Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-23
From the Christian Index.

From the Christian Index.
To tie Baptist Churches Of Christ IN the
South and South Western States ofMe
United States.
BELOVED BRETHREN:
Ia conformity with the Recommendation
of the South Carolina Baptist State Con-
venlion and of the brethren of Virginia,
I your delegation assembled in Baltimore
on the 26th April: brother T. Stocks of
Georgia, was called to the Chair, and
brother Crane of Virginia, was appointed
Secretary.
Brother ". B. Johnson of South Car
0Ijna, presented to the meeting pream-
bic and resolutions achicR had been offered
By brethren Of the North, as ezpressice of
their rles0s OF tests Of Christian fellowship.
These so entirely accorded. a0ith our ooon,
That the delegation agreed TO aOait the &C.
ton OF the Coneentiom a.. reference to the
election Of us Board of Managers before
any turtbej proceedings
In our intercourse with our Northern
brethren generally, we found q most de-
llght!ulspIrlt. They received their South
ern brethren with the utmost affection and
tconfdence. A very few only were led,
as they declared, by a sense of duty to re-
quire as test of fellowship, the course
which has been heretofore prescribed by
some OF them for their Southern brethren
to pursue. On the Lord s-dav hundreds
of brethren and sisters from the North and
] the South, the East and the West sat down
at the same communion board. The sea-
son was refreshing. We sal together in
heavenly places in Christ. liz the close
! of the service, the overfowings of the full
heart, were indicated in the flowing tear,
the friendly grasp of the hand, and the
| Christian satutatlon, while all felt and
many said, it is good to be here"
THE election Of the board Of Managers
Of the C0"oentlon resulted ogreeabky to
our eoishes. The usual appointment of a
committee 10 nominate lis! of officers
and managers of the Board was dispensed
with, and the general ballet was adopted.
On this board will appear the name of
brother Baron Stoa0, as Recording Sec
rotary, acho- has for some time past stood
, before the public IN an eQuivOc0t position.
But IN letter tgbicA aoas committed to
brother Jefsrson's hand to be read before
the meeting, a0e soere fully satisfied, tdGt
I this brother has not thr0aon has Southern
) brethren from his heart, his pulpit or his
communion table. As this is a private
! letter it might be indicate to publish #
but copies of it have been put into tie
hands of brother Sands of Virginia. breth
ler Meredith of North Carolina, and broth.
fer Stocks of Georgia, aud can be seen by
any person who may call on them.
We can therefore say to all our South.
ern Brethren, that aoe are fntIy satisfied
: Nth the spirit and Sentiments of tie gTsal
body Of our Brethren at the North, ana
take pleasure IN assuring them that the
! Foreign Missionary Baard-Americau
land Foreign Bible Society Board Pub
ttlcation and Sunday School Board, and
the E1ecutire C0mmittee of The American
, Home Missionary Society," are all satisfac'
tory TO us. We would therefore most at
lcctionately entreat you, brethren, to con-
} tinue your cooperation with all these
: bodies, and TO increase your contributions
; for the furtherance of these objects g.
Yours 10 the bonds of Christian afec-
lion, I. STOCKS, Chairman
J. B JETEK, See. pro TEN.
i. FRIENDSHIPS IN HEAVEN