The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-02-18


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Theodore Parker was recently in.
vited TO lecture before the Lycoum in
Manchester, N. II. Six clorgymon of
the city entered thOir solemn protest a.
gainst the employment Of Mr.. Parker in
that capacity. 1t is mark of sense
among the cloth, that they arc beginning
to get their eyes open to the character
Of our leading rcformo.s." 1t is safer
to follow Christ and Him Crucifod than
any modern philan.hropis,. We are glad
to find six clcrgymen of the same opin.
ion in tho city of Manchester, Their
card contains the following:
10 The Directors ofMe Manchester Lyceuu.
GENTLEMEN The undersigned nom.
bers of the clergy, observe with doop re.
greet in your list of lecturers for the pres.
ont Winter the name of Theodore Par
ker. We bad hoped that your honorable
organization would never again com.
promise the respect due to tho Christian
religion by the employment of this gen
tlcman as the public teacher of a Chris
tain community. And now We think
that the arrangement must have been
made without full view of all the bear.
ings of the case, or careful considera.
tion of the best public sentiment of the
city. We wish gentlemen, for ourselves
and for many others, for the sake of
that religion which claims the respect of
all sober minded men, to enter our court.
eous but decided romoDstranco. We
not only maintain that one who has pub.
lished to the world his unqualified denial
of the binding authority of Gods word
and his snccrs at the sinless charcter of
Jesus Christ and who is thus directly
undermining the foundations of society,
ought not to receive your official and
public indorsement, as it guide in pub.
lie sentiment, and thereby gain addition.
al influence to spread his skopticism We
urge another and even more decided rca-
son Mr.. Parker is bold and unscrupu.
lous. BY frequent Implications or as
sertions, be violates the neutral ground
of the lecture room. One of the last Ice.
lures by him before youths lecture on
progress, -contained sentiments distinct.
ly In conflict with the fact of a Revcla.
tion from God, aud with its contents.
The Coroner's Inquest in the case
of DR.. Burdell is still in session. Moth.
ing of any consequence to fix the mur-
dcrer has as yet been elected, except the
testimony of man by the namo of Far.
rell who states that he heard the cry of
murder near the house at the time of the
transaction, and that soon after a man.
whom ho identifies as Eckel. camo to the
door, in his shirt sleeves. and ordered
him off tho steps, where no was sitting.
Tho witness readily recognized Eckcl
among crowd Of thirty persons, though
he says he never saw him except on that
occasion.
p. S. The investigation was completed
on Saturday and the verdict of the cor.
oner's jury rendered, charging Eckol and
Mrs. Cunningham as principals, Snod-
grass as accessory in the murder. and
duplicating the daughters of Mrs. Gun.
bingham as proper to be held for exam
ination before the Grand Jury.
To show that the views lately cx-
pressed by us.in reference to the man.
agcmOnt of the Rutlapd Road, are cor
rect, VIC cut the following confirmation
from the Financial article Of tho Boston
Bee.
The Middlcbury (Vt.) Register pub
fishes caustic review of the late report
of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad
Trustees, which gives as tho result of
fifteen months business, out of gross
earnings of s493, 200, a net result of
$40 600. 1t is fact which cannot be
disguised, that great dissatisfaction ex.
lists among the bondLolders both in this
State and in Vermont, at this miserable
show of net earnings, in the face of fair
amount of gross business, and although
doubtless extraordinary road repairs
have compelled large outlays during the
period alluded to, it is difficult to con.
ceive of the necessity Of so complete an
absorption Of the gross product We
have no wish to do injustice to the Trus-
tees, who are gentlemen of undoubted
integrity, but there certainly seems to
be something wanting in the management
of concern, which on such an amount
OF earnings cannot pay interest on its
first mortgage to the amount of 1926 600
per annum. OF one thing We are conf
dent viz that If such contract is prac.
ticable, the road can be leased to rospon.
sible parties within thirty days,who will
agree to pay interest upon the first mort
gage, and keep the road and it's equip
ment in its present state of efficiency
Vermont Board of Education.
We have before us a Circular, issued
from the Office Of the Secretary of the
Board of Education, containing the Of
fetal correspondence between Mr.. AD-
ANS, the Secretary, and Prof. PEAsE, on
behalf Of the Board. The views and
wishes of the Board are communicated
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