Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-21
VOL. XII. NO. 4s

preston and iniquity possess also the ~.
moral character essentially every wbs,. :
he represents that should donation. b. :.
lected when coming f.om the sou,b !.
would amount to an entire prohibition
l suppose good proof can be adduced 81.
the Board have accepted donations b..
ing them to be the price of the s,r;;..
image. Let US see how this pri,o;.,
will apply on another question. An;
lister of the gospel is brought before i.
proper tribunal on charge ofcommip;,.
adultery. The charge is sustained ana
proposition is made to suspend him fro.
his ministerial labors, until he fener,,.
shows forth good fruits. A membs, :,
the Board says: Mr.. Chairman, this Mi
not do. For fyou suspend this mani,
this crime, it will amount TO an entire :,
hibitlon. For who among all the prea,,
ers of the gospel is not q sinner9 Al
lone immutable law OF God should o.
ern US in regard to sinners of eyervd.
scription." If therefore you cut him a
for this offence, there will soon be buDJ
no one to blow the gospel trumpet! 4
member of the church is labored with
and brought before the church on cb,rs.
OF committing fraud upon abrother, which
is sustained. The same objection maybs
raised. For in every church, there az.
practices followed that are sinful; and re-
my brother knows, that should his prime.
pie be acted upon, the number of chur,b
members would be few, If any, or no one
could be accommodated.
| must say that l think the COlons
has done right in broaching this subjec,
whether he can carry out the principle,
in all its bearings or not l think he
would do we'll also, to put the question
whether the churches of the North shall
) continue TO be aceessaryto thecrime
of slave-holting, by holding in full fellow
ship, and patronfzing SHAREHOLDERS
| know that "a barrel of flour-a fine
cheese and some nice butter would look
rather tempting, for preaching funeral
sermon for an in6del; and think should a
minister receive such presents he would
at least be in duty bound to rebuke Ii,
: man for the sin of injfdeIity when receiT
ing them. And if the principle is alik
+ applicable 10 associated bodies as to ind
), vlduals, the American Board are not Gull
less m receiving donations from slave
D holders without rebuke when they off
: theft ill-gotten gains.
] This IS an intricate question, and |
= stated 10 Mr.. Ingraham the other dav.-
He thought, that he could lay down
: principle on which man, or associatt
: bodies, mig hit act, m all the various rel
S tIons In which they might be called
: act. L now request him to do it throug
: the medium of the Chronicle.
a The next point TO which | will call a,
o tention is, Mr.. Miller's allusion 10 your
$ self He is quoted as saying: my frien
: over at Windsor would have been p!ada
e have had thousand throats cu, that BIZ
predictions might have proved true il
}, regard to emancipation in the West Ind,
o Islands | think such charge as that
o to be entirely out of place. 1t is a ven
serious charge and one directly charging
/ you with at least, murderous design. Of
T neart As one of the Committee, shall
|, not consent to, nor sanction such course.
n Since | saw this article, | have seen three
oil the Committee who were present attbs
o lectures, and they did not understand NJ
b Miller in that way. One of them under.
:, stood him to speak in this way 'WOnd
: not my friend over at Windsor have lksS
e to have had thousand throats cul &C.
: and answered, Il nope not | think
e such destinations not right, nor adrn''
9 tageous to our cause. therefore dissp'
Y prove of them. AS 10 what Mr.. Mlllsf
actually did say. I shall leave for bn
/ and Mr.. IRgraham to reconcile.
l will next quote the following: &c"
9 any one produce the least evidence, th'i
i the Editor of this religious paper is Pi'-
: slavery or an abettor,' or an 'apolOg's