Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-07

RURtTx OF EIRE.
The writer Of the article below has recently come
out from Great Britain 10 the United States,to aid
in the great and glorious work OF human redemp-
ton. He and .another individual. from whom an
srtcle will sppearn anohsr part Of this paper, or
ia next weeks PEPPER accompanied A.. bronson
AIcoit of Concord, Mass, ON his return from his
rscert tour 10 England. mentioned in the journal Of
my visit 70 his residence 10 Concord The names
ofthese brethren from England are Lame & Virgin.
While our HEsRs c. wRueHT has gone TO Eng,
land 10 aid the work Of Peace, Holiness and Love,
HEsRY @. Wafer has come over 10 US, from that
side Of the wntef TO aid in adding PURITY 10 the
other part Of the enterprise. This last mentioned
department Of reform is less essentialor import
art than either Of the others. Indeed. this Is one
Of the chief corner stones in the great building
1 The superstructurv can not,go up withoutit sf
Brother Lanes article, below, will bear reading
more than once. The worth Of eranple = the
lpowerlsssuess Of words without it, is a moment,
Gus ides. Itis asnhjecf on which words have
been used abpndantly, and very eloquently. But
the words about the example are not the Example
ITSELF ] trust this Brother win be enabled to aid
US in the matter of example. doubt not he
will; and it IS my fervent prsyerthat emsy find
many among Us ready to hold up his hands.
can not flatter him, however. feel happy and
thankful in the enjoyment Of the measure Of heav-
[eniy light dawning upon my own mind, and pray
for wisdom and strength to be true to mind.
| As for the close questions which the Brother
puts, on one point. they are none 10 close.
thank him for aid % that direction. The Tele-
graph ispPen on the scbject. Occupy. Brethren
OCCUPY. MAN has too long been made a grow
telling, filthy ANIMAL. 1t is time to rise heay-
ward.
The papers which the Brother speaks Of in his
lpostscript have not been received. Iexpect to
see brother Dyer in a few days. ss,4 sls
To the Editor OF the Vermont Telegraph,
/ Sd-In your, number of the 23d inst,
\ you advise that ia order 10 protect youth
from abe commission Of certain vices they
should be kept from .tne use Of food and
drinks unnaturaIly stinnIating.n You CON
clude by saying, aLet children be fed OF
fruits and vegetables, and be taught tina
There is a higher good Than the qualification
of The lusrs of the flesh. Teach them self
denial Teach them temperance. sTeacl
them purity in thought and feeling. Teach
them the worth Of mind. Teach them tha
purity Of mind aud purity Of body go TO
lgether. Teach them the loveliness an,
lblessedness Of innocenee.n i
Lava -, c,o,o1 ell. fo,~ r.
the purpose of attempting TO break il down
Indeed, as far as il goes, / ihiuk it is i'm
i pregnable. would rather enforce it,
possible, than weaken il; and it is with III
wish Of inducing you to continue the dis
cussion and calculation Of the subject ihs
I now address you. Comparatively it's !
small service to give. general advice. ]
practical matters we must go into saetu
particulars. .st - #s4' ~
,r, Now Of all this teaching which you re
g.. ommend, how is any of il TO be done2
!. il to be done by words think not.
} words had any power toleach men we
verbal dispositions means 10 be used wi
success for.reformins men, women orch
dren, we had long ago been the puresi il
aginable race For where has The Hood
pure expression obtained so,highia tide
I in North American Both oral aud lite,
Iutterahces Of virtuops. sayings abound
the mental world almost as plenteously
: the pure air in the physical atmosphere
Yet who is reformed, that is TO say, ma
!. better beings thereby lido not venture
~ assertion that no good is done by wor
because trust even this letter may
o'a denial Of that fact, but il seems TO me /
mpch Of our improvement i indeed .onl
n reformation, and not renewed being,
presents The old being ip new form, star
ed with a new impression on the surfa
- but still substantially the samei like pc,
4, Of Fausid butter beaten up into a new sh
to appear as IT, il were fresh.
II. There is indeed lit,le taluein tits /
of reformation, which take 10 be ain
all thai words, can ia direct. mapner
complish. A man may be moulded fro
: Trinilarian to U Unitarian, from Bar
buts TO Methodist, aud remain pretty much
same being all the while. he IS a W
b... or Democrat as !. may be, but cOniir
oil, lhroughoutseally and substantially che 5
isf man. Opinions and doctrines are app
4 = virtue is the living body. asE a- 81
Now apprehend that parents or Q
80, persons Gao ouly teach childleu those til
81 which you have enumerated, BY The
aod- aud hourly practice Of them 10 their
life and being, and as q consequence
- tier own conduct and. actions. Lea