Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-21
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
saturday, Dec. IT, Is4a.
Dear Brother Murray


idle spectator, while have beheld the course
you have taken, (the past year in particularly
have been very much gratifed to see with
what boldness you have rebuked sin in high
places. But when have seen your course
with regard 10 baptism and the Lords sup
per; and some other things, have been
very much panied. And have been long
time on The point OF writing, bnt have neg
lected il in hopes that an ADLER pen would
do il. (And indeed some Of the points have
| been touched upon, but not all TO suit my
mind,) till il has accumulated on my hands !;
and some Of il forgotten, so that in the space
that would ask for, I should be only able
to touch upon few points. And now when
you quote the I'd chapter Of Col, / cannot
see one particle Of ground for the abolition
there OF any thing bot the old Jewish ordi-
nances; which we all know, or aught 10
know, was typical OF, and ended in Christ.
| And indeed this is not the only scripture by
any means that you-what shall say dis
anul7 or, at any rate, you so interpret them,
or must SO interpret them; that you disarm
your friends, and put weapons in the hands
Of your enemies: (for you know they say
ali ha, ah ha, told you SOY while if we,
your friends, bring such passages as Cor.
xi: 25, 26: This do ye, as Oft as We drink
il, in remembrance or me. For as often as
We eat this bread, and drink this cup, We do
shew the Lords death till he Gomez You
WILL | suppose, give spiritual meaning,
and indeed think am warranted in this
from your paper. turned 10 your paper, 10
find where you quoted Mat. v: l: I" For be-
hold the day cometh," and added, {" and
now s, that shall burn like an oven,n
&c. ! say, turned TO your paper to find
this quotation, and | came across another
quotation in No. 7 of your present volume,
where, 10 speaking If the second advent be-
levers, you quote the words, 1.-THE saints
are TO judge the world p and then you go
on and say, That already the Judgment is
set, and the books are opened. That the
battle Of the greatday has already commenc-
ed. That the FIRE which, is to consume wick
ed, small and great is already kinded, and
SO on, which had slipped from my mind. |
say, when found this, became discourag-
ed, and gave up all hopes If doing any thing
10 convince you Of your errors but hope
God may co IL.
But wish TO say word TO the readers
mfr he TaIa nh I mill ho ehn
wish to say am Second Advent be-
lever: and that believe the time OF Christ's
coming is 1943 And lIat this doctrine
makes the Bible a complete system: and
without which, there can be no system at
all +: and brother MurraY's talk" is as good
as any thing, and almost any thing as sound
as that. believe every Bible-writer from
Genesis TO Revelations, inclusive, except
the prophet Jonah, has spoken of this. And
many in terms like this A." The dav Of the
Lord" "The coming # the Lord" Th,
appearing Of the Lord" And one says
Acts /: IL "Christ shall so come 10 Xix,
mdnntr as ye have seen him go up." And
| believe too that il is the very consumma
lion Of all things :-the end Of the christians
hOpe-,he promised possession = the lane
Ihatwas promised 10 Abraham which b,
has not received, and his seed which il
Christ, and all that are heirs with Christ
Isay again, that believe il makes the who'll
Bible consistent, without which there can
not be a system made Of the Bible at all
And now brethren, let me exhort you; 10
this will probably be the last time shal
speak 10 you y in the words Ct Christ
Luke xxi: "a: And take heed to yourselve:
lest at any time, your hearts be over chare
ed with suffering, and drunkenness, an
cares ef this life, aud so that day come up
90 you unawares" l also believe we ar
taught by the scripture that the number lhs
will be fund worthy will be very Few
"When be comeih will he find faith on ii
earth" He says also, "as il was in ii
days Of NOAH" likewise also as in Ii
days Of Lot" which we know the numb
that was saved was few. Now "he tb
hath an ear TO hear, let him hear" r.
sns'nOSt We aic 'auSul tue cumUer Is vel
few. II is {" the wise" that "shall unde
stand" Remember Daniel tasted and pra
ed, and chastened himself Let Us feel
did Saul: "If by any means nigh. alta
unto The resurrection Of the Dead" Let
take our Bible, in spite Of The cares Of {
world, and pray much, and search out {
subject. Remember Christ says, it is eli
treasure hid in feld.n Remember g I
man sold all that be had" to buy the fis
And, while you are searching. in the me