Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-02
GEO. PUTNAM


sHOOrVeLG, IIWuy Co. Tu' august, 1910
Dr. THomas E. Bond:-Dear Sr.--We a few female
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. feeling
deep solictude with regard to our position in the
church, have taken the liberty to give an expression of
our sentiments, and the unpleasant situation are
placed in, Some of the official members of our section
of country gave their views some months since which
you will probably recoect, as being SO decidedly
southern that you expressed your surprise at "seeng
such resolutions from the Baltimore conference."-
These brethren Of them sons, our broth
ers and Others dear brethren, With whom worship
and there may probably be a majority of male mem
bers in the circuit who entertain southern sentiments
though this is doubtful. And while we cheerluly
accord to our brethren the right to govern the
of the church, we at the same time believe have as
much right to choose what communion we will wor-
ship in as any mule member in the connection. Some
of u.s. in our youthful days had the courage to come
out from the world and join the Methodist Episcopal
Church, when this sect was every where spoken
against lin the circle of our acquaintance,) because
we preferred her to any other For upwards of thirty
years have been in her communion endeavoring to
bear the cross and do that which we thought pleasing
in the sight of Cod whether the world smiled or
frowned.
And now we are decidedly opposed to uniting with
tho new organization. We view it in OF lcr light
but that of cesession. This border warfare is what
we always dreaded; our hearts sckened at the anci-
we must meet it with as much frmness as we can;
and we have no doubt but there hundreds of fe-
males in the same dilemma with ourselves OH it
does appear to us that these heart-rendng difficulties
might have been 80 easily avoided in the outset of this
controversy, by the bare sacrifice of title. But what
agals lectures peace, love and harmony, that
Ehc din of war is sounding in our ears?
Sir we respectfully subscribe ourselves your sisters
in the Lord, still holding on to the "Old Ship" May
she safely lis that haDnV whore all dis
cord shall cease where all is calm and joy, and peace
(SigRed,l Rebecca Cunningham, Hannah Eopewe
Hannah Dyer, Sarah Lobb, Caroline Lobb, Mary Al
exander, ElneliRe Berry, Lucinda Bishop Adeline
Bishop, Amy Nevbanks, Nancy Dhorety
N. B.--Snee writing the above we feel well assur-
ed in our nnds, that there is majority of members
ON this eircuit in favor Of remaining in the old church
II. H.
Courage, sisters! This IL a battle in which the
weapons Of our warfare are not carna, but spiritual
and as the yietey to be gained chiefly by faith ant
prayer, female in the gospel armor is every whit as
good soldier as a man. Ia the inast trying crcum
stances Of his Life the female followers that re-
mlined With the Sagisr, braviHg persecution and sub
mitting willingly to the reproaeh Of being his follow
ers. They last at the cross and first ut the Say
iours tomb. And in all subsequent times ef persecu
tOn and trial. the Christian church has foand womer
among the NEST Sedast of the disciples Of cur Lord
Of men allowed more active courage than women
1t is as universally acknowledged that w0ea excel il
chat passive courage which cali iortitdde. If thrJ
are less disposed 10 aSsa they are more patient to en-
sdure Endure, therefore, dear sisters, with ali pa,
thence and long sVGeriSg, the storm Of pemecatioi
which pride and worldly -mindedRess have RACED is
church, 'oskiEg Ants JESUS the aatbsr and aish
Of our falth,S and abiding 10 the fellowship of tn
church In which We first received the pledge Of Sag
lours loye.-ED ADV. a. Jour