Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-28

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| of Non. Resistance. the notice was giyer
for Abolition. So fulfilled the appoint
ment accordingly. In the course of my
remarks. undertook to show that merely
to do away American Slavery is to do I
very small work. That to do j. away By
violence would do little or nothing fo
mankind perhaps worse than nothing
That unless sel6shness and violence, from
which slavery comes, be doEe away, there
is no warrant against its temperance un
der the first favorable circumstances
That violsnce has 40 power to overcome
violence, anv more .han fire has to over
come fire. That the selishness which
lies at the foundation of all slavery, every.
where and in all forms, can only be over
come by benevolence; and the violence Of
the system, by peacefulness-the evil musl
be overcome with good. That the fool
ishness of preaching. diffusing truth, liz hi
and love, is the only remedy. There are
individuals in this place who are awaking
to the subject of reformation-spirits that
are freeing themselves from the shackles Of
sect and party, and will ere long arise and
shed around them food oflight At Ste.
vens' Village, miles north, | called on
my old friend, Robert Harvey, who has
always looked upon seclarianism with con-
tempt. l also called on Henry Stevens,
the Vermont antiquarian. He is in fact
the Vermont Antiquarian Society, as much
as Chester Wright was formerly the Yer
mont Colonization Society. There is fun
enough in Henry Stevens for regiment.
II he were younger | would caution him
against indulging this propensity, if it may
so be called, TOO much. lie has recently
been 10 Washington in connection with the
interests of the Vermont Antiquarian So
ciety. He has collection of books aud
papers, with which he can serve up a
great treat to such as would be entertained
with curious and interesting facts connect
ed with the early history Of this country,
and of Vermont particularly. His wife
was very much shocked at my views Of
popular religion and religinnists-esPe-
cialiy at my want of respect for doctors of
divinity. tell her she is made oftoo sierl-
ing stuff to continue to wear the deg rading
yoke of sectarianism and superstition with
which she has hitherto been trammelIed.
1t becomes her to throw off her chains and
rise to the rescue of her enslaved sex.
PAssUMPsIC.
reached this village in the afternoon
of Friday. Brother Dyer arrived before
me, having left me at the Falls 10 the
morning, and travelled all the way on
foot. We were cordially received. and
most Hospitality treated at the house of
brother Jonathan Lawrence, one of ma
lures noolemen. Here, to the great Joy
of my brother Dyer, and much to my
own satisfaction, we found what is called
Graham bread, and is fact very much ola
Graham table. 1t is proper to state here
that brother Dyer is the writer of the arti-
Gle copied into the Telegraph from the
Health Journal. two weeks ago. giving
some of his views and practice in regard
10 animal and vegetable Diet. He is
sterling reformer in this department, which
has received too little attention as yet
Human beings must become Psychologists.
and better understand the laws of their
own nature, before they can be fully re-
deemed from the power and dominion of
sin. They must know themselves bet
ter. Brother Lawrence and several 9TH
ers in the region are giving attention TO
this subject.
Our meetings here were in large
school house, occupied by the Methodists
for their meetings. Brother Lawrence
had been 10 the Baptist minister and dea-
cons for their meeting house. They re-
fused their house and refused to give no
tice Of our meetings! The first request,
l believe. was for their house to be occu-
pied during part ofthe Sabbath. Doubt
less they thought it would be Dissertation
of the day and Of the place. to allow me
such an opportunity to expose the sins of
the church, as well as all other sins. II
| would have laborcd to cover up The sins
Of the Church, should have been well
coined and greeted, no doubt And what