Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-07
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
brandon, Wednesday,. Decemter Z, ia

; From the VT. Observer.
Bro. BRIEREY- 80.
Soon after returned from our State
Convention, the committee of the Baptist
church in this place requested me to, re-
sumo my labors with tnis people; and
learning that there was an interesting
state of feeling. and that the request was
by unanimous vote ofihe church, have
consented TO preach with them till L re-
move TO Passumpsic, which will probably
be about the first of January. On the
first Sabbath 10 this month, two men 10
the prime of life, and both heads of fami-
lies, were baptized and added 10 the
church. The interest continues 10 in.
crease: prayer meetings are held four
evenings in each week, and some. have
requested an interest in the prayers of the
church. The church is probably as well
united now as i: has been Tor two years
past. Not long since We enjoyed a COM
munion season. The church will live,
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the enemy
to destroy it. Why do the healhen
rage and the people imagine. q vain
thing! " $3.50
My principal object in writing This
short article. is 10 request the people OF
God 10 pray for. great blessing 10 be
poured out upon this people. No doubt
all the churches in the state will feel a
deep interest in the prosperity OF this.
As ever, yours, &c. a4
JoHN IDE.
Orwell, Nov. 10, 1912. E
REMAR Ks.
The reason offer for noticing the fore
going is-it was manifes,ly called forth by
what / have published in The Telegraph
concerning the Orwell church. No atten-
tive reader can fail 10 discover the correct
ness Of the view, that such was the cause
of this production from John Ide.
| And'is this all be can say on the subject ?
IL So would it not have been better for him
to have kept silence2 ae7
But even this, lame and hmsy as il is al
the most and the best, is full Of false color
ing and fagran, untruth.
]. False coloring. He labors TO make
the impression that he resumed bis iabors
there by unanimous vote Of the church"
Now what was this unanimous Uofe IF The
church? Will he say that one half of the
church voted in the case He care not do
lii. ] doubt very much, from the in(orma-
ton have had, whether i, was vote OF
one fourth of the church. / presume il
varied very linle from the vote of the haad,
ful which effected my suspension. A shorl
time previous TO the passage Of this "unan.
imous vote" John Ide attended meeting 90
the Sabbath. According 10 the information
have had, the number Of male members oil
the church present, besides himself was
three. John Ide took seat with tile congre
cation. All continued sitting and apailins
and looking at each other. much beyond ths
ordinary time for commencing worship A
length the wife Of JoLn lde left her seat
went 10 the wife Of Horace Higgins, ane
told her that her husband John Ide1 wa.
waiting for an invitation 10 preach. Ailhis
the wife of Horace Higgins went 10 limo
thy Squier, and Timo,hy Squier went IL
John lde, and John Ide went into the pulp
and preached.
Soon after his, in very thin church
meeting, the question was up as 10 inviting
John Ide to preach with the church during
his few weeks stay among them. Anon!
other remarks made on the subject, an indi
yiduai member Of the church who has don,
more for the church than any other membe
in 4, staied distinctly aad unequivocall,
Thar while be would not object to Johl
| Ide preaching during his few weeks sta,