Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-21
Sept. 81, 1912.

much less would they, we think, nave
leE il TO secure the election Of particular
class Of men to office.
Since writing the above, we precelve
that our an.i-slavery brethren IN New
Hampshire, where Mr.. S.. Clair has beer
laboring, wish 10 have it distinctly under
stood that they do mol sYmpalhlze with bis
movements. |
The NH. Congregational and Pres
bvterisn Abolition Society, at their Ami
versary on the 25th Of August, adopted
the following resolution:
ResOlred, That as the paper. called
THE Peoples Advocate is not the organ
Of this Society. nor in any way contested
with us, we wish not TO be considered re-
sponsible for its character, or the course
Of its Editors. .aWs1 7o
1t will be perceived by the time OF our
remarks that we do not design to have
Them bear upon the political questions
which agilate our State.-W. Chronicle,
MARKS. 4r o6rI
Do NOT the Editors Of the Chronicle hold
human governments to be Diuine institu-
tions7 And do they not hold that the best.
OF men ought 10 be chosen as legislative,
judicial, and executive officers? And do.
they not hold il to he the duty Of the best Of
men--even Congregational ministers -
to vote for the election Of such2 If they do
hold 10 all this - and have no reason 10
doubt they do = why should not Congrega-
tional ministers use their efforts in political
electioneering? confess am unable to
see why il is worse for man 10 persuade
by proper influences TO vote right, Than to
vote himself, or 10 receive vote. see no
inconsistency in popular religious lee
iurer, of modern stamp, becoming at the
same time political lecturer. ! am unable
TO determine which is more corrupt, party
religion, or party politics. And as for 'cburch
and srate,' they are already united, and have
been, ever since tue days OF Constantine
The work they do, separately and unitedly
is, TO enslave the many and keep them in
the power and under the control Of the few.
p. S. The foregoing remarks are not de-
signed as justification or defense OF Alan
son 81. Clair, or the business he is engaged
in. have as little confidence in Alanson
ST. Clair as the Editors Of the Chronicle
can have and my sympathy with any man.
ner Of politics is infinitely less than theirs.
My object in copying the piece from the
Chronicle and remarking upon it is, to ex-
poseAihe groundlessness and idleness Of the
ridiculous notion that Congregational reli-
gion, or any other sectarian religion, is so
much better than third party politics, or any
other politics. say the things are kindred
and identical in their origin, nature and
effects. Party religion and party polite:
are essentially one and the same thing
They come from the same place. They
originate in the sel6shness and deptavily O
rebels against Jehovah. They are alike des
lituIe of the charity, the practical benevo
lence taught by Jesus Christ. 1t is fains
taat the ministers Of the one should be the
ministers of the other. .f.v
Great alarm is everywhere manifest for tn
safety Of the church. Strenuous efforts are mad
to defend It, This alarm aud these efforts ar
the strongest possible evidence that it is weak an
vulnerable, and in need Of defense. Whoevs
felt any alarm for the Temperance Society, tn
Moral Reform Society, the Anti Slavery societ
or the Non-Resistance Society And why n
alarm for thesei Because they rest upon simpl
Ineligible, defined ,unobsculed truths. So wit
the genuine Christian religion. The whole of
is comprehended in the exercise OF Charity
Love--or BenevOlenee Nobody has any alar
for this. Nobody thinks it in danger. Til
gates Of hell Cannot prevail against it. 1t is sin
pie and indisputabe-w without obscurity or my
q m. Children can understand it. But Il
human creeds. on which the churches are bui
are very different things. They are all OBSCURE
and mystery--full of the devices of men and
satan. They are the fruitful sources Of env
jealousy, STRIFE, anmosity, rancor railing, hatre
malice, constant contention, and every evil wor
They stir up the most malignant passions. Tn,
do not restrain those who adopt them from d
honesty, violence, oppression, licentiousnes
man-stealing, or wholesale murder. No wo
der the doctrine Of peace, purity, and hollne
should alarm those who stand on such found
tons. Though these foundations be shake
those who stand on the true foundation-t
LOVE THAT ENDURETH will not
alarmed or moved. Truth will not hurt the
Truth never hurts truth. But il shall yet swe
away the refugees Of lies with terrible destr,
ton. Wherefore let him that thinketh
siandeth take heed lest he fall."