Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-04
For the Freeman
WASHINGTON Co. Conference.
AN OBSERVER.

Mr.. EDIToR:-ln reply to the communication
of the Montpelier Association, which has appear
ed in the Vt. Chronicle, against my right to hold
protracted or antislavery meeting where God in
his providence opens door, would say, first,
that they have entirely misrepresented the case as
it is. They say went to Georgia to hold pro-
racted meeting by invitation of, and to uphold GER
tain dsaffected members of Mr.. Ranslow's church.
This is not true in any sense, and proved it to
the association beyond all reasonable doubt. The
following letter will present facts as they are:-
WEST PoULTNEY June 25, 1874.
Rev. and Dear Brother:-I received yours by a
member of our Conference. You wish me to state
particularly, chow you came to our place" In
answer to this, would say, it was by my request
and invitation. | consulted with Br. Sabn the
baptist elder of Georgia, who was favorable to
your coming, and attended, as you will recoect.
know of no congregational brethren that invited
you to come. The preacher of the cong. church
was much opposed to your coming. know of no
other facts in the that are connected with your
invitation to visit US.
Yours in the bonds of pure and peaceful
gospel, GEO. McKILL1ps.
T. 5. The meeting was not considered to be a
methodist, baptist, or congregational meeting, but
that Bro Kellogg was coming from Montpelier,
and all were requested to attend. G. Nick.
This letter was before the association when they
decided that did wrong to hold religious meet
ing with the methodist and baptist brethren, il
their place of worship, to lead souls to Christ
Now, because | have not confessed that die
wrong in holding meeting with other christian
minutes, and send it abroad to the world. How
far this is christian, and liberal, the church ant
world must judge.
They say break their rules. Well, they for
med these very unchristian rules, as they owne
at the time of their adoption, to keep me out of
Calvinst Baptist church, where had agreed to g
by request of the minister and church, to hold
meeting. |, with others, opposed the adoption O
these rules at the time, and told them could nc
be governed by them. Now, with these facts i
view, every body must see, that their course tend
to hinder EvangeIists in their work of promotin
revivals, and all antslavery agents (who happe
to be ministers of our order) from their work c
mercy. appealed from the decision of associs
ton, but was gravely told that could not appe;
to the church, because the association was not a
ecclesiastical body-was no more than lyceun
or temperance society.
Inow see the hand of God in leading me alon
where / can, untrammeled, hold meetings and Ii
Dor to promote revivals with all christians, whel
He is pleased to direct me. entreat the God
all mercy to open the eyes of those four brethre
who met in Middlesex, and voted as named abov
and influence them to unite in the use of the meal
!. which in our age have been so signally blessed
S promoting revivals of religion.
e SHERMAN KELLOGG.
y 90 Will the editor of the Vt. Chronicle be
o good as to publish the above, that may be hea
o by the same who have heard the association?
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