Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-19
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY. AUG. Is. 1910,
For the Vermont Telegraph.
Calling Things By their Right Names.

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Brother Murray AS you are very liberal
in publishing the different views Of brethren,
in the Telegraph, wish to say word in
reference to r. M, &c. &c.
1t does appear 10 me that brethren are
often very unnecessarily troubled about
things of no consequence whatever. For
one, should be willing that places where
we assemble for worship be called syna-
gogues, chGpels, or churches.
r. M. objects TO churches, principally, l
believe, from too considerations-1, be-
cause he says IL is unscriptural; and I'd, it
savors Of papacy. Still freely confess my
intellect is quite too obtuse TO see the least
force in his arguments, from either source.
know not why it is not as proper TO call
the building in which we assemble for wor-
ship church, as it is to call family COM
posed Of parents and children house; vet
we read in Hebrews, IL: Z: Noah prepared
an ark TO the saving of his house / would
ask what this means2 But it is said we
bave no scripture examples. l ask, have
we any scripture examples for calling them
meeting-houses The fact is, in New Tes-
lament times no places were built for public
worship for christians; and hence we have
nothing either one way or the other on the
subject. Hence, too, we are as much left
TO ourselves on this subject as we are in
giving names TO Associations or Conven-
lions, or anything else whatever. II is as
proper TO call places of public worship
churches, as it is TO say the sun rises and
sets, and hundred other things. And do
contend il is the duty of r. M. either to
give up his peculiar notions or point US TO
some Bible name enforced by Bible COM
mand. The burden of proof is with him.
The argument that it is Of papish origin,
consider equally inappropriate. 1t is on the
principle precisely that no good thing can
come out of Nazareth. Catholics were
forward in the cause of missions. Must
they also be abandoned2 Infdels took the
lead 10 publishing tracts. Must we abandon
our Tract Society on that account2 For
one, care but little as to origin, if the
thing is but good. prefer church, TO meet
inghouse. Because, to me the association
is far better. 1t suggests TO my mind more
powerfully everything connected with the
worship OF God than Westinghouse.
| wish TO name one more subject. A
very good father in Israel presented 10 one
Of our June associations in substance the
following query: Is the practice of reading
sermons, written wholly or in part, gospe
preaching7 This query is answered in thu
affirmative by the Apostles: Acts Is, 81
"For Moses Of old time hath in every cit
them that preach him, being READ in tn
synagogues every Sabbath day." Here yo
see that reading is called by an apostl
preaching. Which is all we want. Fc
il Moses can be preached by reading, the
Christ or any other one can be preached b
reading. ! believe it is mig duty to preac
almost invariably ertempore; still daI
not say that reading is not preaching, whe
we have thus saith the Lord TO the col
trary. S. HuTcHINs.
Bennington, Aug. z, 1910.