Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-14
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1889.

The article below, together with my notes APP
ptpded to it, will, doubtless, put some Of the read
ers Of the Telegraph in possession of some new
racts-facts worthy Of some consideration.
From the Christian Reflector.
To the members Of the National Baptist
Anh.Slarery Convention
DEAR BRETHREN,
As you anticipate assembling to DELHI
crate and act for the abolition of slavery. it
may not be aniss to suggest few topics
that may demand The notice of the Con-
vcntion.
The Baptist denomination is willingly
and Voluntarily connected with Slavery
There is however, no aristocratic priest
hood possessing power to lord it over
Gods heritage, recognized by the Baptist
Churches. Every church receives and
excludes whom she will, accountable only
10 her Law Oliver. Baptist churches can
leluse communion with shareholders, can
deny their pulpits to slaveholding minis
lers, can exclude every slaveholder in the
church, and, in SO doing, act in perfect ac-
cordance with the letter and spirit of our
book of discipline. the Newjrestament
Therefore, when Northern churches re-
ceve shareholders into their fellowship,
they do it willingly andnot because there
IS any previous pledge, or compact, or &C.
cleslastical power to enforce il.
The union with shareholders in benev-
olent associations is also entirely volunta.
Ty. If Shareholders are raised and plac-
ed in Office, it is because northern Baptists
choose to exalt them to such stations.
The Baptist Triennial Convention, A
q F. Bible Society 81 A. Baptist Home
Mission Society are deeply involved in
felowshipping slavery All of these So
cieties send their agents into the southern
states 10 ask part of the money which
southern Baptists distrain from the slaves
without an equivalent.
These agents go TO the South expecting
to apologize for Slavery, as it exists among
the Baptists. They never mention the
slnfulness Of practical slavery, and are
usually first in berating their abolilionist
brethren and sympathizing with those
brethren who (as they say are under the
painful necessity of holding slaves for the
benefit OF the slaves alone. These socie
ties also elect shareholders to fill the mos
important Offices The Baptist Triennia
Convention has elected a stakeholder,
raiser OF slaves, one that breaches tha
slavery is Gods Institution, compare
shareholders with the father of the faith
full" and builds Baptist churches upol
such foundations, eren the Rec. Jesse Mer
Ger, ID. ID. us President. Many of ii
other o6EeerS are Shareholders. The Coz
responding Secretary is, in part, support
ed by special contributions from slave
holder; and, instead of reproviag the 81
Of slaveholding this Secretary writes apo
ogies TO our English Baptist brethren fo
the christian Shareholders of America
Oae of the principal agents of the Boar
IS great opposer of abolition and as gre;
an apologist for slavery among the Bar
tlsts The Board have, also, sent ma
to preach the Gospel to the heather, VIII
boldly advocates slavery as Gods institl
uon--that it is in accordance with h
word to hold men as properly. refer
Kev. Mr. Stecens, Missionary to Asia.
The A. & F. Bible Society send agen
10 collect money of shareholders, and fl
The sake oil such contributions, have,
Mr. Colver informs US, entered, into e
gagements not to interfere with the sla,
ssys'em-not even so much as to give &
bles to slaves. :
The "A. b. Fl. M. Society send men
preach the gospel in the Southern State
who are bold apologies for slavery Al
violent opposers of anti-slavery efforts.
The Trustees and Faculties of MANY
the Bap. Lit. and Theol. Institutio
stand IN the way of the slaves salvatio
The Faculty Of the Bap. Lit and The,
institution at Hamilton dissolved an An
Slavery Society by official action. q
thus expressed their abhorrenca &c !,
Asnll,Slayery. efforts and their sytnpat
LOT the shareholders Two of the me
oers nad resided in slave state and In,
tuil Wei the horrors of slavery ,yb;
can be fully shown from letters wr;,,
Dy 'nem, while residing amidst its hloo
scenes. - oioo
The Newton Baptist Theological n
tutlon sustains Professor who Is > IL
owner Of slaves, and, as he saws for
very same reason that multtudes of 81
growers IN the South hold them. even
snelr own 1.-THE slaves) benefit. (n !
Sct That this brother is a Professor
lneoiogy In northern institution an,
very amiable and devout christian nro
O.y causes his poor slaves 10 feel las
igors OF perpetual bondagel The 2
S na Lat. TheO. Institution at Granv;
Hnlo. is under the guidance Of R ~. !,
Iustees and Of a Faculty who = y : ,
u'lve an Anti-Slavery conyent;on :