Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-02
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
: mon. SATURDAY JAN. 20, Is4a..


AM. Ia CRIME u yONT OIOshsT W 0e-
4, yartaker seith The thief lflhis be
~ ceusure-if this be nota strange thing
!, this strange world. | know not what is
a Add often think how our Savior
aust regard it. The truth Of it is. this
,Ou. fellowship is Observation-Disclosures
Cad never made TO be, and It is utterly
accessible to make right, straigh. forward
,ork Off No one position taken 10 JUS
ia il will cover the whole ground.
Therefore there is witnessed the strange
,ocess Of swinging backwards and for
Yards, like the pendulum Of a clock.
sometimes the non-immersed are refused
klowship because unbaptized; then
,lnin as being criminals in remaining as
isv are; sometimes the one reason fol
m setting down with such and such per-
nus is uppermost in the mind. apd some
lnes the other. And often probably if
be truth could be known It would appear
Nat 10 the breast of he rigid communion-
both are operating together. Il no
bubl is the latent sentiment Of the heart
whether understood to be so or not
bat an individual mus. be excluded not
ply because not immersed, but as guilty
BO seeing that he ought 10 be.
sA The distinction beLueem christian
ul church fellowship. A part--l know
Hbn il may be numerous one-ofmy
rRIcommunion Baptist brethren, make
Esinclion between christian and church
owship. Each church say they have
isht 10 regulate its own affairs, anc
eug other things the communion ta5l,
e common Lord; and therefore none
any reason to be offended by being
1 out. from It'll being merely church
nsr towards those excluded. They
y they mean no unkindnrss. They
We them as brethren and in love x
'ae lhem; and the moment the sacred
As is over, they can take them into thei
rms as brethren and go heart and hanc
al oatthe one thing in the journeytow
heaven. But. my brother. stop AM
Ink how that one thing has been an an
Of discord for century or Two, an
|iIll be, 50 long as kept above grounc
tween the followers OF the LIANT
Facss every where show. and commc
Jason readily sees why that the elbo
ell stiffiy out makes and keeps up a
nfriendly feeling between the saints
be Lord The truth OF The case is, II
gid communicates does not exclude b
rother from the table because j. is
hurch concern. No, II is not SO; b
cause some how or other there is
Fong about this brother, that makes bin
sep linn away from the feast; and th
tier knows that this is the reason WI
ss kept off; be knows and always fee
bal his Baptis. brother holds him back {
Be account Of his considering him som
hat faulty 10 one particular. This fes
IS respecting fault is universal. The
no mistake about i. Baptist church.
ok upon their other brethren as faalt
bile they exclude Them; and these Ia
as generally consider themselves as
spraed by being excluded. Now on
NIX Of it-how perfectly uureasonab
''ok any thing like cordial union. 10
christian fellowship. Under SUI
b ''umslances as ID Sc. temporary agrt
'nis and unions may take place-b
. ae that will be permanent. The grs
use o: cisunion must cease. i me
20 an act which always says. | ha
o ne iaull to find with you my brother,
~ ~ attempt at union will be as vain
, ! would be to Try 10 heal sore BY OF
A., viking al the snrls,ra While the Won