Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-07
This society has no paid priests travel.

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ings" (of ministers and elders TO decide
whether man has right to go to dis.
tan, part of the country % preach, and if
they decide that he has, be can be provid.
ed with funds from the society. 10 other
words. if RECOMMENDED minister thinks
he has caHto go and preach some great
idea of his mind beyond the limits of hi:
"monthly meeling,' he must submit bis
case TO the "seleet Meeting" and they
gravely decide whether this man has a
call to go and preach the gospel TO eoe' 3
creature. If this inquisiton decide that
he Is really called Of God, and he has mol
enough of this worlds treasure of his
own to enlble him to 60, the society aOiJl
furnish IL. Now it NIGH sometimes hap
pen that this expense money might posi-
bly, stand in the way of Gods cali in the
minds OF these ministers and elders. "
Indeed, | am not quite sure but such a
case did once transpi,e within The linils
of a monthly meeting in Western New
York. The principles promulgated by
early Friends were probably III best
and most rational of any adopted by any
body Of men. The society pretend to fo..-
low that principle n0ao, The great truths
which George Fox promulgated were the
same that had been uttered by the Youth
Of Gaiilee before, and were hundreds oil
years 10 advance Of his age, and they
caused the minions of priesl-craf to trem-
BILE. He knew nothing of that quiet
into which the society has now settled.
10 the early period Of the society, they
nearly followed in the footsteps of George
Fox The great principle Of kindness
OF the universal brotherhood of man oil
the liberty of all TO mind the light" and
speak as the spirit gave utterance,-
bears strange contrast to the dragging
out Of fellow man for speaking in one
OF their synagogues.s and, then bearing
witness against him in court OF law
all of which we SEE practiced by modern
Friends" Their ancient principle .oI
liberty 10 go into other congregations and
speak, lily accords with their closing their
houses gins, the pleaders for humanity
or gagging their oVn members from speak.
ing on the subjects, las Ear as possible.) o.
Slavery, Intemperance and War, in mod
ern times. Their great leading principle
formerly was, and pretensions now are
Peace UnioersaL peace. They excom.
municate man for Standing in the ranks
on training day and holding a gun
Fhey will bear sacrifice of property OF
Imprisonment, rather than train, they
will hoidno office Of profit or honor" I'm,
der the government but the great mass
of them will rote for all officers from
Commander IN chief dopn to the pail
master. They consider it an offence IN
pardonable to vote for corporal in the
army, but MINISTERS and ELDERS car
and do vote for The highest Military off
GERS in the land, and 1SLAvEHoLpERs.-
70 this rule there are many honorable
exceptions. Some who belong to this so
ciety are the salt of the earth and have
nc, unity with the great mass of the socie
ty.-No wonder then that we see individ
uals Withdrawing from the society, on &C
count of their sustaining Staesry anC
War. No one who sympathises with tht
principles of Fox can synpathise will
the great mass Of The society Of Friends
they have waxed fat and kicked
Ihey have become anxious for thejgoot
opinion Of the world They have cease
to bear testimony against the great sins O
the age.-They have no. kept the faith
They are house divided against i,sel
and CANNOT STAND. They have bee
weighed 10 balance and found wantin o
and upon the front is written. IcHABon-
glory departed. As a sect they are vii!
all others doomed to perish, but thei
principles of Liberty, Peace and Love
Never. An1cus
amtoo distinctly and decidedly an individual
70 edit the organ of an association" LIN chill
The foregoing sentence expresses III
last reason rendered by Lydia Mari
Child for retiring from her snn,,inn