Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-01-06

] will just mention few particulars
which have led 10 the assertion at the head
of this article, and leave the reader to judge
whether il is libel upon the church or not.
On the road leading from Franconia, N. H.
to Dover, there is Assistance Of nearly forty
miles, where no strong drink is sold at any
public house, excep, by church members
There are three of these, two belonging to
the same church, the other 10 church OF
another order. In another town all the rum
that is sud as drink, is sold by a church
member. In another town still, = is kept
only in two or three places, all by church
members. Here are three instances in one
little State. Well, . in the-moath Of two
or three witnesses every word shall be es-
Itablished.o TAese are testimonies not from
| one denomination alone. Now should the
community be searched, how many places
would be found Of the same character2 No
sellers of strong drink in them hut church
members!!! o astonishing, astonishing,
astonishing. Nor IS this the whole. The
sad picture is not yet presented in full. In
those places where intoxicating drink is not
sold by professors Of religion alone, how
large proportion are Of this class. What
an influence this exerts upon the wicked
alb, upon the cause Of God. A rum-selling
tchurch member lives near house of wor-
Eship, and is the only one that keeps spirits
been the case that those who attended wor.
lship there, have been much ANNOYED BY
those who had become intoxicated at this
tchulch members bar. Yes, this brother al
home selling rum on the Sabbath to those
.fof his toWnsmen who assembled in hi.
hplaee of resort, while others were at the
house of God, praying for the advancement
of virtue! What picture the church pre-
sents! What an incubus rests upon her
, One portion is honestly laboring TO get soul.
/ on 10 heaven, that they may be fnall,
] saved; thesother, at the same time, just Il
eetihe money Of the poor, unfortunate, mis-
. guided inebriate, voluntarily lends its influ
ence, 10 lead MIN down to hell. One par
i Esirives to promote light, the other darkness
t One portion is alive, while The other is NOR
}. ally dead, mass of purifying corruption
{ Am wrong here2 If so, | would gladI
: confess my But let Us look aud Sc
if am wrong. What evidence have w
! that this class who are instrumental IN pro
j ducing so much moral death, have an
! spiritual life in themselves? You can nc
S bring up the family altar, as an evidences
II for where is the rum-selling professor VIII
g ATTENDS family devotion? This question
Il asked, under a deliberate consideration
Where is there one? / mean reguIarl,
! Indeed look to their whole course, and is
], not clear that they are not in possession I
+ 'hereal spiritual life Of the true Christian
$ Look again upon the corruption of mora
. they are engaged in producing. Is il nj
y then real fact that this part Of the chure
! is dead a mass Of purifying corrup.io
:, And how long shall the living part carr
= TINS about, communicating all they CAM
il not high time that there should be grea
S, er coming QUIZ Has not the time ful
a come, when those who dabble with slror
drink, shall be put away from the chure
J lest she be partaker Of their plagues2 f
!. their plaques will come, vixen they Wou
% give thousands Of worlds, that they h
of never medGled with rum. 1t is no use
get all those who make no pretence 10 piei
OF TO abon1on the sale of intoxicating drinl
"a while things are as they now are. If ,
present the subject TO them, they will, Wi
!; proprlety say, sgo home, purify your chus
"a and then come and preach to u.s. Mul
IN tudes say, why, professors of religi
10 furnish spirits to drink, and it is no ha
ny for me TO drink. They think it is not
Mt. very bad, or they would not have anythi
TO do with IT," Indeed, bring it up in a
W shape you choose, and rum-selliDg chur
members stand in the way of compl
- Temperance Reform. H. q
Influence OF War upon Missions.
u The roar Of the Christian cannon a
the fash Of Chri .lian ,musquetfy, and /
hyena Dutcry of the Christian militia