Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-26

know that he had neighbor taking il,
within borrowing distance. But find |
there are great numbers who would not
potronize the Telegraph, and pay for il,
on any account or consideration; and yet
they will go almos. any distance to Dor
ron ii. They must know what is in it,
what the agitato7 is about. The Tele-
graph tells them essential truths which,
they can not ge, elsewhere. These truths
they have an itching to know. whether
Ittey think it prudent and erpedient to re-
ceire them and practice with reference TO
them, or not. Well. if they will read
The truth shall be glad. And if their
consciences will nol allow them 10 pay
70. the publishing Of il, mosl certainly
would not have them do it II little
selfexamination should occur to them,
that they might ascertain and know the
certainty of their good consciences, AID
1.-THE agreement oftheir proceed ings in this
matter with the law of honor, should
not object to that.
~ This it is my delight 10 do. And ]
am glad and thankful that brother Hascall
has candor and courage enough TO come
to the Investigation. / trust the result
will prove the. sincerity Of his call for
8 line upon Ene." oeq-@.r .....
(3) Why not? Ifnot, should be glad
to be shown why. In my view there is a
monstroas and destructive heresy preva-
lent on this point. Will Prof Hascall
give his reasons in the case, and enlighten
The readers ofthe Telegraph? He is not
| alone in the view implied by his question.
Others have fatty denied, what he has
only called in question - alledging that
those whose duty ii is to preach truth.now
have no right to use similar language to
that used formerly, under like circum-
stances = that is, TO apply equal severity
of language to equal sins. This is what
understand him to mean. If this De
not his meaning if h. meant to ask
/ whether there be the same occasion now
as formerly fot severity oflanguage--tha,
| is, whether there be equal sinners now to
sinners living eighteen hundred years ago.
| think his question the more strange
In this view will ask him a question.
What hypocrisy or other sin of the Scribes
and Pharisees, rebuked by our Savior ia
the Isl chapter of Matthew, exceeded or
eqaalled the hypocrisy and other sins of
those protesting followers Of Ch,ist in
the middle of the 18th century who chat
telize Gods image - impiously putting
asudaer VIVA, God hath joined together
and forbidden to be >sundered taking
away the keysof knowledge and putting
souls into pagan darkness = baptizing all
this robbery and wrong. and bringing il
into the church which they call by the
name of the Holy Oae, and thus making
that church eden of thieves" robbers
and murderefs! If it be granted that
| there arc sins now equal in magnitude 10
those existing formerly, l repeat my re.
quest TO be shown sehy i, is not "r;gh"'
- and the duty Of Chris.'s followers
now, 10 use language equally strong.
Where in scripture or reason are. we to
look for an abrosation of the right TO
cali the same things by the same names
fo.merly applied 10 the,y. Ifthis right
be taken away, ind we be released from
The duty, it is important that we know
what remains. II those who rob and
steal and murder are no. TO De called rob- |
bers, thieves and murderers, is those
who profess to be the followers of Chris,
10 De the salt Of the earth and The light of
the world. live BY oppression and plumber,
and add to their gain by keeping their
fellow beings in ignorance and darkness,
and are nol 10 be called hypocrites -
and II those who teach Us to hold the
doors Of such things in christian fellowship |
and cooperation. are not to be called |
"blind guides Il, is important that we
be taught our :" rights " and duties as to /
The use Of language. =.
a. Here. he admns that all such as
sanction the proceedings a, Waterbury I
were not condemned and ye, says the
mass of Bapslsts 10 general, 10 Vermont,