Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-21
June 81. ls4s.

n i so in state and 10 church. Look
s,hs Mosaic system. What single ind'-
.lion is there. from beginning 10 end OF
that its protector had any just view Of
Ne laws Of cause and effect by which the
author Of Nature governs2 The weight
81 penalties and severest pains are an
,.red 10 the most trivial transactions. A
nan was stoned to death for picking up
dicks on a certain day. II The devotees
dthe sabbath think I undervalue Its i'm
,oriance when I call this act Of breaking
ia trivial transaction. I would cite them
the estimate which they have placed
,uon il themselves, as manifested by their
own Legislation on the subject. and their
,wn practical use of the day. In Yer
mont, the greatest pain annexed to the
Sroadest breach Of the day is paltry fine
Al tsoo dollars. And this not for picking
40 sticks enough to build a fire for the
purpose Of warming the family or cook
ing breakfast. Not only this may be donei
but the cows may be MIXED, il there are
hundred Of them, and the cheese be
made : the priests may travel three or
bur sabbath.day journeys in one, to ex-
change and save writing a sermon - stag
6 may run and sabbath supporters ride in
hem - furnaces be KEEP: in operation, &c.
&c. &c.-lOithOus any pain annered.-
And uhaterer act is performed or work
done by any individual. by which any
amount Of money is earned or gained. he
shall be punished by fine MOI szerrding
two dolars". [See The first four sections
Cilhe sd chapter of Revised Statutes
Thus it is plain that the supporters Of the
ubbath themselves do not view the Mo-
nc transaction in the case, nor their own,
resting on a moral principle. which is
uuchangeable, but on an arbitrary word
10 be shifted and changed a. pleasure. and
10 BE- estimated in dolIats and cents -
There was "power to do or o:bear" in
he case. There was power to annex
nch pain to such an oct, 10 give notice
d il, and to execute il. But where is the
ause and effect in the casef Ia Sam
vel, 9Th chapter, 10Th verse, il is stated
hat the God OF the Jews slew upwards Of
ely thousand oflhe men of Beth Shemesh
ht barely looking into the ark. l can
not refrain from asking Eli Ballou If be
believes the Author Of Nature ever had
any hand in such o matter as that, or 10
be stoning to death for picking up the
hicks. There is no evidence that these
men Of Beth.Shemesh had "nolice Of the
appointment beforehand" of such pain
annexed 10 such an ofense = which
makes the character OF the transaction
ai worse If possible. But II is in &C.
cordance with a prayer to be found in the
9Th Psalm, 9th verse. It reads thus
Pour out thy wrath upon the heather
hat have no. known thee."t Could TIT
uerer Of such prayer have any knowl
dre of the God Of Nature and Source o
Goodness7 Only think Of it. "POu'
out thy sCra1 upon the heather that hav'
not knovn thee" Il would have beer
we'll that the poor, ignorant being wh'
auld make such prayer had been jogg
d al the elbow and told that he was i'm
pscaiing wrath upon hisow head. Flo
nolhing can be palmer than that be di'
not knob" who the Lord was, or VIVA
swas himself about.
Friend Ballou says" God puts n
Rw causes into operation Ia order 10 pun
ID Tor sin, but be has SO made the worl'
Sa virtue and goodness produce hap
pness, while vice or sin produces miser.
nd deNh." ask him then - does b
Aieve that. God drowned the old wor
punish its inhabitants for their sins :
Si be sent plaques upon the Egyptian
punish them I THAT he burnt up tn
hes Of the plain - commanded the Jew
slaughter the Amaleki,es, the INDIAN
Is aud some Of their own tribes - an
10 punish them for their wickedness
be answer yes, will he show me ho'
reconciles such an answer with hi
'clriIe advanced above when he say.
God r.,ia M r..,. canaaa ;nfn nna..,;-1