The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF
REV. DENAyAH ROOTS.


tIn.r rAsroR or tnr cosGRtoATioN-
A. CuCKru ~ wEst RUTLAND.
Rev. B.NAJsIi koo1s was one of
the fr.; settled pastor. ia Vermont. \
lsuIatlc curiosity would lead ,ho-- who
eriny the bcnctt. Of the institution
i.e iaior,d to establish, to ascertain n
fer a. mas h. hi- history and character:
4ni # iuanl WORTHY. stili higher prin-
,yi, t,uni,ts us ~ chcri~h h'- memory
lie wa. born in l72G. IN " Woodbnry,
Conn. ol bis early life can asctr-
IAN nothing. lie va, graduated AT
sew Jersey College IA l'Ji; three
YEAR, h,to,o the elder Edwards came
,uthc presidency of Ila' Institution aud
on" YEA, amer the graluaiion Of ihaI
,mjncu preacher kry Samuel Davies.
NJ" wa, afterwards, ,is president. And
II J. interesting 20 noticc, ~ indicating
The wolh tur whIs'. our colleges were
preparing ,ouug men IN the early his
tory Of our country. that Of his class
mates, nineteen IN number, twelve are
known to have been ministers of tie
to.pcl. H. studied divinity with DR.
BA,my, OF HoiIl,h,m, Two years
uller III graduation l." was employed
10 preach 10 Siui>brry Conn. ; and was
Ordained a, pastor Of the church and
lucic'y ihcrr. Aug. 10, l1j1. where he
renamed fifteen wears. During the
la, few yen:s Of his ministry there,
There was much d,i|icnl;y between him
sril aud "a number of his people. The
cause. Of lln, dilIiculty, TO some extent,
are ,tt on record, and must be REQUIRED
,c a. a means OF nscer;aining his doc.
trina. slews and qualifications fora pas
Tor and ,eachcr
ia Feb. 1870, Il council vas called
ly the mutual desire of MIR. Roots and
several members Of hi, church, ia hear
aud give their sentiments upon suudry
sNc.ption, said m,m1ers had TO make
10 ,omc Of Mr. Root 5 doctrines, and al
en 10 some Instances Of his conduct rel
al,,c to church discipline No formal
charge. were made against the pastor,
Ln, there were some supposed matters
of difference and grounds OF complaint,
upon which, by mutual agreement, they
Fought the opinion and advice of n few
rciyhbn.irg ministers with their dele
.a;es. The Result Of that council,and
also a few brief Remarks in reply 70
,hai result, written by Mr. Roots, wore
puhlished the same year. and give Us 4
pretty full view Of the state Of tling-
then existing in the parish As 10 the
exceptions taken TO Mr. Roots conduct
rcln,in, to church discipline, the coun
ell found no cause Of blame in the pas
tor EXCEPT in one instance, where they
think he acted hastily and imprudently
in a.ssolyng a church meeting.
\. to loctrinal differences, the points
presented hy the agrieved brcthren.--
Sr. Roots says there were two Of them
-Lwcrc sentences and parts Of scn'cn
cc9 SAID to have been taken down iron
lis Gi-courscS. These minutes were
made. i, appeared, not always at ,h'
time OF hearing. but perhaps months at
,erwardS: and they were mainly ot an
cient date the sermons coinplaihed
having been delivered eight nine, an
ten wears before. or tie sentence
co,nplained Of. some were approved b.
the council as expressing sosnd d"ctrin
though the manner Of expression wa
Objected to by the council. which Nj
Roofs acknowledged ,ha, lie had US"
and defended in bis reply. or the FIR
class, were such expressions as ihe 10
lowing:
No man since the fall ever did hi
duty in any one instance.
AS 10 the matter OF acceptance wit
God, or in poin, of Justification, all inc
- stand on u ieNci.
.Jurcscneraie sinners are whoiiy dc;
and wholly blind. aud are crlmina!iy
Llatne for lheir deafness and blindness
In iecen,raiion the soul Is who'll
and altogether passive wien di
.lnc,ion was intde by the pastor betSe,
regeneration and Conversion. -,
Some Of the rpiass Of difference ~hit
the examination developed between NJ
Roofs ard the council l.~yst4s follow
ing: hAE.,@
men hate Cod for wLa, be is in bis mo
al character On this the couacii r
mask. HAT ghe Scriptures ,eprese
human nature very greatly G'pFa'c
and sunk BY siR,' bot they do not 'h'f
1t !. quite as bsd as is here represenie
True, III, Scriptures speaA of men
hating God, bui for night undors'an
ing OF this maiterii is necessary TO
member ,hA, hate sometimes mea
cn,y a less degree II love, OF a want
love- Mr.. Roots thinks The laneua
h. has used is to, stronger than that
the apostle pall on ,he sAn'e ''oie
Rom. .ui. :. Ard le quotes passa-
from presidsnt EdSaFd' Where
sane u Jew is presented.
Again, NJ. Roots lad i.ugi' II
men Lase a natural power to Keep ''
Law. ari 10 90 every ,h'ng that he
ouir,s "a order 10 their salvation
in o.Ler words, that there is no imp
l-nt.. Ia 'he rsy Of mems Aeel"Hg"o