Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-11-24
LETrER FROM BRoTHEn corr1na.

Sears Jas yon report him, enquired, "Who
Is The Convention 2, suppose BY your
reply to him, it was the Convention at
Waterbury, as he could not mean that at
Poultney, that being 81 convention not of
the people, but of the aristocracy, 'sof whom
I suppose yeu meant him as one. Your
reply however, was explicit enoogh. I
End no fault with that's Again you inform
Us that MIR. Tbresher's argument was, b God
had blessed the work" What work IF the
work 10 which the Vermont Baptist Cen
vention are engaged conversion of
The Worid2 You have canyassed The arau-
ment litle. will add word. 81 also
will show my opinion"
If the argument proves anything, it proves
vastly too much. There Is not alihfs mo-
ment before my minds eye, combination
for any moral or religious, or even secular
purpose in the world, excepting the Ameri
can Colonization Society, but may with
eqpal propriety, adopt the same mode of
reasoning. It is in the mouth of every man
and every organization Of men. # is a
kind Of ready change which any body and
everybody may use at their pleasure. Often
slace my recollection have I heard the same
pointfess, common place argument used in
support Of infant baptism. "a large pro-
porton of the, children who have been bap-
tlzed in infancy have. in subsequent life,
been converted to God, and brought into his
visible church." Therefore infant baptism N:
Is OF God. Fhe church of Eng land, of Rome,
the Greek church, the Mahometan, and
e-holding even, have been owned of
God by this same argument" God has
blessed the ,rork." The truth is, my broth
er, and 10 should humble US, the present is
a state not Of decision, but Of trial. Here,
God can own and bless his truth irrespective
Of the motives or doings of any of his crea-
lures. For His beloved Sons sake with
whom he is we'll pleased, not for ours, he
causeth his sun to rise on the evil and the
good, and sendesh rain on the Just and on
the unjust.
But "you UiEdiri1e the Baptist church
es." Discussion is a terrible word in these
days. Not more so the ballot-box to. the
aspiring politician, than this to men of eer-
tain occupations amongst Us. II discussion,
almost / may say Of any subject, is called
for, you may know who are opposed to i,
By their silence. You can not draw them
out. They affect vast deal Of WISDOM
Contention with them is better let alone
before it is meddFed with. They are for
peace at any rate. But, "ye shall know
them by their fruits"
Flow have the Baptists formerly acted,
when they themselves were borne down by
the heavy hand of legalized oppression
Was this most anomalous doctrine heard
among them,-we ought not to bring the
question Of our wrongs into the church ?
And did our ministers of that day bear with
the whole weight Of their shoulders agains,
the doors of their churches, lest they should
be opened TO the discussion Of the exciting
sabject2 Had this been the course Of our
Baptist fathers. where now would have
been that religious liberty, in acquiring which |
SO, large share of praise has been justly |
awarded 10 them No. They preached,
and prayed, and acted against oppression in |
every form. Whatever Others may do there
fore, Baptists should not Cypress the strang-
er, nor turn him away from his right, but
remember that they We're strangers ia the.
land of Egypr. 49,.
1t Is to be hoped that our good Boston
friends, who have so often interested and
gladdened our assemblies by their presence
ana by their voices, wAl bring better asgu-
menis with them when next they come to.
set things right" among their enlightened
Baptist brethren Of Vermont [
intended 10 have said something on
cooperation" l. will here only enc uire if1
moral character" is not prerequisite TO
admitiance into a souiety whose object is
the conversion Of the world, where is the
honor Of life " or "honorary" membership
thercin2 And what becomes of the "mor-
al dignity Of The missionary enterprise p
.~.| SAM'L CoTTlNG.
Rutland, Nov. rs ls4l.
Professor Sears was not at PouItney. twas
the Convention at Waterbury upon. which he in-
dicted his terrible, very terrible" contempt
-..s ...... Ed. TEL.
T. The work Of Foreign Missions, as carried, ON
IN connection with American Slayery.-ED. TEI.-
PoIsoNING:-The ship Swanton, Capt.
Heath, arrived at New Orleans, Nov. 4.