Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-10
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1889.

The following article from the North A
mercan Review, | find in the Newly ork |
Baptist Register. Its leading doctrine, viz
that Gods ministers are to hold themselves
accountable to HIM, and preach fits truth,
,rbDlhsr mon wtH hear or forbear-not
leaving ii TO the hearers TO judge of qohat
sdaHbe preached-is great and important
ruth that every servant Of God ought al
ways to keep in view.
How an article, teaching such ultraisna,
found its way into the New-York Baptist
Register, can account for, only from the
fact that brother Beebee, the conservative
Editor, is absent The article was, prob
ably, inadvertently selected in his absence,
by some one who did not apprehend its
bearings. What will you do, brother Bee
BEETLE your disclaimer, or turn fanatic q
BOldness I'm the Preacher.
Bodness BELTS the preachers Office
In determining prophecies of conduct, a
distinction is to be made between the off,
Ger and the man. The distinction IS
made, the world over, in secular affairs.
What virtues more noble and useful can
adorn the man, than compassion and for
giyeness? But compassionate and for
giving Judge, if not a solecism in speech,
is an absurdty in morals. The neighbor,
the citizen, may exhibit all the graces and
charities Of kindly nature. His exam
pie may be attractive as the sweet infu-
ences Of the Pleiades > beautiful as a
flower blown in its native bed. But let
these very graces, excellent as they are
in their appropriate sphere be transferred
from the man to the Judge, and the virtue
becomes a vice, and what was beauty is
now a bemish: The sentinel on duty
iorsakes his post in the hour of danger
1t would, he says, be arrogance in him to
contend against superior skill and numb
ers Is he not u modest manP He is a
coward. Modesty is not 10 be the crown
ing excellence of the soldier on the feld
Of battle Bravery becomes him there
John Jay, the citizen, is a pattern of all
the milder virtues; his is the ornament of
meek and qliet spirit. But is John
Jay, the ambassador, Enthusiastically re
firing and distrustlul of his own opinions
The British Cabinet are his superiors IL
age, experience, wisdom Shall he. then
from modesty, submit the treaty entirely
TO their better discretion? By no mean:
His professions to equality with them ex
tend not beyond his office. Inthat ofic
he is their equal. His country chos
him, not them, to be its Representatives
But is he not man? and does not mod
esty become frail, erring man2 He
nm ambassador. He is called to act q
The representative Of his country. But
he not lallibe? His country chose ia
liblc man, and kneso they did so. B,
might not the choice have fallen on a
ADLER and better man? That is his cou,
tr1S concern, not has. They saw fit
select him for the trust and it becom,
him not in any manner 10 apologize f
their act-not to impeach, but to Wind
cate, the wisdom Of their choice. App
this distinction to the preacher, and yc
sweep away, at a breath, every objectiC
TO bOldness in his pulpit exhibitions.
all the relations of private life, let him e
hlbit those graces which adorn the priva
life. In the pulpit let him be bold.
God hath seen fit to place him there. Il
preacher occupies place Of higher tru
and more momentous responsibility, tn
any Other on earth. He stands there, I
asa mere brother of his congregation.
as the ambassador of Christ. He is
speak, not his own message, but m
sage from Christ not in his own nan
but in the name of Christ. He is
speak as one having authority.
speaks in Christ's stead. Let him spe
boldly, as he ought TO speak
Why should not the preacher be Dol
Shall ne be timd through fear of
hearers? His call to the ministry,
credentials, his message, are not their:
give or take away. His high aim is
70 CRAFTY their tastes, or flatter their v;
~, or humor their preiudices but to $
their souls. Their opinions are not
rule of his duty, nor their favor the
of his fidelity. He stands account;
for his stewardship to no human tribu
WHO art thou that judgest anol
mans servant2 To his own master
standeth or falleth.' 1T is very 81
thing that l should be Judged OF yol
OF mans judgment; yea, | Judge
mine own SELF He that judgeth n
I the Lord The preachers crown oil
the prize OF his high calling. depend
no human caprice. It is laid up for
4 ia heaven.
IN But boldness commends itself to
. better judgment Of the nearer. l:
hearer trifler2 Timidity will no
him. Boldness may rebuke him.
2 4 man of sense and candor2 Boil
viii not offend him. He will NAL