Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-21


shipped and served the creature more lEan
the Creator" being filled with all un-
righteousness, fornicalion. wickedness, COW
etousness, maliciousness; full Of envy,
murder, debate. decei', malignity whisp-
erers. back bi,ers. haters OF God, des2i,eful.
proud, boosters, inventors of evil things,
disobedient TO parents, without understand
ing, covenant breakers, without natural az
feclion, implacable. unmerciful." Having
thus perverted their religious sentiment,
and depraved their disposition towards
their Maker and their fellows, they love
and cherish religion that INDUCES their
sel6shness-lhat ministers 10 their animal
wants and demands shat consists in wor-
shipping god who dwells in temples made
with hands, and is worshipped with mems
hands. Following the lusts Of their own
hearts. tn people have fallen under the
sorcery and enchantmenl oflhis material
ism. 1t sings lhcm siren songs. 1t caters
10 their violence, DISTINGUISHES and self
6shness. Ii halters and woos rom the path
of benevoence and good WILTON obedi-
ence TO the God of Purity and perfect Love.
The charm must be broken. The
nightmare must he shaken off, The
people must De redeemed. This religion
that is constant fear and terror and torment
= that Jefnds and extends itself by vo-
lencc, imprisoning men at home, and
shooting out their bowels, hears ami
brains" abrold = that fosters an elaborate
system of oppression, and susiains and
promotes wholesale system Of butchery
and carnage - watering the earth with
tears and enriching il with blood and
thus causing ii TO bring forth iniquity aud
sorrow continually = must give place &c
tha, perfect Love which castelh out fear
= 10 that good will which will not make
our brother our enemy and strike hin
down or thrust him into prison because be
tell US the truth.
+ Talk not ofthe "righf' of men to as
J semble and do wha; they p'ease. unmo
Tested. Ole class has no right TO en-
] croach upon the rights Of another class. o.
/ TO impose upon them by deception O.
) fraud. Nor has one a right to see Others
. 60 on in hurtful decisions whether III,
: deusion be sclfrrocured or imposed b.
! others - without warning. Who vii
, pretend tha; pirates and men s;ealcrs hav
, right to assemble unmolested ard carr,
= on their warfare upon the interests oil man
i kind and the kingdom of God ? An
e who will any more defend the right .
:. Maho:nutans and pagans to clan togelhe
e in their assemblies and with violence shu
,. out Christianity from the people2 0
j the right Of the lnquisilion to use imprls
i onmenl and o,her violence to shut out tn
i Iigh, of Pro,estan,ism? And wha: rigt
y has Protes,anism any more 10 defend I
|. own darkness anG sins by ;mprisonmel
a and other violence? How is ihis-thj
:. Pro.estants have The right TO go anon
g. the priests and devotees at the shrine
ir Juggernaut, and exhori, warn and rebul
nc them, for their follies, decisions and co
" ruplions, and none hive a right TO s
b. among The priests and devotees at Il
oil shrine OF Protestantism, and exhort wa
he and rebuke them. for their foIlrs, del
r. sions and corruptionsq What have Ne
on England Protestants done, in impriso
ty ing and otherwise violently treating Beac
NV Foster and others, but to identify and al
an their religion with pagauism, Mahom'
I'LL auism and Papacy. against genuine Chr
r tianity2 Just as Masonry killed Morg
IN for its protection, so New England p
m tsstantsm is killing Beach. by less su
en- mary process, for It's protection J HI
We. long can the eyes and ears of the peol
de- be kept closed to such atrocities? WI
ion will it be seen that religion which all
la itself with the state and takes up ar
hit against freedom Of speech. is the deadH
De curse under which the earth is now gro
for ing2 It's more dire and calanitC
the more destructive aud terrible than pag
ion ism, Mdhome,nnism or Fopery, by
der much as il is more insiJious and decept
ven The counterfeit which comes neares,
that the genuine does the mos: mischief. I
iha. Protestan,ism Of England ma
bin the most show. the largest professioa
but Christianity. But il shall be known
and rs practices, its fruits close wit