Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-22

'mmutable principles Of truth and right.
eousness. and relying on His promises.
and the agency Of His Spirit, from whom
as the God of Truth. Love and Liberty,
every good does flow. have assailed
that stroag hold of satan. the spirit of Sec
tarianlsm, many times and in various ways.
Il would perhaps be Of little use for me 10
attempt TO describe the trials have pass
led through. Suffice it to say, that they
have been such as is experienced by all
who advocate the truth as it is in Jesus.
Believing that the Law Of Love required
[me 10 leave. others in the enjoyment of
| The rights Of opinion which they received
from God in common v ith myself. and in
social fellowship and communion, to act
on that principle, has virtually leo 10 my
excl fusion from the Calvinistc Baptist con-
nection, Of which was first a member.
And IN connection with others who be.
lieved it a violation Of the Law of Love,
for brother in fellowship, to invade the
right of opinion of another brother, and
that we could no: restore him to fellow
|ship who was the aggressor, without
manifest repentance, we were excluded
from the Congregational sect Of protesting
christians. This Was in 1907. From
THAT time the ordinances of Baptism and
the Lords Suprer, with ne persisted in
their using, believing the body to be Of
Christ, and believing it of infinitely
more importance to have fellowship with
the Father. and the Son, and with all who
lare in spirit united in Him, than to be
outwardly in fellowship with any sect
The powers Of my mind and language
would fail TO describe the denominations
committed by the tyranical spirit of which
lsectarianism is component part. see
Fit responsible for all the blood shed upon
earth, from the hood Of righteous Abel
till the present time-and all the suffering
Land misery that have been endured by the
human family. Itturns the truth of God
into lie, and worships and serves the
| lcreature instead Of the Creator-takes the
ground in religious belief, that they can
serve God and Mammon, Christ and Be-
! lial-and thus is prepared to extend the
5 hand Of fellowship to those guilty of the
: foulest crimes-even to those whose hands
!, are dripping with the blood of those they
: have plundered of every right deri, ed
:, from their Creator. In this light, ] see
= the en6rmity Of the crime and guilt o.
is those who reduce human beings to chat
ID tells. and buy and sell them under III,
of auction hammer of those who extenc
nd 10 them the hand of fellowship. Sc,
g slavery to be a hidra-headed monster, ex
- tending its baneful influence into every
- ramfcation Of society All human gov
ernmen. and laws, which are not in accor
dance with the law, to do 10 others. as
spirit Of pure benevoleuce would lead U
4 to do 10 them. partake of the spirit an,
of nature Of slavery. .~. ..-
III And now what can redeem and save
ve world, lying in such wickedness and gui
r.. and especial J our doubIy guilty nation
v. which has proclaimed to the world th'
nd life, liberty and The pursuit of happlnes
90 are Gifts of the Creator TO the whole hi
he man family, and yet holds three million
be of its fellow beings in the most abject an
no cruel bondage! And it would seem tn
IS they were fast ripening for destruction
OF and the most awful judgments, by the
n high-handed and daring iniqutics and sin
- against a long-sufering and holy Go
III Verify, if God be true, and his pro MIS-
.. SURE, nothing can save them. but tr,
:, and timely repentance, and full and hea
=, ty acceptance Of Him who is the Llgt
!. and The Lille of men; receiving Him
"A their only Savio-, Law-giver and kIns
!. having the same mind in US, that was al
IA in Hin, 10 do the will of God. and :
ose same love to His holy Law which "
Tho lead Us ID hate sin in all its various toru
;ch as violation of that law which He cal
iii 10 magnify and make honorable; aud
,cy. conformity Of heart and life 10 all His P
,ost cepts and examples
lug God is love. and in Christ Jesus DIV
ing, his spirit in all its fullness, and He