Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-06
April 6, ls4a.

4 who will soon be released from your
y ~ and patience on earth, and be admit
,In The JOY of your Lord in heaven-will
at leave behind you one word Of adj
or Direction, or reproof, if need be, for
n, younger brethren-those that have been
1. objects Of your prayer and sohcitude,
admonition and instruction, and who
IN soon fll your places in the church, Il
..dIy hope you will; and that the subject
IN present itself TO you SO as to enlist your
Lard and move you 10 speak toyour breth-
4, thoughts are running beyond the
M, | designed, when | commenced writ
I, must close, therefore, somewhat alb
ppdY.
Since reading The correspondence between
.,,otler Johnson and brother Holcomb,"
s,,e desired TO ask few questions, which,
istOlher Johnson will please answer, will
i ouly make me his debtor, but will prob
A, throw some light on an important sub
~ will ask but two questions at this
hne, VIZ;
/ What is regeneration, Cor new birth
,,oken Of ia Johns Gospel, Sd chapler7)
3 AT VIVA, stage Of a christians religious
,,uerience does it take place? F.
Ferrisburgh, March "a, 1912. ...a.
REMARKS. h..
SINCE there has been so much said about the
aminufion Of Baptists in Vermont, latterly--and
Of it laid TO my "ultraism = in the Telegraph
-Ihye been searching out a few facts in the
as. | have no means at hand just now, of
ming back farther than 1893 In that year, Ira
NJ Aliens Baptis: Triennial Register sells down
hstOta number Of Baptists in Vermont al IL, 525.
Hs Register for 1886 shows the number to have
ssn 10, 352-the d;minution during the three years
beng l73. Now mark - the Telegraph, during
is time, except three months, was in the hands
fhe denomination; and during two years Of the
tns edited by Willard KimbaiI, man of stand
g ID the present opposition to the Telegraph!
me Minutes of the State Convention for lS41
how the present number Of Baptists in Vermont
sbe 1908 the increase being I'll! During
diIis time the Telegraph has been conducted by
yseI(! ...
shall not now stop to enquire into the causes
dhese alterations, one way or the other. The
|Fs exhibited above are produced to meet ira
hgs and sIa,uderers on their oion group d, and
|N by way of boa sting, or of appealing to sec.
nan prejudice TO ingratiate myself into favor
III party. am entitled to the benefit of the
M in TIE case, and have exhibited it. The
rs are CONNER ded to the attention Of the writ
10 the Quarterly Register of the American
Elucatlon Society, alluded to By s. Green in
No. % Of the Telegraph. Neither the writer nor
he publisher has yet done me the justice to furn-
"a me copy Of that Journal containing the
tack.
What il the Baptists in Vermont had dinai'1-
sled, instead Of increasing, in numbers, while
lev have read the Telegraph as edited by myself?
Would that prove that the Telegraph had been
Ding bad work for them - or that it had not
zen doing good work for them' Not in the
east t. any more than the fact, that during the
early history Of Total Abstinence the numbers
atsched TO the new pledge were less than those
alached 10 the old one, proved that il was mis-
devous and wrong 10 preach Total Abstinence
The FIRST thing with me has been to make mel
dristians; and it shall be the last thing II sec
Mianism suffers from this course, can rot bel
L. and shall not try. To gather men into iell
yous party is to do more harm than good, t
hem and the world Of mankind, unless they ar
the same time drawn 10 Christ and taught {
oIow Him. There Is too much care for mum
bes, and for sectariGn names and interests
md too little care for purity, and holiness, an
Christianity. .... -