Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-19

place, as many OF them as pretend to have
any mind for themselves, knowing that
they can not reconcile the utter antagon-
isms with which the Bible everywhere
abounds, decide for themselves or allow
others TO decide for them, as to 0hat paris |
of the Bible they will build on. This
being done, they take opposing parts an
make the necessary disposal Of them
Their minds are their guides in the whole
of it. Trae, the foundation or creed
chosen may be selected from the Book,
because itis IN the Book But the mind
makes the selection, Or employs another
mind 10 do it. And while it selects what
i, will receive, it rejects what it will not
receive. The Bible,as Bible, is not tteir
guide. Only particular things IN it are
chosen and defended - while others are
rejected. 49,
II is not necessary TO stop here to take
up the matter as it is carried on between
parties and sects. will bring all the
sectarians and partizans, who profess to
take The Bible 70: guide, at once 10 test,
where they shall every one of them reject
a part Of the Bible which was given as the
law oflhe Lord, and has never been re-
pea!ed. Take the following, among nu-
merous others that might be cited:
!. "Ye shall not eat Of any thing that d.
eth of Itself: thou shalt give it unto the
stranger that is in thy gates, that he may
eat it; or thou mayest sell il unto an al
zen: for thou art holy people unto the
Lord thy God "-Deut. xiv, 2l. ~"
"Thou shalt not suffer witch to live
; Elk. xii. Is. =-.. IL:
No repeal Of either of these laws can
be found on record. In the same chapter
with the latter, at the 2l$. and 221 verses
are two o her laws, reading thus: Thou
shalt neither vex stranger nor Cypress
e him" g Ye shall not aflict any widow,
2 or fatherless child" 1t will not be pre-
: tended by any Of the Bible worshippers
e that either Of these last two have been
n repealed All will say they are now in
), full force. And nothing can be found
showing any more repeal of the others.
In fact the latter OF the other two was
= kept in the church and state code, and
. put in execution, until after the settlement
: of this country by Europeans But who
q will now stand up 10 their suppoGt2 MOI
] one. The individual who should take
n his COW that had died of murra;n, or his
s hog that had died Of measles, and sell it
u to foreigner 10 De eaten, would be Sc
II vereIy' punished by the laws of the land.
" It would be vain thing for him to quote
> this law of the Bible in his defense. A
jury of priests, or of deacons, or Of both,
! or Of THEN dupes, could not be found in
d the land who would dare so to outrage
" the sentiments Of community as to put this
II Bible law In force, and clear the villain.
:. | say then that every one of them have
e allowed their minds TO reject this part Of
$ the Bible, as gross immortality, and
J. many other parts with it Of kindred
! character. Where then is their honesty,
:, when they charge me with inflelily for
doing the same thing?
d | leave off as began, by saying will
e not shrink from any odium truth Will
l. attach to me. If 20 say that retaliation
It blood -shedding, havoc, plumber, confsca.
ST ton, concublnage, slavery, fraud. deceit
d dishonesty in all conceivable forms, was
o always wrong AMI never came from God
, is 10 throw away the Biole, be it so. /
it be inidelty, set me down an infdel-
;, To the cause that requires me 10 say 9th
A erwise, or do otherwise, am an infdel
,r aud will be.
Moriah, ~ Y, April 6, 1913.
le Friend Murray-Dear Sir:-Yo our papers
ir forwarded to This Office, to the following
81 subscribers, viz: S. B. Sprague, N. T. Sim
ons, J. G. Putnam, and J. NJ. Putnam, are
u all written upon SO that find il my duty /,
Is charge letter postage on each one. | men
s. toned the Circumstance to Mr. G. II. Ha
10 Vens. He tells me 10 case the subscribers
10 whom they are directed do not feel !
u Willingness to pay the postage, be will, en-,
or wishes me not TO send them back for rht
n hne,. which IS S. on each. He, Mr. Ravens
he hot L