Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-16
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY, MARCH II, 1912.
,U.terbury NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

20. Resolved, That where there is &C.
.,,ion for labor, there is the same occa.
.ou for suspending fellowship. until there
!. repentance and reformation.
This deem very erroneous and mis-
,bievous in its tendency. Can il be the
n,aning, that we are to suspend fellow
,bio as soon as we find occasion for la
borg | should think no., were the words
capable Of any other construction, and
we're we not told in the accompanying
,ddress-" wher the labor commences,
The suspension Of fellowship commences
ofcourse." | find occasion TO labor with
brother 10 convince him OF an error not
amounting to heresy. fail, and yet my
fellowship remains. I may think my
brother sins in the use OF tobacco, tea, or
coffee. labor 10 convince him and fail I;
must my fellowship therefore cease; or
nus commerce my labor by withdraw
ing fellowship | knew before writing
how easy it would be for any one so dis.
posed 10 make a handle of this iIlustra.
lion, and say that | consider slavery no
worse than the use Of tobacco, tea or coffee.
No such inference can innocentIy be
dnwD(l)
81. ResolUed, That The time has fully
come 10 suspend christian fellowship be-
tween US and shareholders and their abet-
tors, until they repent and reform--that
We cannot receive them into cooperation
10 religious worship, or in the use of
means for the conversion Of the world, un-
d. they forsake their ungodliness and in
humanity Aaa s.8A"+
The first clause / approve. The time
has come to suspend fellowship with slave.
AoIders. Probably there are few if any
Blplisl churches in Vermont, who would
umc slave holders to commune with them
the Lords table, Slave holding is an
~Noraity Of so fragrant nature, that
rAen il is persisted in it ought to be con.
sdcred sufficien: to debar the transgress-
from that ordnance. Any attempt 10
reserve fellowship will be vain without
aueulire revolution of,sentimen..
2 The second clause, " and their abel.
Ois' is Of more difficult application An
ubrAor is one who encourages, excites, or
ads. An ubeuor may be rs criminal as
The perpelrator OF u crime. But it is not
always the case. The encouragement
nay BE- inadvertenl or slight. One viii
Iudge Que class Of personsto be a5ettors--
mother will pronounce them innocent
As rule for practice it can never b
Aopled, and il would Be better TO omit tn,
lhuse.
3. Z" That we caunot receive them int
cooperation in religious worship Thi
nay aim at an exclusion from the Lord
aSe: from preaching, from prayer, tror
singing. am not prepared TO adopt Ihi
clause in its full extent.
4. "Orin the use Of means for the cor
Msion Of the world. The great NEAR
nsliluled by Christ for the conversion
he world is, tie preaching of the Gospe
Yet there are other means subsidiary
his. The building Of meeting house
support Of preachers, sabbath school
Sble classes, theological seminaries, eve
ummon schools, academies and college
swell as missionary, Bible, and tract s.
deIes, peace, temperance, and anti-slav
y societies all aim at the conversion
SeworId. Verify if we areto haveno G
qeralion with SHAREHOLDERS or their abe
as in any Of these things, we must nee
seOut Of the world. rh Peg. M
Too great importance is attached to Il
sNowship Of societies o. mere human o
sh And Baptist associations aud col
'''lOns are placed on footing with q
''sherjudicaories OF other denomination
Ae church is the only judicatory Of q
0apIst denominations. Associations a
aaeed designed 10 extene fellowship by e
a'gmg acquaintance. But these bod
ave always been carefully guarded, i
se pOwet Of discipline. or dictation OF I
.auFches should be assumed by the
inventions among the Bapllsts are
~'ceru origin. formed for the purpose
'''SeOirating efforts for evangelizing
'''ld Ofthc same nature are mlssio'
= tnd Rthla eoc,atsoo& In The cOnStl