Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-28

Letter from brother Stone.
Brother Murray 81 have palronized the |
Telegraph since the first sheet was struck
off BY I. M. Allen, during all Of which time,
il has been a source Of pleasure, and trust,
of profit to myself and family. Since you
have controlled the paper, it has stood forth
the free, undinching advocate of those great
and God-lik principles, by which men ought
to be governed. Ii has not been shackled
by public opinion or the love of gain. Not
wlhstanding, have made up my mind to
Withdraw my patronage of the Telegraph,
at the close of the present volume, for the /
following reasons, viz: 1st. Negatively
Not because prefer the "Journal," have
no fellowship for the hidden works Of dark
ness, under the influence of which that pa
per was soi-np- I'd. Positively,-mY pc
cuniary circumstances forbid me to patron
ize two religious papers, (and | have no wish
TO read any others.) Sd. There is one reli-
gious paper, and only one, Of which have,
any knowledge, which prefer to the Tele.
graph, and that is edited by J. v. Hines
and J. Litch, Boston, called "The Signs of
the Times"
Yes, brother Murray, with all my love for
tie Telegraph and its Editor, must and
do prefer the paper that sheds the true light
on that great, glorious, and most blessed of
all subjects, the "coming of my Lord. !
would still patronze the Telegraph if my
circumstances would permit, for love the
paper and its Editor for the truths sake,
Notwithstanding consider both in the dark
on that subject. do firmly and unwaver-
ingiy believe that The day Of my Lords
coming, "to destroy them that destroy the
earth, and 10 save all the meek Of the earth, !"
is nigh al hand - even at the door. This
truth is as plainly registered on the face of
Gods book, as is the truth Of the necessity
, Of being born again, in order to see The
, Kingdom Of God;n and but for the traditions
of men would be as plainly seen, "times
and seasons" - them as faithfully chron-
icled as are the events that are TO occur
during their existence. 1t has been, and
still is, a source Of deep regret to me thar
brother Murray, with all the light be has on
other Bible subjects,-on the true state Of
the church Of the present day--luke-warm,
worldly minded professors, "the popular
clergy" &c, that be does not rend the veil
that seems to hide from his view the sun
beam truth that righteous king is about to
ascend the throne Of David, which has been
evacuated since the days Of Zedekiah, and
} will remain vacant till He shall come, whose
right it is TO reign, and God will give il
him. Ezekiel XXI: 25-27. pray God to
take the following things of Jesus Christ,
and to show them to brother Munay, viz
That Daniels 2300 days reach TO the judg-
ment day,-that The 20 weeks are part Of
the vision, thar the last sands Of the via
ion, according TO the best calculation that
!. he or any other man can make, are now
: running out,-,hat the 1860 days Of the
: civil reign Of the papal power ran ont more
than 40 years ago,-that the 1885 days will
{ close the gospel dispensa,ion, when the
taa~~ "sat ~ - POI ~Neo ttotA tuC WuCols-
: that six Of the seven ,rumpeis Of the Apoc-
e alypse have finished sounding,-ihat the
B seventh trumpet and third woe will come
: quickly, even at the end OF the DAYS Oh
Z Daniels vision, when the Kingdoms Of
: This world will become the kingdoms OF
E lour Lord and Of his Christi when Christ
Z Twill have the heather for his inheritance,
5 and the utsermost parts Of the earth for .
possession, and shall rule them with a rod
E OF iron, and dash them in pieces as potier's
D vessel, when the slain Of the Lord shall
-lcover the earth from one end 10 the other,
4 and there shall be none 10 bury them or 10
I mourn for lhem,-thai the idea Of 1000
years millennium, previous 10 the judgment
is a creature Of human tradition that never
e was believed in by the church till within
! $50 years; and finally, that the fgtree ha'