Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-06

sin. Baptlsts are the wrong class 10 ex-
press alarm about division. A cardinal
doctrine with them is, Independence of the
churches, and individual responsibility.
They are the greatest separatists in the
world. In this they are the most rerub-
liean andthe most primitively christian sect
in existence. Far, far off be the day
when Baptists shall be united in covering
up sin. "He that covereth his sins shall
not prosper: but whose conlesseth and
forsakelh them shall have mercy" The
church that will be disturbed and divided
with cardinal truths ought 10 be disturbed
and divided. But the cause Of the divis-
ion is not the preaching Of the truth
Truth is never divided against,itself Let
those who so much deprecate division go
about removing the cause Of Division
the troubler OF Israel Let the Achan be
cast forth from the camp. We love un-
ion. But we are no, among the blind
devotees who fall down and worship, as
often as this word is pronounced in our
hearing. We would be rational. and con-
sisten,, and scriptural in this as in other
things. "WhaI fellowship hath right
eousness with unrighteousness! and what
communion hath light with darkness
And what concord hath Christ with Be-
lial2" Wherefore come out from among
them, and be separate, saith the Lord, and
touch not the ancleGn thing; and | will
receive you, and will be father unto you,
and ye shall be my sors and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty" ..@".
But we must not judge our brethren,
we are tod. We must be charitable and
| forbearing. There are other sins, as well
as the sins of slaveh oIding. We have
nothing TO do by way Of entering the
hearts Of nen. We do not employ our
selves to ascertain how far men may live
in the constant violation of Gods funda-
mental laws, and yet be his obe,lent child
rem. The rule which we take is, eye
shall know them by their fruits" This
rule is of high authority, and NEEDLES
with tangible things. 1t takes hold Of the
conduct. This is what we do leaving the
heart 10 God. And we have never known
or heard of any different method OF pro-
ceeding among our brethren. We sup
: pose they proceed against offenders on
their conduct. And why Is this more
y reprehensible thing in Us than in them
: WhyshouId not those who proceed agalnS
faIsehood or inebriation be censured 10
Judging and entering into the heart II
> thus doing, as we'll as they who procee
against oppression2 II there be one 81
: AGAINST which the Bible has more denun
- Citations and ana,hemas tn N against an
" o.her, i. is the sin Of oppression. Th
messages are loo numerous 10 be quote
" or referred 10 here. The Levtical la
vas" Thoa shalt not defraud Thy relgt
boz, aerher rob him. The denuncis
lion, by the mouth Of the prophet, again
such as violate this law runs thus :
j. Wo unto him that buideth his house
unrirhteousnes and his chambers b
!. wrong; that useth his neighbor's servlc
!. without wages and giveth him not Tor b
work" The Savior's law touching II
poinl is affirmative, and strong. He T
ouires US, not only not to Cypress or
- anv manner hate our brother, but he say
",rhou shalt love thy neighbor as tn
self" The apostle, in censuring tho
', who fail TO fulfil this royal law, CON
- very near laying open the heart. 1t
!, The beloved disciple who speaks, on who
- TONG ne the law of kindness always DIVE
His rebuke brings on the face OF il the
= ;dence that his heart is fountain OF 10
His language runs thus: !" liza man s.
'e''- I love God, and bateth his brother, ne
l9V' liar. for he that lovetn not his orotI
a whom he hath seen, how can he love {
mo- ,.hom be hath no, seen p And again
YER Whose hath this worlds good and SC
LOT his bro,ber hath need. and shuttfth up
bowels of compassion from him.
10 dOeIletb The love OF God in him q
mem .I,et US not love 10 word neither
ded III and IN truth" f