Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-13
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDoN. WEDNESDAY. APRIL ID, 1912.
Popular Religious Leaders and Reform.
The s. Vermont Baptist JournaI.''
LOOK HERE! JUST AS EXPECTED'!
More Svmnathv e. Affinitvs
upon him.

The s. Vermont Baptist JournaI.o
LOOK HERE JUST AS EXPECTED'!
More Sympathy q Ahinity:
have been. looking diligently TO see
what would be thought and said Of the
Vermont Baptist Journal, by other papers,
in different quarters In the result l am
not yet in the least disappointed. Last
week gave the views, opinions and feel.
ings of the Editor of the N. Y. Baptist
Register, in the case. Below will be
found what the Religious Herald has to
say:
VERMONT BAPTIST JOURNAL.
We have received the first number of a
new paper, with the above title, published
at Middiebury, Vermont, Elder B. Brier-
", editor pro TEN. There is in this State
a Baptist paper, the Telegraph, edited by
o. s. Murray, but on several points, as
non-resistance and slavery. his views are
so ultra. and his style so denunciatory, as
to render his journal unpopular with
many of his brethren in that State. At a
meeting of the State Convention it was
deemed expedient by that body that anoth-
er paper should be commenced. ,
The present number presents respect.
able appearance, and its editor exhibits,
in his sketch of the character and objects
of religious journal, just and appropriate
views. We have no doubt it will be
useful and we'll conducted paper. 1t is
anti-slavery, as most of our Eastern Bap-
list papers are, but will treat those who
entertain different views, with kindness
and affection"
MARKS.
The Religious Herald is the Baptist
paper for Virginia. 1t supports slavery
of course. 1t is the most candid and sub.
stantial of all the slavery-supporting re-
hgious papets l have seen. Its apparent
candor and carefulness render it the more
efficient against Ant;-Slavery, and in sup
port of the patriarchal institution" So
mighty popular sin as slavery cannot
De operated upon successfully for its re-
moval, except by exciting appeals and
powerful onsets. The thing therefore
which shall operate most successfully for
the defense of this sin and for the hinder
ance of the war made upon it, must not be
direct and vehement opposition to the on
set, and support of the sin-tor this would
| only increase the excitement for its over
throw. II must be letting of the sin
alone-but especially letting the sinners
alone; or treating them with such social
ed kindness and affection" as shall De
sure of not disturbing their consciences or
their quietness in their sins and in addi-
ton to this exerting all possible influence
directly and indirectly, by "prudent,"
careful" and "jadieious' means,a gains1
reform. i'm. .-.> s......" ....
These Introductory remarks have been
made by way of showing what will cal
the philosophy of the sympathy and ATTN
lily between the Religious Herald and thu
! Vermont Baptist Journal. will nov
proceed to take up the things important t
be noticed, in the foregoing paragraph
from the Herald, in the order in which
they appear. Passing over his Eotice
the " Telegraph, edited by o. s. Murray
leaving that paper and the Editor t
take care of themselves-I come first t.
the understanding a0hich the Editor 9th
Herald has Of the language used By til
; Committee appointed By the eabat colleete
for the purpose, IN v. r. Hotehkiss' stud.
The cunning, jesuitical Editors of tn
: Vermont Chronicle and the N. Y. Bar
: list Register, after seeing what had bee
: said in the Telegraph, by way Of expos
e ing the fraud attempted to be played o
BY the Committee, shaped their languag
on that point with such cautiousness TIL
}. if they were taken hold of by the Tel
) graph for the purpose of bringing them
Il TO the condemnation of the Commute
u thew could "back OUT But VIM. Sand
y The Editor of the Herald. is an artles
= frank. unsuspecting man. so far as ! ca
le Judge from the course of one whom
n have not seen. He is not initiated in
| the slyness. intreague, corruption al
lh treason of Northern pro-slaveryism al
ne anti-abelilionism. His grammar"
no manifestly of the stamp which Isra
ne Reach undertook to lug in, in favor oft
Is COMMITTEES. A sorry undertaking ,th
ne on the part of the degeneraied and rec