Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-03-25

A little past experience ought 70 teach US
something.
When the excitement arose a few years
since about masonry, that interest which
adhered % masonry drove the subject 10 the
Dolls. AnIvmasons, as wasl then thought
hi their own defence, and the general good
took the position Of distinct political par
y, and what was The consequence? That
psuy was extinguished in very short
lxne, and anti-masonry has had no power
since.*
In the Anti-Slayery enterprise, the pulpit
has been very efficient organ. Should it
AXE the position Of distinct political par
II, the pulpit must be silenced at once.
The Ministers of the gospel at the pres
eut time do not generally feel it a duty TO
attach themselves 10 either political party of
The day. Such are the means used to ac-
cOmplish the objects of these parties, that
they caGnotin conscience suffer themselves 10
be ihus identified They would find thesame
objection in uniting with an abolition party.
For one, shall abide in the old fort. LIE,
snot suffer ourselves to be driven out
Better lose our votes for, President, than TO
be drawn from our position.
Lot US keep on the same uniform. Let US
keep fast shold.of The same weapon, truth,
and leave the event 10 Almighty God.
a. P. B. Fisk.
West Wardsboro', Dec. Is, 1889.
Ny own views Of the case of Anti Masonry die.
hr little from those Of my brother Fisk as here
expressed. Anti masonry, as view il. cont;nmeJ
10 be operative while there was ANYTHING for II m
ACT upon. IL was the death Of Masonry that made
PacstcM Anti-Masonry no longer necessary-iust
y. unlvefsa emancipation would render unnecessa-
~ practical Anti-Siavery. Ed. TEI..
THANK brother C...for his prompt espousal Of this
good cause. Trusthe and others will stillnu,sps !,
For the Telegraph.
Brother Murray The subject intro
duced by your correspondent, L. H. in
he last number of your paper, is one
lDat ought 10 commend itself to every
mans conscience, not only in the sight Of
Goo, but in the sight OF men. hope E.
H., and others also, will pursue the SUBJ
Jet, until thorough investigation and
thorough reform in all our churches shall
have been Effected Churches and indi-
udual christians, clerical and laical, have
slept over this subject far too long. While
benevolent Effort has been multiplying.
and extending and Increasing, until it has
embraced in its magnificent designs the
whole world, the poorin our o xn church
es aad towns. have been too much forgot !
~ and neglected They hare mol been
gIerIded Tor as they ought TO haze been.
we have our national and local societies.
our associations and conventions; and
Missionary agents travelling through the
whole length and breadth OF the land, So
cHlng aid for every object of benevo-
ence within the Compass of human ince-
nmty and charity TO devise. But how
seldom have we, our churches and COM
nualties, been visited, and tracts and peri
odlcals put forth, literally TO 'pead the
cause Of the widow We have sbooks
Of benevolence' in our churches; COL
Lotions taken and pledges given; we paw
our annual and monthly subscriptions 10
The various objects OF charity which adorn
aad bless this age; while our p;{o,cs
Gie neglected IN The daily ministrations'
while no concerted and systematic ef-
lorts are made for the relief Of the neces-
sltous and distressed among US. The need
ydre sold for silvsyi and The poor for a
PAR Of shoes: that is, our poor are cast
upon the public for their maintenance
lFr erpediency and iaterest's sake. A
telt Of grain. was cultivated, rot MANY
Years since, by a certain church, the
sa'alls Of which We're appropriated for the
Oeneht OF the missionary Indian stations.
Az the same time a member of the same
church was, and still is, believe, in the
courthouse, where she is supported COM
pulslvelV, by the town. Tell it not in
eath publish 1t not among the heather
q The East or the West, That christians
20 not provide for their poor, until they
steiOrced TO it BY the coefcive power OF
human laws! o. s|
make no doubt but there are praise
worthy exceptions TO the remarks | have
made To all such, great praise is due
nom men, and great eward laid up in
heaven. Associations for specific OBJ.
lecis OF charity, it must be confessed, have
pone and are doing much good; but still
believe if the able and The rich were
more the almoners Of their own bourties
!, instead of leaving it to be done by 9TH
rIs' they would visit in person, and re-
.eye with their own hands, the wants o
,na'gence and distress, il might be founl
uOuoIy more blessed both 10 give and t
receive.
! nnve but limited at the subject Their,
y cause Tor this sad delinquency let