Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-16
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 10. lS4O.
For the Telegraph.
TIE WORD, CHURCH, &C.

lucid argument oil orolneT EiulcnlnS. et,
as from the last appearance Of r. NJ, |
have been waiing only for the leisure to
answer him will now, with your per-
mission, give him few more hints on
this subject, which appears 10 be Of great
importance to him.
In answer to my complaint of great
want of argument in his first article, he
says, cie,oed the practice demonstrated
against, TO be so papably absurd that not
much argument would be necessary
To me, and perhaps TO some others also, !
it does not appear so. Whether il is self (
evident or whether he has proved i, pal
pably absurd let the candid reader Judge.
But permit me first, indugent editor, to
make one effort TO dissipate the ssmoke
complained Of and TO express myself in
language which cannot be misunderstood
How much Of sincerity there is in his
acknowled gment of my candor and kind
ness know not" Lit his declaration,
that one Of my paragraphs answers no
purpose but to display little knowledge of
original Creek decide this point. IF
my argument from the Greek was not
correct, why has he not, in the plenitude
Of his knowledge, dsproved it?
r. Ms objections to calling place of
worship a church, are LIST, 1t is un-
scripural.' %, 1t is often difficult 10
be understood The latter he has so far
given up as 10 require no further notice
AS TO The first. have not yet seen the
shadow of proof, support it. We have
indeed, been told that it is unscriptural.-
But is il a sufficient refutation of a Gus
tom, sanctioned as r. M. allows, by the
polite and the learned, for him 10 sag, Ii
is so palpably absurd as to need no argu-
ment? repeat, that whoever would as
sail and cut away the prejudices Of men,
should not be spring of arguments. En-
deavor ing TO follow out this principle, l
shall conine myself chiefly to my origin
al purpose, to wit, disproving R. Ms first
position, occasionally noticing some of his
remarks as pass along.
THE scriptures says he, are impli.
city against every thing that is wrong.
Sine he has rot shown scripture prohibi-
lion Of this use of the word, church, he
certainly ought TO have shown that it is
wrong If il is not wrong, IL is not i'm
plcny forbidden for whatever is no
wrong, being neither explicitly nor i'm
plicitly forbidden, is right, and therefor
ough, TO be practiced. Strange, indeed
that my brother did not perceive this
In reply to what r. Nj. has said uPo
my remark, Nov though there may b
no scripture for it, think there is non
Ogaius,.,' would say. does r. M. thin
the fact that particular act is not expires;
" forbidden BY the law Of our state,
evidence that the act is lawful! So ais
! the fact that any usage is not forbidden !
S the scriptures, affords strong pres4mi
!. tee evidence in lavcr Of the same.
d insistupon it that r. NJ. is bound either
!. prove that this use of the word is forbl
!. den by scripture, in express terms, or tn
Il II is wrong--eIse give up the point
: which he is contending. He says
. nigh, be told of many things which
ID scriptures donot identcally name, that
&c would abhor to see in practice. Grant
ue And could not r. NJ. be told of ma
Il. things, not technically named as duti
which he Notwithstanding, delights
q such as Sabbath schools. common schoc
3, Bible classes, the building OF church
&c., Is il nothing in favor of these
no 40 there is no scripture against them2
Church, says r. NJ, is nj
which the Holy Ghost has seen fit to {
de. to the body of Christ in general, or to
ain. tcular bodies of the household of f
'ey &C. A broad assertion, truly. An
Can can. sertion not only left improved, bu, {
fats incapable of proof, unless the transl;
Bit were inspired in their choice of word
This word was not used by the sorite
:, the New Testament, but IS an En-,
Isst word employed by the translators.
therefore. the Holy Ghost made choi