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Brethren in Vermont have overlooked the moral worth of men
like the Brethren Bourdeau, Pierce, and Stone, who have a depth of
experience and whose influence has been such as to gain the confidence
of the community. Their industrious and consistent lives have made
them daily, living preachers, and their labors have removed a great
amount of prejudice and have gathered and built up. Yet brethren have
not appreciated the labor of these men, while they have been pleased
with that of some who will not bear to be tested and proved, and who
can show but little fruit of their labor.
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