Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-20

from Inc cure OF my ptopiC . S0"AS' ia ue-
voting some time and though ut to the COM
fort of their bodies. They placed me. more I
than Two years ago. at the head OF a COM f
mittee to devise and recommend plan Tor I
warming their house of worship. My c
Report is, conclude, upon the files OF the
Proprietors' Clerk, and might have been
probably consulted by Committee
whose offiee- seems to have been to seek
occasions against me. Nay, some years
ago, observing that the health OF one OF
my parishioners was sinking under the
confinement and cares of MS business,
urged upon him the necessity OF recrea-
Etion, III change of scene, and exercise IN
the country air; commencing TO has at
tention, especially, the marshes and hsh-
ING streams of Sandwich. So earnestly
did press this upon him, that ne yielded
TO my counsel He went and was heal
ed. | doubtless owe it TO the christian
forbearance ofthe Chairman OF your Com
miltee, who was the patient IN tins case,
that am not charged with dabbiIng IN
medicine, as well as IN mechanics
But, gentlemen, seriously, l feel my
self humbled, when see men who have
for years been parishioners of mine, find
ing fault with me for trying to do some
: good, TO some body, while | am taking
that bodily exercise which | know. and
they ought to know, is an indispensable
condition of health and of the vigorous
{, exercise of the mental faculties. No
!, doubt ii would all be well, were to stand
# in my library, by the hour together, and
S swing dumb bells; though in that exer-
:, else no mental power CT my own would
b be called into action, and no other child
It of Adam benefited But, if any thing
= useful results from my hours of physical
d exercise, then rises a clamor against NE
10 and my delinquencies are oblruded upon
he the public ear by those who, for other rea
m sons hate me. Gentlemen, let me tel
r your associates through you, that hav
to answered this section of their charges
in more for their sakss than my own.
~ contemn their charges. L Pity the ma
ne lice that, when il could find no worse, J
Sc so weak as to take up with them. II
Id would it have Jared with The Apostle t
ia the Genliles, had disci pies like thes
m caught him at his tent-making Har
" woaId it have gone with 'the carpente
his the son of Joseph had they found hi
o sweating at his bench !-Gentlemen
ers the majority, plead TO your jurisdiction
or Your authority TO call me in question
raj these matters do not recognize. 'Jest
ma know and Paul | know;-but WI
full are We? ......-.-
ak, Having disposed of the mechanical {
not. fences with which l am charged in 4
ict- Report of the majority of your Comm
sed tee, proceed now, gentlemen, to the co
was sderation Of those which are more strI
his " of moral nature, in that they rels
to moral subjects, and 10 the moral a
and social interests of the community.
in am charged with entering into eos
fear exciting topic that the ingenuity of the
ter natic al home, or the imported monnteha
and could coniure up to distract and distu
lous the public mind, such as ImpriSonnl
the tor debt, the Militia Lao, Anti Mason
be- Phrenoiogy, Temperance, and las OF
g at and above all, the Abolition Of SLareT
question which threatens more than
.als else, the destruction of our GLoRI'
,ity. UNION
raps, No. /. Imprisonment for deb!.-M
gull than eighteen years ago, preached
,. nv own pulpit a discourse against
tho abomination, which gave offence to s.
This of my people They thought that !
cnr- lister OF HIN who was sent to preach
Rns. Lireramce 10 Tie cGptire, and the Ope'
eshes! of Tie prison 10 them thGt are bOnad,'
&C IN nothing 10 do with the laws by which
~ the christian land the debtor was boun
sedeI prison. SO long ago as that, did n
, own seems, confne myself SO strictly 10
i Ia. ministerial duties, that no fault
,nrove found That offence is not Forgotten
an or though the parties chiefly affected
or he are all in their graves. That often
r,fort felt to this day, in the balot-box oil
: Who ProDrietors. Perhaps ii will neve
rather forgotten of men. May it never
n 70 a God
,oture More than ten years ago, too, the
mpl,i. Gems of Boston, assembled IN ia
s and Hall. gave ear 10 my words, IN 81
Rut of more than two hours, upon the
a,q subject. Would Gcd that those '
, forth might ring forever IN the ears OF IN
f.lInw. Nav nv own ears ring with them
!, com rehtarsed III the Day OF Judgment +!
,rsooth, No. 2. The Militia LGw.-More
md has eleven years ago. preached Disc
in the before the Ancient and Honorable
commit tillery Company OF It's merits l
" their speak. 1t was given TO the public
all of time, in pamphlets and through the
on than paper press To show how hear
hour, repent of having preached and put
ny own il. | will only remark to you, gent
that | have several copies of the
my me- edition on hand, which VIII |
I'd your with pleasure, and that gratunou'
he favor either of you or your friends.
.mation, baliol-box of the Proprietors of
cords of Street Church, that Discourse