Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-09

test Is as good as an old one of equal i'm
portance, if there be no error in it.
! (2} The resolution says nothing about
preaching "-the words are, "to advocate
immediate repentance" have no obiec-
ton to this being called preaching. And,
calling 1t so, maintain that "all christians
are preachers "-or ought to be.
(3) An important admission to be remem-
bered.
t4) The resolution, of course, as little
common sense would teach any one, makes
the duty of preaching Immediate repent
ance and torsaking of the damning sin " of
slavery, binding only on those who know
that such sin exists. Those who are ig-
norant of any given sin, of course can not
be held bound to preach against that sin in
particular.
(5C If these men never heard of the sin
of slavery, the resolution does not NEEDLE
with them. If they have heard Of it, it is
their duty to preach against ii, as they have
occasion and opportunity. But why this
rambling off, and running around, talking
about those who never heard of slavery. and
about two individuals on the continent of
Asia? If brother Hascal! wishes to oppose
the resolution, why don't he meet it like a
man, and take up what the resolution takes
up, instead of taking up things which the
resolution has nothing to do with? The
doctrine Of the resolution is, "lhat it is es-
sential 10 christian character to advo-
cate immediate repentance and forsakins Of
the damnng sin" Of slavery. Now if he
| wished to meet the resolution, and under
take 10 show that it was unsound, the thing
: for him to have done was, TO have taken up
the cases of those who are connected and
allied with the system in any way - those
who have knowledge Of its enormous sin
tulness, and have occasion and opportunity
to cry etfecluallY against it-pre eminently,
protesting christians IN the free States gen
orally. In attempting to do such thing as
this, be would have shown that he was un-
dertaking more than to turn away attention
from the main thing under consideration.
(6) This single unsustained assertion
looks more like attacking the doctrine Of the
resolution than anything going before it.
But on close examination it will be seer
that even this makes no direct and full at
tack - much less does it go step towards
refutation. While it only brings a compar
lson, it takes for granted what remains to be
proved in regard TO the character Of the
thing brought. II takes for granted that il
would not be essential to christian character
) TO preach immediate repentance and forsak
, ing of Popery, provided Popery were Of such
character as TO compare in sinfulness with
American Slavery. Now TO show that such
preaching would not be essential to chris
, tan character, is the very thing 10 be done
to meet the resolution. But no such thing
at all is done or attempted. Now, without
undertaking here TO settle the comparative
sinfulness Of Popery, say that if it were
J such thing as American Slavery if i
r were pre-efninently a national sin, and {
church sin, as slavery is-it would be essen
tial to christian character TO preach agans
ii, according to occasion and opportunity
Until attack be made upon this view, TIT
resolution remains untouched. Suppose TIT
y church aud the nation were full Of dueling
Would it not be "essental to chris.ia,
/ character TO advocate immediate repentanc
and torsaking of the damnipg -? Viii
n brother Hascall say no? If he will, let u
- hear him-aud let Us have his reasons.
a. The resolution does not undertake Il
y determine the "desree of advocacy D. no
y yet the kind. 1t only requires that there b
advocacy. Where it finds a willing heari
Y it leaves the head TO find out the a1dy. I
I. other words, ii NEEDLES with difficulties ex
n listing in the heart, and no, in the head =
with wrong feeling and notifies, rather tina
with wrong views and convictions. Brothe
o Hascall has gone to work with things pei
1t tanning 10 the head. He speaks of the dill
II fcuIty CT determining the degree of advc
! cacy, &C, which difficulty pertains to tn
" head, rather than the heart In committir
i this error, brother Hascal! has failed to ,ouc
The resolution.
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