Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-21
Dec. 81, 1912.

crime than speaking 10 Baptist meemng,
on the FIRST day OF the week, IN behaii o.
two and half millions of his ore'nren
in bonds, who are chauelized oy our IN
human laws, therefore
RESOLVED. That the spirit which shut him
M in prison, is the same in IFS nature ina!
shut No Peter, and Paul, and Silas, and
stoned Stephen to death, and crucitied the
Son Of God That il is OF its father, the
devil, and that the Baptist minister and
church that were accessory 10 the deed were
actually guilty, in that deed, Of doing The
devils dirty i1ork and that we have no
other feeling for them than the utmost con-
tempt foe their conduct and pity for their
gross ignorance
Res0iUed, That the same spirit was exer-
ciscd in the Lynn Quakers, in dragging out
from their secturidn fort L. p. Beach, which
possessed the Baptisis in NewburyporI, when
they dragged him out and imprisoned hun,
and both Baptists and Quakers have thus
given evidence that they are the daughters
Of the Mother Of Harlots.
RESOLVED, That as Papal Rome is The
great Whore Of Babylon, the Mother OF
Harlots-therefoIe, as the Mother Of Harlots
has daughters, we believe that all secIarian
denominations which persecute the innocent
IOllOWeTS OIL Jesus OuIlot, dIC VIC uou
OF the Mother Of Harlots.
Il was voted that the doings Of the meet
ing be inserted in the Vermont Telegraph
and Herald OF Freedom.
ELISHA FOWLER, Chairman.
PArTfN DAVIS, Secretary.
REMARKS.
Ii was large meeting cor the place, and
manifested deep interest in the subject
The resolutions were adopted by what is
commonly called unanimous vote. That
is, there was no vote to the contrary, the
negative being each time called for. This,
although he vote was not Oniversal-as it
rarely is on any occasion Of the kind
showed al least very general conviction.
Ii was voice from the people that will be
responded 10. Hencetorth New ngland
is to be convulsed, until the chains Of re-
ligious despotism are broken. A religion
that defends itself with brute force against
The power ofruih. is from the pit. and must
be made to return thither Ii must not be
allowed longer 10 "deceive the nations. y
II must have ali opportunity to throw of
its Use garb of profession. IL has stoler
. lhe name Of the Prince pf Peace. Let j
be approached in Christian faiihfulnes:
and i, will betray its own hypocrisy. L.
those VINO have in them the mind that wa!
in Christ 90, as be did, among these mate
rillists, and, in the spirit oil mcekness ex
ose the hearllessnesS OF their forms ant
ceremonies showing that while they pay
1.-THE Of mint and anise and cummin," the
have omitted the weighter matters OF tn
law, Judgment, mercy, and lalth"--tha
while they make Clean the outside OF tn
cup and platter, within they are full ofeS
tortion and excess" that they "are Ink
unto whred sepulchres, which indeed al
pear beautiful outward, but are within fu
of dead mems bones, AMI Of all uncleau
ness. Let the churches be entered, an
be shown to bethe sepu!chfes OF humanlt
the cruci6ers OF Christianity bu
warks Of wholesale systems Of murder, II
pine and b,ooJ Let none so without b.
ing sent by the Spirit Of Truth aud Low
Go not out OF the way, 10 provoke the
wrath or incur their vengeance. On u
other hand, turn neither to the right n
10 the left from the path of Christian fal
fitness. When that path leads among ID
worshippers. preach TO them The law Oft
living God, in words Of ruth and sobe
ness. llthey have cloven Iert AMI drag
teeth. they will then have an opportnn'
10 show them. And the sooner they she
them, the sooner the peop'e will have
opporiunityio see ,hem,ard the so ner "
The cnchantment be broken.
The people are unier sorcery and {
chan,men,. There is such thing /
planted in mans nature as religious 81
timent All human beings are instinct
ly religious. They UiIi pay religious
vo,ions Somewhere. In their REBEL
against the Holy One they become idc
tiers. They "hold the truth IN unr'e
eousnrss; because that which may
known OF God is manifest in them;
God hath showed i, unto them. For
invisible things Of him from the Great
Of the world are clearly seen. being unt
stood by the things that are made, e
his eternal power and GOdhead; 50
they are without excuse: because
when they knew God, they glorified
not as God, neither we're thankful /;
became vain in their imaginations.