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

Iihe bosom OF Baptisls in general. whether
they are always conscious of it or Eot. ina,
ihetruth ofi,nmersioni is so plain tina, OH hers
have no excuse for being 10 the dark abou,
it, AID that they therefore ought to let
them know. especially at The Lords table,
that they feel this blindness amounts 10
criminaIily. repeat il. l think this
impression that they feel. that their breth-
zen, not Blplisis. are church criminals, is
ia very extensive and fixed one And
|.heiE manner, and the extent 10 which
they carry out the mater, go TO prove This.
however unwilling they would be on ell
occasions openly to ayow it Those in the
other denominations who have been I'M
.nersed. they refuse to commune with. a
Whole persuasions--,he freewill Bap-
tis's for instance, and these have ali been
immersed-are excluded from the sacra-
aaerlal table. any oftheir own mem
bcrs ST. down with others TO the feast ,.hey
will accommodate them as soon as they
would a horse thief, gambler. or piofane
person. must say that to my mind there
is something which has black and
ugly look; and is wholly unaccountabIe
on any other supposilion than that they
feel that all protested disciples ofthe Saw
Tor are very faulty in not being immersed.
Certainly it does seem that they must
think there is real crime about il, or they
would not cut off their brethren and SIS
ters. and deliver them over TO satan, sim.
ply for setting down with those men and
women to remember the death OF the
Lord. If,hey themselves cannot sit down
with the non Immersed. we ask in the
name of plain common sense, why refuse
to fellowship such as do, unless they feel
that these are conniving at something
about as bad as ihieving or adultery. Do
my strict communion Baptist brethren,
feeling themselves somewha, pinched On
| this ground, low turn round from this 90.
to the yes, and say I'VE do consider our
Pedo-Bapsist brethren as actually crimi-
nal in not being immersed. We do think
they would see it TO be their duty. were il
not that they are wickedly blind and
wont see. We therefore, by excluding.
mean to testify against their conduct, and
express our dissp2robation Off. BY this
we intend to tell them that we consider
them as Wickedly closing their eyes, SO as
not to behold what is perfectly plain. Do
you thus shift your position, and take this
new tack? ! must say to you, my breth.,
rem, that you make yourselves liable be-
fore the court of reason and of Heaven.
on'the charge of inconsistency. God, an
gels aud men must witness against you,
either that you go too far, or not far
enough. That brother whom you mean
10 censure at the sacramento board. for
criminal blindness, in not seeing immer-
sion to be his duty, because he will not
properly open his eyes, you will every
where else fellowship as good christian.
You converse, sing, aud pray with him
in loving style, as dear brother in The
Lord. Oh, in how many ways, day afef
!, DAY, you commune with that spiritually
baptized believer in Jesus, and no feeling
) of censure is in your heart-no express
: ion of disapprobation falls from your lips.
5 Attic table of common Savior you will
) censure and disapprobate but in no OH
! er SPOT. Truly, my brethren, here is
something which tells bad tale against
you now, and fea. will tell like tale at
the judgment of the great day. Consis-
llency. sa;s the common saying, is "a jew
!, iel-so that, censure or love. working by
: 1.-The halves, are strange things. My broth
E Ter. If yoa mean to censure me as Grim
inal, 1 want you to be a little straighter
than this. And think our divine Lord
must feel so too. Your position In Grim
mating and embracing at the same time
must in the end. 4 am sure place son 10
i an unpleasan, predicament. before an ali
consisien, God.
ID. Exclusion becauseahe srcluded ~.
not 5aptized. But 4 shall be told. eyou
IS mistake-ihat rigid communion Bapiisil
,fl have no thoughtof censure whenihey sx
lclude their other brethren from ihe aabk
is that they love them so well dhsffhe.