Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-12-31

p. say word about the real CongregaN
tlonal minister of Norwich, Proiesso
BUTLER' His name is omitted in tn N
Register. Is it consistent with fair play
to insert the name Of a clergyman an
Professor, Of N. II. as a resident of Nor
wich; and omit the name OF the very man
of like professions, who actually reside <
there; because, forsooth, he happens
be Prof in the NoRwIcu UNIvERsITY&
the distinguished President whereof, is N
obnoxious, it would seem, to H. & P.
was for this graceless insult to- III
learned and pious BUTLER, that | mention
ed the bunder concerning the other ger
teman Of equal merit. Either Pro. n
was purposely passed over, or it is an e
ror Take either horn of the dilemma.
1t is useless TO follow II. g. P, in
their crooks and turns; as if all the mi
takes were owing to removals, g. change
IN ministerial residences, since the shee
of the Register were struck of'-&c&
unless they print a year or SO, in advanc
Be that as it may, as the Register repor
ed the list ofstate officers, appointed
the last Legislature, | concluded it W
printed since that lime; and hence, Il
omissions Of names Of ministers who toe
their present stations &c, a year ago, mo
or less, were errors, not crimes. M
is the preten,ion less amsy, that "sever
Universalist Clergymen preach in II
different towns, could there be ttso al
not be di6erent) and perhaps some, who
names are omitted, not ,,at alI"&c. Eve
such shift, only sinks the Publishers dee
err and deeper in the mire. 1t is one
sign Of State Register, to give the nam
OF the clergymcn of the various denomin
tons, and the tocns to which they seva
ally belong; not all the towns in viii
they may chance to preach; for, "sever
cIergymen," who are constantly employee
do not preach regularly in the towns
their residence, "at ALL" None the lie
worthy, on that account. Many of thot
OF the different persuasions, whose nam
are inserted, have long since retired frc
the mnistra,ion Of the word, save occ
sionally, if "at all" as for example,
D Brown, of Roxbury; e. ]. Board ma
Randolph; IS. Sias.' Danville, &c. So
: learn. So that the "sleepy slur," abe
J, some who do not preach "at ALL" bour
c back, as i, justly should, upon those
r hurled it.
" But, the greatest case Of all, is, Il
0 II. g. P, inform us, gravely, that, "of I
y supposed errors which he R. S, \
e pointed out, I've find but one which is rea
: so. Here is paddy "bull, " double
twisted. Men of the learning and taller
| of H. 6 P, certainly cannot mean II
-, they could find real error, amo
5 those which are only supposltitiot
/, That would he ton bad. Hence, tn
-. mean, that among those supposed erro
they find but one which is really so
: which is really supposed! Nor can tn
find one, for the plainest of all reasons vi
: | did not suppose any, but pointed
Is as palpabIc errors-happen as ii
a might--as ever were committed in a
a case.
E Haskell and P, thank me for ISM
favors," and solicit continuance.
Always disposed to accommodate
, ncighbors, though it discommode mysd
| shall comply with The polite request
S If opportunity offers, trust they will
b ciprocatc similar favors. Well, TO ma
t short work Of it, will select town
y which | am some acquainted. as spe
e men, say Tunbridge. This Regis
gives the names Of five clcrgymen, in
= town, for IS47 Samuel Stone, GeoF
, Hagge,, David CaIIy, Thomas Moxl
= Nathan Monkey, b." Now let US cou
e and see if we can find any real erro
, LIST. S. Stone went back TO Maine
= year or so since. Cd, Geo. Hagget nd
; er resided IN Tunbridge, (perhaps III
mean Hackct, who is dead.) Sd.
, Cally is there: 9TH. Thomas Moxl
, dead 9th, Nathan Monkey, months sin
removed from town. Here are grd
errors to fact. And then add 9th. o.
Lcgate, Methodist, is omitted in the Re
lister. Now, | ask, whether l am to
blamed, for saying, at most, that such 81
tistics arc not pery correct Must not
neighbors be heartily ashamed Of the
selves, for having waged war upon me
, giving as favorable notice oGtheir Rd
lister, as conscience and truth would pS
nit; compelling me 10 make a dlsclosu
ten times worse for them than all | h