Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-21

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Ansper to brother 1ngier's letter, pub
sss Iishsd JanAary24, 1898.
Dear Brother AS il respects my
ackaritdbls remark" as you are pleased
10 call Il. and 70 tell me and the public
thai when you first read Il, you Witnessed
your disappfobation BY writing on the
margin as this candid :" Wasthe bird
hl1 Brother Angler. why start so
Innocency need not blush But let me
tell you, nv remarks were candid, and
not only candid but sincere, and in my
humble opinion true, all except your inter.
iinations. I" your theory Of course you
mean. " Was this candida I will not
ask, for il is evident that woundcd bird
vii futter. thank you sir, not 10 put
constructions on my words which no
unprotected mind could ever have
thought Of you had quosedthe whole
/ paragraph, as you in honor was bound
90 do, OF 10 make no comments to injure
D brother, il would have been apparent
what. I meant by /" great Tuten Now,
one thing Is certain-A1 All scripture is
given by inspiration Of God, and is prof.
table for doctrine. for reproof, for correc-
ton, for instruction in righteousness, that
the manof God may be perfect, thorough
" furnished unto all good works" And
"secret things belong 10 God but things
revealed to us and our children" This,
SIR, was the rule spoken Of. which drew
ont the remarks, which you have branded
with your mark, els this candid r. In
your following remarks, you admit that
Daniel was troubled in his Thoughts. be-
tadse he did not know where these things
should be. Remember this. When you
acknowledge Gabriel was commanded 10 |
make this man (DanieD understand The |!
vision. Remember this too. Then you |
say, abe THAT is GabrieD then goes on
IN the 10Th verse, and says. "behold
win make thee know what shall betin the
last end Of the indignation, for at the time
appointed the end shall be-" Thus il
reads ia the Bible. But 10 show that your
object Is to blind people, let them look
how you must have been convicted while
YOU was writing this text.-fof when you
eome to the word "indignhtion,' you
stop, and throw in,an assertion Of your
own, "not he time" &c Where IS your
proof2 May ask, where was your
Conscience ut the time! You well know,
brother, that the 6rst and last part Of that
ext Is connected, the same speaker. the
anne subject. the same end spoken of in
bne as the other. ant you well know that
he word q for" connects sentences.-
Dear brother, let US treat holy things
with candor. . Behold Twill make thee
know what shall be in the last end ofthe
Indignation: for at the time appointed the
End shall be.'' Let the reader look back
bnly Ave verses, il the 18th verse. and he
will see the time appointed Unto $500
|hys, then. shall the sanctuary be cleans
e" Yet notwithstanding this plain dec
ration, you, after quoting, for atthe /
me appointed the end shall be-" say,
what this time appointed means, he does
Ibt attempt 70 tell Why need be tell
hen he had but moment before told
In, 1900 days. i ask the reader to look
. the 18th verse, $50 he (Gabriel) came
IL where l stood and when be came.
was afraid. and fell upon my face; but
! said unto me, understand, o son of
IAN; for at the time Of the end shall BE-
6 vision.n What must Daniel under
Rnd2 :" AT the time Oft end shall be
= vision" Why mention il thus, if he
IS to know nothing about the time
.0rely, no possible reason can be assigned.
You say a-vision is " something seen );
"a time IS not seen" In this place You
ike another assertion in that way,
.hich i'll had made. you would have had
ID reason to point your finger Of ridicule.
|| nearly all the visions in scripture
|.ings were heard as well as seen. !. In
.e vision Of the four beasts, Daniel heard
the voice Of the great words, which the
|prn spake." Also in the vision of the
10. the he goat and litle horn, he heard
Dne saint speaking. and another saint
sid unto that certain saint which spoke.
bow long shall Be the vision concerning
he daily sacrifice. and transgression OF
esolstion. to give both the sanctuary and
Dos, 10 be trodden under foot And he
bid unto me, unto 1900 days. then shall
be ssnctuarg BE- cleansed-" Are not
oese two verses a part Of the vision
on win not deny this. When you have
ready admitted that Gabriel was COM
nded q make Daniel understand this
ne v'.'cn-not part Of The Vision
Fessrye q the time. he heard the time
zen. You have alresdv ,c[nowledced
~ Danlei was ironblea 70 know when