Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-06

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hold to them. Another single fact. on the
other hand, will establish the correctness
of the view. Il is this In all other
matters profession will answer, withmuch
less regard to practice. Here's wide field
opens. | will introduce the reader to it
by asking what sin is too foul or fragrant
TO find hiding place in The church and
be praeticed by members held in stand.
ng2 MOI one. Only let it become pop
ular. and have the sanction of human law.
and it will pass with The church. Dc not
church members grind the face Of the
poor. like others! Do they not like 9th.
ers shut up their bowels of Compassion
against the needy, and their ears against
the cries OF the widow and the orphan !
Are they less ready than others 10 take adj
vantage of their neighbors' necessities in
trade, or in any way to defraud to the ex.
tent allowed by laws made and executed
by mercenary men? Are they less SEN
suaLthan others2 Are they less revenge
ful2 Are they less vain-less proud
less tyrannical2 Understand me- | am
not denying that individuals can be found
IN the church who are exceptions to
these remarks, any more than | am de-
.nylng that the church as whole protess.
es better things. / am only asserting
that all these things are tolerated in the
church. The thing asserted is, that who.
ever will practice these ordinances NAV
get along by protesting the rest. Il is
made indispensable thai the candidates re-
celye baptism and the supper, practically.
This done, and at the same time profess.
ION being made of love to God and love
to man. they will be kept along in the
rankest and most gross violations of this
profession. There is need of citing only
slavery and war. These alone involve
every possible violation of the laws of
God and the rights of humanity. And
these are IN the church, and are sustained
BY the church at large. The exceptions
are only exceptions. The body is full of
their corruptions. E7as
But what has all thisto do with answer
ing the question have been mention.
ing the things that led me to an exatnin.
alton of the subject. The resul, Of This
SO far as it has progressed
10 my own mind. / will now give. The
ordinances Q: baptism and the supper are
positive institutions. At least The former
d the two is. | am not so clear in regard
o the posillveness ofthe latter. A posi-.
I've institution understand 10 be an insti.
utlon set, directed, ordered, OF command.
sd-not an institution based on natural or
eternal laws Il is creature of eircum.
stance. Il has beginning-and so mus,
AVE an end. Il does not run paralIel
With the laws" thou shalt love" -"thou
halt not kill" These are eternal-run-
ing parallel with the existence Of the
eternal Am. It is not yet two thousand
years since the ordinances. CONCERNING |
- e
Which am questioned, were Instituted. |
III religions have had their appendages-l
heir forms and ceremonies. Judaism had
n abundance Of them, gendering bon.
burdens" they were, .and
'rlevous to be borne Christ taught his
blowers not to observe them. Not thai
iod had changed--nor that thew were
ow OF any different nature o. value in
lemselves, from what they ever had been
ut they were things of Circumstance
40 The circumstances in which they had
'elr origin had ceased in great meas.
Ie to exist. New light had broken in
more perfect. revelation had come /
nlcn caused the former things 10 pass
way. The new order of things brouebt
aud established by the Great Teacher.
as freer from physical encumbrances,
g better adapted to the wants Of spiritual
'hgs' The substitutes-if they may be
cal'ed-for what hadbeen cast of, were
mparatlvely slight They may have
en- deemed needfu. at the time for dis.
gushing the new dispensalion from
e old Doubtless they answered valu-
le purposes, under the circumstances +