Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-24
Foreign Mission Committee:

July Is, 1912.
The Chairman is instructed 10 wait on
the acting Board of Foreign Missions
and ascertain whether they will rellnouisb
any missionary who may feel it 10 be bis
duty to cast himself on US for suppor,
provided that he continue, if they desire
it, TO make his reports through them.
The following resolution was introduc.
ed by Rev. N. Colver, AMI unanimously
passed -.
Whereas the Foreign Mission Board
have recently sustained a heavy loss, tv
the failure of their Banker at Calcutta, and
thus appropriated supplies are cut off
from the missionaries in Asia therefore
Resolred, that the Treasurer Of this
Committee be instructed to forward as
soon as possible, FIVE hundred dollars,
from funds now in the Treasury, to The
relief of the missionaries TO be cx2cnJ.
ed under the direction of Dr.. Judson, AMI
Mr. Vinton.'
. The following brethren were appointed
Agents for the Committee - Rev. l.. ca.
rev Stevens, RichmondviIe, Maine; Tor
that State. Rev. Francis tlaw!ey, Alba
nv, N. Y. for Eastern New York. Rev.
Sam'l Aaron, NorEistown, Pa, for Pean
and New Jersey. Rev. Zion GaiuSha
Roc hester, N. Y, for n. York.
Those who desire the Iabors of these
brethrenr will please direct 10 them as
above.
The churehes and members Of the de-
nomination are informed that channel
is now open, through which they may
aid the missionaries to the heathen, with
out compromising their testimony agajDN
Slavery, or mingling their contributes
with the price Of slaves, and sous Of
men,
They are invited to prove their an5>
ment to the Missionary cause, by forWa5$
ing their offerings 10 t. Gilbert, Treas.
rer of the Provisional Foreign Mis<im
Committee, No. 2, Beach Street, Boston
SIMON G. SHIPLEY, Chairman.
CHARLES W. DENIsoN, Rec. SCI.
MARKs.
So "they wrap it up" 1t turns out a>
have for long time expected. The do;ue'
Of the American Baptist Anri-SIavery Cor,
ven;ion have been farce and sham, from
the beginning. The spirit Of compron1j>'
has manifested itself in the doings Of The
ma ority throughout. had occasion TO with
stand them 10 the face, in this matter, at the
outset. have been losing confidence in the
movements of the body, at every successive
step since. There is depIorable want Il
Christian principle manifest. Ii has been
plain all the way that the main object las
been, not so much to do right and arrest l4e
progress of sin, and beat off The destroyer
from his prey, as TO keep parry united, and
get money for party purposes. 1t has bee"
seen by those who have taken the manage
ment Of the matter, that there was grow
| ing repugnaace to participation with men "
bloody hands and brutal hearts. 80 II O'-
came necessary with them 10 hold out an
appearance of separation from The SIN a"u
the sinners. Accordingly, alter tamPen'7
with the matter, year after year, 'hIs NV
visional Foreign Mission Committee was
appointed, and it was announced 'L'' ''S
channels were now open. saw Do'","7
in the doings connected with the aPpoD'
ment of this Committee, that looked IIAt
thorough separation. But it pr0tesse0 w.,
such; and therefore was willing 10 "'"
and Judge of the tree by its fruits '"'
have now appeared. They are c0f'uP' g.,
poisonous. Just what | was l0oNI"S
The root is sectarianism. The Tree y. 'O ia
is deadly upas. The fru" IS rP' ''
shows for itself.
The American Board Of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions have recen'9 ' .'o #
ed loss Of some $4,000, by the '"''U's os
their bankers, with whom they nave nIo,d
tied their funds 10 Calcutta us roD.
is The executive of the TrenDial CONVEX
lion, composed of Baprists, North d 0Ou:. .
Their treasury is the receptacle oil Tue pm, md
Of human beings sold 10 the sna'n0'N o,,
of the unrequited toll of those WHO ~.
and bleed, and pine away and pe'''1 ak
der the lash of cruel and unteeI'"7 N.
masters. All cooperation with zucD nd
righteousness partakes OF its corrup''oDr chat
will receive of its plaques. And no" , "
have this Provisional Committee O' p,s
With full knowledge uf the iac.s d, ,nr.
exist, they have gone and turDeo W.
rent directly into this polluted eD@p a,.r
But this is mol the whole-if it be Tue Wv" ,:ao.
They have stamped their whole Pr0cs'1I ol.
with deceit. After voting FIVE hundlsu nj.
lars to supply the place of the Priee Of
guilty lost, they have the reckless"', 60,
,rn,b and faithful and fair dealing " ,:.1