St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-06-20

dox council, and was ready to go before
any such council again if his soundness
was doubted. For the sake of definite
ness he favored the adoption of the
amendment. He must express profound
establishment if this Convention was
willing to vote down a declaration that
the Bible is our ultimate authority.
Rev. j. G.. johnson said the Bible is
our corner stone, as long as we inter-
pref it evangelically.
Rev. L. o. Brastow said he must re-
gard it as unfortunate that move
ment toward harmony should be re-
PEELED by the rejection of the amend
ment. He did not thank the cOnven-
ton for compelling him to vote against
declaration which he could heartily
accept if coupled with the necessary
limitations. If this amendment is re-
jected l understand the representative
body to put itself on record as holding
that the word of God is not the ultimate
standard of appeal, in matters of au-
thority. [Cries of mo, no." "We do
not declare that" from several parts of
the house, If not, why not accept a
definite declaration that it is the stand
dard ? If you send your resolution
forth, having voted down the amend
ment, it will be interpreted as subordi-
mating the Bible to human standards,
as the ultimate authority.
On motion of Rev. Mr.. Hincks, the
amendment was divided, the first clause
being voted on first.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Rev. Messrs. Ct. E. Hall, Sew
erance, Van Norden, Boardman, Morse,
A. Hazen, Grout, Carter, Goodrich,
Emerson, Thayer, Watson, Hincks,
Boss, Stafford, G. III. Smith, Buckham,
C. w. Thompson, Briant, BrastOw,
Wilder, Bennett, and c. G. Tory. Lay
delegates, WinSlow, Sheldon and Hig-
ley-26.
NOes-Rev. Messrs. Knowlton, Par
fridge, A. C. Read, Nichols, Gordon,
Cobleigh, Adams, j. A. Bates, Bartlett,
Demerit, Harrington, Ladd, Babbitt,
S. L. Bates, Closson, l.. Phelps, Thomas
Frazier, Bushee, Perkins,, Myrick,
Granger, E. T. Hooker, Hicks, Porter,
Ward, Byington, Cowan, Olmsted, F.
B. Phelps, Baker, Garland, w. T. Her.
rick, Leffingwell, Merrill, Pratt, A.
Stevens, E. T. Fairbanks, Hubert, L.
Tenney, w. t. Hazen, Dixie, Wild,
Ferrin, Hale, Swift, H. Fairbanks, E.
P. Hooker, johnson, Barber, R. T.
Hall, Winchester, Tolman. Lay dele
gates-J. E. Crane, Brownell, Chandler,
Monteith, Stevens, Halbert, Tenney,
Manning, Turner, Savage, Beckett, G..
H. Crane, Poland, j. Dutton, B. Dut-
ton, F. Fairbanks, Thompson, Stimson
and Adams-72.
The last clause of the amendment
was then rejected by rising vote. The
vote standing IL ayes to 90 noes.
The question recurring on the adop-
ton of the resolution, the vote was
then taken, as follows:
AyeS--Rev. Messrs. Severance, Par
fridge, KnOwlton, Reid, Nichols, Cor
don, Cobleigh, Adams, j. A. Bates,
Bartlett, Demerit, Harrington, Ladd,
Babbitt, S. l.. Bates, Closson, Board
man, L. Phelps, Thomas Frazier,
Bushee, Perkins, Myrick, Morse, Gran
ger, E. T. Hooker, A. Hazen, Hicks,
Carter, Porter, Ward, Byington, Cow
an, Olmsted, Emerson, F. B. Phelps,
Thayer, Baker, Garland, w. T. Herrick,
Hincks, Merrill, Pratt, Stevens, E. T.
Fairbanks Hubert, Smith, Tenney,
w. Hazen, Dixie, Wild, Ferren, Hale,
Buckham, Swift, II. Fairbanks, Thomp-
son, E. p. Hooker, Barber, johnson,
Bennett, C. c. Torrey, R. T. Hall,
TOlman. Ldymen, j. E.
Crane, Brownell, Chandler, Monteith,
Stevens, P. r. Tenney, Manning, Tur-
ner, Savage, Beckett, Leffingwell, G.
Fl. Crane, Poland, j. button, B. Dut-
ton, F. Fairbanks, Thompson, Stimson,
NOes-Rev. Messrs. G.. E. Hall, Van
NOrden, Watson, Ross, Stafford, Briant,
Brastow, Wilder. Ldymen, Winslew,
Higley-II.