Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-25

| individual, buttrustel the doing of the err
rand principally with the bearer, who
showed all readiness 10 do me kindness
| in the case. What | wrote was nearly
rs follows:-" o. S. Murray will lecture
at Bristol on Friday evening next. Sub:
iject-Application Of Christianity to e1.
isting Institutions al Church aud an
State" Neighbor Scot: said there was
Sufficient written. Ele would see TO It.
The notice could be given rs well as, If l
had written more. 1t could so-ali will
see. And for aughL | know, or anything
that has appeared, brother Scott did his
duty in the case, as a good nelghbor.
! When be came home, | inquired of him,
and he gave me to understand that all was
right. Said nothing about anything be-
ing in the way He had given the no.
tice to the brethren; and the understand
ing had from him was that | was to ex-
pect it 10 have been given to the people.
After arriving at the place and finding
! the notice to have been suppressed, was
EcuriouS TO know the reasons. So | went,
on Saturday morning, to Elias Hurlbnt,
priest Of Baptism, and asked him if he
knew anything of the matter. tle con
ftssed he did. Said the brethren showed
him the notice. lie told them they could
do as they pleased with it. He did no:
wish 10 read it. Did not want me there.
referred him 10 the @oPpenness OF the
Telegraph to him and the Raplists, as
well as 10 all others. He had occupied it
not little in giving variety Of notices.
!, II was still open to him and ak others in
F that way. Nv house had Teen his home.
My stable had net unfrcqnentIy afforded
straw and provender for his beast. My
view and feeling was that had a right to
expect better treatment from him. lcoud
but look upon his course in suppressing
my notice as unmanly, co Nardly and I'M
bpciie At this be started and began to
!, exhibit his presthoodism. Accused me
: Of "crowdiug'' Called me saucy,"
Sc [ shaved him ont Of this, however,
somewhat. And he conc ded to come
! down from bis high elevation aud stand
Z by the side Of re as man, The truth
3 is, Elias Harlbut has been ruined f)v use.
fulness by going into The priesthood. Il
: he would 20 back and take up his broad
V axe and hoe, he would be useful man
h At present he is only a hiudrance to tn,
: progress OF light and trath-uf Christian
l'y and holiness of the redemption oil The
d void from sin. He is d blind leader O
/: tie blind. They are all in the ditch TO
!, :, gether. Like people like priest. ATE
:. making the foregoing confession of hi:
:, unwillingness to read the notice becaus,
/ Re did MOI want me TO be heard in Bris
+ tol, nt made a turn and undertook to twis
d himself out of responsibility for the sup
e preston Of the notice, by saying it wa
:. not addressed to him personality. Thi
: showed that he saw the unmaniiness O
. his conduct in the case-that he, and a.
d others who had had hand IN the sup
10 preston had done shameful thing. Blu
: he knows that more responsibility rest
II on him in the case than on all others to
re gether. II there be disposition on tn
OF part of others TO take it eff from him, Their
al is NO way the shift can be made Il b
o. had had disposition to give the notice
nobody would have prevented him. An
did not understand him to pretend thu
- he had not acted voluntarily in the ma
ter. His course was in character for
3. priest of sectariansm. 1t is the bushes
Of his calling to build up churches o
if ereedS and Goglnas. To promote the -ir
N terests of the party. 10 shut out as mu
~ as possible every truth that conflicts vii
81 the selfish ends of the sect. To keep a
" he discussion on one side. He charge
is ne with inflellty. | offered to go befol
IF the people with him on that charge-ib;
ny they might have an opportunity to jGdg
he for themselves. Invited him to have II
10, bell rung and call the people together fl
re the discussion. He got out of it bv sa,
S. ing he must'leave for an exchange. AsI
~. ed him to fix On a time for discussio
ad But be knew his business better than
ia engage in it. Free discussion-fre al
lid honest inquiry after truth, irrespective