Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-16
V O L. XIV. NO. As


hatred, righteousness, anything but knowl.
edge and good.wll2 What work of oood
ness or greatness, what single improve.
ment did the sabbath ever devise ,introduco
or promote2 Has it not always been in
the way Of Temperance, Anti Slavery Non
Resistance, every work of reform and i'm
proyement, by crowding them aside and
crushing them down as of minor import
ance, and exal,ing over them senseIess
sounds, heartless mummeries, and quarrel.
ling about dogmas and beliefs, all of which
tends onlyto fermentation, deprivation and
degradation2 Does it not always m,
down all moral excellence, every act of
practical goodness between man and man
as inferior to the trash and trumpery and
stuff of binding, becouding, bligbting
sectaran religion2
(2) Granted. AMI is not the fact one Of
the strongest arguments against incessaut
labor for six days and ideness on the sew.
enth2 What is there ia nature or reason
indicating the correctness of the presep,
practices of Christendom, SO assuminoIo
! call itself, in this matter2 Or what is
there in the teachings of Him whose
name has been stolen TO cover hypocrisy,
that justifies any thing Of the kind? Is
there single word written of Christ that
| will justly it2 Where is such word to
be found? And if any will pretend 10
revelation in this matter | beg TO know
where the power or the goodness Of the
pretended source Of such revelation is,
while ninety-nine out of hundred of The
human family have never been favored
with it, or any knowledge Of it2 And
| what does nature say or teach on the sui
ject2 On that day do the spheres Stop
their motions2 Do the elements resll
Does the sun stop shning-:he wind stop
blowing-the water stop runnning-or veg.
citation stay its advancement Do the az,
inals observe the day? DO the birds
cease TO sing H.! What is there from crta!.
est TO least in natures works indicating
the propriety or utility Of the Sabbath?
I (3)But is the Sabbath adapted to any of
these things2 have already spoken Of
its treatment ofthings moral and intellect.
ual." Does not brother Holconb know
that it prostraIrs them under the feet Of a
religion that has always trampled tb>m
down while it has been treading out
hearts blood. and that to this day il co.,
tinues 10 roll over them its Juggernau
car OF mysteries, nonsense and abomina-
ton? Brother Holcomb says =" # one
is better prepared 10 mpart right instruc.
ton, than others, and will give such in.
kstructions regardless of the obloquy, or
frowns Of the immoral, it is beneficial 10
people to convene and listen 10 these teach
ings." The if appears 10 me to be very
| significant. But al! that is connected win
| 1t looks little too much like covering be-
fore priest craft and sin. Brother He
comb, it will never do. Do you coactie
t. lbe false and tyrannous assumptions Of a
corrupt craft, pretending to be-. better pre-
pared to impart right instructions, than
others r. Will you point out chapter or
verse of their history that will justify yorr
giving them the least countenalce p
When or where did they not trampIe down
manhood and humanity, when they had
power and 1t was necessary for their own
exaa'ion! Do they not stand at the head
ofcaste and tYraLny2 What is there in the
nature of the institution that is suscepib ie
of relorma ion or improvement? d. they
not place themselves. by virtue of their as,
sumed, self .created. and sef-perpetualrI
office, above the reach ofevery thing earth
~! What has given JOab See|y such
power over you aud Others but his cf1i:e
as priest2 And do you expect 10 see
him reformed? DID you ever knowa
| dishonest man reform while he couin-
ued to Be priest! Did you ever know
an honest man made better by becoming
prest2 Does not the Office tehd to pride,
hanghtiness, cunning, intrigue, lreachery'
and infdelHy 10 all practical goodness
Is there any thing in the office 10 help
Withstand "obloquy or the frowns Of The
immoral?' What keeps The Office in ex'
Istence but money! What cannot an IN
moral man do with a priest and The priest
hood, if he has money2 Where did the