Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-30

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.ners TO repent-whether they were Of
high or low degree-zand cease the,
wicked practices. Il appears that next o
Z y ghtsousness" he placed "temperaacs;n
and the more fully to send home to Ii.
conscience of Felix the duty, importance
and benefits Of prac.icing Righteousness
and temperance. be referred him to he
great judgment day, when he would i.
called to stand before tfs Great Judge, ha
Maker, and there receive his doom, ac,
cording to his conduct in this life.
seems that Felix, had practised unright
eousness and intemperance. else he wouR
not have trembled in view of the iudg.
ment to come. believe thar people gen.
orally do not attach sufficient importance
to temperance; nor do they seem to real.
ize the counteracting influence which IN.
Temperance exerts on pure religion, until
it manifests itself in some Of It's grossest
forms. such as fighting, loss of property,
character, and even life itself Paul being
brought before the Governor, on charge
of being "a pestilent fellow, and mover
of sedition, among all the Jews through
out the world. and ring-leader of the
sect of the Nazarenes. "---(see 5ih verse
Felix was the more anxious to know what
Paul's doctrine was, that caused so much
trouble When he had sent FOR him, and
Paul had appeared before him, the Apes.
tie seems to comprehend his whole heresy
$50 called) in Righteousness, Temper.
ance, and Judgment to come Hethers.
fore dealt plainly with Felix. and told
him his views of The consequences of con.
tinuing in sin. Paurs preaching took
effect so far as to convince Felix of bis
error, and he says, When / have
convenient season, will call for thee
PauPs skirts were cleared of the blood Of
this man. provided that he was unwise a
to go on again in his former practices.
Il
What seems TO be required of preach
ers Of the gospel, is, that they declare the
great fundamental doctrines of the Bible s
TO mankind. That they apply its princ.
pies to the doing away of every species
of iniquity. and that their example accord 3
with the precepts which they utter. One
reason Of my wishing to present this sub :
ject now. is, that number Of questions
which | consider very important to the .
advancement of gospel principles, are
thrown into the back ground They are
represented as not being suitable subjecs
to be treated upon. on the Sabbath dan.
Some people think. the pleading for the
Stare on that day, would be desccrafion
OF the day. Others represent that the
temperance question, as generally under
stood, is not proper subject to be breach
cd, and explained upon on the Sabbath
Two weeks ago yesterday, as you recol-
lect, you and attended the Catholic tenn.
perance meeting at Piltsford, and had the
pleasure of seeing Is persons take the
pledge of totally abstaining from all intox.
icating liquors, except as medicine, and
then only on the advice of medical man.
Whether we did any good to others BY
attending, and showing oursreadiness to
cooperate with the Catholics in this
branch of religion know not. But This
can say, believe the meeting together
on such occasions, and for objects simlla,
IN Importance, will tend to remove The
prejudice now existing in the breasts Of
some, of both Catholics and Profestan,s
and thereby bring US nearer together that
we shall detect error, and lay it aside I
elt' That, could | but be the means of in
lucIng one individual each Sabbath 10
les'st from the use of intoxicating liquors.
would willingly spend each sabbath
ayin reasoning with them on temperance
~ gong TO church one week ago YES.
eroaY, | heard sermon in the foreaaon
Q the Holiness of the Sabbath. xTbe
reacher diccoursed from part of The
On Chapter of Numbers, and that part
men narrates the stoning-to-death of the.
IAN VINO gathered sticks on the Sabbath,
= lot that crime. He portrayed in
lowing eolors the strictness of Gods
conference.-the sacredness of that day
,'he slnfulness of doing unnecessary
l00f N that time, and the improprie.y of