Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-23


as Editor Of the Journal. with view, as
was understood, to throwing the Journal
upon the hands of the Convention TO be
assembled. Such resignation he after
wards pretended 10 make. Yet his name
continued to stand Oh the Journal as its
Editor up TO the very las. number off, and
he continued TO act as its Editor. This
profession against practice was certainly a
consistent piece of the hypocitical, sectari-
an religion he was advocating.
The Convention assembled at Ludlow
and went through with the farce of trans
acting the whole amount of business re-
ported below. as copied from the last num-
Der Of the Journal that was published
.Ludlop, Wednesday Euening, Oct. IL.
| The delegates from the several churches in the
state being assembled for the purpose oftaking in
to consideration the subject of religious paper,
| were called To order.
Br. }: w. Sawyer was appointed chairman, and
w. G. Johnson scribe.
Thursday Erening. 18th.
| Meeting called to order. Prayer by hr. Sperry.
After a free interchange of feeling the subject,
bro, Myers presented set Of resolutions, which,
with some amendments were adopted
i. Resolved, That we proceed to take measures
10 establish new paper, adapted TO the wants oil
the Baptist denomination in the state.
2. Resolved, That bro. T.. Markham of Middlebu-
~ be requested to publish said paper.
3. Resolved, That the contemplated paper be
called the VERMONT OBSERVER.
4. Resolved, That bro. b. Briefly be recon-
mended as the editor of the above named paper.
5. Resolved, That this Convention recommend
to the several churches in the state, that they make
vigorous effort TO sustain the Vermont Observer.
6. Resolved, That the SECRETARY be requested to
publish the doDgs of this meeting with the Minutes
OF the State Convention,
J.W. SAWYER, Chairman
w. g. JOHNSON, Secretary"
This is the entire report Of the proceed
ings as published in the last number of
":he Vermont Baptist Journal" and trans.
ferred from that 20 the irst number of the
"Vermont Observer" The brevity and
character of these proceedings, taken in
connection with attending circumstances,
show the whole to be- a gross sham-a
scandalous imposture. 1t shows that all
they had TO do was, 10 alter the name Of
the dishonest thing already formed and
fashioned FIR their use-leaving it to be
conducted by the same hands that had pro.
duced II. And there they have left it. with.
out one word of censure for the past, OF
one word of instruction for the future
Was not this work worthy of Stat.
ConUention, convened in pursuance of q
call upon all the Baptist Churches2!
must call attention 10 ore trick Of Gun
ming which appears on The face of these
proceedings trick worthy of the wire
workers 10 the case, showing them L
have BEEN "wise as serpenls "-and wor
| thy Of the cluse in which they were engag
ed. It's characteristic piece of sectari
an sleighl-o Of hand. Il will be seen tina
J. w. Sawyer was made chairman of the
Convention, w. G. Johnson, Secretary
snd r. Myers, the reporter OF resolutions
Now no individuals acquainted with ,h,
case as it originally came up. had deepe
or clearer convictions of the utter dishon
esty practiced, than these same three men
Brother Myers Communications in tn,
Telegraph on the subject will speak fol
him-brolher Johnson's, to the conyen
ton held at Brandon last March, for him
And brother Sawyer told me al Manches
ter. 10 June last, that he had seen the mi
putty and refused to aid in circu lating tn,
Journal-that he knew of things in con
nection with the getting of it up, which
others had not published in the Tele
graph: and he had only been delerre
from divulging them through the TeIe
graph by the discussion oil his wife, plead
ing for the Baptist cause, begging hin
not TO do anything to add 10 the division
among the Baptists. Now behold thes
three men crowded forward, and made /,
stand out before the world, in the thre
most influential stations in the Conven
ton at Ludlow--called at the insligatio,
of those whose dishonesty they had seer
and exposed, and for the purpose of GOV
ering up that dishonesty, and helping oil
those who had practiced it, in their IN
godly warfare against truth and righteou:
, ness. 1 ask these three brethren if the
; have not sold out their integrity in lhi
matter, for miserable mess of pouag,
! viler than that which Esau got for hi
birth right2 ask them and others VIII,
/ they have done with their humanity an
Christianity, as formerly shown by ihei
ouar hrnonf IN nr,oci olae eat f.r,h -, w