Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-07-28
COMMUNICATION,
NO. ".


not in its stating TO truth, but IN going be-
yond it, i. G. ultralsm. Now as your OBJ
lection supposes the correctness ct the So
ciely in part, all that property 1t amounts TO
ia, whether it is ultra or not. This is mat,
ter of opinion Of course. and not a 'unda'
mental error, AS such. you have no prop. |
or ground tor arralgnng the society put
for its opinions. Your words are "That 1t
oivos n false prominence to one particular
vice, contrary TO the doctrines ct the b.
be-" You thus incidentally own that 1t
sbouM have a certain prominence. but
charge the society with fdtSe prominence
and this false prominence is contrary to the
doctrines of the Bible. Now sir, chaI-
lcnre you to bring forward that express
massage that opposes this false prominence
Do YOU say that there is none expressly
oroins, il. because this society was not
contemplated IN the penning OF the scrip
turc. Then [ answer, your objection is
uobjnp but nfcrentiai or matter Of opln.
,on. Consequently, on the ground Of Prin
cipie. your objection goes for nothing. But
sir. does not the Bible most positively
warrau, us in taking the ground the TEN
perance Society occupies' Who is to be
with others excluded from inherting the
kinrdom Of hcavpno On whom the wo
of the Almighty for making his ncjghbor
drunkeno Who have no babhngs, conten
lions. redncss Of pvcso For what was the
whole land Of Ephram guilty. Why, #
| we're tn 90 over the whole ground of BIZ
bic prominence upon his subject, in which
1t j. Introduced as matter of anmadverslon
and condemnation, i, would be nothing
shor, of quoting large portion OF the
Bible. Yet you say the Temperance So
cic,v gives false prominence to Ibis sin.
If it does have yet to lr0ru it. But LEI
us look Iiri'c at your proof Tou quote
L. COR. Vi. Q and ada your comment. -
But hero the drunkard has his place be-
tween the covctous and revlIer: not "A whit
more liable 10 exclusion than they" Then
add. 81 do no, understand the Chri9lan'y
of the course which cxats one special sin
TO the d,rnlty of a distinct ASSOCIATION, or
sinks others on, OF sight" What sin are
we TO understand by this? Do you mean
TO saw, that because the Grnnkard, in one
passage which you quote, Is no more re-
sponsiblc than other sinners? therefore no
more so in any. II this be what you
mean you must he strongly ignorant OF the
Bible. Do YOU mean to say again that
the Temperance Society cxal's the sin Of
drunkenness into a distinct association
What are we to understand by this for
my wits cannot tell. Doyon again mean
20 say that The Temperance Society sinks
other sins out of sigh,?" If So demand
proof, the where and when? aud unit you
bring it forward hold you explicitly TO the
charge Of malicious SANDER of the Tenn
peranco Society. 1t is truly painful to be
compelled to address gentleman in your
station in this way-,but appeal to a can
did public, if the facts in the case do not
warrant it-nay more, demand it.
But Your argument goes for nothing
when we consider for moment that what
you charge upon the society you transfer
10 individuals You must say that all be
longing to the Temperance Society have
been guilty Of what You affirm, or IA par
who are It's orators. If you state that al
are, YOU state hat that very few will be
licvc- if but part, and that probably bu
small part, then the society cannot be
chargeable with what you affirm. Now
on either Of these points 1t is not hard fol
candid mind to say who is the "revilcr.
am again compelled to look after YOU
theology. You affirm that ''al the vices
of run are spoken of in the word of Goo
as branches OF the root Of corrupt AM
evil heart" Now | ask where does lii,
word of God intimate that drunkenness il
the branch or vice OF n corrupt and evl
heart9 You have indeed quoted Mark VII
q, in which the Saviour enunerates thir
teen specific vices as proceeding from th
heart. But drunkenness is not there
Nor does the Bible intimate that it can b
the vice of the heart, and if it did, matte
of fact would give it the contradiction =
Now as drunkenness is conventions o
social vice or vice Of habit, there is th
most distinct and proper ground for form