Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-10

try. Who are the ministry 2 The MINI
istry whom oppose are they who do the |
works Of the devil2 My dealing with
them has pertained to their dOings. But
the readers Of the Journals can not know,
from any information from the Editor.
here or elsewhere in the Journal, but what
am opposed in views and sentiments to
the idea of ministry. In keeping with
the general course.
(8J A dastardly thrust at the rights of
women - sor the sake Of getting capital
against one who advocates their elevation
without the courage to give his own
views in the case,
(9) Another violent thrusting of his
own forced construction upon his readers
without allowing them an opportunity in
the columns of the Journal to read for
themselves on the point. Tle shall have
my views indull on this point soon. We
shall see whether be will dare allow his
readers 10 see and examine them for them
selves.
(1O) The point here touched was So re-
Gently up in the Telegraph that readers
can judge fer themselves of the fairness
Of this representation. It will be seen
that he is much more full on this point
than on any preceding one. And yet his
readers can have no correct view of what
communicated on the subject. Ills in
situations about "private conversation" "
"attempt at explanation &c., are of one
piece with The rest Of his foul play OF the
same character, already repeatedly noticed.
/ lily There is just as niue b truth in the
declaration that am unsettled respecting
the Sabbath" as there is in much else
that he has said He knows-if he knows
what | have published on the subject
that | have repeatedly stated that my
views have been settled, and have under
gone no change in regard to it, since /
was "old enough to read and reason for
my myself" =
| fl2) See note 9.
/ Q3) See note 7. ~ -, -. -.
! (14) What "church organization and
church government, He can not 'af-
ford" to let his readers know, by letting
| them read what have published on the
subject. lest they should embrace the truth
and abandon their present errors.
+ u5) See note 10.
+ u6) If there be no "miad" in my
/" editorials" there is an honest heart in
them. They are not soulless. How is it,
tho that the Editor of the Journal dare
not ethis readers see what mindless things
my editorials are2 .~. z..=@-
# Q7) Here he comes around, and comes
out, where he began.
II (l8) The recklessness with which this
statement is made shows what hH was de.
termined to make out when he began.
The piece is most hearllcss and scan.
. dalous appeal to sectarian prejudice. AS
: many as can not see il are to be pitied. As
many as do see il, and are not most thor.
oughly disguised and siekened with it, are
more to be pitied. Unless have greatly
overvalued the honesty, integrity, intelli-
gence spirituality, liberality, scripturality,
and Christianity, of large class of Bap-
! fists in Vermont, such pieces as the one
to which have appended these notes are
the wrong things to keep them penned up
I and blind. folded with. II does appear to
me to be too late in the day to build up
] sectarian enclosures, and prevent the en-
j largement and advancement of the people
, by such means. And know Of no bet
ter means. i believe the spell is soon to
} be broken is already breaking - that a
| glorious jubilee is at hand. Is not this a
= time for breaking fe:ters-spiritual as well
5 as physicall The southern task-master
and tyrant knows that his security in the
possession of the victims of his lust, and
) the retention of his power over them, de.
ponds on his keeping nouledge away
) from them. The guides and teachers O
Papacy know equally well that ligh
d among their people would be their own
. sure downfall. The popular current o
i Protestanlism has already turned the same
way. Look at the course of the indiyid