Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-22
After the interyiew with Brown hadend-

After the interview with Brown hadend !
ed, / had introduction to the Presiding FL
der, who refused me any hearing before the.
congregation. He had invited me there 10
hear, not TO speak. Several things were
said. Among others, he was told that in
my view such proceedings as the conduct
ors of their meeting had been having
employing Brown to preach with full knowl-
edge of his doings in Africa, thus giving
their sanction tosuch things, before the reo-
ple--was exceedingly hurtful TO Chris tiani-
ty, and that felt in duty bound 10 lay the
whole affair before the world. He replied
that they did not hold themselves answera-
bic al nv tribunal. He was told that the
peopLe were the tribunal who 1posld hold
them amenable, and that TO them should
carry the case. al the same time Informed
him that the Telegraph would be open for
him and his brethren 10 join issue with me
if they chose. requested them to correct
me by all means if they found me falling
into any error in the matter.
But now to Browns narrative, as given
in his discourse. About three years ago be
attended camp-meering at Orwell, a few
miles from this place, where an excellent
spirit prevailed, which cheered him onward
in bis missionary labors. A very liberal
contribution was taken up at the time. His
bearers stripped themselves Of watches,
neck laces, pen knives, finger-rings, breast
pins, &c. &C., and in Gods name babe him
go and carry salvation 10 perishing Africa.
He had been. He sailed in few weeks
after leaving Orwell. Had quick and
prosperous voyage. To use his own ex-
travagant language, "God seemed to lie in
a hurry to get him back TO Africa,"* where
he had been before. After lengthy and
minute detail Of his missionary labors at
King Toms town, where his preaching was
greatly successful "a church of 70 members
being organized, the King being among the
converts--he came 10 speak Of some difficult
lies" II was the same affair, the result Of
which was given in his letter, copied into
the Telegraph for Jnne "a, 1870 Vol. IL,
No. 40. But he now gave a modified ard
improved version Of the thing, dressing it
up in a garb somewhat different--yet not
being able SO TO conceal certain marked fea-
lures of it, but that the two were. plainly
Identical TO those who had read the one and
now heard the other. He suppressed much
in his discourse that was told in his letter
and told much in the discourse that was
not in his letter No one who had read the
letter and now heard the discourse, could
fail of coming to the conclusion that the
letter was nearer the truth, on the points
which it touched, than the discourse. In
the first place the letter was written al the
time, and while the writer was yet under
the excitement produced by the demonaca
EMPLOYMENT in which he had been engaged
And, en- the face of it, it was true TO The
spirit with which be had thus been filled
1t breathed, throughout, the spirit of an ag
gressive and bloody warrior, and not the
lamb like spirit Of Jesus. For restitution
of christian feeling and human sympathy
il was all that could have been expected
from report Of an experienced under Officer
to Alexander, julius Cesar, or Napoleon
Buonaparie. / do not recollecl to have
found collected together in the same space
as much unfeeIing, barbarous, brutal Ian
guage from either of these wholesale muir
derers. If any think this to be severe, they
shalt have au opportunity 10 judge for them
selves, for will give them a chance to reaC
The letter, if they have not already seen it
and if they have read il, let them read i
again if they can endure ii, and then de
eide. Tell me if, instead Of inanifestins
the least regret or humane feeling, in view
of the horrid carnage in which his owl
hands had had full share, he did not ex
j hibit the savage exultation and bruEishnes
Of pirate or cannibal? Herein, then,
say, is evidence that the letter is nearer Il
: truth than the discourse.s 1t was written OF
the ground, at the time, before restraints hat
come over him, or around him; and il jus
such an effect as the causes might be ex
! pected TO produce. ..-
The discourse was delivered under YER
different circumstances. His violent feel
: ing had in great measure subsidized althc
e he occasionally terminated them. But b
$ had by this time, no doubt, been better ad
q vised. He was surrounded by those VIII
were not familiar with battlefield scene:
He was about TO ask for missionary funds
: and il would moi guile do, either for himse
: or for those who thrust him forward a