Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-26
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY JAN. %, lsla.
For the Teleerapl,
HARD 1voRDs.--HARD KNOCKS.

NY brother:- The opponents of Non
Resistance often gel themselves into rather
slaughtered and amusing position. For
Instance on the evening of the 10Th of
dec. 1911, had meeting in Versennes
TO discuss Non Resistance. | took the
ground that we must do nothing 10 oul enc
| mies which we could not do in the spirit Of
Christ-that we could moi use deadly weap-
ons upon them in that spirit that, guided
by the spilit Of Jesus no man could thrust
a sword, dagger or bayonet into our enemies
bosom, shoot balle, through his heart,
knock his brains out with club, break his
neck on the gallows, cut his throat with
guillotine, or blow his body to atoms with
bomsheli; | call things By RICH, names J
and that no man who practices or advocates
defence by arms and blood can have the
mind of Christ, and be christian or chris
lian minister aud that we sin 10 recognize
ing him as such. .>-s@-~...~- =.
CoLEs r. WlLKlNs--a minister of Meth
odism, mot Of Christi in Vergennes, re-
piled. He spoke two hours. He occupied
a few moments in stating tha, he could
practice defence by arms and blood - could
and should, shoot or stab bis enemies, cut
their lhroa,s knock their brains oat and tear
them 10 atoms, as the case nigh, be, in the
spirit Of Christ, in pure love and forgive
ness, ia genteness and kindly Affection
Then be turned upon me = made a long
and iabored effort to show the people that
had grossly violated the spirit of Christ. and
proved myself wholly destitute Of christian
lily or common honesty. What was his
reason for this charged Why, | used such
HARD WORDS towards my opponents!
Icalled them such hard names! He could
i give hard knocks in love - but could not
give hard cords! My hard ,rords were
Iproof that had not the spirit of Christ
] but he could knock out brains, tear out
i hrn7ts. and blow whole bodies to atoms,
lguided by the loving, forsiving, gentle spirit
of Jesus! Even there, on the spot, the
Req. G.. r. Wilkins led on a riot and broke
up The meeting, by asserting that could
not be christian, and ought not TO be toll
Grated = simply because used such HARD
WORDS. Yet lie claimed for himself the.
love and confidence Of The people OF Yer
gennes, as minister Of Christ, while lie
i assumed that he could cut a mans throat
: or knock his brains out in love! But the
riot excited and led on by The REQ. agent
of Meihodism, your readers have heard.
Dec. 29th aud Both, 1s4l, we had glo-
1 rious Non-Resislance Convention in Mil
ford, r. H. A good attendance Of devoted
and noble spirits men and women who
have learned Of Christ 10 look 10 sufrriags
. for triumph, 10 death for victory-who love
J their enemies and would rather suffer and
!, die themselves Than iEtict, or get magis-
rates 10 infici, suffering and death on them
II was meeting Of hearts. The following
, resolutions were discussed:
IT, Resolred, That the right TO kill men 70,
/ the hentti of those who kill, is tile essential
J, element Of military defence.
!. Resolred, That military power necessa
rily produces tyranny, slavery, robbery, at
j archy, piracy and murder; and that all WIZ
claim or use that power, or advocate II, ate
: guilty OF these crimes or accessories 10 them
{ Resoired, That all military heroes are ;
i curse 10 mankind, and they ought 10 be 81
regarded and treated.
u Res0Lred, That no man who countenance'
+ military defence can lie a minister oil III,
: Prince of Peace.
II RESOLVED, That no social organization
y thai sus,aias military defence can be ;
{ church of Christ.
Wesat at The feet Of Jesus, ihe Primo,
, of Peace, and looked al defence by arm
4. and blood, through his spirit and p,ecepts
Through thai medium, how revengeful an
<, murderous appear all systems of armed de
~ fence and bloody resistance, and all wh
advocate them. We took The ground tha
? no man could hang. shoot or stab his enc
:. mics in the spirit of Christ, and that non
id who sustained smilitary defence could b
,e, followers orminisiers Of the Prince OF Peac'
"a Wm. Ramsdell and - Blanchard, on
professor the other clergyman, in pro
- peel, took up against non-resislance - d
lclared they could fight and kill their enemlt
- in pure love could thrust a dagger I'M
az their hearts and tear them 10 pieces wi
cannon balls and grape sho, in the full an
no- perfect exercise OF the sweet, gentle, lam
n. like spirit Of Jesus. Then they lurne
Try upon me, affirming that Twas destitute
: a the spirit Of Christ. Why2 Because
:, denounced war-making and slave-hoidi'
ed ministers and churches in such HARD woRI
,i.h They said no man could use such he