Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-16

are at least as many as 80 ordained mln-
listers living in this State, who are not
named in the list. And on looking over
the Register Of the State, find Is more
with whom | am not acquainted, there
named as Baptist Ministers, (the Freewili |
being named as such.) Some of those 10
l find inserted as ordained ministers, 10
past numbers Of the minutes; others !
know nothing Of. must say that | am
totally at loss how TO get at the rule by
which the " Table Of Churches and MIN
isters'' was made ort-or to account for
the casting into the shade such names as
Ephraim Butler. David Boynton. Roswell
Mears, Marvin Grow, Timothy Grow,
Samuel Kingsbury, Isaac Fuller. and
many others. Although far advanced in
life, yet they still live, and are, or ought
still to be acknowledged, with affection
and grotitude. as Ministers of the Gospel
by the Bap,ists in this state; and who have
never in the least marred their character
as such. Then why not own them. Ii
II be said that they are ole and past labor,
il should be remembered-"o men for
council" If this be the answer, ] ask
why insert the names Of some, and omit
others Of the same class? acknowledge
that they are the relics of that body of pi-
oneers who planted the standard of the
cross in this State, and who have been in
struments in preparing the way whereby
q younger class may enjoy the privileges
of education. and more refined society
a privilege which they most gladly would
have availed themselves Of, had it been
within their reach. TT.
Again,-a End class who are still &C.
tive pastors of churches, discover are
omitted: such as Rufus Godding, D. M
Crane, Aruna Allen, James Carpenter
and others. Again,-a Sd class of mer
in the prime of life, who have not now thu
particular charge of churches, but are &C
tive, healthy men, such as H. M. Allen
Joseph Parker, D. w. Burroughs, Johl
Baldwin and others. Again,-a 4th clas
Of men who arefn the prime of life, bu
who arc out of health: such as Josep
Huntington, Moses Flint, Daniel Sabir
&C., to the amount of almost one third {
the ordained BaptM Ministers in thi
State. There are 90 named in the tabl
as ordained, to which add SO makes lS
and to this add IL named as licensed, an
it makes 1876: and to this add l6, sem
ordained and others licensed, and it make
ISL acknowledged Ministers of the Bal
list order in this State. Some of each {
the above named classes are named an
some are omitted. ask again, why is
so7 Why such mutilated, partial repr'
sentation2 Was it by design, or was
By mistake through inattention2 Thos
! who had the management of this busine:
probably can tell. l would charitabl
conclude that none of it was by desigr
on the part ofthose who prepared the tab
for the press, wss it not that discovt
names omitted, which are inserted in tn
Minutes of Associations, which ,probabl
they had before them. In the Minutes
the Convention there are 1873 Churchs
named, containing 1908 communicate
as carried Out Churches not carrie
out, whose last returns were l46--
Churches not named, containing %
members; making in the whole l446-
besides many who are the remains
churches that have become extinc
There have been 40 Baptist churches
this State which have now lost their Wis
bility as such. Some ofthem have merl
ed into other Churches, and some hay
run down ard scattered, leaving man
mourning souls who weep over the desol
tions OF Zion. Yours, for lions pro-
perity. Amos CHURCHILL.
Hubbardton, Feb. 22nd, 1912.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
Ad0Dfed b. the Quarterly Meeting Coz