Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-29


ministers, which we have buried in II,
And many of US do hone 10
see and par!ake with them in the blessings
of the first resurrection, over which he
second death hath no power ICON.
Printers in Mass. are requested, Sc.
P.S. Five Baptist ministers in one
small graveyard. and brother F.'s funeral
was the 9Th funeral Of Baptist minister,
at which our pastor has been present.
May the Lord sanctify this solemn dis.
pensation 10 ministers and people.
For the Telegraph.
Brother Murray Il have thought Nigh!
serve the cause of truth and righteousness.
10 publish some of the outlines of CONVEX.
sation between myself and brother We,ch.
Pastor of the Pearl Street Baptist Church,
Albany, on our way from Albany 10 New
York. As the discussion was public, il u:
presence Of large gathering, TO hear; On
board of boat containing SIX or seven hgH.
dred souls, feel at perfect liberty 10 make
it more public, that if any other of my brelh-
rem, reading the Telegraph, should beWsp.
ping themselves in a covering that Is TO usI-
row, or stretching themselves on a bed thai
is TO short, they might if possible be aided.
and persuaded 10 fly TO The broad covering
Of righteousness, and the long bed Of truth,
where there is no cramping for room 10 ex-
ercise all the beneyolence Of The Christina
heart, and 10 carry out practically The broad
principles Of our holy rerigion.
At my request, brother w. gave me hi.
views of slavery, as existing in the UNIFIED
States. He considered slavery 10 be an
eVil-only evil; continually evil-a blast
ing mildew on the States where it existed;
whitening curse on our whole nation;
dishonor abroad and disgrace at hOas.
90 not now pretend 10 give his precise
language; but all this and much more, be
made American slavery. He then ASSURED
me that, as an American citizen, be ieh
conscience and duty bound 10 use his IL
tluence for its removal-taat he could mel
discharge his duty 10 his country, 10 lie Iir
ing generation, 10 bis family, without u:ias
every exeriion in his power as ciiiZsn 70
remove this giant evil. He fell it his iug
10 so to the polls and cast bis vote against
1t. But as minister Of Jesus Christ sad
he, cannot touch it,
Now comes out the narrow covering
Here is sin, an evil, a cursc-so grcatlha
brother w. cannot do his duty. as an Amer,
lean citizen and suffer i. 10 exist eyea il
politics, and safely moored in ibe con:liia-
tons, and laws Of the slave-bulding States.
Yet this sin, this evil, This uemeldo1'
f curse, may exist. live and increase, aad
spread itself throughout The kingdom Of j.
: sus Christ! As member, or citizen olil.
kingdom he cannot touch il. Nay mcF-
as one of The principal officers Of liai king
dom. whose primary duty il is TO guard Is
purity, and secure It's holiness, and tie ls'
ally of lis subjects 10 its king, a-ai,s'
whose laws, and the peace of his kirsdoar
The equality Of his subjects, this evil nl'
tates 10 all its bearings; he cannot so nasl
as sound one note OF alarm. Here then +
an Arabian Simeon, a Bohon Ufas; "a,
herY flying serpent, giving 10 the CAM G.
lsrae! lis mortal wounds, and spreading c.
Vasiation and death through all lis ieas'
against whose deadly power brother u
would exert himself 10 the ulIermOst amols
The Egyptians, The Ammoniles, Canaaal's',
and PhlilsIines; but against lis power aa-
prevalence in the camp oc Israel, aaicgg BIS
brethren, be will mol so much as ollF c-s
| plate of incense, (prayer) or raise the b'sz'n
serpent, or exhibit The laws Of Christ agal's1
II, saying, ALI things whatsoever ye W0a!a
that others should do unto you DO ye eEs0
SO 10 them Here is a dragon from i-'
bouomless pit, salamander out Of the l'''
OF hell, according TO my brothers. own ,l'-'
ing, whose raVages in The Stale, l. 'a'
world, he cannot endure but in theciafel'
the ground and pillar of The truth, The hol.'
and habitation Of God, through the SP!"'
the temple Of Jesus, the fold of the gFe-I
Shepherd, among the sheep and lambs, lI'
purchase of his blood, this alligator from ils
dork-pit, may revel and riot, and la;ieD VI,
on the blood-2urchased flock, and then COZ
around the table OF our Lord, AID saihef u
his folds the loaf and cup, The emtiems y
Jesus mangled body wrap himself ~ 'n'
communion sheet, the mantle Of Jesus ''.'H
fix his CLASSY, fiery eye-tall, upon me 'n'I
lister of Jesus, standing @!th'sr .iiIea manu-
over tho Indy and blood Of the Lord Jssus'