Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-09
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY. FEB. Q, 1912.



Popular Religious Leaders and Reform. |
The cry for blood continues, from those
who assume TO be leaders in teaching the
religion OF Jesus Christ-as if the Great
Leader and Teacher himself had not alb
jured The taking Of "eye for eye, and
tooth for TOOTH" and instead thereof in
culcated mercy and forgiveness. 1t seems
as though the religious guides and teach
ers of the present age were determined 10
Guido all who have gone before them, IN
opposing reform and excluding peaceand
love from the world In view of the use
that has Leen made of the Bible TO sup
port and defend slavery, the question has
been asked, aphether the Bible is to be
made to enslare The i0ortd! With equal
propriety--in view OF the efforts put forth
70 sustain human slaughter fromlhe Bible
the question may be asked sohethcr the
Bible is 10 be made to keep the earth COR
cred with human blood, and The air to be
.fHrd Nth The sighs and cries Of aoidOws
and orphans, and bereared ~elalioes! Be-
low are further extracts from leading reli-
gious papers: H.. RAD. ..rs
.CapitaL Punisbmeat-W see the press
and the pulpit are beginning 10 wake up
on this alarming effort of Mr.. OSullivan
to effect the abolishment Of capital pun
ishment for murder. II is astonishing
that they have been able 10 look at the
progress of this insult against the majesty
Of Heaven, and not spoken before. Tie
editor ofth NY Evangelist writes thus !:
Capital punishment is a theme which
properly belongs TO pulpit Instruction.
The disposition TO abolish all capital pun
ishmenls, is the offspring of false phi
lanthropy. The principles Of law, OF
penalty, and punishment, lie at the found.
alton OF oil government human and di-
vine. Several ministers have recently
introduced the subject into their pul9its
with saIutary effect NY Bap, Regr.
!" Capital Puaiskment.--The Evangel-
list. we think. Justly remarks. that the dis
position 10 abolish capital punishment, is
The offspring of false philosophy, which
furnishes a theme that properly belongs
TO pulpit instruction. We indulge no vague
apprehensons, when we review the .hisio-
~ Of this country since the revolution
Step afer step has been taken by the peo-
pie and their Legislators in the commission
of crime and The diminuion OF punish
ment. Offences against honesty which
once would have brought disgrace and
heavy penalties upon The offenders, are
now passed by as matter OF course.
The laws have been so modified in re-
spect TO debt that debtor can live in lux
ury and defy his creditors. Contracts can
be broken, solemn trusts violated, and the
guilty are no longer reached by The law
OF the land Now il is proposed that
murder itself may be committed with no
fear Of death rs the penalty. A man may
then sicriice to reyengelul passions any
number Of his enemies. and his own life
will be safe. The las, apprehension is
removed from the guilty.. The dread. The
inde6nabe dread Of being sent into an
ualried eternity with the slain Of murder
on his hands, is taken from the wretch
who seeks his neighbours life.
We view the subjec: 10 another light
The principle on which the abolition ol
capital punishment is urged, that such
punishment is cruel and barbarous in il.
sell. becomes. when applied 10 hat AL
mighty and All-wise being who has re.
quired 1t. strong argumcnt aeains, the
doctrines of the eternal punisbmen, II
sinners. All who wish-io see the funda.
mental doctrine OF the Bible sustained
should be careful how they indulge in any
charges Of crnehy or injustice against the
shedding Of the hood Of him who, ha.
shed The blood OF his fellow."-N Y Bap
Adrocafe.
Here are the N. Y. Evangelist and ,h,
Baptist Advocate added TO the list. crying
for blood d. they look for a tine wher
blood shall b. siayed2 And BY what il,
slromsniaIly do they expect such state
ofthings is tO,be brought about II III.
popular pulpit and press are TO continue
their opposition. the work must Of course
Be done in spite Of Them They who