Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-22
VOL. XIV. No.4o.


technically SO called. but religious reform
that was to be the subject of rema,k,
He moved then that the speaker sboDu
not be heard! sat down at once and
asked the chairman 10 put The Question
A rising vote was had-,he question bs
ing. shall brother Murray be heard,
The assembly arose almost in an en,,o
mass. The contrary was called for, and
brother Nichols arose and "stood alone
in bis glory" so far as / discovered
then went on to state. and briefly 10 illus.
trate, the following among other PROPOSE.
lions: ~. s.
That zoe should look and labor for i'm.
ProUement-for advancement in knoDl.
edge and holiness.
That truth IS to triumph, and wiH nu
suffer from scrutiny and inrsstigation-
thai a good cause has nothing to fear from
! truth. .~.:.sfaz.
| That true religion Is an individual
matter, betgeen the creature and The Gre.
ator. -
That the receicers and the rejsctors of
1t are accountable to God alone
That there IS not only no yowsr or gu.
Aority IN presbyteries, synods. or coun.
eils, bat none IN the church, orer imdiuid.
nal conscienees.
That churches are only voluntary as.
sociations. l..
That Christianity has nothing to do
toith nHmbers or mGjorities.
At this point, man called by the name
of Carpenter arose and said he had voted
in the majority, flor granting freedom of
speech Il and he now claimed the right 10
move to rescind the. vote, by which these
remarks had been allowed | stopped
again for the vote to be tried. But the
chairman persuaded the mover to drsis,
by s,atiog to him that | had only l8 min
utes left. | was sorry not to have The
vote tried. The result, am sure, would
have been instructive. 1t would have
drawn the line between the honest, who
have never anything to fear from the
1 fr,,th I'D nh poe;,;op
they occupy, are afraid of being put uudeE
conviction of their own errors If there
be any discernment in me for reading
countenances, the latter class would have
been found 10 be small. The former class
will suffer word OF exhortaIion from one
! who will not soon forget the eagcruess
they manifested to hear, that they might
Judge for themselves whether these things
be so. l beg of them TO think, investigate,
and decide for themselves With honest
hearts, good consciences, unsbackeIed
minds = and with the scriptures of truth
before them and the voice Of God within
them. beseech them to let themselves 10
the work of emancipating their souls from
selfishness, error and sin. Throw away
none of the instruments which God has
| put in your hands for working out your
own and The worlds salvation - neither
allow others to wrest them from you, Be
faithful TO Christ ard to yourselves, what
ever becomes of human devices.
l was told that this man by the name OF
Carpenter said he really aud sincerely
thought was cray" Poor man. Al
ter growing up 10 the age OF Co. or lOerS'
abouts, under such religious instruction. '
the world has hitherto been chained down
with-such an Interpretation as has Oeen
given to Christ's teachings-wby s0Ou'u
he not be expected TO think that no O'hs'
but a "crazy' head could set t0Hn Su'n
sayings as are to be found in halIc aO0'e'
No wonder he was alarmed Bu' ITO
common people-all. lay and elerlca 'wn0
1 prize truth above money-heard gla0!,
II it occurred tothem that was crazy.
no doubt they lhoughtthat "cfazy H'H
] would do them no harm WIN W.
/ rIis facts could be met if they were nc
,;ons-bis raasons exposed if they were
sophis,ries-his theories EXPLODED " W
were iliusions-providedt the hearers "T WEI,
themselves not crazy more next "s''
Letter from Hiram Wilson 70 .o,o
Daa0n, U. c., June = l041