Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-01

assent or dissent by significant gestures, /
or a single ejaculation. A few weeks
since, while speaking on the subject Of
sacrifices. we cane to that Of Christ -
Why did he offer his life as sacrifice?
asked. TO save Sinners" was the |
answer. Are we all sinners2 Yes"
Still, though we have sinned, may we not
by good works, such as building temples
and choullries, making thanks, giving
charity, and doing penance, etc, save
Yourselves without the assistance of Christ! !
A low caste man answered, "No we can T!
by no Means save ourselves" But an |
other person, who had for many Years
been the disciple of a sanyassee, and of
course felt himself very righteous, said it |
was IN our power to save ourselves. AS
different opinions had been given, said,
| will state case and let you decide for
Is yourselves. A person was in debt to
merchant 10 The amount of thousand
rupees: but being unable 10 paw, he went
, to his crditor with frank acknowledge,
; ment that he had squandered his money
and could not pay his debts. But, said
} he, for The future will pay Immediately
Tor all that buy, on condition that you
will consider this as cancelIng my form
er debts liz such case how would the
merchant be likely to act! Would he
! comply with the request of the debtor2
, No" What then? ''He would put
; him in prison" | can See but one way
of escape for the debtor, said, and that
e is for some rich friend to step forward and
pay his debt AS closed, the eyes of
4 the sanyassec frightened with interest
All" said he, see how it is: we are
. all sinners against God, and cannot pay
any Of our debts But Jesus Christ comes
with his grace to pay what we could not,
and so delivers US from condemnalions
{ Is it rot so?' This question afforded a
fine opportunity of showing the precious
! hess of Chris, as the only Savior, and all
q seemed to feel that there was help in no
othor.-Letter from DR.. Tracy ...
It ..#o OREGON INDIANS.
e Reception Of Nessrs EeIIs g. Walker
J. On arriving at the river tine Flathead
!, river) we saw a number of lodges, and
o in the center a large number of people
e collected, and arranged in order to give
US warm reception. When we APP
Il preached them, one in advance of the
Is rest stepped up and gave me his hand
"a He was followed by all the rest until we
2 had shaken hands. with about 100 men,
m women, and children. Many were the
e thanks they gave us for coming to their
5 place. Some held my hand SO long and
r. pressed it so hard, that was compelled
O. by the pain it gave me to Withdraw it.
g After the shaking of hands was over
~ which YOU may suppose produced con
as siderable effect, we dismounted from GU
re horses, sung n verse, then had prayer
lat and moved off TO place to encamp.-
II The Indians, unaSked, brought in gu
It's mules, unpccked them, cut and brougt
&C. us large quantity of wood, and did eve
'"- rything in their power to do.
-ha observed in the center of these lodge
IL one uncommonly large, at least thirty le'
Cor long, which | supposed belonged to tn
,rn- chief, just as the sun vas going dow
Ia+ | heard strange noise, the nature ar
49, cause of which | did not understand
,os Soon it was explained by seeing Il
ia whole village focking to this tent, al
ana hearing some one, in answer to our il
w. =, curing looks, say they were going
,to worship | said within myself, Had t
liz same bell been rung in one of our V
'c~I lagos in Christian America, how few
l ny. the people would have gone! And
w. i y, must say the conduct of these India
= :; was reproof to cur most orderly c.
= :" oreoations. Soon we heard singing a
y r then prayer, and then they closed W
- singing. We were at that time at s
''H"' per, or else / think | should have v
az" :ured in. fully agree with remark
M 49, Mr.. Eels, that if the churches at no
"' could have witnessed the scenes of {
4. day, thew would have been filled "
. e,r wonder and Joy. The Indians appea
~ ~, deeply interested during worship on
Sabbath We were able through an
'"> terpreter TO communicate something
them, or rather to him, by signs, and
yIand to them He had been considerable
lnese Mr.. SpaIdng's, and heard humble
II the Bible stories, especially the story of Cl
but crucifitd. Letter from Mr.. Walker.
INSTRUCTIONS TO Mr.. DIBBLE.
ess Of Perhaps the committee ought nc
rsoch brine these couns4ls TO close, wit
one;d- adyerting t, the extraordinary numb,
n an native converts admitted t. the CHI
IN, daring the late revival at the island
, vis;- Whatever the result may be, there ca
to his no doubt that lnere was "n ei'oi IL ;
Let al OF the churches II reoei''',s ine'l
upon so short probation. And the
strong reason TO apprehend serious
'peless .r,osN'~ ~, ,bs danger most appreht
lre the by the committee is. that Satan will
'ne oc' advantage of evils to betray the bre