Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-30
A New Congregational Paper.

We have been requested to publish the FOL |
lowing report of the Committee to consult |
with the editors of the Chronicle to the Cen |
eral Convention of The Congregational Minis |
tsss and Churches ol Vermont:
The undersigned, Committee Gi the General
Convention on the Vermont Ckroaicie. take
this method to lay before you the r,sults ui
their &C ion.
On the llth day of ID CENTER, A. l. 1862,
Mr. Bishop, then editor and proprietor ct the
ChrOn,cIe, solo that paper 10 Lyman ). Nc
indoe, of Windsor. The indentures made
AMI con, luded betweeI. Nelson Bishop, o
| w indeo:, of the first par, and Lyman j. Nc
Indoe, OF ~ inisor, of the second part, Wis
nesseth > - That the party of the first part,
In consideration OF tie agreements ~ be per-
| forme by tue patty oi ;he second part, here
matter named, doth hereby eel and Transfer
| to said party ot the second part, the following
described property, VIZ (Here follows de-
| scription OF the property pertaIalns 10 ;he
| Chr0ntce J The SAID party OF the second Par'
| further agrees to emp'oy the said party vi the
first part tor the term OF three years from s.ild
| first day Of January next To edit the said Ner
mont Chr0n,cie, aud to give bim, as such edl-
| tor, coutrol and direction OF the editing oi
said paper for the iiIue aforesaid
And the said party OF the second part hertb by
further agrees that, In of The deceas4 ol
| the said party of The first part before the ex-
pIration ot the aforesaid time ot three year.
an thereafter, an the future, the SAID Chronicle
| shall pe eulted by 'me person duly aIproSeu
By Committee appointed by the Genera
Cow, nuon of til. Cong gationai Min steIe
and Churches oi Vermont the Vermont
| Chronicle"
Near the termination OF Mr.. Bishops eu-
gagement, your Committee requested Mt. Nc
1 Ind, f,4tIt his INT IN
editor they ehv uid approve. He cJusented t.
d. so, but made no attempt To comply with
ms agreements, or his assurances TO the Com
| mlttee Un the 5th OF teorIary last vi
again call d his attention To his obiIgation, ,
and sought to put hun under "a written agl &c
ment that should give lsiactofy assurance
that he would cary out his original contract
IN good faith. He declined entirely TO give
The Committee any written OF verbal assurance
TO this effrcf, stating In explicit terms that he
4" invested 50 OOU In the Chronicle order 10
obtain control of II that control he now had
that control be never would rellnquish, 81
help him -"
We were satisfied from our interview with
Mr. McIndoe that the Vermont ChrOnicie hsd
pass ii completely and forever out OF the naU0
OF our Convention and Churches. We were
satisfied tnat the present proprietor was de-
termlned to break the stipulation OF his con
tract, and 10 use the Chronicle, IN connection
with his other papers, lor his Jwn interest,
irrespective of the relation 1t had always sus-
tanned to our Convention, of tue wishes of our
ministers and churches aud OF his own agree
neuts. We were also reluctantly com pelied
to regard t longer the time-hO 1oreo
organ of our denomination In this state, but
simply as the private speculation OF Mr. Nc
| ln0oe. Having repudIated bis Obligations lie
has no moral or legal claim TO our support,
and no right to represent our Churches.
Meanwhile known. this state OF facts, va
rious ASSOCIATIONS anu influential ministers and
Iaymen have desiI ed tie Commlttee TO MAKE
arrangemen s tor the pu blk 1t Oh Of new reiig &
.oos paper which shall be the organ of ouI
denomination IN this State. The Comm ttee
have not felt authorized TO do thIs, bus have
concluded to submit the foregoing statement
| 70 the ministers and churches-to publish II
before the meeting OF the General Convention
In order thai the delegates to the Convention
may take the subject into consideration and
come prepared 10 represent the opInIoDs OF tht
churches respect to the establishment oI
another paper. And 10 case It should be the
general wish and purpose TO Surrender the
Chronicle wholly to Mr.. Mclndoe. without
any further attempt 60 secure his compl ancs
with his agreements, and 10 est ,blish a new
paper that shall more fairly represent our de-
nomination, the Commtte would suggest The
wing resoiu tIous for the consideration al
action OF the Convention. LII the Convention
dettrmine TO establish a new paper, 1t will be
necessary to take some such action as Is pro
posed IN them:
Resolved, That the Committee of the Gen
erai Convention, to be appointed Tor this pur-
pose, proceed immediately to make 4nge
ments tor the pu ollcatlon of a new rellg gious
paper, To be The organ of the Congregational
Churches of Vermont a. d that We pledge 0 I
c-rdlal corporation and aid in this enter prls
| hesoired, That the same Committee be a i
| thorlzed 70 raise by subscri ption, in .
way as they may deem beer, the sum of twenty
tive hundred dollars, to be used in deirayIug
the expenses OF establishing a new paper, anu
| that the subscribers 10 such a fund may form
Company tor The publication OF paper TO
| be the organ OF our Churches, which company
shall be In correspondence with this Conven-
| ton, through its Comm itee, and shall be sub
Ject TO such rules may be mutua lily agreed
| upon between them. And the Conven tlop
pledges Its corporation with So i'd company SO
long as II shall act In correspondence and
harmony with the aforesaid Committee.
Ali OF which Is respectfully submitted
GEoRGE p. Tyler,
t. FAIRBANKs,
| ". Ii. LORD,
| JAMES I. HYDE.
Brattleboro, May "a 1866.