Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-01
man laws, but because I do not feel In du-
tv bound to abide by every construction
have seen put upon them. ~-..... r
" Forythe Vermont Telegraph
PRIEST.AND.PEO

PRIEST0AND1PEOPL EsCRAf1s
Brother. Murray A rare specimen of
craft IS now going on in this part OF the
world. There seems to be determine
ton on the part of the "crGtl" and their
crafty followersand uphoIders, to mainlain
their "standing in the world " at all baz-
ards. The latest system of proselyting
is this:-First, a Mllerite is engaged
and delivers some twelve or fifteen lee
lures; and when he has succeeded 10
getting up an excitement, by appealing 20
that strongest fall human passions, FEAR,
a regular revival is Immediately set on
foot, the wire puIlers in the church think
ing, probably that it is "a good time 10
frighten the people into heaven through
their churches, into which, by the way,
they always require them to pay porlion
of their wealth as toll for the priestly
pilots showing them the particular gale
which they are 10 enter In at. There
is not town within several miles of this
which has not been besieged in this man
ner within a short time. All commenced
in precisely the same manner. And they
seem determined TO ''encompass sea and
land 10 make one prosely;e.' As [ do
not wish TO judge harshIy, l will pass no
! judgment as TO what these proselyles may
be; but as congregation seldom rises
above its priests and Eevites, and if the
actions of these are to be taken for proof
of their religion, and what the hopsful
converts will be, we should certainI y think
them as much the "children of hell as
before" If determination to uphold and
defend the abominable sys!sm Of violence
and blood shed; if a strenuous advocacy
of the right Of men to break each others
necks--to choke each o!her to death with
"A halter = 10 short, rob and ensIave the
image and temple of God, to build human
wrought temples for The purpose of hold
ing out TO the world a solemn play one
day. in seven if The most bitter opposition
TO those who are preaching immediate re
ptntance by 'letting the oppressed e
! free" breaking every yoke, and doing Il
another as you would besdone by-I say
If such practices enti!ie these proselyte
70 the name Of "childGen Of he'll" then
thInk the name may be safely applied Il
: them. AS proof, take few specimens {
, the practices Of some of the "heads 9
The church. ~ ..:. ......=..
A shon time since, that noble def,nIe
of human rights, Jacob Ferris, sent wort
that he would hold an Anti Slavery meet
log, in connection with J. NJ. Blakesley
: at this place. OF course he would expos
5 the iniquities of that system that make
7 b ules Of every sixth man in cur country
1 of which number some 400 900 ore hel
by The different Christian CO [rshgiou.
denominations. Some time after the con
vention was advertised, popular reviva
was started IN the Baptist church, and th
E convention would come in the midst c
: their protracted meeting, where they pre-
;, tended that people were converted t
Christianity. Mark how they treated tb
cause Of Humanity. -. :::..
: | called upon brother H., very az
: tive member of that church, aud who,
r | mistake not, occupies place similar ,
J. that of Lerite He certainly acted
well; for when | requested him to han
!. the notice TO Elder Bennett, to read frol
:. the pulpit, he refused to hand it to him
the reason he gave was, that Ferris di
not believe in the teachings of Chris
and, on my requesting him to give rea
;. on why he thought so, he says, CHE
! ONE OF THESE PEACE MEN."!!H
:. use his precise words, though he afte
Ie wards, when told of his strange posisio
said, that that was not his meaning; al
said that he meant Non Resistants. S
according to this he would make out tn
ID Christ taught resistance to :hose who o.
y posed him-that he taught and uphe
y lhe great system of violence and butcher
a, which brother H. and his minister preac
: pray, and vote to sustain. This man wi
: refused to hand this notice to the Eide
l. 10 read, is a pretended abolitlonist Ia l.;
erty Party man : one who has virtual
resigned his soul into the keeping Of