Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-06


open to those from abroad.
The convention then went 10 work and
adopted, one by one, twenty resolutions,
which were so many consecutive and in I
ductive arguments On the reading of
the 2lst resolution, call was made for a
division, and the former half was adopted /
with only A dissenting votes. The latter
part being read. a call was made for
another division, and The former part OF
this subdivision was adopted, few only
dissenting. Now came the tug of war"
on what appeared to me, and appears still,
to be small thing compared with what
bad already been done unanimously.
over and over again-and still over again
and again with very little dissent. Slave
holding had been pronounced to be sinful
under all possible circnmstances-slave-
holders to be enormous sinners-their
supporters at the North not less so-both
had been suspended from christian fellow
ship and from participation in religious
worship, until they repent,--and yet a
few were found gravely to contest the
point whether there should be suspension
of cooperation in the use of means for the
conversion of the world. This single
! point occupied most of the time for up
wards OF one whole day and two long
evenings, and was finally settled, as stated
above, late on Thursday evening.
Throughout all the discussions, the
largest liberty was tolerated. Our Chair
man was one of the best in the world.
He is always liberal, lenient, torbearing-
yet independent and impartial. He makes
no display Of authority-has no frowniug
or scolding-makes no precipi.a;e decls-
ions from which he is under The necessity
of receding, II there be any departure
from rules, or any tendency 10 confusion,
he mildly states his views or his opinions,
which at once appear SO clear and so rea-
sonable that nobody dissents from them.
The Convention did not trammel and en-
barrass itself by limiting the length Of
time to speak, nor by any form Of pre-
vious questions. In this respect it exhibit
, ed noble contrast to the late proceedings
: of the Vermont An.i-Savery Society at its
, annual meeting. An admirable spirit
prevailed, as general thing. throughout
| All the exception there was to this, grew
5 out of the determined character of the op.
5 position. The whole was closed up mos
I felicitously. .o.
), A more effective onset upon satan:
kingdom and more sublime exhibition
7 of practical godliness have not been showr
: in modern days. No Baptists ever STOOD
on more responsible ground. This wa
! realized and manifested. The crisis was
e met with deliberation and 6rmness. Th,
e dGty was nobIy done. No consideration
d ofexpediency could deter or dissuade thes'
s devoted followers Of Jesus from fidelity L
e the q0h0ie cause of human salvation
! They have set a worthy example for al
J, other Baptists, and all the rest of the re
Q lieious world. By this they will not b
inflated or made vain. They are as mucl
II above vanity and arrogance on the on
6 hand as they are above absequiousnes
n and man-worship on the other, The
f will now 60 to work with their har
Is hands, and carry oct practically the abid
lie ing principles which they have adopted
II not forgetting their dependence ON Hin
b, who hath helped and guided them hi,hel
lie to. Their organization is simple and wi
n be efficient. Let all lovers Of pure chris
= ianity, which never undertakes to elevat
ST itself above humanity and Righteousness:
" rally around the standard which has no,
Of been elevated; aud let that Augean stabI
IS a church full Of slavery. be cleansed an
OF purified, or be washed away by the stream
le of purity and holiness which flow OF
IN from the throne of God.
e Our opponents found themselves in
lie good school. II they did not learn, it WI
ar their own fault. They can not fail,
e. am sure, to profit by the opportunity. n
z wonder they were overwhelmed witt Il
importance of our movement, and alarms
ed at the course We were taking. No wo
i'd der the members of the Board should con
ed to the rescue. Such doinCs as ours wou