Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-07

dulHVIlIy Of law Tins shocking u0ctrlne
IN one form and another has been widely
and solemnly taught in the high places Of
society, both civil and ecclesiastical. This
IS to place God on the throne of iniquity.
II is 20 make him the terror and abhor-
renee Of the universe Could this doc
trine he carried out to its legitimate re-
suits, itwould not only bring civil, but
also the divine government into utter and
universal contempt. Incur colleges, the
illogical seminaries and pulpils, the seeds
Of o-governmentism have been sown
broadcast. The institutions OF slavery is
a system of no-g oyernmentism and the
slave code is from beginning to end rec
ord of the rawlings and ravages Of athe.
ism. Every apology for slavery justly
interpreted and well understood, is resol-
vable into the cry of the fool, shouting,
There is no God. Let those who have
sown the seed come forward and claim
the harvest. Baptized infdeity is the
prolific mother Of unbaptized infidelity.
And no-goyernments in the form of apol-
logies Of slavery is the hateful, hideous
monster, from whose bowels speculative
no. governmentism proceeded Whyshould
the parent open its mouth to devour its
own offspring!
The Free American has not yet en-
braced tie dogma, that belief in abol
ton doctrines is the "one thing needfu. ~
wonder if. in the views of the editor,
common honesty is requisite to salvation.
| Or does he think an anti-common-hon
" church may be 'pure in doctrine and
spiritual in practice?' That mag be
conditional of sound character, which
does not comprehend all its elements.
No drunkard,' the Bible assures US,
sshall inherit the kingdom of Heaven.
To Drunkenness all good men are oppos-
led They labor, both by precept and ex-
lanple, to set the world free from It's dead
lily influence. Antitemperance churches
lthey regard us unworthy of confidence
4 and fellowship. What then? Are they
Ito be repfoacbed as holding the dogma
THAT a belief in temperance doctrines is
1.-THE one thing needfuI2' What say you
Free American Temperance clearly is
essential 10 Christian character, though
other elements also enter into it. The
Iabsence OLA quality may be radical de-
| feet in character, even though its presence
should not certainly involve every ele-
lment requisite to moral excellence. With
out veracity, sound character cannot be
! formed is veracitv then the 'one thing
lneedful? That such a cordial regard
for the poor as would lead him to exert
himself for the abolition of American sla
very is in this country essential to christ
ian character, the Bible clearly teaches
How then can an anti-abolition church bt
spiritual in practice?' Whatever they
NAV have, they lack humanity and DIES
! pising their brother, they are knavlsh II
! protesting to love God.
7 Dear Brother, what are you at? Ha
!, a Fontaine led you off altogether iron
|. the field of blule2 What say you of tn
! doctrines at which | have limited in thi
!; leuer2 Can you wtaess their prevalence
= without soliclude and effart2 Eilzu
" Wright--in the name of God and bleet
= inc humanity, / ask--Where art thou
/. That pen of yours-God give it to yor
! and holds you responsible for it. Unles
your poverty is deeper and more distress
ing than that of John Bunyan in Bedfor
Il jail, you are heaven-summoned to expos
;, the hypocrisy and counteract the knaver
= of auti-abolition churches-whatever prt
! LESSONS they may make, and whoeve
!. may offer apologies for their stupidity ar
3. sel6shness. Yours as ever,
BERIAH GREEN.
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