Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-14
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
INlQUITY AND A MEETING.

tionot Church, Whitesboro', Lo,d's
day, January 81, l84l He Judged
the cause. Of the Poor and Needy; then
itWas uel aoih ham; a0as not this to
know me- saith the Lord| By Beriah
Green, President Of the Oneida I~sti-
| tute. .:
ISAIAH 1. l0-l7. Hear the word of the
Lord, ye rulers of Sodom: give ear unto the Law
OF our God, We people of Gomorrah. To what
purpose is the multitude Of your sacrifices unto
me! saith the Lord: am full of the burnt offer
ings of rams and the fat of f. beasts: and l de-
light not in the God of bulloeks, or of lambs, or
OF he-goats. When we come 10 appear before me
who hath required this at your hand, to tread my
courts? Bring no more vain citations: incense
IS an ahomination unto me: the new moons and
sabbaths, the calling of assemblies can not away
with: It's iniquty, even the solemn me citing
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my
soul hateth: they ale trouble unto me-: am
weary to hear them. And when we spread forth
lyour hands. will hide mine eyes from you: yea,
when we make many prayers, l will not heart
your hands are full of blood. Wash you, make
you clean: put away the evil of your doings from
before mine eyes: cease to do evil: learn to do
well: Elk judgment, relieve the oppressed, Judge
the fatheress. plead for the widow.
The prophet so describes and so ex
horts the relIgionlsts, here addressed, as
to give US a clue TO their character
/ They were just fit to be ranked with the
men of Sodou. Aud how they were to
be regarded, we may learn OF Ezekiel
! Ezekiel xvi. 40.
1" Behold" he excldims. this was the in.
EQUITY of thy sister Sodom, pride, fitness
ot bread, aud abundance of idteness was
in her and her daughters, neither did she
Streug CITIZEN the hand of the poor and nee
Idy." IdlerS they were, inflated with
pride, aud boaled with luxury playi g
Tue lyrant among the hel pless and friend
less. That this was the character of the
creatures, Isaiah had 10 deal with, the ex-
hortation shows, in which their duty is
set forth. If they would put away the
evil OF their dolngs, and thus find access
to the Mercy-Seat, they must seek jHdg-
ment, relieve the oppressed, judge the
fltherless, plead for the widow" The
condition aud claims of The "poOr and
! needy" they must earnestly study; and
f take part with the weak against the strong
, with the oppressed against the Cypress.
: or
Very different was the position, which
these reLigionisls It present held. Their
. zeal for God was consistent with conenpl
l.. hpn ut roll.
e gion was every thing the moral, moth
a ing. In meeting holding, psalm singing
# prayer-making, they were active aud noi
4 Isy enough. In these things, they were
! all SUR and smoke. The calling of as
:, lsemblies, the solemn meetings, the APP
y pointed feasls they multiplied even TO tn,
L wearying of Jehovah. lniquity and ;
ID meeting, He could not away with. H
~ Ioathed their services. We are thu
to taught, that A MEETING HOLDING AcTIv
III ITY UNDER THE PRETENsE OF REeAR1
70 FOR HUMAN SALVATION, ACCOMPANIED
by DISREGARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, /
An ABoMINRTIoN TO JEHOVAH. For,
i, /. II implies rank absurdity and
n fragrant contradiction. la the constilu
! ton of man, the rights IF man are invol,
:. ed. The attributes, the powers and ca
a. pacities here found, are God-given en-
40 dowments These gifts imply fearful RI
be sponsbiIities. They are sacred uus
CHI for which an account must be rendered
All this supposes the right to WELD GU
lis powers and use our capacities, accordin
ar to our constiiution-frmly TO hold al
freely to pursue the end of our existenc
. Whatever interference with US here il
en- lures us vitality. Health, vigor, useful a
he tivi,y are at once impaired. If four rig
ad 10 be what our Creator designed US to
lis, and to do what He requires US to do,
wn invaded, wrong and wre.chedness mu
nv ensue And this wrelchedness must
~ deep and this wrong fragrant in the san
degree as the invasion of such rights
~ far-reaching, violent and determined
me- Our salvation, of course, depends upon Il
my iull enjoyment Of those rights, TO whlt
,as under God we are constilutlonaliy and
ul- alienably entitled These can be enjoy
= only in The free discharge ofthOse dutt.
10 ohieh the rights imply. TO employ O
:. powers and capacities IN course OF la
i'n abiding ACTIVITY. without let or hindranc
is the right of all rights, to which, DO
len individually and socially, we are entltle
I'm If we are assaulted here, whether by
and ward pa, sion or outward violence, o
ISIS salvation IS put to hazard. 1t the assa
! do be successful, our very hearts are staob'
dav Ii We are free here-free from the DOM
ora ance of passion within and without
INC. own passions aud other people's-free
discharge the ppoinled duti
: y which our rights imply. which corr