Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-11
MISCELL ny.
From the Herald ofFreedOm.
PU l. TITS MS.
Wesierlv, X. T., Nov. 8, 1912.

are, there may D0nWotSe. 9EVeH pdisoh
Tracy Of Boscawen. can Be out-done. FL
der. Knapp astonishel Us natives at Con-
cord, and some Of our Edisors thought MS
unaccountable course demapded severe
censure at their hands. But can assure
them they were in small business. Elder
Knapp is perfect arch-aDgel In manner
and sentiment. compared with his twin
brother of the Jordan--Elder Swao, OF
somewhere West. but now holding pro-
tracted meeting at New London, Ct. As
I had lately an opportunity to hear two or
three Of his sermons, will give your
readers a short extract Of one OF them, IN
connection with some other sentiments OF
the. priestry, as have recently gathered
than from the pulpit and in conversation.
Conneclicut is now moving on the SUBJ
ject ofaboIishing capital punishment. The
humanity ofthe-people has decreed i. and
it would probably have been done before
now had the priesthood not opposed 1t with
oil their power, Elder Swan among the
rest. In one Of his sermons he gave an
account of man who murdered his wife.
He then went on to FAY that she was SEN
fenced by a Christian Jadgeto only seven
years imprisonment" and then added, if
/ had been Judge, and there had been
hemp enough, l would have hung him
right I'D, as soon as possible. Yes,
hang him up, and send him down to the
bottom Of hell, without giving him time 10
repent That sOOuLd keep 1em from muir.
dering." may give you some further
account of the Reverend Elder as soon as
find time.
lcame 10 this place yesterday, to fulfil
an appointment made ayshort time ago, but
found, to my regret, that the only house
we could have, had been pre-engaged for
the evening, by the Rev. Thomas Will,
Jams, Congregational divine, TO give lee.
ture ION the life and character of General
Israel Putnam" A worthy subject for
minister oflhe /" Prince OF Peace" Large
business. l expect soon our ministers
will have more leisure. and we shall theG
be favored with many lectures from them
would suggest after General Putnam
and General Applebee. Of Indian Stream
memory, that we have lecture by sons
one of their reverences on the characte1
and valuable services of the late distin
guished Mister Sam. Patch. Iwould no
disturb those who wish to honor Genefa
Putnam, but for a Congregational minis
ter 10 60 from town to town to euloglz
him, is a step lower than had suppose
they had descended.
Furnishing myself with pencil and pa
per, attended the lecture, and will gls
YOU a short account of it. The lecture
was abou. sixty-fve, should judge, an
had all the Disagreement Of face, an
CHASTITY, ghostly monkishness OF name
and demeanor that the unnatural and IN
earthly business he has so long followed
might be expected to give him. He begu
with prayer, almost as long as the Rev
oIutionary war, of which it was easefy
panegyric. He gave Thousand Sfpank
first, for civil government, second, 10
able and faithful pastors and teacher
thirdly, for piOIs lin Dsany cases as b
said Legislators, and long and loud, t.
brave, skiIlful and successful soarrsors-a
luded 10 the late Rhode-lsland troubles
told God piliful story about the wicke'
ness of those opposed 10 law and order
(the people here, l presume undersioc
him better than did, praised and praye
for Governo: King, asked tia, che pra.
ers ana. Sorrows of those who had receu
" met in Convention to frame Consult
tioa. .mioht be remembered in Heaven
Il give his precise words,) aud closed
the csurse Of the evening. Then can
the lecture.
The orator approached the subject wi
evident consciousness of its mOmento
impOTt. He began by saying, that
every community. civil, social or eccle:
astical, there must be ricn and poor, big
and low, teachers and taught, Sorereig
and subjects, and many other similar d
linctions. Hedeclared there must be
government, and decisive and efficle
administration. Neither civil nor rell
ious liberty, he said. could be support
but by the s~ord of justice In the hand
the civil magistrate. and the ss0ord Of ste
= in the hand Of the Christian tcGTTior.
And the memory OF such as had render
important service 10. the. communi
whether inthe halls oflegislation or on I
field of battle, should be cherished.
When General Putnam was introducv
we were told that be was man Of mode
though evangelical piety, but had
much honor not 10 resent an injury.
When but a boy, lac went to Boston, a
another boy. tsoies as old, insulted him
Putnam challenged him to 60 aside
"see which OF the two was most of a ma
The lecturer kindled greatly as he ado
-.they went oat, and Putnam. thou
only half as old, gave his antagonist a &C
PLETE THRAsHINe." The words . c,
plste .hrashing,," be uttered with a thu
on The pulpi, with his cleuehed fist
made all ring again. Quite "mode'
and highly sevangelicap' exploit
The Wolf story was told as from the
Precep,or, with this additional item To
La nj saan hefnre When the wolf