Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-26
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vn,ion, answered Lighted Candies. Some
said water; some, bread; others, llltle
bovs: others mixed the water. lighted
candles. bread and little boys all up to-
oether, and called the compound Faith.
Others again, being asked il they deemed
il 10 be u matter Of great interest IN
Heaven, and Of high moGent in the vast
scale Of creation, whether poor human
priest should put OH, at certain time,
white robe or a black one; or should turn
his face TO the Elst or TO the West; or
should bend his knees OF clay; or stand,
a worm on end upon the earth; said,
eyes they did," and being further ques-
toned, whether a man could hold such
mummeries in his contempt, and pass 10
eve rla>ting rest, said boldly, No" (See
Evidence of Pussy and oIhers.) And one
boy (quhe an old boy, too, who might
have known bclter) being Intercepted in
a public class, us TO whether it was his
opinion that man who prcfessec 10 go
to church, was of Necessity a teuer man
than one who went TO chapel, also an
swered " Yes" which. your Commission
ers submit, is an example OF ignorance,
besotted duIInpss and obslinacy, wholly
without precedent in the inquiry limited
10 Mines and Factories; ant Is such as
the system Of labor adopted in the Unit
yersilv OF Oxford. could alone produce.
(See Evidence Of Ingiis.) In the former
Commission, one boy anticipated all ex.
animation by volunteering the remark,
"that he want no Judge Of noffin;' but
the persons employed in the University Of
Oxford, almost TO Il man, concur in saying
"that they amt no judges of noffin,"
with the unimporlant exception Of other
mems souls J and that believing in the
divine ordination of any minister 10 whom
they may luke fancy, "Ihey amt an
swerab!e for noflin IL nobody" which
your Commissioners again submit, is an
infinitely worse case, and is lraught with
much greater mischief to the general well
fare. (See The Eeidsace IN ge"eraI)
We hGinbly represent to your Majesty
that the persons who give these answers,
ami hold these opinions, and are in this
alarming state oil ignorance and blgotry,
have il in their power to do much more
evil than the other i'll qualified teachers To
whom we referred 10 our report on The
condition Of Young Persons employed in
Mines and Factories, lnasmuch as those
were voluntary instructors OF youth, who
can be removed at will, and as the public
improvement demands, whereas these are
the appointed Sunday teachers OF the en-
pre, forced by law upon your Majesry's
subjects, and not removable Tor incOmpe-
tence or misconduct Otherwise than by
certain overseers called Bishops, who are.
in general, more Incompetent and worse
conducted than themselves. Wherefore,
il is our loyal duty TO recommend to your
MAiesly that the pecunlary, social, and
political privileges, now arising from The
degradation and debasement Of the minds
and morals Of your Majesly's subjects, be
no longer granted to these persons or al
least that, ii they continue to exercise an
exclusive power of conferring learned de.
grees and distinctions, the titles OF the
same 10 be so changed and altered, that
they may 10 some degree express the
tenc;s in right Of which they are bestow-
ed. Aud this, we suggest to your Ma
jesty. may be done, without any great VIC
laton OF the true Conservative principle;
inasmuch as the initial letters Of the pres.
ent degrees mot by any means The least
important pat of theu) may sill be re-
tained-as Bachelor OF AbsurdIlv. Master
Of Arrogance, Decor Of Church Lun4cy,
and the like
All which we humbIy certify 10 your
Majesty.
THOMAS TooKF, e.. 50
Il. SouTHwooD SMITH, e.. s)
LEONARD HoRNER, Il. 81