Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-11

ASSOCIATION be diSsoLced'
Inc following was then presented h,
brother Henry Durant as a substitute.
" hereas, the members of this Associa
!loh are pledged to the following rule
!. e. that they will consider their connex
ION with 1t a special reason for beinc
friends and guardians to the reputation
comfort and usefulness of each other am
all christian ministers, according to tn.
T~tes OF our holy religion; and
Whereas, brother H. c.. Wright has
submitted to the Association the foIlowino
avoWal, !. e. | shall plead the cause 8
Non Resistance, Abolition and Moral Re.
form generally, in every town and village
where | can get place, meeting-h house
a Veslry, school-house. private dwell.
ing or hall, though all the ministers O,
every denomination oppose;' and
whereas, the course of action here
avowed IS deemed inconsistent with the
aforesaid rule OF the Association. and con.
stItutes the discourtesy and ministerial in
decorum alluded to in the vote requesting
him TO appear before them to explain his
course; therefore,
Voted, That while we express no opin-
Ion as TO his plety as christian, as to his
CHARACTER as man, or to the principles he
adopts, brother H. G. Wrighl's connexion
with this body be henceforIh dissolved
Brother Durant offered this substitute,
because be said the Association ought 10
assume the responsibility of setting forth
the specific reasons why they dissolved
'ne connexlon. He said, 1t was due to
themselves, to me, aud to Justice, to speci-
~ the reasons For this frankness and
candor' thank hin. If the Association
tnlnk II wrong and contrary to their rules.
LOT one OF their number TO lecture in a nul.
pit or parish Contrary 10 the wish of The
they ought to say so; and it
would not be christian, honest, or courte.
Gus to reject one Of their number without
telling him why.
Alter discussing the matter half dav,
the Whole subject was laid over TO the nexl
meeting. The Association then request
ed me to withdraw myself, as did not see
my way clear TO comply with their rules.
l told the Association | would cheerfulIv
Withdraw, provided they would enter on
their minutes the following vote
Voted. That it is violation of a rule
OF this Association for one of it's members
TO lecture OIL Abolition, Temperance,
Non-Reslstance, or any other subject, in
any pulpit, contrary TO the wishes of the
officiating minister
This the Association refused to do -
and the whole was adjourned to another
time.
June 81. 1889, received certain votes
passed by the Associdtlob, accompanied
by one saying that they were not for The
public eye, but for brother WrigIt' I
shall not, therefore. publish them at pres
ent
Oct. 30, 1889, | received the following:
Brother Fl. c. Wrght-Tnis Assoc.
alton, being kept in doubt bv your silence
whether you have withdrawn from US, re-
quest you to inform our Secretary previ-
ously to our next meeting
Dear Brethren II feel that it is due to
you and 10 truth to tell you frankly nv
present views Of Chris,ian Church aud
Ministry, AS to my theological princi-
pies, am not aware that they are differ.
ent from what they were ten years ago.
They are those of the TRIN1rAR1AN
CoNGR EGATIoNAL1sTS generally.
A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND MINIS.
TRY.-No association or combination Of
persons can be called chris ian church
unless, as body it is guided in its Gus
toms and practices by the spirit of Christ
! All those organizations, called churches
are to be brought to this standard; an i
they have not the spirit of Christ, they
are none of his. SO [ saw of families
states aud nations. You might as vel
call a tribe of Indians christian church
as any OF our churches snch unless tbey
have this spirit, as churches.
No continuation of men can advocate
SLAVERY and WAR guided by the spirit Q
Christ. The following facts exist in on
midst. One sixth of our population ar
denied, by law, the marriage relation, an
are compelled 10 live in state of concu
binage. One sixth of the children Dor
in the nation know no fathers, are iIlegil
innate, and looked upon as soon as Dor
J and trained as merchandise. One sixt
OF our population are daily driven, lik
oxen, 10 unrequited TOLL The gospel
/ denied by law to one sixth of our popula
, ton For them Jesus died, but everv e
fort is made by this nation to overclou
/ their immortal souls with artificial nigh
; to slut them out of the kingdom of hea,
= en- and conslgn them to unending woe
Seventy thousand of Gods children, or.
ated in his own image and crowned b
e Him with glory and honor, are stole
l. every year in our midst, and raised Il
the human flesh markets. Gods imas
!, is bought and sold among US as an ii
Of portant branch of our commerce. III
h marriage institution is abrogaled. Pa