Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-10-05
Iats as For the Vermont Telegraph.
A Methodist ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Resistance.

fearlessness, l thought it would be well
enough. and perhaps duty, 10 communi-
cate few things respecting discourse
which heard at Campaigning. 10 this
Town last Friday. by Rev. James NJ. Full
Ter. (Me,hodisi,) Barnard Circuit. His
Text was 10 Mat. XIII: IS: "And he re-
leased unto them him that for secilion
and murder was cast into prison, whom
they had desired but he delivered Jesus
to their will" Being uDprepared | did
not take notes, and therefore what | wrote
will be from memory. but will try 10 COM
municate as correctly ds can.
He spoke, in the first part ofhis sermon,
very we'll. and very truly Of the character
Of Christ--showng the business Of his
claims en- the confidence Of Jesus, from
several considerations, which the preach
er presented 10 the listening multitude with
much propriety. He then gave the his
iory Of the mock trial, by which the con-
1emnalion of Jesus was procured He
ben spoke Of the character of those who
elamored for the blood Of the innocent
esus, and desired the release OF Barabbas,
Inc murderer. He held them up in no
enviable light, surely. He then spoke
more emphatically Of the spirit by which
hey were actuated in that horrid deed.
BE said il was mobocratic spirit-lt was
D6delity. 1t was the spirit that had al
Jays been opposed 10 religion and civil
overnment-the rabble opposed the court
of Pilate-lhe same spirit of mobocracy
Ind inideity had clamored for the blood
of the disciples since that day. A Vol
bey, Paine,a Voltaire and other infidels
bad manifested the same spirit, in opposi-
ion to religion and every thing that was
rood. He said we had seen the fearful
Effects Of the same spirit of in6delity in
9ur own day. He mentioned the late dis
1raceful riots at Philadelphia, and in
many other places within few years
I.st-all referable to the spirit of infideli-
He then went back and linked togeth-
4 in c lose association, the names OF Tho.
paine. Votaire, Kneeland, Garrison,
Wright and Rogers, as Infamous lnhdels
md stirers-up Of sedition-spreadng 2rln-
.iples and doctrines that lead on to riots.
lnarchy and bloodshed. There was
puch applause manifested by the audience
Generally at such display as he made o.
|bese names as here mentioned, and the
.iium he labored to cast upon them. He
bored crafty to show an identity O
rnciple and character between those De
o,cd and benevolent men - Garrison
Wright and Rogers, and such men a:
|hine, Votaire and Kneeland. He en-
Favored 10 show TO that large assembly
hal Non Resistance was the imposing Il
.|e under which this ultra infidelity car
lied ON its operations. Non-Resistanc'
Vas held up before that attentive multitude
.ntil it was perforated like crater will
lis thrusts and slabs. Here and there wa
|eard. Amen-Amen-Amen Evident
upheld by his hearers, he continued hi
trade Of abuse. He applied these epithe,s
the polished Garrison, "in6de Wright
nd "infatuated Rogers" holding then
ID as infdels-opposed to civil govern
nen:-civil law-good order-cours o
Justice, which was the safeguard of tn
people-and hereby attempted TO show
heir contempt of courts of justice as di
he rabbe that desired Barabbas the muir
|erer to be let loose 10 society, and hav
he innocent killed. He said be shouli
-alher live in the suburbs Of hell than !
society where Non Resistance prevail
Ives, for this would be 10 the YER
cENTER of hell-he hoped he shoul
e before that time cone. He said The
ere doing away the sabbath, the minis
and churches. He managed so as
Ike Non Resistance responsible for the
ews on every subject. He said il
houId 90 home and End ruffian attemp
Sg to kill his wife or children, if |
ouId not kill the villain to save the
yes, he ought to be damned-yes.
id The hottest corner in HE'LL would
DO good for him.
He made number Of not so mus
Rhetorical as they were gladiator
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