Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-15


points in which human beings brought To-
gether are likely to elapse, let The attention
he confued TO the greater subjects Of intel
Iect, taste, and sympathy aud see how diff
cult IS complete union ia these three, and
how seldom is il attained. How, indeed,
should il be2 II Is not yet settled point
whether in some Of these the two friends
should not be opposite. As for instance that
a highly intellectual husband is the happier
for having a dull wife; or very affection
ate man should have sharp minded womaa.
These matters being, after so much expert.
enee, still unsettled, show how small is the
regard which is really paid TO this moment
Gus SUBJECT. Parents seem not 10 know
whether they should at all educate their
children consciously with reference TO This
great end of their existence. And il il be
concluded they should so educate them they
are in as great doubt how TO proceed in
the important, the bappiness,impeuding
work.
These remarks may possibly be deemed
10 have tendency towards a celiba,e life,
and IN that light are not calculated 10 excite
much popular appreciation, for it is in The
nature of selfshness to prepare for resist
ance when it fancies The bonds of divine
love are preparing. However, il appears 10
me that We have lillle or nothing 10 do with
results. II on due examination The fact should
turn out 10 be that we are unprepared as in.
,truments for u>heTing into existence new
generations Of human SOU, had we not better
irsist? Is it notpreterable 10 do nothing Than
= do wrong? Do We mol wrong ourselves
10 we not wrong 10 innocence; 90 we not ac
falsely; and propagate fal,ehood if we con
iinue in this wrong career? And if ceIita
CIV for season be part Of The road 10 amend
menl and 10 right, the selfish spirit may BY
love he made to endure il.
| If the weaver should come to his loom
and find that some mischievous fellow had
been before him and had intermingled al
his yarns into one mixed ball, twisting blue
red and yellow, and all shades of color into
one mass, would il not be the weaver:
wisest course first 10 sit down patiently ant
disenlangle all his various colored yarns, q
that having them at command he nigh
weave his carpet according to the master:
prescribed patiern2 believe such woulC
be the dictate Of honest labor. So let il b,
with our lower natures 30 let il be with US
We are the mischevoosly mingled yarns
we must be unmingled, cleared and dis
tiucied before we can be used 10 weave
new fabric according 10 The celestial pattern
II will by this analogy be perceived tia
il is not the earthly marriage, nor the sou
marriage which is denied, but it is mo:
urgently TO BE- impressed upon every ind
; viduaI that all such marriage be deIaye
until the slate Of due preparation is accoa
pIshed. When this is attained we sha
each aud seyerally well know what 10 d
without instruction. " hat then, il will |
: asked, is the proper and full prerequisite
: FOR il may be conceded that without ii
, preparation we should undertake no eli,
, or function whatever.
As we have all along seen that the on
:. ward feshly marriage is but type or syn
j, b5l of The union Of soul with soul, so ha-
we now 10 learn that the marriage Of so
: with soul even 10 lis highest, purest ide
!. is but the type or symbol Of the divine ma
j rage between God and the human soul.
The reality should be attained before q
r. lype is expressed. Tue United States {
: sed in reality before they were symbolic
!. 10 The starred aud stIiped banner. The Il
! signifies nothing without the States behi
II il 10 give il life aud meaning. So even
the wedIock Of souls; it signifies nolhir
i or nothing but refined seifshness, unless
i be really a type of the anteoedent maria
!, between God and The soul. The outwa
: marriage IS not wrong, il is only in
=, wrong order whel il takes place with'
IL The communion of souls. The most
j. porlant part Of which 10 be borne in mi
is that the inner marriage IS 10 take pl;
before the outer one. Let US be sure
souls are united. Bat the most vital fact
all is the oneness Of the soul and the spi
4 This Utmost marriage must take place d
hhe inner may then safely follow, and
!. outer may succeed. We have 90 right
: annex ourselves in any way or In cit
= nature TO human being except so far
we have become consciously re-annexet
~. The divine spirit. This is the only b
I'd FOR holy wedlock; this alone eieva'es
-. tnarriage to "hoIy malrmony." II IS
ennnrernart or COMPLEMENT with our ;