Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-26


10 come down on you to-day, with
the law, can tell you You wan,
the ihunders Of Sina You must
have a dose Of tho law!
Well, said Uncle John, thunder
away suppose we need II, all Of
us. But, now, father Bonnie, you
ministers are always preaching to us
poor dogs on the evils Of riches
but, somehow, | don't see any Of You
that are much afraid Of owning hors-
ca or niggers, or any other good thing
that you can get your hands on
You'll have to look out for your own
soul. father Bonnie =
A general laugh echoed this re-
port for father Bonnie had the rep
utation Of being a shrewder hand at
a bargain, and Of having more cX-
pertness in swapping a horse or trad
ing negro, than any other man for
SIX counties round
Hes into you, now, old man .
said several of the bystanders, laugh
ingly.
%, as 10 that said father Bon
ME, laughing, also, go in with
Paul--they that preach the Gospel
must live Of the Gospel Now, Paul
was a man that stood up for his rights
to live as other folks do Isn't 1t
right says he, that those that
plant vineyard should first cat Of
the fruit? Haven't we power 10
lead about a sister, a wife p says be.
AID IT Paul had lived ln our time, he
would have said drove Of ringers,
TOO ! No danger about our minis
tiers being hurt by riches, while YOU
hymcu are so slow m supporting the
Gospel %
At the elbow Of father Bonnie
stood brother minister, who wasiu
many respects his contrast He wns
tall, thin, and STOPPING, with black
eyes, aud a serene sweetness OF ex-
preston. A thread bare sun of rus
~ black, evidently carefully worn
showed the poverty Of his worldly
estate. he carried in his hand
small portmanteau, probably contain
ing change Of linen, his Bible, aud
few sermons Father Dickson was
a man extensively known through all
that region. lie was one Of lhosu
men among the ministers of Amru-
CA who kept alive our faith Ia CnrIs-
uanltY, and renew on earth the ppr-
Irall OF the old apostle: In Journey
lngs Often, IN hunger and thirst, IN
fasting often, IN cold and uakcdness.
Besides those things that are with.
out, that winch comelh upon them
daily, the care of all the churches
Who is weak, and they are not weak Z
Who is often ed, and they burn not 2
Every one IN the State knew aud
respected father Dickson and. ike
the generality of the world, people
were very well pleased, and thought
IL extremely proper and mcntolious
Tor hum TO bear WEAKNESS and pain
fulness, hunger and cold, IN their
spiritual service, leaving to them The
night OF attending or not attending
to hun, according to lhrir own con
yenlence Father Dickson was one
Of those who had never Welded 10
the common customs and hahlis of
the country IN regard 10 the holding
OF slaves A few, who had been
lcll him by relation, ne had at
great trouble and expense transport
ed TO Tree state, and setlled there
comfortably. The world need not
trouble itself with seeking to know
or reward such men for the world
cannot know aud has no power to
reward them. Their citizenship is
in Heaven, and all tn can be CIV
en- them in this life is like morsel
which peasant gives in his cottage
to him who Tomorrow viii reign over
a kingdom.
lie had stood listening to the CON
versaiion thus far with the grave, vet
iudulgon,, air with which he gcncr-
ally listened to The salles Of als mn
Isleral brothers. Father Bonnie.
though not as much respected or con-
fided IN as father Dickson, had, fro "a
the iraukness of his manners, and
cerlaln rude but effective style of ell
oquence, n more general apparent
popularity. lie produced more sem
saIlon on the camp ground; could
sing louder and longer, aud would Of
ten rise into flights Of eloqleuce both
original aud impressive. Many were
offended 10y the freedom ol his man
ner out OF the pulpit aud the slrlclcr
sort were known to have said ol hlm,
that when out be never ought to be
IN, aud when in never out.' Aslho
hugh that rose at his sally died away.
he turned To father Dickson, aud
said
VIVA, doyou ,hiuk 2
i don't think, SAID father Dick
sou, muddy, that Won would ever
have found Paul leading drove of
negroes.
Why moi, as well as Abraham.
the father Of the faithful? Didn't
he have three hundred trained ser
wants =
Servants perhaps butnot slayesl'
said father Dickson, for they all bore
arms. For ny part, think that the
buying and selling and trading of
human beings, for purposes Of gain,
is a sin IN the sight Of God
Well, now, father Dickson, |
wouldn't have thought YOU had read
your bible to so lI,ile purpose as that