Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-02

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lei Us look little more at it. The fact
that the excluding of Christians from the
least OF the Lord does sour their minds.
one towards ano,her-creates bitterness,
and promotes warfare. cannot be denied.
The matter is as plain as MONDAY. Bap-
fist christians and others are jealous of,
and are watching against each oiher-are
ever readyto take advantage of each Other
whenever it is in their power. Bapiists.
on their part, do not consider any to be
truly christian churches but those of their
own orders-all others not having come
IN BY the door. immersion, and are not in
their view, properly speaking, christian
churches-churches of Christ. Then as
matter of course individual members of
these churches not being in the true
church, they have the right, yea verify it
is the positive duty to labor and that as
abundantly as they please, to proselyte
them from where they now are into the
real Baptist church. This Is often done,
and whenever one is brought over he is
not considered as coming from a sister
church OF the common Lord, but as de-
serter, enticed away from an enemy's
camp. Don't youexult. my Baptist broth
|er, whenever you can get one to come over
TO you after this is sort2 Is there not
growing, whenever case Of this kind oc-
ours? It can't be denied. Men and
angels know it to be the fact Other bod
les serve you just so,and exult in the same
way, whenever they can induce one OF
your members to leave you and join them.
Does this look like the work ofthe Holy
Spirit OF Christ Jesus-not acting as one
body, but as rival parties. What sight
this, for angels and the redeemed saints in
glory to look upon-the parts Of the bride
of Christ yet upon the earth reciprocally
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bent upon tearing out each others bowels ;
and affecting it to the extent Of their ca
pacity. But it will be said, admitting all
this to be the fact, what has it do with the
point which you are upon-the strict
communion Of the Baptists | will tell
you. This close communion of yours in
the first place produces then keeps up
that edgewise feeling which exists between
you and christians of other denominations.
Take that away, and this is gone at once
you know. Oh, but, take that away you
will reply, and what becomes ofthe Bap,
fists peculiarly, and consequently oul
Testimony against what We consider as nc
! BAPTISM All, let me here too exclaim
do you not manifest that your regard your
peculiarly, and correctness concerning
an external right, as of more importance
than The unity ofthe Redeemer's family,ant
that love which is thefulflling of the LAW
If your manner of testifying leads tt
sourness, discord and division. if the direc
tendency of it is TO create and perpetual,
the unkind. edgcwise feeling So, general,
existing between rigid communion Bap
fists and others, | think you have III
most weighly reason solemnly 10 inquir
whether your manner Of testifying be nc
absolutely anti-chrislian, though you your
self have never yet seen il 10 be SO.
think. my Brother, Won assume mos
TREMENDOUS responsibility in testifying
the way you Do. The effect is biue
THE fruit IS wormwood. Surely sol
J grapes do4not grow on sweet branche
: But it is hard to give up opinions an
practices to which we have become habi
uated, however the reasons that bei
against them. Therefore think hea
: you replying to me-w are right. ar
I you admit il ID considering immefsien
I be real baptism; and surely we feel ID
: no other mode is. OF course we are y
= sableIo come to others butthey can Goa
. Ito US. You must yield IN order TO ha
The trouble end; and you are unreaso
!. able in not so doing Then ifmatters a
: not harmoniously settled between Us 7
s the blame must rest with others. We
e clear. Don't blame our strict commit
Z ion any longer. But stop, my Broth
= one moment. want here to speak 7
= words 10 you. 1. the position you n
g assume says that YOU consider your PEI