Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-23


no1 suffer >le apoH hin'-and also By TIC :
& ca Apps ie h. tie Ss,3itt., = @etu 'Hd'
sin reOuhe be.ofe all, t....t os.er, al pley
fear;' aud whereas Withholding lIom tue
guIliy the truth, even though luey be oar
brethren, J. not a marx ui MADNESS or
love TO them, therefore, as Bapli>,s oil
Vermont ID convention assembled, We
would kindly, yet pla My, present our SOL
enn CONVICTION of truth III our southern |
brethren and tie world in the following !
resoiullons:
Resotred, That slavery involves com
picailon OF the highest crimes which il is !
possible for man to commil-such as rob
berry, lhieving family soul I
starving, and murder oil bod, aud soul, in
the most lingering and awful forms.
ReSotred, Tnat 10 commit any one of
these crimes, out Of the Slave States, would
exclude Tie clinlna! from church Fellowship.
ReSotced, That all these criu.es are. in
themselves, necessarily and under all cir
cumstsnces, SO many direct violations of
Gods law and can never be mitgated or
modified, in the sight of the Supreme Law
gver, by human legislation, they are
| therefore no less sin in the slave States
than elsewhere.
RESOLVED, That if slavery were out of
the christian church, its enormIies would
be seen in their true light, and they who
commit them could no sooner obtain admis-
sion TO church fellowship, than those who
are guilty of other species of robbery and
atrocious wicEedness.
Resotred, That the practice-the being
an tie habit OF slavehoding, is no more
pallation for that sin, than the practice
The being an the habit of living, swearing,
thleVlng, adultery, and other palpabe viola
tions OF Gods law, are paliations for these
sins.
ReSolred. therefore, that the Bible affords
no warrant for extending christian fellow
ship towards those who are in the sin of
slavehoIdlng, and of defending slavery, on
account OF their having been bred up and
long 10 The practice OF this sin.
ReSOlrtd, Therefore, that those who ad-
opt the Gospel standard OF morality and re-
liglon cannot consistently hold in christian
fellowship those who practice slavery or ad-
vocate ii.
Resotrea, Therefore tina, il is the duty OF
all christians TO labor aud pray for The imme,
+ dlate expulsion Of this sin from the church
Withdrawing fellowship from all who, after
due admonlIion and reproot, will not cease
5 from lis practice and its advocacy.
j The following resolution was under con
: slderstion, when the Convention adiournet
to meet tomorrow morning at half-past s
o'clock.
) ReSolred, That those theological school,
and semlnarles which prohibit OF slihe fire,
y discussion on the subject Of slavery anc
emancipation are waning in their duty t
D lhe en>iaved-are qaletlng the conscience,
e ut SlaveaoidsFs-dTe wrougInr those unde
their In>tFuCgfoa>, A. we'll d the church o
@ Christ IN general; AMI are ZFeatiy inpedin.
the progress OF universal euaHci Fation.
> PRAYER by brother EIoa GaIusha, OF New
IS York.
n Wednesday morning, half past s.
1fI Convention called to order PRAYER b
d brother s. Fish
5 Voted to inVite all Baptists in Vernon
: present, 10 speak aud vote in this Conver
ton and all Bapsi>ts from abroad 10 part
: cipate in our discussions.
* The resolution before the Convention. 2
ir The time of adjournment last evening. wa
p called up, and moved to be amended, b
u striking cut all after the word resolved, an
!, inserting the following, which after muc
d: discussion was adopted
l. Resotred, That we contemplate with re
II greet the course pursued by those Bapti,
" Conventions, Associations, Theological an
J" Literary Institutions, Churches. Minister
= and Editors, who do not publicly EXPIRE,
Of their adherence of slavery. and labor enc
ID getcally 10 Danish il from the earth.
Adjourned TO meet tomorrow morning &
IN eight O'Clock.
d Thursday morning,
D. Met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer b
N J. Murphy.
1r On motion,
= Resotred, That we cordially approve {
S, the proposed Conven, ion of Baptist aboI
n tlonlots of the United States to be held
ell New York in May next, and that we no,
as proceed 10 appoint delegates to attend sal
"a meeting.
m In accordance with the foregoing resol,
d; ton, appointed brethren O. S. Murray,
er M Beeman, P. Chase, A. Augier, ]. "
II: Sawyer, d. Hascall, d. Packer, L. Kin
~ ball, J. Conant, Erastus Parker, A. Sab
- w. G. Johnson, VIM. M. Gulford. |
Fletcher c. A. Thomas, J. Ide, M. D. Mil
= er, d. NJ. Crane, and J. Huntington, del
gates 10 said Convention.
Resolred, That the British West Indi
where slavery has just been abolished. pr
sent most inviting field for missionary |
nd Dor; and that those of our Baptist bret
:. rem there who have suffered during the :
: we're struggle that has resulted in the clio
In Gus jubilee now witnessed and enioye
The have strong claims 10 our sYmpathes al
regards, and upon the labors and cooper