Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-06
V OIL. XII. NO. "a

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prescribed class he is avoided by ma.
II ne were covered with some incec,;.-.
disease. In addition to all this ,,,,,
heavy weight is cast upon them, in The g.,
that many of the colleges and school, =,
closed against them. And what adds ~.
and power TO all this, is found in the con
of the church in thruslins their colo,.s
brethren into some obscure corner ctr,
the negro pew Your committee re-,.I
II as the solemn and imperious duty o. N
and especially Of those who profess a.
christian name, 10 labor to remove all a.,
blllties from The Free People Of Color ,h..
they may be treated as men AMI bretbr., !;
accordance with the Law of God.
The Committee to prepare an AdIres, :.
Southern Baptists reported. and the re,,.,
was received and adopted, after ren,,L.
from different brethren.
This sound and able report-,bs al.
lion of which was among the mos, i.ro.
tdnt doings of the Z onTenlion-wss lsri :.
the hands of the Committee for revision
The Committee in relation 10 Sl,vsr-
and The Religious Press reported T,i.
Committee, appointed TO inquire i'm, H.,
reciprocal influence between Slater .,a
the Religious Press-as well as 10 rsr,.,
otherwise in regard 10 Religious Perios,c,l.
made out their original report ACCORDING.
ly, making development of In, maDisa.,
reciprocal influences" between Sl,ysrv
and numerous Baptist periodicals. The
Convention, however, struck out this par
and adopted the report as follows:
The Committee appointed 10 enquire into
and report 10 this Convention on the re,i,.
rocal influence Of slavery and tire religious
press, have endeavored faithfully and in
partially 10 discharge the responsible du.
ties devolved upon them.
The Committee will not at,empt 70 m.
tice particularly the papers of other demon.
nations, except to say that there are very
few. among them that publish the whole
truth respecting slavery. Among these The
Committee feel great pleasure in mention
ing the Evangelist, published in n. York.
a Presbyterian paper, the Observer al Hart
lord, Con-, Congregational paper. the
lions Waterman, Of New York, an Epis-
) copal Methodist paper, and the Luminary, OF
New York, a Methodist Protestan, paper.
All these, together with The Observer, al
Hudson, Ohio, are considered worthy Of
the confidence and support of our bretbrea
OF those respective denominations.
In our own denomination, the Vermont Tel.
egraph, Brandon, VT, edited By brother O.
s. Murray, the Christian Reflector. week.
ly sheet, of large size, edited BY brother C.
T. Grosvenor, and published simultaneous
at Worcester, Mass, and in New Yoik
City, the Zion's Watchtower and Bapti4
indicator, monthly paper, edited By
brother Elon Galusba, at Perry. Ge7eses
20. N. Y, the N. H. Baptist Register, cd.
tied BY brother Edmund Worth, at Concord.
N. h., have all taken the ground of truth
and righteousness, On the awfoIly moment
Gus question Of slavery.
The Committee are not aware rbs, snv
other papers of our denomination. than
those here named, have opened lheir COL
umns 10 the free discussion Of the subjsct,
and shown perfect freedom from the inau-
ence of slavery.
With The expression Of the bo2e that
those Editors who are now engaged in the
cause, may be remembered in the prayers
and means Of our friends, and that those
who are not of US, soon may be. your Com
mttee now close and respectfully subot
their report.
The Committee 10 draft an Address 10
The Churches at the North renorled. saJ
the report, after remarks was adopted
! This report also was ler: in the hands Of
the Committee for revision.
! Voted. That the Committee con;eT-
plated IN the report on Organization be
styled the EIecutire Conn itiee, and tha:
the number be enlarged TO fifty.
The Committee appointed 10 nominate
this Executive Committee reported, and Tie
following election was made:
Mdine.-E. r. Warren, Topsham; }.
Fitzpatrick, Blue Hill.
( Nel0 Hampshire.-E. Worth, Concord;
J. B. Wood, SomerswoIth.
Termonk-J. lde, Orwell; J. w. Sawyer,
SALISBURY; A. Angler, Hardwick; T. Ga
lusba, Jericho.
MaSsachusetfs.-N. Colver, D. Stow, R.
H. Neale, r. Turnbull, S. G. Shipley, T.
Gilbert Boston; J. w. Parker, S. La;hroFr