Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-14

VIC CmouCtpotIOH Vi my cuSldptu County
men is continual. earnest, intense; but it
is not, it ought not 10 be, so strong as to
make me both blind and dumb to all other
abuses ard impositlons. 10 assailing spir-
i,ual despotism, no injury 10 the natural
rights Of man must necessarily follow!
Were il not that American Slavery is up
held and sanctioned BY the American
church, shat vast system OF pollution and
blood would cease TO exist. How, then.
can it be urged, that by exposing the
denominations which take shelter 10 the
very bosom of The church, we shall retard
the progress of the anti-slavery cause2
The multiplication of societies, within
the last twenty years, for the overthrow of
specific evils which have attained a glgan
tic growth, is equally instructive and adj
monitory. As my brother Boyle iorclbly
remarks, They are not the revelation Of
the Lord from heaven but only pioneers
in the Cause Of holiness. They have
served to reveal the deep corruption of
the various religious sects, the worthless
ness Of creeds. and the aideous deformity
of the religion which obtains among US
religion which allows the military chief.
tain TO pursue his murderous vocation,
and the STAKEHOLDER to make merchandise
of souls, AMI winks at host Of practices
utterly Inconsistent with the spirit, the
example, aud the precepis Of Jesus.
As allusion is made ia the following
letter to nv sentiments respecting the
Sabbath, - sentiments which have been
grossly mis:epresented, or strangely mis-
understood, by many-l make the follow
ing extracts from my review of speech
delivered by Dr.. Beecher at Pittsburgh.
in vinGication of the holiness of the first
day of the week
"Dr. Beecher asserts tina, 'lhe Sabbath
is the great sun Of the moral soorld :.
the cord by which heaven holds up IA
tions from the yawning gulf of corruption
and ruin The language of the Psalm
4 list is The LORD GOD is NJ
The LORD is my light and my saliva
ton The apostle John says Ia him
[CHRIST] was life; and the life was the
light of men That was the true Light,
which lghteth every man that cometh
into the world If everything that is
valuable or sacred depends upon the re.
ligious observance of one day in seven,
is il no, a marvel that our Savior never
i limited at such fact2 Neither does Mat.
thew, Mark, Luke. John, Peter, Paul. nor
any OF the evangelists or apostles; not
one injunction do they give on the SUBJ
iecl Ga the contrary, Paul, the greal
; expounder of christian doctrines aud du.
ties, expressly tells the Colossians-' LIE
no man therefore judge you in meat, OIL
in drink. or IN respect Of a holy dag, Of
of The new moon, or Of the Sabbath
, which are [Nercl shadow OF things to
come; but THE BODY is OF CHRIST IL
/. the Romans, he says-'One man esteem
eth one day above another: another es
teemelh every day alike. Let every mar
be fully persuaded in his own mind
, But why dost thou Judge thy brother ? :.
, For the kingdom OF God is not meat and
/ drink, Ii. e. not the observance of any out
ward form or ceremony,l but righteous
) ness, and peace, and joy in The Holy Ghost
: For he that IN these things serceth Christ
: as acceptable to God, and approved Of men.
{ Again. Ii any man be in Christ, he i
:. new creature When? Now-to-dd,
. -always-as truly b,dient and accepta
). bic on Saturday as on Sunday.
In this matter we fear that the spirll
). Gality of the gospel is not clearly dis
cerned, in all lis length and breadth, i,
:, height and depth. Then, verify. th
: first covenant had also ordinances of d
= vine service, and a worldly sanctuary
: Now they are swept away-'for if III
:, first covenant had been faultless, the
= should no place have been sought for tn
second and the command to the Jew
: Ye shall! reverence my sanctuary is n
!, longer obligatory upon any portion
- rnonkind, in regard to any building mao
;, with hands. Jesus saith unto her, w
a man, believe me, the hour cometh, whe
y We shall neither il this mountain. nor Y
=, at Jerusalem, worship the Father
Il Among the Jews was high priest, WI
:, went into the second tabernacle alon
10 once year, not without blood. which
offered for himself, and for the errors
the people: the Holy Ghost this signif
ing, that the way into the hottest of {
= D. was no, yet made manifest, achile as &
y first tabernacle Uas get Standing: While
=, was figure for the time then present. &
III But now, after the simiitude Of Melch
"a edec, there arseth another priest, who
lie made, not after the law of a carnal con
y, mandment, but after the power Of an en-
"a less life-wLo is set on the right hand
o. the throne of Majesty in the heavens;
rs minister of the sanctu Try, aud of the lr
iis tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, al
u ,neo cor,o..ra,a - ,bs %
ne vice of Jehovah, not merely one day
4. seven, but all their time. though his. actor
io' and powers. Now. too generally, th'
I'M piety is marked by spasmodIc action on
all week, though they find it irksome ev
ry' TO secure that action uniformly TIL
IN have not entered into spiritual rest-~th
tn are still carnai. For we which ha
inc aaas,la