Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-13
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efforts 10 reclaim, unless ii be for some mos. =
grant violation of christian principle, so thu, ID
honor OF the church demands it. Yer WIKI 'ae
bear with them, our efforts TO reclaim should We We
untiring.
III. Let US notice the importance of a co,,.
discipline. 'e'
Its importance is so. abundantly NANTES, 49,
it may lie thought scarcely necessary 10 cali '' W"
attention to this part of the subject; but the vut
neglect of it in the churches admon:sbes ne s {
it may not be amiss. Were lis importance f,W
realized, so many churches would not he ~!
unhealthy state. We shall however only ro,: 90"
few points, where its importance is most cs.,Is
seen. !
i. Correct discipline is essentially necessary.
the union of the church. True christian nn;..
flows only from christian purity. II discinr.n.I
neglected the purity of the church is gone. w
then we may as well expect to see perfect nIa
when wheat and tareS are sown promiscuousrr ~
to expect to find the true spirit of christian nna
[ The church Immediately becomes rent with ,,n
hictiDg Interests her beauty is married. and IT,,
light becomes dim. Every member becomes L.,
termned 10 his own way, irrespective of The roy
lof the church, and scarcely measure con ~
devised for its advancement, but it is opposed h.
some, and a scene of disorder plesen.s i,seT
every view. All obligation TO abide b. the wiz;
of the church ceases and most or her memle,
wish 10 act as independent of their brethren ssf
, they were bound TO them oy no covenan, ob:o,
lions. Where can the church be found vb6,.
strength has not been greatly eff eblrd BY HI.
effect of her lax discipline? A thorough din.
t pine can alone preserve that beauty, and union
in church, which renders it the IL hit Of ii.
world" and ''the salt of the earth"
i 2 A neglect Of discipline renders the travail
of the church constantly fuctuatiug
If aught is done in the cause of God it S done
- by momentary impulses; and nothing is done u,.
II less something OF an exciting nature moves u2n
Il the passions. A church whose discipline is nee.
e lected cannot be found which Is making Hes5r
e Announcements IN piety. and Increasing more and
b more in her labors il the vineyard of The J0r
3 All that is done is done BY periodical excitement
a So generally has this become the case, that maoy
- think the times and the seasons have 50 chan1J
that God will not bless the means which he hn
% Instituted for the promotion of his cause May
i OF our churches have ceased 10 expect the CONVEX
De sion of sinners under the ordinary means of grace
De Brethren. it is the ne elect of Wholesome discipa
ID that has brought this lameUt,be state Of things
,e upon US
ID 8. A neglect Of discipline is one Of tie ?riD,.
pal causes of the so frequent backsIidng OF II:
- younger members fthe church.
Very many OF our reviva!s are under lhp f..
ence of fuctuating excitement, with scarce raw
IS appearance of permanance Thus the frs.5rsl
d, which the young disciple of Jesus draws. is nsa
IS atmosphere impregnated with the effects Of anna.
re wholesome discipline, and soon as he takes L2
h place in the church. he finds himself in the m1<
of of scene of disorder; where the covenant oil.
cations of the church are broken, and none lota
thnso bn hr,.o H.
' TO walk In the same footsteps Till soon the freb
ne gins to burn low on the altar of his heal: IT,
ed DAILY devotion ceases. And now The church nj
or has been the murderer of her own child, b,gs
On TO complain in bitterness, because possesses N
ne the signs of life.
Thus while the church is to be a lie ct en.,:o,
- her radiant oeams on the darkened WUrII nrb|
which she is surrounded behod her OK a
ecllpsed, her brightness is faded and htf -
d. has become obscure. From a few Of the G&
be spiritual only does any light seem to er'ans' al
that intercepted by the Inconsistencies Of t"e M
a ttude. The world Judges religion net t. !h1
ne most devoted of her laborers, but by the mutJH
of her professors
n. In conclusion, beloved brerhren let rs c5'e yo
10 minds onward 10 that scene when w shall glE
an account of our stewardship. In that Day 81
must review the scenes of eanh With a.
OF emotions shall we then look back on The scs0s
ID which are now transporting before US, as We s.
~ the rules given by the great Head of toe chor,
IN tor Its government, so frequently dsrecardrJ aa
es lam aSldez AS we see the mpenitent with w5a
AZ we are now associated, and for whose Sora:a
~ we are now permited 10 labor doomrd 10
i 6iackness of darkness forever: with what en-
~ lions shall we contemplate the darkness I'd
-" which they were enshrouded On earth a d.rbD*'
re Which the light of the church might have dse-
:" co. out Which was permitted to gather ar@5.
lie them undlsturbed, till it has closed upon rbea
i an eternal night?
$ In the name of our blessed Master We c. c:
re on you 10 awake to this important but too n -
he neglected subject. Tolhe discipline ofIbe c51'
we entreat you faithfully TO attend; then STA
brighter era dawn on our churches; their -
=" shall shine respondent as the sun amid his oo''
1e day glory, and the moral darkness which II.
10 shfouds guilty world shall be disPe:j'd ="
re the wilderness and solitary place shall blossom
the rose.