Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-03-03
March 3, 1886.

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him away from the benevolent work OF
,oiing for this miserable, forlorn race. In
the eharacter Of the objects Of his benevO-
lent enterprise. there was every thing to
bias and prejudice him against them
Did he listen 70 the tempterq Did he har-
Dor preiudicel No-he turned his back
upon the former, and trod the latter be-
meath his feet He ate with publicans
and sinners. He abode at the house Of
Zaccheus. He listened to theory Of the
syrophenician woman He never de-
spiscd the unfortunate He neglected
none Of the helpless who besought him
He hated notthe'meanest fragment of the
human family His immediate followers
rod in his footsteps, joyfully taking upon
themselves scorn and derision, by treating
the outcast and suffering as their breth-
rem. True, Peter. on a certain occasion,
dissembled-quailed before public opin-
Ion-shunned his brethren in the Lord,
because they were dsspised Of others
But how did Paul treat the matterl Did
he countenance or extenuate the unchris-
tian deed2 Did he nourish and strength
en- the insane prejudice, by bringing in
the circumstances as a palliation, or by
let ting Il Glonel Not hel But when he
saw that Peter walked not uprightly,"
he "withstood him to the face, because he
was to be blamed"
The speaker would now advert, for a
moment. to the principles Of Christianity.
We are Christians only 50 far as these
precepts are embodied in our character.
The Christian code il summed up in the
great law Of love: Whatsoever We would
that men should do unto you, do we even
so to them" Following the spirit Of this
perfect rule. we should rejoice with our
brethren-our neighbors-in prosperity,
weep with them in adversiiy-we should
measure the degree of our sympathy and
kindness. by the claims Of those to whom
sympathy il due. Remember Jesus an
swsr TO the questian, "Who is my neigh
borP' The Jews would love their neigh
Oors Is themselves. provided they might
be allowed to find who were their neigh
bors Our Saviour answered the ques-
ton, in that most beautiful and touching
parable--if ii be a parable. When the
suffering Jew--left only with his life by
the thieves---saW one Of his own ma
tiOn. a most digni6ed eccleSiastic. from
whom Of all men he had the best right to
expect compassion, no doubt his heart beat
high in hope of immediate relief But the
holy man WINS too Religious too much &C.
eupicd with pious rehectionsl to heed the
wants of this degraded, miserable being
lyingin the ditch. Doubtless he had q
great real for Cod tits highly proba'
bic that he was on his way to some reli.
gious meeting, to save souls! Why should
he stop to trouble himself with so debased
and Insignificant an object as this2 He
must be permitted to pass by on the other
aide, in pursuit of higher, nobler objects
The Levite did likewise, after taking the
troubls to look on him. But one cam,
that. way who possessed human nature
having the heart, the sympathies, the feel
ings ola man In this hated, abandoned
Jew, he1ecognized a neighbor-a broth
er. He was not ashamed to let sympa
thy gush out from his noble bosom. HI
followed the dictates Of yearnihg, bleeding
humanity, which always accord with tn
dictates Of pure and undefiled religion
the holy Gospel Of God. He did not pas
by him with cold look. but event t
him-bound up his wOunds-and too
care Of him" Now you are human be
ing, with. human heart; and tell mt
which now ofthese three, thinkest thor
wasneighbor unto him that fell anon
thethieves2" --1..
The Apostle eniOins ii upon US I
"reioice with them that rejoice, and wee
with them that weep"--to mind nj
high things. but condescend to men Of To-
estate TO remember them that are
bonds, As bound with them "-as if Ii
chain were on our neck-as If the felt,
were on our heel We are to treat all Il
members of the human family as OF
brethren, who have derived from our con
mon Creator common rights with GU
selves, and who are equally entitled wit