Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-05-03

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FURTHER REPLY TO ALANsoN A.
PECK.
Before proceeding 10 the consideration
of the points promised to be taken up this
week, allow me 10 call further attention 10
a thought barely introduced at The close
of last weeks remarks. After bestowing
the principal part of his labor on points
wherein there is disagreement between
him and me, brother Peck enumerates
some of "many things in which he
agrees with me. The thought, important
in my view of the case, was barely aIlud.
I'd 10 last week, and left for want of room.
Ii was in part expressed thus:-"On ex-
animation, he will find that the things 10
which he agrees with the church and dis
agrees with me, are more a matter of be-
lief than of practice" The other part of
the thought is, that the things in which
be says he agrees with me are of the first
and last practical Importance. Look at
them, as enumerated BY himselfin his sim.
pie honesty and frankness. Temperance
st0rery, war, peace, moral purify, human
rights. litigation, good aoiU 10 mankind,
impartial re6uke of sin in high places as
.celL as lOW, denoumeemsnt of titles TO hu,
man beings, especially in aohat Is called
HE christian church, such as D. d.. Rec,
Messrs, RI. Rec. Bishop, L. L. d., dc.
dc. &c. all Of schich come from tie mother
Of harlOts, that unehrtstian church."
When brother Peck wro:e the forego-
ing, had be stopped to consider the real
worth Of the things here mentioned. in
which he agrees with me, as com pared
with the things in which he aisagrees with
me and goes with the church and priest
hood? | cannot think he had | have a
better opinion of his head aud of his heart
set il down 10 education and habit, that
he occupies such position. do not be-
leve he once thought OF making the con-
parison. For if he had done il, he must
at once have seen that on the one side is
wheat, and on the other chaf. / ask his
attention % his own language again -
"Temperaace-Peaee-Purity- Human
Rights-Good WiIto Mankind Impair,
tiat Re6uke Of SHIN other words for
the last phrase, Christian Fidelity. These
received and put in practice, what else
would be wanringR Compared with these,
what are all the speculative beiiyts, ab.
stractioas, mysticlsms, rites, lamentations,
tormatities and ceremonies, of theology :?
They are idle wind. They are clouds
without rain. They are sounl without
sense. They are hUsks without grain
They are toys and oawb!es for children,
and not worthy to occupy the attention Of
| men and woman. Attention TO them gives
employment aud bread 10 priesthood who
ought TO be better employed. And they
furnish OCCASION for everlasting contention,
strife, and mischievous wrangIing among
the people. They retard improvement.
They are IN the way Of every good work
Whoeyerw weigh them in the balance Of
examination will fud them utterly wanting.
Let US now inquire briefly, as proposed,
in regard to the creation Of man. This
is mere matter OF opinion. But so
ruch importance is attached TO it, in the
minds of so many, il NAV BIO proper 10
give il brief altention. Brother Peck
says ave absolutely know how human
beings came into existence | do moi
say so much. With me, l confess 1t 10
be only a matter of opinion. And The
opinion am constrained 10 have is Ger.
l9inly no more affected BY the utterance
of such positive assumptions as brother
Peck puts forth in The case, than il would
be by more modest preiensions = especial
! ly if in the latter case some reasons were
| given. Those who are thus positive in
regard to the formation of man. have
heretofore been equally positive in regard