Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-21

easiest way for us to light it is, to lay a ot
of paper by the side Of these scattered
kernels OF powder and make use of our
flint and steel. We have warned the
bock-head, thoroughly Why then
should we deny ourself this small gratlf-
cAtiOn!
Paul would forever deny himself the
luxury ofcating meat, Tit made his broth
or 10 offend. But what seems to us most
preposterous is, that Radx should UNI
dertake to justify indulgence, and dcpre-
cate self-denial, from their comparative
smullnsss. If he will acknowledge the
sin(ulncss, dare he plead the smallness Of
the sin, in extenuation? For illustra,
ton: He calls his child TO account for the
sin Of lying, The child's plea is g a-
Their, it was a very small lie, and it was
very great qualification to me; why then
should l deny myseItl AS for those in
corrigblc liars who make ii their whole
livelihood to speak falsely, ! have warned
them against the present and future consc-
0uences of their awful deeds, but why
should make the great sacrifice of setting
them my small exHmplc9 who would
raise a feather to oppose a tornado ?'"-
Otherwise, if Radix will make il only a
matter Of expectancy, certainly the facts
,ht the sclE-deniaI would be small, while
on the other hand the i'll effects are great
and overwhelming, arc the bet reasons
why he should forego
(6) "Look not thou upon the wine
WHEN it is rcd, when it Ciycth it's color in
the cup, hen it movcth itself Alright -
Prov. xvii: 81.
Here is "Holy Writ" Gorbdl;ng even
to }oo% upon winc.-Again:
"Wmr is a mocker, strong drink is rag
nr; and whatsoever IS deceived thereby is
not wise prov. TX: |.
Again: "Whorcdom, and wine, & new
wine, take away the heart Hosea
": II
HIRE wine is ranked with whoredom,
~ alike destructive of the heart
But, suppose we had failed to find the
passage that, in SO many words, condemns
the use Of wine would i. therefore be safe
70 conclude that we arc at liberty to use if2
Byno means. Where IS the passage OF
Molly Writ to be fond that directIy and
N 50 many words, lorbids bioamy or po-
lygamv. Because such passage cannot
hc found and because the Wise Man, who
received unlc5 sanding, at his request
from tie Lord, was most egrcgiou>
polyg4mist, shall we therefore Conclud,
that poly gamy Is Justihublc !
~ For some reason or another RAD:
has either neglected or forgotten TO define
ceres" Of VINE. He has left US cntirel,
in The dark as 10 whr, he mans by tn
tcrn. If he his taken it for granted ,ha
the term at once addresses itsefto the IN
Outstanding Of all, he should not have foI
ro,;rn that former tests are now very ger
rrAiiy rejected New standards are 81
np, which occns ion insuperabNe ditTicu
ties The mischief is, that not only II
mercury, but the graduation itself, vari'
PRECISELY according to the temperature
the moral atm sphere. The problem
hos'lvcl is, where shall cipher be place.
For ono, we should place it at the bouor
n"d all above, on the scale Of bCuerdg
We should denominate crcess. Now
Radix is pleased to style this fanatics
and Popcry, we do not sec but he will
unlor the necessity Of defining b.lore
can proceed with the discussion Of Il
point So utterly are we at a loss, wh
VIC undertake to imagine what his defI
ton vii! be, that we cannot even "gues
whether he will tell how often ono N
drink, or how much he may take a
draught, or whether he will hx the pit
TO which the animal spirits shall be exl
arNel. Come brother, dc6ne-dcfine
~ See note t4), where it is denied t
alcohol is one Of Gods creatures.
10y Radix is certainly one Of tho
men from whom we should have exPe,
complaints against discussion, as tend
10 lead astray from truth. We exI
him here to "solcmnly pausc."
enough to inquire and find out whe
there be not selfshncss, or appetite. or s.
other lion in the way