Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-08-25
No. 49.....VoL. WILL.

rave, his principle will allow him ve,v
to say unchristiap ,s.o.
cations. He may not only have a mar,
with dog-eaters, lizard eaters opium ~.
oacco and arsenic eaters, but he NAV lit
MS head high among whiskey and rum
drinkers, among forgers and innumerab|e
other ielons; for none of these are called
out BY name, none Of their chosen prac,ic.
es are named and expressly forbidden ouv
where in the Bible. Take the ar,e,;c
eater, who uses the deadly drug mode7.
Htely, as a luxury, every day. Where
my brother, is your prohibitory pss..g.
OF Scripture applying to his csse2 When
you have pointed it out we engage -
point you to passage equally appica.
bic to the case of the alcohol dr;pL.,
whether the latter poison be taken in MIN
wine or cider.
We suppose that Radicus will .o,s.
with US, that his questions, whether 'rb.
church Of God and the voice Of natural
| conscience require him to abstain, ara
settled by the settlement Of the preyiou,
and paramount question: "Does the Word
of God require" Of him Now We
wish to ask our good brother why b.
joined temperance society, las be ha,
informed US on the ll8th page Of the Tsl.
egraph that he is a member Of such 80.
cie,y.) which, it is taken for granted, pro-
hibits the use OF alcohol under the name
of rum, brandy, whiskey, &c. Was no
careful to go to the Bible as his guide ia
this matter2 Ifso. let him now point out
the passage which requires him to Join
such society, and We will point him 10
the passage which requires him TO join a
society which prohibits the use Of alcohol
under other names, and compounded with
other ingredients more grateful TO bis pal.
ate
This brings Us TO the consideration II
another point. Radicus adyauces:he doe,
trlne that it is su1T1ci tent for him to upi.a
with the ehurch-thas there is then no
need of his joining in any other assoeis-
ton for accomplishing m object which il
is the duty Of a Christian TO labor for
Worse than this-aud what it is painful
to see-he seems to imagine himself by
virtue OF his cburch-membership elevated
on pinnacle from which he looks dowr
with prodigious contempt on such aasoei.
atoms, as though condesc ending to Join
them would be letting himself down trom
becoming Christian dignity How hs
came to step down 80 far as 10 attach him
self to one Of these soci cites, as before 90
ticed, or how many downward steps be
has taken in joining others, be has neg.
lected to inform Us.
Hal! church-members had always dope
their duty in the work of Christian DO
nevolence, there might have been less o.
cason for other associations than the
church. But the fact that they have no'
the fact that the American church is
now the hiding place, the strong tower Of
some Of the most damning sins Of the agn
sufficiently justif'es distinct organization
for the removal OF these sins Iii, be ask.
ed why church member should join q
temperance society, We begin the answer
by asking why church member shos!A
join an anti-s|avery society," The ready
answer to these questions is, because tho
influence Of the church sustains intenper-
ance and slavery, and therefore no ildi-
vidual can cast the full weight of bis nf1u-
ence On the right side until he in soma
way or other separates himself from the
multitude and az fas; as Individuals de-
tach so much ofsheir influence is MIDI
rected by the body, it is necessary for
them to concentrate their forces, in order
to success. The member Of the church
who loves little ofthe good creature "
gravely asks why it is not suficien, tina,
he holds good standing in the church,
without uniting with any other sssoeia-
ton; the member Of the church who
apologies for slavery, as well as the one
who buys and sells and drives his own
brethren in the church, asks the same
question. Both are answered by etery