Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-23


quences, instead oc manifesting disposition
20 make II paramount thing 10 find and
obey God'struth. The consequence Of such
course was-inasmuch as he took the lead
the leaving of important things unsettled,
and many of them untouched. shall be
happy, now, TO be called ouI, from time to
time, by The candid and honest, so that this
whole subject may be generally and thor
oughly understood. so far as | nave tune and
ability TO devote to il.
Before proceeding any further, ish to
say 10 all that do not promise 10 reconcile
Non Resistance TO all the feelings of de-
PRAYED hearts. | shall be content with
showing that il was taught and practiced by
the Savior Of men, and required by him Of
all his followers. 1t has been sci forth as
one of the bes, proofs OF the truth of Chris
tianity, thai it crosses the carnality and
deErdUify Of men. So, if Non Resistance
is 10 be rejected because human nature, so
called. rises up against il, Christianity may
be rejected on the same ground. Be it my
work to identify Non Resistance with Chris
!ianity.
Brother Myers says" II is said by some
that Non Resistance condemns or does away
all human laws, whether civil or military.
This is not according to my understanding
of the Bible. Christ came to fulfil the law"
Ia
Does brother Myers understand that Christ
alluded 10 human codes when be declared
that he had come 10 fulfil "lhe law 2" do
not so understand it, and did not suppose
that any one SO understood it. understand
that il was God's law, the eternal, unchange-
able law Of right, that he came to fulfill
The Son Of God never undertook TO shape
his conduct 10 the freaks and fraillies Of hu-
man legislation. No-lo "do the will of
Him who sent him." was his work. Sup
pose, for moment, that he had undertaken
10 make Caesars laws his rule of life. How
soon would he have found himself disobey-
ing his Fathers commands. The laws of
Caesars kingdom were, great part Of them,
directly subversive of GODS law so that
fuIilment of the former would have been
trampling under foot the latter. 1t was not
the former, then, but the latter, which Christ
came TO fulfil. .".".
As for the charge that "Non- Resistance
condemns or does away all human laws"-
it does this no farther than Gods law does
hu-
man laws" that are contrary TO his own
laws. Non Resistance would do the same
4 -nothing more nor less. n-Resistants
would be obedient 10 lhe will Of God. They
would fulfil His law, and make it the con-
I. slant guide Of their lives. They oppose no
I human ldics that do not clash Nth Gods
; taao. A fundamental doctine with them is,
1 that Gods Ian, as set forth by Jesus Christ,
forbids man, killing, under all possible
circumstances. They believe tha, Christ
taught TO lore and forgiue enemies, and not
: no destroy them. Ii any believe to the con-
: trary Of this, let them give their reasons for
e so believing. On the other hand, if all con-
d cede that Christ did so teach, let them abide
is by this teaching-lhat is all Non Resistants
" ask Those who quarrel with this, quarrel
n not with Non. Resistants merely, but with
/, Christ. If they fear that carrying out this
doctrine which they admit Christ taught
will "condemn or do away any human
laws, they must settle it with Christ. Il is
'e not for them to quarrel with Non Resistant'
u for adhering 10 what they themselves admi
Is to be Christ's law. Their quarrel, they vii
see. is with the Llw-maker himself. The
I contest, then, between those who adml
: what have supposed them TO admit, ant
the Law-maker, is this TO knOlc 1chethe
they shall implicitly obey HIM. or obey sue
= La,0s of men as they in their rebellion har
~ made to The contrary Of His, Jor-th graf
n itfcaiion of their oUn depraUed inciind
I lions. Those who dare make such an issue
10, with such an Opponent, must see TO il
10 They can no. have my sympathy or ait
le They will distinctly understand that haV
r. never raised the least opposition 10 any hu
:, mau laws which can be reconciled with th
laws Of Christ.
= Al this point feei constrained 70 iur
upon our opponents and fr on THEM III
charge uhich they haze brought dgdtn'
Non Resistants. Non-Resisiants 90 no
olence to any human laws. II any oil 'hos
BE laws require Of them what they cannot yell
they patiently submit TO the penaltles'
Christ did, and as all his obedient foi!owe
have always done. But our opponents W