Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-23

and a0orldly influence! Now John A.
Conant has been Jealous supporter OF
the Vermont Baptist Journal-and OF
course will be of the Vermont Observer
with his patronage and influence. And
at the same time the Vermont Observer
and the Baptist priests and churches are
receiving support from John A. Conant's
purse, and for that reason holding him IN
their fellowship. they are laboring with
their might and their maligni'y TO crush
the Vermont Telegraph, because | hold
to some of these very views in common
with Conant. Or rather because | will
be honest and publish these views. Il |
would suppress them, they would get
along with me we'll enough. But | will
not consent TO be hypocriie-I will not
sell out truth and principle tor money
therefore this den of hypocrites are out
upon me. Aaron Angler, John Ide, and
others have been lraversing the State,
sneaking about and whispering in private
circles against the Telegraph. charging
me with in6delity, and founding these
charges on these very views of mine
which Conant holds in common with me-
But Conant has not published his views
extensively, for the benefit of others-and
then he is wealthy and gives literally for
the support Of The priesthood and the sect
-therefJre be is held in loving fellow
ship.
have said these things, not to injure any
individual human being living, but for the
exposure of an item of the rank, overgrown
hypocrisy which everywhere makes up SO
large part of sectarian religion. The case
| have brought is only specimen of
what exists generally, peryading the secta-
rian ranks throughout, in concealment. 1t
is necessarily so IN the nature of the case
| mean necessary 10 the existence and sue
cess Of sectarianisnI. The work Of the
sects, as such, is no part of Christianity,
and christianity is no part of their work as
sectarans. By this do not mean to deny
| that many who are entangled in these nets
and snares have more or less Christian
principle and practice. ] only mean TO say
| that whatever they have of Christianity is
| in spite Of their sectarianism. That BY as
much as they are sectatians, by so much
| their Christianity is paralyzed and nullied.
Furthermore, it is manifest that seclarlan-
ism is the principal thing with religionists
generally who have organized themselves
on platforms of their own devising. These
platforms have anything and everything in
| them 10 quarrel about = but they are gener-
ally devoid of the great principle of peace
and holiness taught by Christ. The Bap-
list creed, consisting of sixteen articles, as
published in the Encyclopedia Of Religious
knowledge, has enough of anything else in
mandn which Christ gave, that everlasting
word of truth, knowledge Of which and
obedience to which alone will save from
sin is not IN IL! The sects, as have
before said, have no confidence in each
other. Each can see the determines and
| bypocrisies Of the other. But all are bin led,
by their sefshness, TO their own. When
the Pedobaplists rail against immersion and
then, for the sake of saving proseiytes, GO
right off and immense as many as demand
immersion, Baplists can see the selfish trick
| hypocrisy, and rccklessness Of principle
But in such things as have cited attention
to in the case Of John A. Conant, the Bap-
lists are equally hypocritical or more so.
For they violate the principles which they
themselves lay down as fundamental The
sectarian churches are all full of just such
violations OF honesty. There is not one in
ten who believes every part of the creed TO
which his name is appended. There is no,
one in twenty who comprehends and under
stands the creed for himself. The creed is
read over 10 them, and they sign it from
their confidence in the priesthood TO furnish
them something they ought to sign. They
receive the faith Of the priesthood, and com.
nit the keeping Of their souls 10 their care
The great thing they do comprehend and
understand is, that when they are once com
mitted they are pledged to support The par.
ty! The practical language is. that the
party must be supported, right or wrong
The history of the Vermont Baptist Journal
and the Vermont Observer, affords an ad
mirable illustration Of this view.
i P. S. Since saying what did in former
part of this article, 10 regard TO the objects
in view with The publishers nf The Innrnal