Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-08

'hS tiihCS III GENERAL anu vi WIS OOCletY '
IN particular, might ask himself, as Inow s
ask you; Gen'lemen-Why was this vote b
passed 1t is vote which, when read =
by those who are TO come after US, will
deeply affect, for good or i'll, the charac-
Ter OF the parties concerned in 1t. Al this |
moment, it may, or may not affect my Pc I
cunlary Interests land them ! may not be c
careful or able 10 defend But, at future I
day, II may affect rights and Interests
much more important 10 me-those of
! professional charactervand them ! can
defend, and will. As this case is 10 go to
posterity, wish 10 give posterty the adj
vantage of ali tie light which your own
ldoings throw upon it !; and the votes be-
fore me, though they have no power to
execute the sentence that you have passed
upon me, are excellent witnesses as TO the
real ground Of my condemnation.
What, then, is the cause of action, in
1.-THE present case2 For this | look to the |
Preamble to the Votes. Of what does |
that complaint Have l been guilty of
any such gross immortality as, in the !
view Of the laws, either of God or man, !
renders me unaoorthy to perform the du-
ties CT nv sacred office? | see no dec
Iaration to that effect. Whv not declare
I n2 You onght not TO let your mercy pre-
] vail over your love of justice. If am a
. wolf in sleeps clothing, you owe it to
: your Society, and to this Christian com
| munitv, to give the alarm, aud let me be
: hunted from both. Why have you not
e done this!
u Or, if nv unworthiness be not your
n complaint against me- is it my ancompe-
/, tence to perform the duties of my office
it Much sickness and not a liltle labor
J. have fallen to my lot in life; and five
0 more than half century of years have
L. laid their hands upon my frame. say
u nothing of the load which your hands
: have cast upon my spirit That kneac
that can bear still longer, if it is Gods
b, will and yours that should bear it. Blu
n if what has fallen upon my poor frame
has so bowed and shaken itthat it can nc
lie longer sustain the weight of my duties, i
as would seem 10 me more In accordance
with the usage of the Boston churches
of and, perhaps, with the dictates of human
re itv-to have brought in Younger man II
in my aid as colleague, than thus to have
myself by labors which, upon this suppo
is slion, l am incompetent TO perform. 1
We nv faults the ground of this Vote-m.
he incompetence to serve you?
!, Or, if it he not my incompetence 70
is. my duties, is it my ~afaathfulness to them
is On this point, Gentlemen, call yow
al. witness. What call of duty have M
of heard2 What voice of sorrow has com
ed TO me that l have disregarded2 Whi
MS known sickness or affection have | NJ
of sought to comfort? What family have
MS, forsaken, or forborne 10 vist-at least Il
M the GOODNESS OF my reception has told
MD that was not welcome vsiter? Ii, a
ros. ter that, any man complain that ha'
onr forsaken him or his house, he may find
i,h reason for it in his own sense of selt-r
ish spect. thus interrogate you, brethre
ino 10 the sight of our Final Judge; and
her challenge you to answer me, as you 20
Won answer Him. Did you regard Him
Tor your Witness while you were trami
s of these proceedings against me2 Ha
for your prayers ever gone up to Him, tt
hat He would prosper you in this your ent
a oe prise2 Even now, dare you bow yc
wsr, knees before Him. and ask Him to bl
;nos YOU in it2 TIE day is coming when y
mot will not regard it as you do now. III
aone earthly Records, too, will be read by e
i f that will see it net as you see 1t. III
dis will look to your doings for the reason
him your doings. What reason will Il
,iuis- fad!
reli. In the Preamble to this Vote, declar
/ nv that you no longer wish my services
ID ll.,cra har n a
me. You express, indeed. your opil
5 rot AN opinion that you can easily estab
mart should any one doubt it-that, so Ion!
it,rv. [ remain your Pastor, harmony will
ns,on be restored to the Society. Of old, A
now. said unto Elijah, Art thou he that tr
or i, eth lsrael2' Let your own Records
a,t;es clare who it was that first troubled on
vself. rae.
; 49,, The same Preamble, too, declares
This for the last four months, many of the
!, ohl;. est members of this Society have abse
me- themselves from the Westinghouse
~, 70. make confession for yourselves; as
,;,hon, meet that you should do. | ask not
ssoIva YOU have thus absented yourselves;
As;d, IN the words of David. [ do ask
issolve What nave uoi!e ., = ~
Gus OF ty ana W nat 10 NY r.
ch the questions the document before me
p.-bv no reply. Ii is as silent as sepucf
esss If But though in the Preamble to
Avs i votes Won give no answer to these
Rn tions, perhaps reply may be wrung
:, ,b.. the ballots that were cast IN ado
y with them. - ,, cont me bv
,xcns. clerk, and from an analysis of the D
~ furnished me by one of the Conn
raised 10 receive. sort and count IN