Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-25
Further Reply to brother FIetcbou..
Letter.


| Letter.
/ The writer asks Have vou w.t..
to storm and rave because the Bao.ixs
prefer a paper of different character from
yoursF 10 rerty l ask, when, where
or wherein I have dJne any such Liao,
1t is not the fact that paper has been 20,
up that | complain Of | made no com.
plant when the Voice of Freedom Came
into observation-disclosures that paper bur
my subscription list more than the BaD.isr
journal has or is likely to. The thine
complain of in regard 10 the Journal is
the manner of getting it up. and The treat.
ment ofLie Telegraph in connection there.
with. In view of the "crrel aud rptb.
less" assault that the writer has made N.
On ME, on the point now under consider.
ton, and IN view of bis charge ofcomcpaI,
ment, and many other things that have
TRANSFERRED, | feel called upon 10 make
disclosure that will very much finish up
the case, showing that the course pursued
towards the Telegraph, by its assaiIan's,
In getting up the Journal, has he. n one
unbroken succession of frauds. from b,.
ginning TO end. am going to deal plain.
Iy, as usual, giving names, places, &c.
1t will be recollected that brother Myers
in the former of his two communicates,
showed abundanlly how the atflir Cam.
up aud progressed in the Woodstock As.
socIatlon. will now begin with !, as 1t
came up at PouItney. o. the evening u
the first day ofthe Convention, after The
evening session had closed, bre.hrrn j..
seph Freeman, Ryland Fletcher, IAhcs.
name is appended to this letter. Benjanan
Briefly, [GoW Editor of the Journals
brother Carpenter from Ira, brotLvr D.
N. higgins of Ills village, and mys>"
being In room By ourselves in the house
OF brother Geo. Cutting, brother Free,
man requested the privilege Of Q9c>;ca-
lug me. | consented, as | always DO. 10
6eqaeslIoned 10 any aud every cx Cal, slva.
lsing to make as satisfactory answers al
could. Questions touching auy.hi,g
had so far considered as 10 be setlpd uHn
would answer fully. lfanythiog should
come up that was unsettled On [ Would
say SO, and he thankful for Information
did not ia Ike down the questions or lie
answers at the time, and shall not, there
lore, pretend TO rehearse all that was sud-
recolleet making two points of disagree,
ment with common usages among the or
thodox, on which was settled and decd,
ed. |. | denied that i! is for men 10 H.
cense ChTist's ministers 10 preach, maid
tainlng that their license cones from
Christ himself. 2. denied that he laying
on OF the hands OF the prcsbyteT is Oecss'
sary TO qualify Christ's ministers tO' na-
mnlSterlng the ordinance Of baPtiSn' aP'
pealln2 10 the record for the Masters u''
rectlons, wherein he says" 90, teach al
nations, bapizing them" &c.-thtfe 0e'
ing no evidence that be taught or rrq'H'
ed The imposition of hands as pF'-frqu',
lie TO the administration OF this ordnance
In regard 10 the former OF these PaSII'0DS
brother Freeman, instead Of undertaking
o defend the comm0n usage, VFtoan!
abandoned il, as thought, by saying 'n''
he did not look upon what Is done IN LIZ
ase as giving license, bat rather eTsa'"'
aats, or certifcation of character, sIa'u'
ng and qualification. Ia regard 10 'D'
iher point | do not reco!Iect that be c0A'
1itted himself it being not so much I'D
beet to discuss the matter with me as y
ct MY opinions and views. Hhe'ne'
ny other question came mp on WHICH,
expressed myself settled in disagreement
do net recoIlect am at loss 10 u
ertaking to decide in my oWn In'n-
neither the question as to the saOO''A
as up or not. Ifit was, expressed
ttled opinion, for have been oil oD'
,iniou OIL tha, subjsc, during my ye"',
manhood. And | have never yet i'oD-
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