Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-15

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mimaty or justice.
Brother Murray The following ans.
has been shown me. (by an indvidusns.
perusal, and another individual sent,
quest that would examine it, and no..
especially The last part of ii. There w.,
some meaning 10 the requests, and An
left to guess that meaning as well as -,
AS the article is public property, suvpo,
there will be no harm in your giving i,
still wider circulation, accompanied will
few remarks. | will therefore give n
views of some parts of it, in few mo-,
appended, and should you see fit vOu vi,
give them TO the public. ]. HoLccxa
From the Vermont Chronicles.
SLAv VERY.
Mr.. Tracy:-Tt is desirable in this TN,
of excitement on the subject of SIaverr
that the churches of Vermont shoul
know the sentiments Of their pastors Re.
specting it (A) No body of rien are ii
well qualified to enlighten the churcha
on tins point as the pastors themseIyesI l
If the members of our churches 60 10
Other sources CT knowledge, they will b,
liable to DECEPTION. If they take up eve
ry report that is borne upon the wind q
public rumor, OF put in circultoa by
wandering agents, they Will in many
cases believe that to be true, which j., il
reality, false. (c) The pastors Of OU
churches have at different li..,es expr,sseI
their views Ola the subject of slavery XVII
out reserve. If there is not a perrc
agreement with them as to the best mean
of removing the evil, there seems TO b
no great disagreement in respect 10 Ii.
evil itself(D)
AT the General Convention of Congr
gatlonal ministers held 1T Casll,ton q
the 18th Of Sept 1886, comm. tee, Con.
si>tlng of the Rev. Pres. Wheeler. Ret
]. Z. Gooihue, and Hon. William Ssts
reported an answer to a communists.
from the Congregational union of Srd.
land. on The subject of slavery. wbih
was accepted and adopted, nearly If na
quite unanimously. In that repoit tie
committee say-"We can not regard /
Slavery in any other light than Q. tie
most potter tious evil that threatens cur
country; and as such, we earnestly rec.
ommend 10 all a consider, ton Of lhe SUI.
Ject in the light Of the command Of cur
Savior. that in all things we should DO
unto others as we would lhi { they sho1ld
do unto US; and, also, in the ligh: Of she
historical certainty, that the ins!ilLton IS
It now exists, will work oft, for all who
tolerate il in principle, no, only indiTlau'l
injustice, inquiry. and crime. bot nation
al Wretchedness, and final ruin" 'iE)
Anticipating action by the couTfnlioa
about TO be held at Montpelier, the Plr
let Association, at me, ting he'd on -
Of June at Rupert, appointed Rev. Z. W.
Hooker, and Rev, E. w. Plumb a con-
mIttee to present to Association resoa'
tons expressive of their views on Ine
general subject of slavery. The cOnnf'
Tee reported the following resOlnlIoaa
which were unanimously adopted:
"ResoIred, That this Association o.
honestly believe themselves behind no'
of the Philanthropists or Christians q Id
present day, in our adherence Of saTeI!'
nor IN our convictions Of lis gull; 10 y.
sight of God nor in the earnes,nes"
our desire that our country may be ds'
cred from this great evil"(F)
2. ResOired, That we are ready 10 aA
our part in aid of those efforts for =,
removal of this evil from our coaIai
which are conducted in the sPlri "
Christ:(c) which leads us in meekn's
to instruct them that oppose themseiFf%
God peradventure will give them relf'rr
ance TO the acknowledging of the iIo,.
Present, Rev. Messrs. Wilson Of D.
pert. Plumb Of Pawlet. Lyman Of Poa.
ney, Jones Of Dorset, Hooker & Loon.
of Bennington, Anderson of Manches,'J
The above resolutions were InieD-.
for publication in the Chronicle, but W."
mislaid until few days before sags
quent meeting of the Association Ha,'
they We're discovered. II was The Nv
lion of the Delegates 10 the late Cow,
ton to carry these resolutions along v" i,
them. but they were prevented 6y
cause mentioned above. What Infior'
they would have. had upon that bo0y
their decision respecting the pro :,
"Ietter TO our Southern BrethTen, -,
not say. But it is just 10 ourselves "a
the sentiments contained in these re
tons should be made known.
Hence at subsequent AssocIa'OD' h
was voted that the above resolution
prepared for publication by the =.
accompanied with such remarks an'
Ma a atinn. a. h -. hill nrnner.