Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-16

fearless, Incorporating. AID pious minis
Try tlme-serying, man-pleasing, and may
4 not say God provoking ministry. For
this is the legitimate result of the conclus-
ION that there is no special, or supernatural
call, from the Holy Ghost, to teach and
accompany the word to the heart. For
when Peter preached they were pricked ia
the heart" How much of this power, that
will prick in the heart, is experienced by
those who eountenance theatrical perform
ances, wink at RIGHTEOUSNESS, glory in lbe
semi heathenish idol, pdr! and If they saw
anything against slarery, it is said very
softly ? Well, what else can be expected
from an uninspired minister? Brethren say,
the minister is no. spiritual, or interesting
and yet they say, We believe he is a good
man. As though it was almost prodigy
in the nineteenth century, to have good
man for a minister.
But to our subject more particularly
SNOW we may talk Of learning = we may
talk of philosophical reasoning, as much
as we please, but all will be found cold,
Insignificant, and insufficient to accomplish
the great work Of renovating the world
What would be thought Of company of
blind men that should unite together, even
though they stood high in the general char
acter of their profession, 10 operate on the
eyes of blind individual, and try to restore
him 10 sight2 Would it not be worse than
"blnd leading the blnd"? Again, how
can blind man explain hght7 Locke re-
cords an instance where an effort was made
to communicate TO an intelligent man, who
had been blind from his birth, some idea Of
color; and scarlet was chosen for descrip-
lion, because it was conceived to have a
greater distinctness, and TO be more aring
than any other; but after a great deal of
effort and trial to communicate 10 him some
knowledge of scarlet color, be told them
he thong hit he understood il. Being re-
G quested TO explain ii, his apprehension was.
that it bore strong resemblance to sound
of trumpet! Hence ii the blind can not
heal the blind, how important The Spirit
which can heal all diseases. But, in the
midst Of all these evidences, this rotary
lprinciple of self-interest has paved the way
for that system, "in morals monstrous, and
in reason absurd" Let US not think then,
for a moment, That we can accomplish any
thing without the spirit. 81 will suppose
that by some supernatural power We could
raise gorgeous edice," as temple to
worship in. will suppose that we could
bring down to these temples heavenly visit
ants. will suppose that they each speat
with melting eloquence that they coule
: exhibit dying Savior; that they could re
:, veal the arm of the Almighty abou, to strike
a guilty world out of existence. True, ther'
: might be astonishment, there might be alarm
! but there would not be conversions. W.
might as well expect to move the natura
e world with lever Of straw, as move tn
I, spiritual world by any means irrespective o
e the spirit of God. On the very forefront
Is then, Of all our exertions must be written
7 "not by might, nor by power, but by IN
), spirit of the Lord of Hosts" Were hi
the case, what different world would tbi
at be. Then learning would become the Il
gitimate garden Of unsophistica,ed truth
- Then useless studies would be forsaken Il
the investigation Of the inspired oracles.-
= Then statesmen would desire only the rel
= welfare of those for whom they legislate.-
Then governments would never tolera
violence and wrong, bIood-shed and war;
Isl Millions Of p-odgals would then be broug
en- to their Fathers house. Millions OF q
he degraded would be permitted to burst Z
err degrading chain asunder, and would emf
the glorious liberty Of freemen, and OF I
do sons of God. How glorious then Wou
ng the gospel sound; not an unmean'ng, d
om cordant sound, but a musical and harrno
md Gus sound. Awake, then, zeal! awa
= gratitude! awake, devotion! awake, co
ing passion awake, benevolence! 1t is the
ov- of God, my Father. 1t is the call OF II
ow who died upon the tree. 1t is the call
!. e. millions Of sruIs in bondage to sin, and
ION bondnge to the accused system of SLAYER
ynl- II is the call of Providence, il IS the cal
nat Indictment, il is the call of eternity!
or brethren, have you the splrl l.
God Unity, N. H., Jan. 81, 1912. ..-:..:
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