Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-25
NOTES BY TIE EDITOR.

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/ ,--.-. g.. NOTES BY TIE EDITOR.
i ~ II the Editor Of the Journal had
known better, and better "unders1oodn and
felt, the force with which this view Of his
would apply TO himself, it is probable tha,
Feither he would not have alluded TO it, or
else when he had go, out this first sentence,
would have stopped, laid down his pen, and
gone to studying his subject He talks
ABOUT "abolilionists" and "ther opponents";
and seems not to understand that bis own
chosen position is in the ranks of the latter
class. Detuded and misguided man! First
know myself" before undertaking to teach
1others. Before get through with these
notes, this Editor shall be shown - at least
Others who have less obliquiiy of vision
shall be-that his entire influence, increased
as it is by the station he occupies, is utterly
against abolition. The deception in the
case of the Vermont Baptist Journal is
worse than in the case Of the Vermont
Chronicle. Because the Editor Of the Chron-
'cle has never protested TO be an abolition
list. The Editor of the Journal does pro-
Tess 10 be one. His profession extends TO
an aVowal Of some OF the principles held ia
common among aboltionists. But his prac-
: ices can be easily shown 10 be on the other
side. He is one Of the popular clergy in
: this thing. And they are the greatest him
derers of The emancipation Of the slaves,
the enlargement, Of the common people, and
the reformation and salvation of mankind,
on the face Of the earth. They "shut ur
, the kingdom of heaven against men: for
THEY neither go in themselves, neither
suffer Ihey1 them that. are entering to
go in" They will not lead the people on
in reformation, for fear of unpopularity-
! reproach for Chrisl's sake is what they will
, not endure. As many as undertake tc
D point the people TO Chrst's precep,s and
e examples, for the purpose of urging them
. on in The good work of practical holiness
and humanity, they oppose and Willy, fol
= it would be a ,eproacb 10 them to have i
seen and known that the aro'k Of reforma
d ton is in fact all performed by Others, il
S spite Of them, while they themselves art
,. the loudest and most pretending in profess
d ion. Rut it is even so. The popular reli
Is gious leaders of the present time are no
J leaders, but 1olLoueFs or rather hangers
=, on, dragged along, by those whom they ar
= constantly inyeighing against and by al
n means rendering as odious as possible
+, !" They speak great swelling words Of var
re ity," making profession Of religion - ju!
+ as shareholders do, making profession
o. devotion 10 liberty. The one Of these class
- es of professors show themselves as sincer
:, and as consistent as the other. They bot
or by their own acts, brand hypocrisy on the
er own foreheads. 1t is not to the purpose
p undertake TO get capital here by turning G
IN attention and bringing in the charge that
SIS am entering into hearts and judging m'
"s lives. The hypocrisy is on the outside.
- is in their acts. Their practices contradi
no their professions. They hold up princ'pl
no before the world, and then live them dow
Ell in their every day conduct.
zee If readers think that what / have no
W said is more than is called fer by the Sc
aa ttence above, which is made the occasion
,ill the note, they are desired 10 take into CO
no, isideralion the fact that have read I
81. whole piece through, which has caused 4
lrV mind TO run off into sort OF introducto
ION vo,rs;o, nro,ar,t,rv To ,vha, is i IN E
rus low. will now bring out single prin
- pile that will apply with great power TO
her case in hand, and then pass along throus
Ter Il is principle which I~have heretol'
IN applied elsewhere. The principle is ih
ond Ia moral ardrfare, other things oe'
nth seuol 6be,t 1rbo are On The acrolfs side
"'u theliae are efficient in opposing and p'
reaiiag reformation, in inrerse proF0f'
80 TO their distance from the line - that
sec olher.lhings being equal, they &C. efhelen
ure. ia proportion 10 their .nearness to The Il
men And one Of the most nischieEous OF all
IL things they do is, to keep the line hldd
Tue 10 save their own exposure. Tins ihey
lo'- most effectually by building up their
rue LESSONS on The one side, while their p
aa's tees are on The Other. They profess
ois,s good-they practise for evil. They pro
lth is for holiness-they practise Tor SIN. !