Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-26

whom does The responsibility rest Tor the
loss OIL those who never ear Christ,
they being as yet very large proportion
of the human race2 Can there be power
TO save, and that power be withheld con-
sisentIy with goodness? If it be so, then
there is right 10 do what there is powerto do,
and rio ht to refrain from doing whatthere is
power 10 refrain from doing. If it does not
take this latter dogma to sustain the former
one, shall be happy to be shown how 1t is
10 be otherwise sustained. This prilciple
established, all action is igh,in The universe.
! There is no such thing as wrong doing.
For right is co-exiStent and extensive
with the power to do or forbear. Who
ever, then, looks on anil beholds theft. rob-
berv, rape CT murder, aud having the
power 10 prevent, exerls no influence for
| the prevention, stands acquitted. The as
sumption is that those who have the pow
pr have The right to do their own pleasure.
The principle, it will be seen, acquils those
who perpetrate The violence. as well as
those who look on. -. :"..@..: -@-:.:
Thus much on the suppositon that the
responsibility rests on God, on Christ, or
buta. We now come TO man. IaSk then,
does the resPonsi billty rest on man2 If il
does, ash; further, on what class or class
es of men does itrest2 Most certainly it
cannot rest on this large class who never
heard of such a being as Christ. Tue
sick cannot be- he'd accountable for not a y
plying 10 their own case remedy they
never heard Of The esponsibiity then,
must rest % the exceedIugI y small class
who have become acquainted with this
only name and virtue and power By
hich Een can be saved" AMI is it so
What evidence do they give that they be-
ii,-ve any such hing! And yet believe
heir Own preaching generally fixes it
here. They lake upon themselves the
possibility" And such a responsible
ty /! What isit2 DID any one ever know
or realize a0tat it iS2 No one-never!
There are Two rhings worthy of alten-
ton. i. No such responsibility ever
could be laid upon them, or taken by them
~, 1f
can the few followers Of Christ be held ac-
countab!e for the entire ignorance of him,
Of the millions who died before his ap-
pcarance? But there is no need Of turn
ing their attention to those mountains the
merest cFag Of which would crush them
all to powder ia Il moment. Has it ever
been possible Gr them to make known
this "onIy NINE and virtue and power bv
which nen can be saved" to any consid,
cradle proportion Of their cotemporatirss
When was il! How is it now? How
many are now dying daily and hourly
wilhons tn 5 Knowledge 80.
2. The arrogance Of such an assump-
ton Are those who place themselves
among the number that assume su.h re-.
sponsIbl!ities, the ones 10 bring a railing
accusation against me for volunteering
and enlisiing 10 do what 10 me lies for the
regeneration OF the race, and leaving the
remainder Of work to others! take no
such responsibility upon me, and do not
reaIize such to be placed upon me, as is !
assumed in profession By those who call
themselves " ambassadors for Christ" |
do, in truth, adlfeSs myself 10 a grea.
work. | have an exalted view of the
work TO be done. The regeneration aud
salvation Of mankind is my object, as well
as ,h,t Of my brother Mack But, suffer
NE to repeat il, l take upon myself no
such responsibility as is assumed by him
aud his brethren Of the priesthood, whtn
they place themselves between God and
men. | choose TO stand among men.
Suttar me to be frank and. ftithfuI.
have already called for the evidence that
the church and the priesthood realize or
In t'ct believe any such responsibility to
De resting on them rs they profess. Do
they believe that the millions and thou
Sands Of millions who have died without
ever hearing Of the name Of Christ, are
no" sinking and burning and agonizine
ia an ernal hell, from which they. are
never 10 escape? | wan, 10 add one more
Question here 10 those already PROFOUND
cd. Is II their crlne or their misfortune
that they are there! Aud then | want to
II vi Lht, former nnsslinn