The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-05-23
From the Vermont Observer.

PHILADELPHIA, APRlL ~, loan
Brother Angler IL did not intend
when | left home, 10 be letter writer for
our excellent "Vermont Observer" nor
do now intend TO trouble you with a
long communication. But as | cannot
learn that you have any regular cores
pendent attending the anniversaries, |
lake the liberty to drop you few lines,
about matters and things in which some
of your readers may have an interest.
do not propose to report the proceed
ines, but will send you the daily "Ledg-
err" in which the report is more ably
given, than would be possible for me to
favor you with.
The city is thronged with brethren from
all sections of the country. We are as
sembled in the same house, where thirty
yeats ago, Ihirtu-two brethren assembled
and formed the Baptist Trennlal Conven-
ton only seren o! those fathers are now
living and rejoicing in The fruit of their
labors. The number of delegates now
assembled is about four hundred. There
are from Vermont thirteen brethr en-, who
all nOlu seats Ill tHe OohNCplioh "" -
D. Farnsworh, wv. Sawyer, J. Conant,
D. Haskall. p. w. Dean, Richardson
Of Cavendish, E. Hutchinson, ID. Bur-
rows, ID. M. Crane, L. A. Dunn, Hay
den, FL. |. Parker, OF Manchester, and
the writer. The greatest conceivable in
terest is manifest in all the meetings.
| The house is continually crowded to over
flowing. doubt not but many hundreds
more would attend, could they obtain even
a place 10 stand in the spacious house III
which we are assembled. The discus
sions which have taken place, have been
quite spirited ard exceedingly Interesting
Sometimes cloud arises and seems to
threaten a storm that would sweep all be
fore it, bu! from some unexpected source
the sun breaks through the cloud ant
drives away its blackness. What ma!
take place within a few days, it is i'm
possible to tell. All seem to feel tina
much depends upon this meeting, as t.
the future harmony of the Baptists of TIT
United States. My prayer is that th'
Great Head OF the church may guide u
into all truth that we may all love unlo'
but that we may love liberty, truth an
Righteousness more. We have presen
sixteen delegates who go by the 'tle O
Rev. DR.. We have no doctor in Yer
mont,
One thing has made a very deep i'm
preston on my mind. When readIn'
the report of the Board, when the Sec
retary came to the place which assere
that persecution still prevailed In tn
East, and some of our native brethren
were ia danger, the secretary was re
ouesled to pause, while special prayer wa
offered for the fur off oppressed, out il
our business aud prayer meetings, nc
single prayer has been offered for tn
oppressed of cur own land not an alIu
sion made tending TO their allevlatloE.-
A resolution is now pending before tn
American Baptist Home Missionary Sc
ciely, the purport of which s,"that BEN
. slave holder shall be no objection to bt
. ing missionary under the patronage
r the Society,"" This resolution was ofere
q by northern man and believe trlen
i of the oppressed, for the purpose OF &c
r ting the subject before the Convention
# 1t has not yet been discussed and WIN
v will be its fate we know not--probabl
4 however, after spending some time In d
v bate we shall as they do i'll Congress
"dismiss the whole subject or at lea'
lay it upon the table" Lest some OF
should inquire where are the twel'
f brethren from Vermont that no prayer
=, offered in this Convention for the POI
- slaves; permit me TO say, that all wi
u pray in these meetings, (prayer meeting
included are especially designated. Al
o were brother called on to pray who
y accustomed to remember those in bon
'e as bound with lhem," it would requl
l. great moral courage to pray tor those
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