Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-27

{ line OF The second ofthese two paragraphs
Those who have had even little krowl
edge OF the affairs of Hollis Street Church
Tor the last SIX or seven years, know that
IN an anonymous Report of Temper.
ance address that | made at Saratoga
Springs, July 4, t833.-a Report that ap.
peared IN the New York Journal of Com.
merce,-It WIS stated that | even denounc-
ed the manufacture of ardent spirits and
the traffic in them as 'felonious.' On
my return found that the excitement ,
was tremendous, among those who felt
themselves attacked and grievousIv wrong
ed. felt it due both TO them and nv
sell to state, in my pulpit. what was the
simple TACT that, IN respect to that often
sive term, as well as at least three other
points, the Report was utterly false. T
gave whole Discourse to the subject
In relation to that particular term, ad.
dressing the Reporter. said, in that Dis
course which was and is carefully writ
ten out No, my friend. you put words
INTO my mouth which did not use. You
make me say what did not say. This
repeat you make me say what | did
not say. Moreover-if the assertion is
made without qualification or restriction.
1t Is one which do not believe And
agaln-' my words. in the present instance,
nave not been reported according 10 the
truth; for again | repeat it, am made
to say, what | did not saw Thus con-
tradicted the Report, in my pulpit. AT
The same time, | said, In a letter to the
Editors Of the Journal of Commerce.
This averment,' referring TO what had
SAID OF the responsibility Of deaers) | de-
med having made. So, 100, that l de-
nounced the manufacture and traffic in
question as 'felonles.' This was esne-
clalIy exciting to many of our god cri
zens, and certainly did not make the as
sertlon. In my Discourse, on that occa.
sion. and forming part of it, tell nv
people that what [ had then said of the
Report, was written fully out; and add
1t Will remain and it shall be held for
the use OF any one, whether present or alb
sent, who feels sufficient interest in The
matter, TO request the loan of it for peru
SAL 1t has since been borrowed for ne
rusal. In my own house, | read it, last
year, to the man who drew up the votes
that were the basis of the proceedings
against me then man, who was laroe-
~ engaged IN the trade then, and is now:
and who, after all this, had he coolness 10
look me IN the face and reply. SIR, I be-
Here y0m said IT, And vet, that man is
still alive; and | would not, and will NOT.
hurt hair of his head Does not the
author of this Report, know that had
denied that word, and how and where |
deGled 1t! He dare not say he does not,
And yet he has the face TO say an this, his
Report, that | had received the contribu-
tons OF individuals without a word oil
complaint, and without asking the ques-
non whether they We're or were not OBJ.
tanned by, or we've the fruits of felonious
dealing! Did he, when he wrote ,ba,
word believe what he knew that I had
said about ii? II nag, why has he, ever
since July, 1888, continued under NV
preaching? If yea, why skulk behind an
ln@Rcndo that he knew would be under
stood by his fellow uorshippers and by
me, and hurl at my veracity shaft which
he had not the courage to stand out in the
open field and hurl?
Once more. La my first Letter to the
Pfoprietors, this year. refertotwo sermons
of mine that l there say have laid before
the world by the hand of the press. Il
certainly did, at the time, profess to print
each OF those sermons, as it was preached.
The author OF this Report, speaking for
:! himself and the two other members Of The
Committee who signed it with him, saws
With regard to the published sermons to
which he alIudes, we will only say, and
we say it without fear of contradiction, and
We say it without meaning to call his We
racity in question. that they do not contain
all that was delivered
Gentemen,-and here / mean what the
word imports, | use it not as an unmean-
ing form Of salutation, -gentlemen how
dare the Chairman of your Committee
say, without fear of contradiction, that the
sermons 10 question: do not, as published,
contain all that was delivered, when he
knew that professed TO make the print
ed agree with the spoken word! How
dare he? Why. my friends, have con-
fessed, over and over aeain-yea,-even
after had expressed in strong terms, and
that to the Chaifmap himself, my belief
that all was printed that had been written
or delivered, have confessed that it was
moi Your chairman dares, without
fear of contradiction, to say what | have,
myself, confessed But why was not all
of those sermons printed, that was deliv-
ered2 Why, protesting to print all, did
l not print all2 Did not know that
there were ears open around me, while |
preached, and eyes open around me. after
had printed, ay, and spirits enough
around me that would watch for my halt