Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-09
Sept. 9, 1910
For The Telegraph.
NEWSPAPER READING.

DiOtueI murray '-A WISH - ,oh '"c ~
tention Of the professed christian commune
~, TO the following subject, through the me-
dunn Of your paper:
ISh Gospel iDise-is IL advantageous to
the cause of Christ at large, and is IL
help 10 personal pieiy for professors Of re
igion 10 pdfronize political presses, by
taking their papers, and al The same lime
be destituteof a religious paper?
II has been a matter of some anxiety TO
me, while travelling in different parts Of this
Slate, and other States, 10 find professors of
religion without religious newspaper for
their own and their families use. I, causes
me feel di.agreeable, when find Baplis,s
that take no religious paper, and yet take
their political party papers. How extensive
This praclice may be, those who travel more
than l do can better determine but This
much | am certain Oft is too extensive.
am acquainted with individual, who are
counted leading men, in society and church,
who have families, and are worth from one
10 four, or more thousands of dollars. and
yet take no religious paper, (unless thew
have commenced within a verv lew months J
and yet they would sooner 90 destitute Of
sleep, than their party political papers. I
have endeavored 10 persuade Bap,ists that
their own interests, and that of the church
and the world require that they should so
far modify their party politics as 10 place a
| religious paper in their families; in some in
stances have been successful, in others |
have been defeated. Now how much do
such persons feel interested in the rrosneri
iy Of Zion Let the question De answer
ed by their works. So far as am acqnaint-
ed, those persons who take no religious pa
per are, generally, Of thai class 10 confer
cnce aud prayer meetings, who have moth.
Ing special TO say : or il would be their
privilege to join with some one else.'
said Of that class in conference and PRAYER
meetings; but then again only few of This
class OF whom now speak feel sufficient in
terestsin such meetings even TO attend them
Bot are such persons mules Bv no means
The politics Of The day afford them ample
employ. These things ought not so TO be
But what must be done? When will tn,
Zion Of God awake? A BAPTIST.
Vermont September, 1910.
Thank the brother, for calling attention to thi
subject. The evil he speaks of has been grearl
augmented by The raging political excitcmenr< a
the day. How long will professors of religion fee
on husks and wind, when they can have substur
tal amont at the same price
"a FRIEND To TRUTH.'- Such is the sig
nature Of a writer who has an article 10
late number Of the by-eighi' poI,ics
sheet published in this village. If the wr
er designs TO be understood that the Ian
guage included in quotation marks in hi
heading, was used by me, in conyersatio
between him and me, relative TO the public;
ton Of his article in the Telegraph, he ougI
to have used different -becaus
the principal statement thus made is sad
al variance with the truth
If the worthy individual who has bee
foisted into the editorial ranks, in come
lion with that corrupl'* and corruprir
print, thinks 10 make out quarrel with i
Telegraph, by making his paper the rece
tacle Of the TeIegraph's refuse matter.
will disappoint himself. He is welcome
all the capital he can manufacture out
such materials.
'If this word, corrupt give offence, thus u
mud applied, those who are offended must settle
matt, with senator Phelps. Those who heard
late speech in this village will remember that
feasOn rendered. in his introduction, for going alb
aud en- ighteniag the peor e, with fItcf'onee'
sprecherl was, that the political PRESS 10 vii
THIS work bud formerly been committed, had
come corrupt that IL could no longer be tfuS
or deprnt Il on. Aiier paper has been thus
nounred by u leader IN the parry II supports, IA
iag ton eouupt to be depended on fur tnlIgh'rn
The people in the grave matters OF modern p"ii'
must moi complain IL those " HON u 'aliors To
Wy lose conhd ence M IFS purity and It's ho-es'y
CAUTION TO PARENTS & THOSE WHO HAVE
CARE OF CmLpREN The frequent dl,asI
causing great suffering and in large pro
lion Of cases death, from the cotton cloti
Olchidren taking fire, should cause all
have the care Of children 10 be consla
on guard, where there is any exposure.
little daughter OF Ward E. Winslow, OF
village, being AT neighbours house, W
here was fire out of door, one day
week her dress took fire, which must
caused instant death, but for the promp
0ipersons near by. Il is hoped the
sufferer will survive but her suffering