Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-29

ing better than TO leave my appropriate
work as minister Of Christ, and occupy
my time in controversy with disturbers Of
established principles and good order. !
have no time TO spend in consideration Of
trifes. ~ On the evening of the 10th, l
discharged my duty Graised RIOT and
broke up the meeting] as impelled to do
by The dictates Of my conscience. And now
] have neither disposition nor time to meet
your challenge. Though consider myself
competent TO refute your notions with but
feeble effort-for these reasons. The advo-
cate Of these notions is a feeble minded
man: and also these notions are very un-
reasonable and absurd.
You, Sir, suppose you have nothing else
TO do, but to 60 through the country propa-
eating your dangerous errors. Sir-I shall
not help you 10 an audience when you failed
to get one yourself.
consider your letter destitute OF the
spirit Of Christ, and exhibits the character
of man who is destitute Of the qualities
Of gantleman.
Sir, | am your obedient servant,
c. R. WILKINS.
P. S. ST.. Paul says, G. Mind your own
business" So say / TO you.
|. C.. r. WILKINS"
"TEMERtTY Yes, whoever dares TO
expose and rebuke the wickedness of cler-
gyman; who has been licensed and ordained
to support Methodtsm, Presbyterianism, &c.
! mot Christianity is guilty Of "temeriy"!
eatreme "temerity." These consecrated
advocates of slavery ard war can easily call
10 their aid all that is drunken, profane, and
rnurderous ia the world. They can com.
maEd all the guns, swords, daggers, stones
brick-bats, chains, letters, blood -hounds and
dungeons in the land. All that is bloody
and murderous on earth is with these slave
holding & war-naking clergy of which
number is G. R. Wilkins. Brother Viii
kins may we'll ask how can have "the
TEMERIrY to accuse him of appealing TO the
passions and preludices" Of his adherents
10 excite them TO deeds of violence and
break up a meeting. 1t is not exactly hon
orable to lead on riot and disturb reli
gous meeting - and TO say, or even hinh
that licensed and ordained minister oil
Methodism could do such disgraceful &C,
is not to be tolerated. G.. r. Wilkins can
sustain slavery and war, and thus counte
nance theft, robbery, adultery, murder and
piracy, without blush of shame. But te
accuse him of exciting "a riot and breaking
up Non Resistance meeting "-this rouses
the tiger in him. Now beware! He is
dangerous! To touch him here argues 4
daring, reckless spirit, full Of tenerity p
Why? He has at his command tools TO DE-
his pleasure, whatever it may be! He i:
opposed 10 hard aoords, but is an advocar,
of hard knocks, hard bullets, sharp daggers
and keen swords - TO kill his enemies il
self-deGence.
mo time to spend in a consideration O.
trifes"! Butchering men, ia self-defenc'
especially, is the veriest strife" in th
world to Req. G.. r. Wilkins! To demol
ish the temple of the Holy Ghos,-,o han:
the image Of God-to hang, shoot and sta
being,a brother, from human existence, an
consisn his soul to amending woe - thes
are mere "triaes" 10 Reverend and cor
>ecrated preacher Of Me,hodism!!
Appropriate arork Of a minister c
Christi" To preach Glove your enemies
= forgive as you would be for given" %
'avenge NOT yourselves y" resist not evil
, -"returli to no man evil for evil "-"ove
come evil with good D." be armed with t!
mind of Christ ''-''iook not each one upo
j., his own, but each upon the things of Others
=" follow 10 the steps o. Him who, whe
!. he was reviled reviIed not again, who whe
he suffered threatened not, but commute
himself to Him tina, judgeth righ,eousiy
lis not, am aware, the Inappropriate We
of minister of" Melhodism, Congreea,io
alism, &c. But | did think it was Il
= appropriate work of minister Of Christ
TO preach these precious truth,-to inculca
by preeept and example these generous sc
ti;nents. so worthy their Divine Author, al
Of; SO lovely and exalting. did not suppo
E. il was the appropriate work of al W;
he making clergy, consecrated to the suppe
(, OF sect, TO exhort men ito beat up III
e. swords into rlow-shares and learn war
er more-but did think that il was the app
e. pirate work Of ministers !" of the Prince
or Peace. However Lam clad to be correct,