Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-25
For he Vermont Telegraph.
Reuly 20 Brother Ide.

COMMUNICATION Oi Tue SVtu OI-ApiIl, iScl !
oeliued 10 answer some Of the Questions /
,,ooosed, and state few other'lhings with |
,,rard 20 The matter. 10 The first place, |
ri grateful for the Information brother
de has given 10 relation 10 The meeting
dine Association. Lam happy TO learn
hat no business was done. for il done, il
must have been done privaiely--and | do
not believe 10 this manner Of doing BUSH
ness.
I'VE the peopIe) had good reason TO
suppose that business was done somewhere,
BY somebody. inasmuch as notice was Civ
en- officially, 10 that effect, through the
Telegraph three weeks in succession, pre-
viOus 10 the meeting, and again on Tues
day afternoon at the Ministerial Confer,
nce"
Brother Ide seems inclined to think
udgiug from his language--,hat no such
business was done or notice given. That
business was done do not contend. be-
ing satisfied with his explanation; but.
hat such notice was given. it is in vain
br him or any one else 10 deny. 1t is
puvable Ivy cloud Of Witnesses" He
says he thought " any person could under
sand what was said" Thought so too.
md wonder why he did not understand it,
and correct it at the time, if he heard il.
h il my impression. however, that he left
he house before the notice was given. l
have tried 10 ascertain the fact. but have
pI been able 10 do i. He says that the
Dsake relative 10 doing business was
lentioned. | am confident that il was
Wl generally understood. / do not wish
be understood as censuring brother
harvey for giving such notice. He
pOblbly iabored under a mistake. for |
have understood that he was not present
dlhe Association where The committee 10
nvise the constitution was appointed. Al
any rate there was mistske somewhere.
70 the first two Of brother Ide's inter-
wgaories. answer affirnaiiyely. Twas
present at the meetiog on Tuesday; took
nricular notice Of every thing that trans
ired heard just such notice given
and 10 very near the same language quot
ed BY brother Ide--but who the commit.
lee were; BY what board appointed, Of
where they sat TO transact their business
am r OF able to say. These are the yer!
things thought so strange OIL But up
on learning how a certain other r" commit
ies' did (thsir) business, ] expected torhea
that they were appointed during" III
sitting" of the Assoc;ation-that the
mel in brother Moore's study or som
cher private place
The aooader' has received just sue
an explanation as expected. Ii is we
understood that all tina, was done on Tue
day perlained 20 the conference (; but III
J. B. Wilkins sermon was introductor
no ono can with propriety deny. Il
'ays " il was sermon for criticism"
have heard great many such.) FINAL
as no organization for business Of ar
kind was effected on "Wednesday, and l
business done, we conclude that the Sem
Auuga! meeting Of the Addison coun
Baptist Association" ito be held at Pa
100 on the 6rsl Wednesday in Marcl
auS about which we talked so much, al
thought so much, was not held here ar
all. And this being the case, we thu
We have just claim upon the "comm
Zee Of times and places" for an appoi'
@ent Of a meeiing Of the Association be
a'soon rs Convenient. @.
Paaion. May IL. 1912.
p. s. One Dollar aud seventy i've ee
vas given by this church lasI lali 10 p
chase minutes; we nave received nc
YET. vii! some member OF the Assoc
''OO tell Us whyl Q
lam happy to have an opportunity and O
70" for answering the question contained in br
SG.s postscript. For | have some reisoI
suppose that others may have received the .
Oeaiment with our Psnion friends 10 the ma
printed the minutes aud distributed them
supposed had distributed them. While in
al'shsrge Of my duty as distnbutOr. l saw bro
Nng'bu'y. then Of Middlebuy, at his hone.
@1sd him to take as many packages OF the
~s'' Aeeled 10 Inc different churches, as he
e'nvenien,ly forward 20 their destination q
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