Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-12
V . l.. XIV. NO. 40.

"s' WI DC forced TO acknowledge that
the TACT that diffetent minds. in djffarar,
ages of the world, and under VARYING cir.
eumslances, and unacquainted with each
other by any external communication have
arrived at the same conclusions, on prea,
onu 'homentous matters, is very strong ev.
loense that in these things our minds have
found the truth
But II IS not TO be forgotten here lba,
wnIle IN '""0oations and improvement,
there IS identity between those who b,v.
been styled inflels, IN tradition there !.
Identity between these infidcls and H.,
church. Human butchery has oeen a fra
oltlon With the church from its beginning
This worst of all lis traditions, soma &c
the lnddels of times past did not obtain
strength 10 throw of. Let il be borne in
mind then, that in whatever they had 10
DO with blood shedding they were so fl,
identified with the church. The charct
nsrer called them intfdels for their man..
hatIsng- nerer. 1t cannot be shown tina,
this was the ground of the charge Of inf.
deity. No. The charge rests on matters
of belief, the tendency Of which has BEEN
on The part of those called infdels, to rise
| above the bru,ishness OF blood-splIipg,
The church and priesthood have placed
grlevous yokes on the necks of the pee
pie. and ponderous chains on their limbs
Those who have called for release have
always been branded as infdeIs. This
was the infdelny of Jesus. This is my
lnRdellty. | see the traditions and doings
of The church and state establishments, as
now organized, to be in the way OF human
Improvement They feed on the life Of
the people Vampires. they are, sucking
the hearts blcel Of the human family
asleep in ignorance. | call on the victims
10 awake, arise, and shake off their DIES.
troyers. To be called an infdeI, then, i
the leas. thing | could possibly expect.
Now look, for moment, more particr-
larly al the work of John Fl. Moves, Ed
tor OF the Perfectionis!, in the article
above copied. He has undertaken a de.
Tense Of The Bible. He would make lis
authority TO be Divine. He would re-
qure mankind, at the present time, and 10
all future ages, TO take it as their standard
of faith and practice-their rale Of life and
conduct. and get tie finds Temperance,
Anti a0rerA WOmsn's Rights, NOn-Rs.
sastance-an mord, Unirersak Mqairu
and Reform to be IN hostility Nth IL!
This Is 1t, exactly. The priesthood and
the church have all the way met these en-
terprlz7s atthe threshold, and beaten hem
back with their might Why Because
their Bible was in danger. To that vol,
une they look for support in their tyran-
ny, their Ius: Of power, of gain, and Of an,
lmal indulgence, and their horrible op.
presslons. In that volume they fad his
support, abundantly. Il is not to be de-
MED that the opposite is 10 be found there,
too, in what is attributed to Jesus His
teachings embrace doing good, which is
the Remedy for evil. But the priesthood
aud the church have adopted this only in
profession, while in practice they follow
he eorruptlons and denominations Of y hich
that Book is elsewhere so full.
trust shall now be understood. 1t
the issue be considered 10 be fairly aad
fully made up | tell the mercenary
priesthood and The corrupt church that if
they have books or gods in the way Of
Temperance, Arti-S;avery, Women's
Rights. Nom Resistance, or any other L.
gItlmate war upon lust and oppression,
they must see to it. | go for Human
Freedom. Whatever beings OF books in
the universe would destroy. enslave or de-
grade mankind, | make war upon. A
theology that can exist only by keeping
the people IN ignorance, has already had
too much place ard power in this world.
Henceforth my arm shalfte seen uplted
against ii. to the death. And | call On
mankind to arise and put on the armory
of Truth and Love for their own deliver
ance.
II The report ofPolilical Anti-Save'