Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-24

LEWIS TAPPAN.

LEWIS TAPPAN.
In late number we gave an account
of the proceedings at the Broadway Tab
ernacle Presbyterian church, with refer
ence TO Mr.. Tappan. The following is
the sentence of the Session as entered in
their records" On motion resolved
That the question be put to Mr.. Tacnan
whether he a1heres to his determination
expressed by him of retaining the stenog-
rapher against the order of Session. to
which ne replied, Ladhere to my determn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Resolved, that Mr..
Lewis TapPan be and he hereby is ex-
cluded from the communion of the church.
TILL ne give evidence of repentance, for
Cont"macy in refusing 10 submit to the
order OF Session, liz relation to retaining
a Stenographer for the purpose of taking
minutes and spreading all the circum,
stances OF the case before the public, and
refusing to submit to other decisions of
the Session"
From this sentence the accused entered
an appeal and complaint to the Third
Presbytery of New York, before whom
the parties have been fully heard. on FIVE
successive days. The final, decls ion was
made on Monday last, when eleren men,
bers OF the Presbytery voted 10 sustain the
appeal, and fourteen in the negative
Consequently Mr.. T. remains suspended
from the communion of lat Church. An
appeal can be taken to the Synod, which
Is composed of several Presbvteries be-
longing to this city and the neighborine
counties.
: The accused took his shorthand writer
to the presbytery, and no objections were
made by any member Of that BODY TO his
taking minutes of all the proceedings J.
we torbear to make further conmenis on
these extraordinary transactions. Tbev
belong 10 the history OF the evtntfug age
IN which we llve.-Emancipator.
In the above account of the persecution
OF Mr.: L. Tappan, we see strongly inji.
Gated the powerful influence which slave
ry is now exertlng over the Churches at
the North. He has dared to stand forth
us friend and protector of the poor slave.
and hence 1t IS that IS hue and crv " has
been raised against him and he excluded
from The communion of the church. Ont
oeiIef Is that many more, and even more
seceFe cases, OF persecution will shortly
take place on smilar grounds, if Aboli.
tIonlsts adhere firmly to their princinIes
and if the apologies for slavery in the VA.
r'ous churches. shall find that with them
: is the adequate power Those, who will
not pray for the abolition of slavery. will
. not long tolerate such prayer in others. i
they can silence h.-Christsoa Refector
5 The Distraction OF the Church.
What IS the church whose peace is
so precious! Is it the EpiscopaIians. the
Melhodlsis. the Presbyterians, the Ban.
lists. the Orthodox Congrteationalisis
the UnItarlans, the Unversaiists or VIVA,
IS III II 1t b. composed Of these and like
oodles that have existed since the DAVIS n
Chrlst' distraction must be good thing
for, go INTO the pale of any sect. and Won
VIII md It's members blessing God 70, The
distraction which made them separa, 9
body. The greatest and most thorouob
distractions You will fnd the mos. euIo-
g'zed and gorifed as geformotions--
: indeed, IN no religious community. unless
= 1t be that of the inf,IibIe Roman, will
you not find every thing good traced al
10 some dtS<rGrtion Of The church? WHY
then fear distraction?
f But, we ask, land we are not about n
} tribe on these mauers,) what honor do
: those spiritual guides Confer unon The
. church. or any church. who oppose in re-
gafd 10 our two and half millions, hea-
thenlzed by avarlce, the same sort of ac
ton which has Set free 100000 in the ISL
andS OF the sea2 Is the church dead
lunu Of holiness, which gets all it can and
keeps all 1t gets-and will not-Iend frac.
: ton, although for the best and Safest mr..
poses We think not; and we think the
men VINO act as it it were, understand ooyd
great deal better than they underst,rd
good 1t IS perfectly safe TO abolish sl,va-
~ 'ney cannot deny-anl on their own
view OF The matter, ifsaf.. just-rishteous
out II Christians utter this truth. we ar.
'old 1t viii Distract the church. Tbsn
mere are men IN the church who wan, -
Keep back the truth from its work o. ms
ice and righteousness. Then ,ber. 90
men =" ne church who take part with Tho
STAKEHOLDER, from sheer av,rice w
care not how snch men NAV talk of,ha;a
p'e'y towards God, and their zeal 10 on
large HIS church; with His BLESSING W.,
sh al nope TO distract from them ali ,b..
is honest and lovely, and of good rrror,
we take u for granted there is sucb M
'erIai 10 every religious community and
we claim II for the slave. w. a;,;ct, ~
man religion, no mans creed. no No.
chnrch office: bat we claim thar no -
once or creed, or religion can ahsoIra
MN from his duty ofspeaking, and givina
and voting in behalf of the slave ~
man can lend his religion 10 the spnnor,
! OF SLAVERY uiihnnt 1PPCIt