Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-12
Aug. u, 1910
nd ,ell human beings for iIlhy lucre.

the present time, by coming in contact, re-
Gently, with case requiring practical I
application of my principles-a trying case
il was, the circumstances being such as
we're calculated TO put ones christian ideli-
" to the severest test. 1t being communion
day with the church to which belong, |
went home TO enjoy church privileges. On
arriving at the Westinghouse, noticed in
the pulpit with our minister, my former
preccptor, who is Baptist minister. AT
the close of the forenoon services, our min
lister. who had Oficiated alone, stated that
brother j. was with US, and would like
TO preach, if there were no objections
Brother - had informed him that he had
been al the South, and in communion and
fellowship with shareholders, on which ac-
count, the church 10 which he formerly
belonged, in c., were having difficult
" with him. Under the circumstances, our
minister chose not TO take the responsibility
Of inviting brother J. 10 preach, without
an expression from the church and congre
CATION. He proposed, therefore, that brother
- should make statement Of his case,
and Of his views, and then 10 have an ex-
preston from the church and congregation.
Brother !" proceeded, commencing
with an sllusion 10 former connections,
scenes and sympathies, when he preached
10 this people. He went on to stale that he
had been TO the Soulh-had there united
with church composed more or less of
saveholders-that he had preached TO them
had been in full fellowship and commun-
ion with them-had lived in a slaveholding
family, and been treated Uery kindly and
Hospitality By Mem-had returned with his
certificate Of fellowship and good standing
with them, &C. should have stated before
that, in his introduction he spoke Of slavery
as thing 10 be "abhorred." But when he
got along TO the point, touching the kind
treatment he had experienced al the hands
of Shareholders, he avowed his full fellow
shin and unrestricted communion with them
AID said if he were required TO disclain
lhs fellowship, il was requiring more thar
he could yield. With his present view
aud feelings he could not break FELLOWSHIP
with our q southern brethren" He felt it {
be important to cultivate refined sensibil
~. AS an illustration of his vie VS. on TIL
poin,, he told US he had seen slave al
moach his christian master and, fallln
down upon bis knees, on the floor, look .
50 pilcously and imploringly as TO dra
ears from his eyes. Finally he believe
hat the church had nothing TO do with th
matter, and should not be disturbed with
Our minister being about 10 put the que
ion to the church and congregation, r
uested au opportunity, as member OF Il
hdtcb, being called on 10 vote, TO give
easons for voting as | must. The reque
eing granted-or, as should say perhaI
Ae prorriety being conceded labored
show that the church has something to
! NTH the matter--ihat in view of exist
z sations between the church at the Sou
: Ind the church al the North, great respor
II hly rests on the latter. The brother !
d eome forward and made his election.
e, ad ayowed his full fellowship with th
q Who required or suffered their fellow bel
e 81 bow the knee before them, and asst
q attitudes towards them that human bel
ID ought never to assume only towards the
e liz himself-fcllowshi with those who
e carving on system of all unutter
al wrong and outrage; a system involving
le, commission OF numberless and name
DIS crimes, any one of which incurs the hot
lie pleasure Of holy and merciful God,
en-, therefore merits the disfellowship oil
ON hose who call themselves the childre
be Relationship with those whose n
,ng withhold wages from the laborer, instru
NOT pn the ignorant,,th lamp oil lie iro'
- lsnghted, and the bread OF life iron
her finishing fellowship, in word,
1 or slarehoIders,-for this single word exl
3ut, Is the whole idea at once TO all those
ngs have any Just conception of what It is
tciH STAKEHOLDER. Brother y had
i be himself in the attitude Of conneciln
nee. Oetween the shareholders of the Sout
the Is many as would extend 10 him the
ivis- d fellowship at The North. His RICH
,,ing vas elenched with the South, and he
pnls, 20, and would not let go. If his br
Nib At the North could take hold of i
hou- hand, with The understanding that h
,dto hand was in the hand Of STAKEHOLDER
Grid. md good-otherwise he went wi
over- South. These were not the precise
!. all he used; but this was in fact the
u, he occupied. In this view. and w