Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-30
v . l.. XIV. NO. ~.

respecting the Sabbath are
wholly a modern concern. would like
to see protesting christians cousiisten, in
this mater and as long as they profess to
get their Sabbath from the Bible let them
keep the Bible Sabbath, and lie, it be oh
served Too 10 the manner therein presc,;b
ed. lflhey do not choose to observe the
D'Ole Sabbath, nor any other day as
Sabbath In the manner prescribed in The
Bible, which they do not and never have
let them give up their profession of it. and
cease to enJoln. upon others, particular
observance of one day in seven, who ara
conscientious in not esteeming one dav te,.
ter than another, but who think it lawful
and right 10 do good by manual labor or
otherwise upon the Sabbath day, even.
If one portion of time is more holy than
the rest, it should Be known scAas portion
il is aud be so regarded by ALL A few
| dollars at stake can not make time that Is
holy unhoIy or common. AS lar as We
know any thing Of our common Fathers
workings, be deals alike with all his child
rem; he sends his rain on the Just and IN.
just, and makes his sun 10 cheer the POOR
as we'll as the rich. He does not turn bis
| foods from the meadows of the rich 10
destroy the crops of the laboring poor
1t is men and not God that have created
and keep up the special privileges that enc
part Of the family enjoy above ar other
part.
Men 10 their ignorance have destroyed
their own highest enjoyment by their H.
human work of Gepriving their brethren
of their inaEienable rights. MonopoGes
of every kind have been created. A false
and unjus, state of things has come into
existence. Special privileges are enjoyed
If a wealthy man will join some orthodox
church and pay from 25 TO a 100 dollars
| a year for the support of his religion which
torbids the exercise of reason, (he modest
gift of God TO man) which of all reIig-
| ions contains the most contradictions, alb.
surdities and monstrosilies, he may habit.
| ually violate every molal precept Of the
book they guid, by which they profess 10
| De guided, (manv Of which are as good as
are 10 be found elsewhere,) and every
Thing will pass smoothly on. A rich man
may live In id'eness and spIendor and lux
ury on the PROFITS Of those whom he en-,
ploys. He may be pillar in the church
and keep the Sabbath holy, by ' doing no
work. Gn which way he keeps every
day holy,) and attending on dirine service
while those who are so d, s hute OF moral
principle as to labor for him on that day
for barely enough to keep the eouIs and
bodies OF their families together, put from
5 to 20 dollars into his pocket every Sun.
day. IF -. -.=~.a@
Who have built the splendid houses anil
palaces of the richie Who have furnish
ed them with every thing convenient for
use2 Who have furnished their palIor5
with every thing 10 please the fancy AID
delight the eye, and instruments 10 charm
| the ear? Who have loaded their tables
with the first fruits of every season and
the Injuries of every elime2 Who cult
vate their fields and ornament their gar
dens2 Who furnish the innumerabIe fIb
rlcs, the mos! finely wrought and Of The
most costly materials, with which they
decorate their persons The LABOR
ING POOR! And it is because this
system of things is assailed which has SO
long existed and by which part have
been enabled to live 10 spIendor and lux
ury atthe expense of the laboring classes,
that the cry Of Iafdelity is raised. Il is
because we are Iaboring TO destroy this
craft that monopolizes oee day in seven,
and that would, if il had the power, CON-
pei The people to hear onlytheir own dog
mas without contradiction or investigation,
that The cry of Sabbath breaking is raI;-
ed when according to their own Grcf S.
ed] standard, they who are the most voc1f-
erous are the graiest Sabbath Breakers in
The land, and the most constant viola,ors Of
every principle of equity and justice.
And this system Of siings We are tod
is Christianity. This is what exalts US %
heaven; (ralher sinks US to belI) The
religion that allows these and thousand
more enormities. is the religion that We