Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-23

NV explanation 10 brother Hascall, for
DELAYING so long the publication OF the re-
part of his review of the proceed
ings at Waterbury, is this:-l wished 10.
rive his communication entire, in one paper;
but from its great length | have hitherto
been unable TO find room for it in any one
paper, and al the same time do justice 10 !
the neps department, which needs attention. ,
at The time = while things sentimental and
argumentative, like brother HascalPs, de-
pend less on the time for their importance.
have concluded not to delay longer, but TO
divide the communication. append few
notes.
waterbury Observation-Disclosures.
Z. ResolUed, That the Church can not be the
salt Of the earth or the light of the world, while
it is itself corrupted and darkened with this sin.
This, 10 say the least, is doubtful. Christ said
to his church, Eye are the salt of the earth. Ye
are the light Of the world" when it was corrupted
and darkened by many SINS. The church has
in every age. Yet the Savior's words must be
true. II any portion Of the church is under
total eclipse by the sin of slavery, that portion
can not be the light of the world. Other portions
may be more or less corrupted and darkened by
this sin; yet The church collectively is, in the
sense of the Savior's words, "the salt of the
| earth and the light of the world" O
! 8. ResolUed, That, from all these considera-
tons and Others there rests fearful responsibility
on the church in relation to this sin, and the
strongest obligation on all protesting christians
individually and cole actively, to efficient and
unremitting exertions for its removal
! would say nothing to weaken the force of this
resolution. The obligation here expressed is en-
forced by many considerations, although some of
those referred to in this resolution have been
proved to be false. ~ s II
| 8. Resolred, That such legitimate results of
slavery as theft, robbery, adultery, and murder,
are those fragrant violations of the law of God
| and the rights of man, which the Bible every
where condemns, and which, separate from slave
ry, everywhere excludes those who are guilty of
them from the pale Of the christian church.
10. Resolued, Therefore, that consistency re-
Il QulTeS luOSG WHO WITHHOLD ClTlStldH lCHOHSiHp
from such commit any one of these sins, much
more to withhold it from such as support S. stem
involving them all. #-eE 3d. . H.:
IL. Resolred, That to do this, is to institute
no new test-that the test is as old as Christianity
and identical with its most legitimate workings
and its most commonlysreceived practices
IL. ReSotred, That it is not the province OF
the tests of christian fellow ship to undertake to
reach the heart, otherwise than through the cJ,l-
duct, according to the rule given by our Savior
aye shall know them by their fruits - and that
to exclude from christian fellowship for man
stealing, is judging the heart no more than to
exclude from christian fellowship for horse-s:eal
ing. ..
In these four resolutions discover no error. 81
ID. Resofoed, That the advocates and abettors
of slavery at the North are at least as culpabe as
the shareholders at the South.
J This is doubtful. 1t is not for US to measure
the degrees of guilt to millions of people under
an innumerable variety of circumstances. Guilt
arises from wrong feeling, wrong judging, and
wrong acting. The degrees of guilt moi
therefore be known to any but the Seacher Of
hearts. a. !. ....
II. Resolued, That those BaptistS at the North
who gave their influence and aid to jonathan
Davis, in his late shameful course in the free
States against the cause of emancipation, are al
least equally criminal with Davis himself.
This relates to facts of which have no knowl-
edge. Mr.. Davis was invited by the American
Baptist Anti.Slavery Convention 10 discuss a res,
oluton offered by Mr.. Celver, when it was under
stood by all that he was Shareholder and an
B advocate of slavery; yet that body can not be
charged with giving him their influence and aid
for although they published his arguments, they
published with them an able refutation, by Mr..
Colyer Ihave heard that the Professors of Ham
ilton Literary and Theological Institution invited
Mr.. Davis to lay before the students his scripture
authority for slave holding. suppose that if his
Holiness the Pope should visit the Institution
they would invite him TO lay before the students,
his proofs from the scriptures of his own infal-
| bility; and would SIT silently and respectfully at
/ his feet, taking notes with view to refute his
arguments. have also heard that Mr.. Davis
was invited TO preach in the Baptist Meeting
House in Hamilton. And this believe to be the
case: for l have heard that the pastor OF that
church spoke at an Association in the most decid-
ed terms of disapprobation of sentiments advanced
by Mr.. DAVIS IN his pulpit. And have no DOUBT
the church at large agree with their pastor IN this
particular. Other facts may have been known to
| the authors of these resolutions, which in their
view rendered this resolution proper and necessa-
ry. (5) .f 1aa@ u iAscALL' +
l-e Ia. NOT f ... a.s-~s. ...--
(D Brother Hascall has not quoted the
whole passage from The words Of the Saw
Tor on this point. The whole passage reads
thus :-"Ye are the salt of The earth but
If The salt haze lost his saror, qcherepih
shall it be sailed IL is thenceJorth good