Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-26
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The article has come to hand at so late
an hour as to leave me very little time anu
room for reply, so that 1 shall be excused Ii
do not dwell much upon particulars.
admire my correspondents frankness
and fidelity, in Withholding the appellatlon
of " BROTHER while she entertains her pres
ent views of my proceedings. If anything
will bring US to see "eye to eye," 1t will be
fai,hfulness. There may be such a thing,
however, as over-stepping the bounds OF
faith(uness, and then we injure ourselves |
and our own cause, and do others no good. |
The general, sweeping and denunclatory |
charges, that am " for ar"-that mine
are the "arrows of a prosecutor "-that
rs seek out passages Of scripture and put
them in the mouths of the ignorant to re-
venge with some others implied, set
down together, and plead not guilty. L ap-
peal to the character of my former article
so much of it as touches the case OF broth
err Jones-in every particular, and those
who have read it shall say whether there
be the least thing in it to justify one OF these
charges Those who heard my remarks be-
fore the church and congregation in Orwell,
shall bear testimony, if they will, and there
be need OF it, to the same point, as 10 what
passed there. Even brother Jones himself,
in his article above, has brought no such
charges. My correspondent should, there
fore, now come to specifications, or at once
retract.
As to splitting churches and causing
hard feelings among brethren, p can only
say that if the Truth spoken in love split
the churches, and cause hard feelings, can
not help it, or hinder it. love the church
es-but love Christ and his cause. more.
In other words,-I love Christ with a per-
feet love, l. e. see in him nothing bat what
is lovely-while l love the churches only
in proportion as I see his will done in them.
He that covereth his sins shall not pros
per but whose conlesseth and forsaketh
them shall have mercy" l believe this in
spired declaration to be equally applicable
TO churches as to individuals. There are
enormous sins in the church and TO ex-
pose them with christian fidelity is not max
ing war upon the true church Of Christ
, What language in the Bible is stronger than
that which is used, from time to time, tow
ards those who professed 10 be Gods peo-
pie, when they had grievously sinned
against him? And which of the sins oil
ancient Israel, ask. were greater than
> some that are now in the church, And
: who will charge the messengers of truth, 10
Gods ancient shining people, with warning
against Israel, dividing brethren, &c.
Mark,-it is not my alledged fault that
, my course is Inconsistent with the require
ments of Truth and christian fidelity.
am only laulted because this Truth and
faithfuness are made the occasion of up
roar and division, by those 10 whom it is
applied. The doctrine which leads to my
condemnation in the case is just this II
may preach Just as much truth as will be
borne by those to whom it is applicable,
without giving offence. The moment any
one takes offence, or any two do not see
alike, must put paddock on my lips.
, or be held responsible for all the mischief
, the utterance Of the truth can be made
: The occasion Of, by those whom it affects
Against such doctrine protest He
) who commands me TO lift up my voice
| agains, sin-whether in the church or in
the word-has taught me by his word
: and his spirit to preach the Truth, beth
t er men will hear or forbear," and leave
, the consequences with Him.
:, AS for the doctrine that there is nothing
D to be done for the removal Of a mos
heinous sin from the church and the
T world, but to pray and then "wait the
f Lords tine for it to be done" do no
: know whether the mother has learned i
0 from the son, or the son from the mother
: l remember to have heard something from
n the son, very much like it, long ago, B,
+ the origin Of the doctrine where it NAV
+ 1t is altogether unsound. 1t is not a Bi
d bic doctrine. The Bible, in all it's teach
1t ing that applies to the case, enjoins preach
d ing as well as praying. The languag,
IS of the Old Testament is" Cry aloud
/ spare not, lift up thy voice like trumpet
is and show my people their transgresslou
and the house of Jacob their SINS" The
:, spirit of all the New Testament on tbi,
point is, "preach repentance and the