-
i uve:-' If the individuals aggrieved are
sill minority of the society, they may
e svverally fad relief by Withdrawing
ia themselves from their peNs; and, if they
rs are n1ojority. they may seek 1t by dis
9 placing me from my pulpit Your Vote
"a ~ instead of displacing me, respectfully In
ut vies me TO displace myself. The Vot'
.eh IS, That The Rev. John Pierpont be, anc
n. Nsherebyrespectfully requested to take VI
,er MS SOnnexion as Pastor of Hollis Stree
that Society," That in the first place, is nc
,ay whatl proposed to do; and in the second
'y o Ills what, Of myself. cannot do
mel For, lsh my connexions with you Is To
eIcd result OF IA mutual contract; a contract !
Ion which important Interests and legal right
i Jo. and responsibilities are involved; and,
ID to il lakes two parties to make contract, )
ken il takes two 10 un-make 1t. My come
lSs ion as your Pastor is one, therefore, Tn
avn" "nS neither party, alone, is competent to- tai
! tbs up or 10 break up.
liver Ard 2dly, you will do yourselves
'eak juslice to consider that, In this contfov'
% 10Y; sy, am not the active party; nor IN
have last letter did propose 10 be. In Il
analysis of the parts Of society, the p'
bad pie Lave put themselves into the act
o .,,y voice. swhile the pastor is thrown into
vered passive. The enlerprize of displac:ng
even from my pulpit is yours | have worl
have my own to do; and have neither the !
CO.." ", ure nor spirit 10 do yours. If, when
oaent come to take yours actually in hand,
surss, fad il an enterprise of greater magnit
! con, Than you had supposed, while you loo
. sS, ALT from a distance, you will surely
Man me the Justice TO say that il is
&c any 10 which, / did not invite you. Ii
2 leaf rOwers have brought you into great
i0 0s'om gs,' il seems TO me that | amihe last
almost into whose hand you should put tn
had boring oar, to bring YOU out.
PAIN, Nevertheless, seeing that this contrt
se -, - y is not pleasant 10 me and that d
!" Tor INV own sake as we'll as yours,
er been il should be brought to an end as SOC
' com can be with Justice 20 the rights
being, Character Of both the parties; seeing
a .' u"., that we are as yet, uAoat upon he
- GOV bottom and have common intere
y thing saving our ship from total wreck:
ell, aud eheehully do what in me lies to sa'
e 70 g ship whatever may befal the crew.
"Ssny MS end ,nen, we must first take an
ebes- VaOn, hat we may know exactly
ID alter We are
! 81 We" Asto your movements against m
J. !, sssirt aS yea and this, only the vagu
odone-- general charge of handling 'excitln
N pg The les, ha;been brought against me "
~ isa no any distinct and specific allegation
WIS W., On lence against any law of God or 4
ne, but Egs ltfl 10 guess out, as best | mig
my gons godle OF my transgression or, to
ce 10 tn1 lae mystery of my iniquity bv me
many ~" an Eueh light as l could get from
y, Cen Nulces. Doing my best with nv
'"' came 10 the conclusion aud decl
GRES. GOu and1he world, in effect, that 3
in hnd Efforts in the Temperance Ca,
2. pdps. ne head and front of mine Offend
= gents, This. in the Preamble to your la
lpplied ESO distinctly deny and agains, 4
Ibe sls"O this my declaring of your ann
:" - piles you have entered your sole
IAID. %
Agents. mere, then. Gentlemen, we are
N NV Latter Il