Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-26
For the Te legrap b
! OF BAPTIsTs IN VERMONT.

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HrsToRy OF BAPTIsTs IN VERMONT.
! wish to say to the churches that
| think the objeci which our aged and
beloved brother Churchill has in view, in
visiting the churches IN this State and
vicinity, is one Of vast importance 10 the
rising generation, as we'll as the present.
And it can never be obtained by him or
any other individual, unless the churches
will pay some special attention 10 his call
in the Circular.
Ii we would have the contemplated
History an interesting volume. we must
do more than give him the bare records
/ of our churches, which might make a
bare skeleton without flesh, nd which no
one would wish read or hear. Warp
without filing is no cloth. There must
be both; and they must be wove together
before we have cloth for garments. Now
we may ask what is your flesh or filling ?
answer, they are such things or Incl
dents as no clerk writes in church book
Those things are spoken of in the Circu-
lar. Brethren, read it again. And they
must be obtained now or they never can
be obtained for such persons as can now
furnish them will be taken up to the
church triumphant soon; and we their
children ought not to suffer those things
to be buried with their bodies. '..
Again, we may ask how can this be
obtained? | answer, not without an eff
fort of some individuals ia our churches,
which may be said to be personal effort a
gratuitous work. must, and you must
SO, personally, to the ancient men, such
as Father John lte. Lpresume he can
write more of that which | have called
filing, for the History of the Churches
in the North Eastern part of this State,
and Canada, than any other man, and he
probably viii do it, and gladly too.
There is yet living in SALISBURY,
Father Isaiah Matteson. He also can
write, perhaps, more than my other man
now living there, ofthose things which fill a
History with what is pleasing to the
christian reader. Then there is brother
J. S. Pettibone of Mauc chester. Now
these men know great many of the old
brethren and sisters in the churches, who
can tell The story, butcannot write well.
Then write it yourselves. and send it on
post paid. In this way, with a very llu'e
personal effort made by some of our
brethren in the churches. we may help
brother Churchill in his great work of
benevoience which he has undertaken, &
which he cannot accomplish without our
help. III: ~ ...-....- 49,.
Now the only question is, will We do it
or not? Shall such history be given to
the world or not? ..... 49,.
have mentioned Fathers Matteson s.
Ide, &C., only as examples. There are
very many persons who nay give US
much very interesting matter. if you will
consult them, whose names nave never
been sounded through the periodicals o.
the day. They are what we call obscure
individuals; yet they can tell US the truth
and truth, too, which we never shall have
if we do not consult them. | mean tc
search our town and church, and collee
and write-it don't write as good gram
mar as some do--and let it 60 into tn,
hands of an editor who loves the truth
AID good principle, and has got learning
enough to fit,it for the public eye.
Yours in every good work,
- E. HURLBUT.
! Ira Nav ~ 1871