Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-02
VOL. XIV. No. ga


What kind Of fellowship do yo7 mean. ne
express towards christians of other demon.
iinaGonsP We have tie answer in The
phrase" Fellowship as a good christ.
'aa," then, Notwithstanding you have &C
'cused Us Of treating other denominations
as heathcns, thisves, profans swearers,aod
adnlterers. Now ny friend look at the
inconsistency of your statements. Then
the only reason why We do not commune
g. the Lords supper is, we have not
church fellowship; for the Lords supper
is aa ordinance that belongs 10 the ocs-
Ipel church, and not 10 christians as such,
but church members. will call OF my
frieca once more as a witness 10 testify
Iosrs. "Oh in how many ways, day
]afer day, you commune with that spiritn-
taIy baptized Believer in Jesus and no
feeling Of censure is in your heart, no ex-
preston Of djaopprobation falls from your
| lips At the table of our common Savior,
you will censure and disopprobote but in
no other spot" If can understand, you
have admitted that there is christian fell
!owship and church fellowship; Christ
ian or spiritual communion and church
communion. And a simple fact or two
will decide al! that you have said Or the
subject Of close or rigid communion.
l. What constitutes christian commun.
ion? Agreement ant oneness in spirit.
or union OF heart, concord, fellowship.
2, Can there be a christian communion
without these things tina! have mention
ed? The answer presume viii be, no.
3. Can there be any church communion
without an agreement, concord, and fell
lowship? Does this agreement exist be-
tween the Baptis!s and other denomina-a
tions? 1--WE are speaking now in rela-
ton to church matters.) I presume the
answer will be no. f. If all had received
the doctrine of Jesus Christ. had been bap-
TIED THAT is immersed all believers in
water) would there ever have been such a
thing named as close or rigid commun-
ion? Then we see what has made the
bar. Is it no: sprinkling and pouring
wafer for baptism? will again take no.
tice of what you have written elsewhere
&C Do you not exuIt, my Baptist brother,
whenever you can get one to come ever
10 you after this sort? Is there not crow
ing, as the saying is, whenever case Of
this kind occurs? 1t cannot lie denied.
men and angels know it to be a fact.
Other bodies serve you just SO, and exalt
in the same way, whenever they can in.
Cuce one Of your members TO leave you
and Join them. Does this look like the
work Of the holy Spirit of Jesus Christi
No: acting as enc body, but as rival por-
tons, hating each other, bent upon mutual
determination, and doing all in their pow
cr 10 effect it. What a sight this is for
angels and tie redeemed saints in glory
to look upon, tearing out each others
bowels and efecting it 10 the extent Of
their capacity!" Now hear what my
friend says is the cause Of all these feel
ings, which he here describes-" Tearing
out each Others Bowels" He ascri5es
it al! to strict, close and rigid communion
among the Baptists. And he says angels
know it to be a fact. that these are the
feelings of the Baptists towards other de-
nominations, ard that these are feelings of
the other Denominations towards the Bap-
tist Look at the statement my dear
friend, and then ask yourself This ques-
ton, what kind Of communion would it
be, for the Baptis's and other denomina-
tions to sit down together at the Lords
table, if this is the state Of feeling they
possess towards each other? Sop my
friend moment, and l will try your
strong argument on which you rely very
much, and YOU think it unanswerab!e.
And you say likewise that this rigid CON-
muniOn is the apple of discord. We
will Try Your strong fort, now BY way of
interrogation. 1. Do the Mrthodsts and
Congregationalis,s commune or sit down
at the Lords table together2 2. Are they
at peace with each other? 3. Have they
become one body since they commnn"d 20
gether, or do they sill remain separate
bodivs} And do they not strive to prose-