Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-09
. Rssolssd, That all who profess to be

stronoeSt moral ODliSdtlol " ulo II ~
dino The church, of the curse and SIN OF
slagerv and are in duty bound to labor IN
ali suitable ways for the release of those
now held in bondage in this country, and
throughout the world"
asked for the adoption of this The
motion was made and seconded. Mr.
Curtis said he could not consent to have
# adopted, without It's first being discussed.
I told him | was in no hurry to have 1t
adopted-was willing it should lie on the
table to be called up at some future time.
An AGED Deacon got up and said ne
wanted the subject disposed of then, If il !
took till miduight--he did not want his
mind harrassed every t ne he came there
for religious exercises, or to that effect
Another member talked very much like
the Deacon. After some further remarks,
MIR. Curtis said, if that subject was pre-
scented again, some body else must preside,
for he could not Soon a motion was
made, seconded and carried, to dismiss the
subject. Ipondered the subject until the
25th of Joly, and then presented the fol-
flowing, in substance:
To The members Of The CongTcgati0no!
Church Of BfaGdon:
| | ask of YOU letter of dismisSion and
recommendation, to such evangelical
church as it NAV accord with my sense OF
duty 10 unite with. You will probably
ask nv reasons for requesting a letter al
this time. | will state 10 you some Of
them. In endeavoriog to learn my duty,
have found drunkemess and sLarery TO be
in the way of spreading the principles OF
the gospel throughout the world. have
endeavored to be useful in sonle measure,
BIZ acting in opposition to these two evils
| have felt it my duty to labor more in
the Anil SLavery cause than the other,
because there seemed to be fewer individ.
uals who were ready to engage IA that
cause than in the other, in this section Of
country. | have fell. that the church was
, to be the great instrument in removing
American Slavery, and therefore have
, been the more earnest to get this branch
of it to 0ct-to say to the world that we
would do all in our power TO remove this
iniquity. | accordingly presented a reso-
luton the fore part Of Ju Iy last, to that eff
feet, also that the Sabbath was the proper
time 10 have the claims of the ensIaved
; presented. This dill not seem to sui. your
: Pastor and some members Of the church,
and | was requested to withdraw the of
fensive article | withdrew it for the pur-
pose of amendment, aud al a subsequent
meeting brought it forward with such al
: terations as to have it read the Sabbath
was proper time insted ofthe proper time,
and the house of worship proper place
instead OF the proper place saw so
much sensitiveness manifested by your
> Pastor, and so much opposition from him
> and some OF the members, that | again
Withdrew. Last March l supposed the
feelings Of the brethren had so much sub
sided, that | could have hearing. | ac-
cordingly presented the folIowing:-
: Here followed the resolution alluded to and
copied above.]
Your Pastor, and one or two OF the
brethren objected to the last clause of he
resolution, and / again withdrew. The
next time, presented it with the las, part
omitted, and Il slight alteration or adj
ton to the other Part. Your Pastor said
he could not consent to have the resolu-
ton passed. without discussion. Much
sensitiveness and opposition was manifest
ed by some Of the brethren. aud Mr. Cur
It's said if the subject was again presented,
he could not preside, and while the cues.
| ton Of adoption was pending, a motion
Was made aud carried to dismiss the sub
ject
Thus, when I have endeavorei 10 get
some action of this tody,-a speaking out
against a species Of oppression which
your Pastor acknowledges to be mora
severe than that for which God overthrow
| Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea.
both hln self, no less than three ofvour
acting feacoaS, and one who receives that
appel lat'on. and number of the other |
members strendousE oppose me. Some |
seem to think it would be a violation off
the sabbath, TO have The claims ofrhe slave
presented on that day. And fthe subject
IS presented al our. church meetings, il
seems 10 destroy the religious feelings of
many, and am accused of disturbing the
good feelings and harmony of the church.
When this question was first presented.
Mr.. c. represented that If the resolution1
should pass, be would be required to
preach on the subject every sabbath, and
that he must go hone aud prepare a dis
course accordingly for the next sabbath
Gay. He has also said in substance, that
when the church wanted his services no
longer, he would ask dismsson, o. 90 ,
somewhere else-thus influencing some
members to go againsl any action when !