Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-12
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON. WEDNESDAY. JAN. IL, Ta42.



midst Of an illustrative case. Some Of the par
ticulars of the case are somewhat DEPRESSION
from the main subject But. for the benefit Of a
good cause, ETemperance,l feel constrained to
exhibit and examine few things, because like
things may exist and exhibit themselves in other
places where. the Telegraph is read Those,
whose names have been used and may be used
in connection with this or any other matter, are
not to consider me their enemy because / tell
them and others the truth. Some Of them know
win not. If others do, can not help it. 1t
shall be my aim to give them no just occasion.
The promotion Of the cause of truth and saliva
tion'bthe thing paramount. They who by their
public, acts place themselves in the way Of the
car Of reform, must not complain at being land
hold Of and pulled out Of the way. They must
understand that the progress Of the great work
is the thing; and that it can not be stopped for
their individual OF personal convenience. These
last remarks will apply not only TO individuals
connected with the illustrative case in hard, but
to other individuals who may consider themselves
connected with the general subject under discuss.
ion, a. indicated by the heading above, aud as
win be returned to after the short DEPRESSION.
Il had written thus far, one week ago, when
found it necessary, for reasons then given to lay
the matter on the table. In resuming, this week,
shall omit much that would otherwise have been
sand Of the movement in the Brandon Temperance
Society, a. an illustration Of the general subject
The resolution, alluded to week before last was
lost just a. might have been expected, with the
clergy and the majority of he church against it..
The arguments used against X were in substance
these: l. The time has not get come for such
measure. That is as interpret it = there is
yet too much drinking in the church - the yery
reason why the resolution was introduced. and
why It ought to have been carried. 2. The res
olutiOn traascends the province and prerogatiue
Of the Temperance Society. That is, the Tenn.
perance Society has no right TO proceed against
drinking in the church! What right has the
Temperance Society 10 preach temperance to
ehsUeh membersH 8. II Is inerpedient. That
is, better not have any specific measures to bear
upon the church, in its present connection with
drinking. Better 60 to all alike, keeping the
church identified with the world in this matter
20 that none take offense from being approached
as professors Of religion! 4. 1t sciH iajsye the
cause, and kinder its progress. That,is, it will
create excitement. and opposition will erray itself
just as has always been the ease, whenever an
advance step has been taken in reform. s. 1t Is
coereiee. That -, it crowds hard with truth -.
so that those on whom it is broughtto bear feel
compelled to come out and decide, as to whom
they will serve," and take ground for, or against
the cause. 6. There are individual members OF
the Temperance Society who are not az consist
emit, in doctrine and practice as they ought to be
therefore the church is to be let alone until the
Temperance Society is first purified. That is,
the doctrine which our Savior taught -" these
ought ye to have done, and not to leave The other
andone 8 not the true doctrine! It is to be
discarded altogether, whenever it would disturb
the church! The alteration of the passage so as
to accommodate il to human expedency, only
requires that the small word. not, be expunged,
80 that it would read thus " these ought We to
have doEe, and to leuUe the other stndoae!'' This
alteration would be small and slight thing,
when such an object is to be gained a. to spare
the church any trouble about the sins of her
members! But, soberly, it cuts off all action
upon the world a. well as the chuch. If the
Temperance Society, because 1t has imperfeclion
IN ITSELF Is not to make aggression moon the
drinking Of the church. the same reason has
more validity against making aggression upon the
drinking Of the soozid TIM 'the operations of
the Temperance Society ere broughtto dead
stand, BY those who were just now complaining
that the resolution would hinder the progress Of
the cause! ! leave the case, with the statement
that the discussion produced by the resolution
has caused an excitement which has effected more
for the progress of the cause in town, than has
often # eyer', before been done in equal length
of time. No thanks, however, to those who
have opposed it. It is time to return to the main
subiectl
AT the time this case, now disposed Of, came in
ior an illustration, was speaking of the opposi-
lion which each advance step in the Temperance
reformation has met from the popular clergy in |
general, until such time a. these successive steps
have, one after another, in their turn become |
popular. No other class Of opponents have stood |
70 much in the way Of total abstinence as the
iociors Of divinity and the other popular clergy
% the cities and villages throughout the land
No other class stand, at this late hour, 80 much
n the way Of universal freedom. But for these,
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