Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-30
March 80, 1912.

.,.,ed with its connection with the lat
W. The support which military trainings
J, rom the church renders them the more
,;eiOus, by giving them character. Do
I.,.e prOfessed followers Of the Prince Of
w.. who engage in this business stop TO
J. ,hsmselves what they are about - what
\, are learning 10 do7 Do they consider
w. y, ,bey are learning to shed the blood and
,,,oy The lives Of their fellow beings7
~. !, what they are doing. They are
, ~ nothing else. They are deliberately
y Systematically learning to murder!
=, =. popular clergy have allowed themselves
!. !. employed as chaplains for these whole
!. numbering establishments! Would
\, allow themselves 10 act as chaplains
dancing schools Ono! Why7 Because
!. not popular. !; would be horribly sin
4 10 do so unpopular thing as 10 pray
Z 6ddIing and foot-shaking performance
"A. object being TO learn graceful move
ant, and genteel manners! But il is quite
. character to pray for drumming and
Enc shooting and stabbing, cutting and
husiiug performance - the object being TO
L,,r the art Of slaughtering our fellow-men'
,,b dexlerily and success Now, 10 speak
radidly, in my own view the latter is in
supssbly more derogatory to Christian
,b,ncter than the former would be, not
outstanding the popular practice 10 the
contrary. ! look upon a military school 10
Ras much worse than dancing school,
n he murd-rous doings Of the battle field
m worse than the festivities Of the ball
nom. II President Wayldnd had allowed
Iiaself to be appointed on a committee of
a,veciiOr TO attend the examination Of a
United States Dancing School, and had
rsuded to the duties Of his appointment,
would have done small harm to Chris:
nnily, morality, and human interests, COM
pnd with what he did, in allowing himself
We appointed and to act 90 such COM
rilee in connection with the United States
aiming to-murder establishment at West
Pint This establishment suppose has a
dgplain. Dancing schools and theatres
puId have their chaplains il they could by
g means make themselves popular. TIC
romplish this, all that will be necessary
,l be, 10 effect compromise with the re
Fim OF the times, as man-stealing and
m-slaying have. And am not sure bu,
@will yet be done. There are some
aags which look like it. John A. CohGnt
he most influential man in the Baptist
Church in Brandon = with not more than
ms exception if any--anj who acted con
pcuous part in the Convention held hers
the 10th inst. for the establishment 0
he Vermont Baptist Journal, and whose
Mse is probably depended on as much a:
bat Of any other individual TO carry for
Yard that enterprise, is patron Of tn
BRANDON Dancing School! Perhaps il |
lew other leading individuals in this move
neut for starting the thew paper" an
bring ing the Baptist society back" iror
he "uluaism into which they have bee
ping for few years past, TO the "spir
nd principles" "sui,ed TO promote d
|wty and edi6cation Of our churches" wi
lake hold, the thing can be made sufficient
ppulor and the compromise be ELECTED
In the Journal should conclude 10 engage
he work, il is TO be presumed, from 4
lHaities existing between that and 4
Chronicle. that the two would render ea'
olber mutual and fraternal aid. No go
eason can be given why the Chronic
uuld not consistently cooperate in the q
hmaking. A splendid sheet now befe
ne, dated, windsor, VT, January 1874
md beaded, "Vermont Chronicle E.rtr'
the paper being devoted TO an adverti'
nsnt for the "New-England Seminary
as the following "Note " at the botto'
officers in the Militia, and others %
nay desire il, can obtain practical instr
hon in the different Drills and Udrit
nGrtial duties, on application at the Ne
England SeminGry"i In the parasra
Saded, Courses Of Lectures are gi'
unually," &C., among many other suble
nunerated for lectures, Military 'Scien'
AOue In the paragraph which pled'
'srct attention to the moral department
De pupil" il is stated that "studen's
sauired TO attend religious worship on
as Sabbath, and daily prayers, during
week, 10 the chapel room" Now it IS
Sbe supposed that the religious" tea
Ag@ on the Sabbath = is expected 10 conl
VIII the "praciicaI instruction in I" "
nous martial duties" during the week