Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
From the Morning Star.
New Durham Quarterly Meeting

Is the oldest in the connection. Its
sessions, to US, whenever attending them
have been deeply interesting. The bust.
ness of its Conferences is generally con
Quoted with order, despatch, and efficien,
cy; and the public meetings have much
spirituality, often to the degree Of what is
denominated revival. The. Quarterly
Meeting is extensive in its territory, and
large in its membership. 1t seems tc
combine something of all that diversity o.
views and feeling, temperaments and gifts
which prevails in our denomination gen.
orally.
If pro-slavery and anti-missions yet ex.
list any where in this Quarterly Meeting,
it is not in the open field of battle against
light and truth, but in their native dens Of
darkness to which they have skunk from
the unequal contest. They lift not up the
head in the Conferences, nor appear with
open face in the public congregations
We have never asked for a contribution
for the help of our Foreign Missions, bot
il has been given. Yet it must be con-
fessed that there is a large amount oil
church membership In this Quarterly
Meeting, that is dead-dead to the spread
of Gospel light in the world, either in for.
eign lands or in their own immediate
neighborhoods. There is one church in
this Quarterly Meeting, one of the larges
and richest-nol rich in good works.
but in filthy lucre that has never, as
we can learn, contributed one cent to our
missions, either home or foreign. 9th.
ers, be it said to the praise of the Lord,
have not been as this. Some of them are
bearing good proportion in what is done
by our denominations for missions. There
are ministers, and other members, belong
ing to the Quarterly Meeting who never
fail, as far as our observation goes, Of I'M
proving the sessions, in conference and
public meeting, for thrusting the sharp
two ed6ed-sword to the yitals Of slavery
and hea,henism.
AT the session at Pihsfeld, week be-
fore last, the sermon on Thursday fore
noon. was preached BY one of the minis
tiers belonging to the Quarterly Meeting.
Text. Now | beseech you, brethren,
mark them which cause divisions and of.
fences contrary to the doctrine which We
have learned and avoid them. For thew
are such as serve not our Lord Jesus
Christ. but their own belly; and by good
words and fair speeches. deceive the hearts
of the simple. Rom. l6: II, Is. The
preachers object was, first. to have I'M
derstood and established, what was the
doctrine of Christ--that it might, second
ly, be seen sohO they are that cause diDis-
ions and ofsnces- TO Chrasts
doctrine. that they might be known and
marked as those who serve not our Lord
Jesus Christ, but themselves. and who by
fair speeches deceive the hearts ofthe SIM
pie. He set forth. that one of tne prima-
ry principles of Christ's doctrine is this.
to do unto others. as yOu mould haze others
do to yon- To this principle in the doc
trine of Christ, he nailed the. whole con-
gregation fast--so fast that they could not
break away without grossly denying the
Christian faith and even the dictates of
conscience, humanity, and common sense.
Thus secured, he brought forth the sloUe,
and put them into the slaves miserable
condition. and put the slave into the con-
dltion which they actually occupied-and
then. in application oil the doctrine of
Christ, Do unto others as you would that
others should do unto you. by Truths
overwhelming torrent, every refuge oflies
under which pro-slavery or anti-abolition
or non-testimony against slavery, seeks to
shelter ITSELF. 1t bore all before il, suffer-
ing not even a wreck to remain behind.
The sword of truth went to the very heart
OF pro-slavery principle in that conprega.
ton. and drew the last vital drop. The
monster lay specifies. slain to DEATH
And II IN the persons of any of that con-
he ever gasps, breathes, or
speaks again. It will prove the desperate
power Of the human heart or the 'infiu-