Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-28

you would not have imputed to me the abb
horreRt sentiments, which Inow from M
Utmost soul discIaim.
he proper business of the Groton Con
ventlon Was, in my eve, to assert and de-
lend the peculiardoctrine that the Chris
tlanls entitled to a place in the visible
Church, wherever and whenever he may
apply for it. As to qobat constitutes a
i ChrastJan, or The necessary eridences of
being one, the advocates of Christian IN
aofa mare no pecultarr iers. On thlspoint
they have no difference with their bfelh-
rem. Should take The liberty Of writing
TO your Church and Of asking them to re-
Iceive into their c0nnexion oil candidates
who give evidence that they are Chris
ttians--and should 1 add, that do not feel
myself called on TO inform them what does,
or does not, in my Judgment, constitute
Isutable evidence Of christian heart,
would you be at liberty to say, that am
indifferent on this point, and that | ann
willing you should receive into your
IChurch sextoIticners and aduterers !'-
You would be, ifthat portion OF your com
menIs which am now considering, is
iproper. r.@.-.-.-.- p. -...~
18th. You think my letter is not Impair
EtIal between the sects-but, that | have
aimed my. blows especially at Bap:ists-
Flow shall I've account for this strange
Thought? There certainly is nothing in
the letierto justify it. Twill tell YOU how
we will account for it. II came into your
head, as it seems, Immediately after you
had written your imputation to me oftbose
abhorrent sentiments, which have, mo-
ment ago. Indignantly disclaimed And
what wonder is it, that the mood of mind,
IN which you could impue such senti-
ments to me, should give being to sus-
picion so utterly unfounded, as that of my
want OF impartlality between the sects.
know your heart, my brother, and
therefore am confident you intended me
no wrong. know your heart, my broth
err, aud therefore do / cherish the hope
that, ere three years shall have passed
away, the common sense and gospel doc
trlne, that every christian whatever may
be his errors, either of theory or practice,
| is entitled to place in the visible church
Of Christ, will be espoused by Orson S.
Murray. -s= ... ~ :. .-a@.s
Your friend and brother, ~ .ss= sH
*aa7@a @ru&a GEERir SMITH.
RI ARKs %I
happears to me that brother Smith is in
the fog. It's possible that the difficulty
may be in my own vision. If it be so, |
want to know it; for love truth more
than all else in this world. Let US see
then if it can not be found out and shown
where the difficulty lies. .=> 49, .--
In brother Smiths letter to the Union
Convention, which Icopicd and comment
cd on, he says: @
They Christmas are inwardly unit
i ed and the advocate of unconditional
Christian union but asks that the outward
mutual relation of Christians shall cores
pond with their spiritual unity" Z
Now by /" inrGrd," " SPIRITUAL anu
i IT, | supposed that brother Smith meant
perfect oneness in the Lofd-perlect un-
lion Of heart and of soal, among those who
have perfect confidence in each other as
! being united to Christ did not suppose
that he had refaseuceto the different sent
iments entertained in the heads Of chris
tians. I did not suppose he undertook tc
asser, that they were 9 united = in these
! for all must admit they were not And
what is more, leading me thus TO appre
/ bend him, the 9. outleard relation of Chris
itiansn DOES NOW "eorrespond with tn,
I segeral sentiments of their heads.
Entertaining this view, ! ofcourse tooI
: his asking "that the outward mutual re
ilation of Christians shall correspond witt
: their spiritual ur;ty,' to be asking +" per
!, feet oneness in the erfernais Of religion,
i 10 correspond with the Internal onenes
,. Of j: in the heart and soul. And whs
= felse could | have supposed? } coul
! mot, and cannot believe him to be askin
!, merely that The s'cxternais OF religion
= leorrespond with the sentiments OF II
u heads Of Christians, this corresPoI
- dence already exists--and that is the yer
lr thing he deprecates--,his is the found
10 lion OF The scctariauism, if it be not Il
:, s sectarianism itself, which he desires, al
en- which every true Christian, every lov
K Of oneness 10 Chris, Jesus desires TO ha
idore away
i And now / ask brother Smith. cand
Dp, biz, 10 let us know what he does mean
ISIS what he does ask for. If il be not : Pt