Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-22
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
Communication from Professor HascaII.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY. DEC. %, 1871.

BRANDON. WEDNESDAY. DEC %, 1871.
Communication from Professor HascaII.
To the Editor Of the Vermont Telegraph:
Dear Sir:-Since | have been present |
ed twice in your paper, in positions |
choose not to occupy, allow me the same
medium TO define my own position. |
ask this, not so much ON my own account,
as Tor the cause Of truth, which fear will
be injured by arguments drawn from err
roneous premises. Your FIST note of me
is in the Telegraph of October Goth. Al.
ter brother Ide's letter declining the Office
Of Vice President of the Vermont Bible
Society, Auxiliary to the American and
Foreign Bible Society. you say" Who
will not allow that brother lde's reasons
for coming out from this Society are
hundred fold, yea, infinitely greater than
Werethe reasons of this Society for sepa-
rating from the American Society
Brother fiascail at Poultney, while iusti-
flying the separation from the American
Society, and the formation of the Ameri-
can and Foreign Society, said" We
must separate ourselves from all impur-
ty." Let him see to il that having care
fully strained out the onat, he does mol
swallow the camel" The reasons Of
brother Ide are not given, either by him
self or by the Editor; and we must gath
er them from other sources. From the
report Of the Waterbury ConYention, in
which his name appears, l infer that the
wickedness of the members Of the Bible
Society is the grand reason for his separ.
alton. And introducing the saying said
to be nine in this connection, 1--WE must
separate ourselves from all impurity,', il
/ may be inferred that the impurity or
wickedness Of the members OF the Ameri-
can Bible Society is the reason for which
justified separation from that Society.
Now | do not know that | said a word
to justify separation from the American
Bible Society," or that ever said word
in all the public addresses / ever made,
to justify separation from that Society.
II ever did, II was not on account of the
wickedness or imPurity of its members.
l have said many things to Justify the
formation aud support of the American
and Foreign Bible Society. But this
does not necessarily imply a separation
from the other Society. l am myself
member Of both; and see not why may
not under certain circumstances CO operate
with both in giving the scriptures 10 the
destitute in our own country. My re-
marks at Poultney were made on second
ing resolution offered by brother Sea-
YER, containing the sentimentand probably
the very words of the preamble 10 the
one he offered at the Vermont Association,
viz: where's in the Providence Of God
large portion of the heather world are
made Dependent on the Baptist denomina.
ton for pure versions Of the sacred scrip.
lures. &c. My object1in speaking was
TO enlorce the obligation on the Baplists
TO circulate those numerous versions made
by our able and pious missionaries. Aud
this did from the fact that all Others had
refused to do il. But why had they re.
fused to do il? Because they were faith.
ful and pure versions. We might have
their aid il We would corrupt them ia one
particular. Only expunge one word, and
substitute an unintelligible Greek word
for one known and definite. But this we
were not at liberty 10 do. Ia this connec.
ton, if at all, the sentence you have as
cribed TO me must have been uttered.
We must Withdraw ourselves from all
impuriiy." That is, we must not know
ingly corrupt the word of God. This
appears 10 me sufficient reason for FORM
ing and supporting the American and
Foreign Bible Society. But in your es-
timation, the fact that Shareholders contrib
ute to the funds, and some of them are
officers of the society, are reasons for com.
ing Out from il infinitely greater.
In your paper of December Ii, unde.
the head. DenoGncing," you say" In
the Anti-Slavefy Society, held 10 the
Baptist vestry 10 this village, on Thursday,
after H. c. Wright had been calling things
by their right names to considerable ex.
tent, Professor Hascall rose and protested
against the denunciatory character of his
language. In his view there was no
more Of the spirit OF christianity in this
aenouncing than there was in manstealingl
ln's y what | should call denouncing
OF osaunciaiion with marvellous consisten.
cyF You say stand condemned out OF
my own mouth, when complain of 9TH.
ers for denouneing, and then tnrn aban,
and denounce others in the stroaors, ms.
sible terms, using myself the most odions
and exceptionable weapons. which / com.
plaih Of others for using. | should bavs
been greatly assisted in my defence. if Won
had given as the propositions. which Mr.
Wright announced. as the subjects, will
a brief outline Of his address, the RICH
names to be called. and their application
together with the odious apd exceptiona bl,
weapons which used need nothing
more to exonerate me from all your charg
es than a full account of the addresses a
that meeting. shall attempt bfie