Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-07

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not prosper. They are beginning to feel
that the Almighty himself has controversy
with ihem-that a sitting has commenced
which shah end in separating the precious
from the rile-that tie Lord has taken his
fan into his own hand, and is about to purge
his floor thoroughly. l y e=
The most astounding of all the things !
said by Ire speaker was, his acknowledge
Ement and confessions that if The professed
followers Of Christ had come out and done
Their duty, this blessed work would have
been done thousand years ago This
Lsingle concession confirms and establishes, !
$50 far as his own testimony can do ii, the
views have already taken of his several
ropositions-showing that the gospel has
not. as a general thing, been preached by
! the religious guides aud ieachers-and con-
4 sequenliy that they are not those 10 whom
this work has been committed-that they
are not the genuine and faithful Christian
ministry--and thatthe churches which they
build up are not the true Christian Church.
But ne did not leave off without turning
the table bottom upwards again. Soon az
ter holding forth the foregoing rational and
lucid view, he turned about and said that
the work has already succeeded beyond
what one could have expected! If this,
however, was said with reference to the
Emeans that have in fact been employed, and
, the use that has been made of them-and
not with reference TO the power Of the Cos
/ pei itself, and the genuine and faithful use
of it-why, it only corrobora,es the other
testimony, and goes still further 10 establish
the views have taken. For truly, from
such means as have been used, very little
E could have been expected, and very little
!. can be--no such revolution as the gospel
r contemplates and is adequate 10. Verify,
5 it seems as if the teachers of popular relig-
E ion had gone about the work of self-expos-
ure and self-overthrow, in good earnest.
z BY way Of showing what has been accom-.
D plished, the speaker alluded to the treaty
E just concluded between this country and
e Great Britain, and to revivals Of religion
: Now, in regard to the treaty, it is evident
! that policy has had more 10 do with it than
: principle. And yet all should rejoice that
: il is established so far as it prevents VIC
). lence and secures. anything for justice and
i tranquility among men. For any bearing
J, that Christian principle may have had on
u -
! The times. This gives full support to the
= Hfe-destroYing principle. 1t is only from a
v few, here and there, out Of the church as
much as in it, that any Christian influence
al has gone forth to stay the ravages Of wal
a and stop the shedding Of, blood. A larg.
a. proportion ofthe popular clergy are as blood,
Ii minded men as live. As for
REV IVALs
le Let US briefly examine their nature ant
9 character. by their fruits We shall know
: them" What do they produce? d
: they save from shining? Are they no
r. limited rather to what pertains to the con
sequences Of shining, thus leaving tt
d. subjects of them selfish and sinful, in fac
be and in practice? What do they NOR
IS, than gather to standard which selfs
ey ones have set up? Is not a revival i
y New-Eng land the same thing as a revivs
= in Virginia or in Georgia. And is n,
! a revival in Virginia or in Georgia tn
lf same thing as a revival in New Eng land
N But do the reviyals al the South conye
ng their subjects from robbery, adultery an
piracy? No. Nor do the revirals at th
III North convert from fellowship and G,
Ter operation with the robbers, adultere:s an
pirates. And the REVEALS, North an
we South, as. well as East and West, an
u everywhere in Christendom so Gale,
~ leave their subjects unconverted from tb
!. spirit of murder. The members of churcl
,ss es are as ready as any others to strang
an their fellow beings to death, and to thru
zen bayonets through their hearts and sho
on out their brains. The REVEALS leave the
rse subjects dishonest, fraudulent, ready
'eh cover up sin. decelful oppressive, unfee
No Ing, cruel, reVengeful, sensual, devilish
nes REVEALS among menstealers are report,
u by the professedly religious papers of Il
en' North with the same apparent coniden,
~ 10 their genuineness. as in any others
- A revival among the vutures and sharl
zoo and hyenas of Texas is set down in Il
aua same category with revival annno Il