Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-22

tudt went W SuIiSt, asking ul.u what
good thing he should do, that he nigh
inherit eternal life, saying that is too close
doctrine for me. But when they are told |
that in few days they shall see their en-
emies destroyed by literal fire, and shall
be permitted to tread on their ashes, they
clap their hands and shout, glory. To
me there is some difference between for
giving an enemy and desire to tread up
on his ashes. Did Christ rejoice at the
destruction Of his enemies, or did he weep
when he saw what misery the Jews were
bringing upon themselves Then, from
whence is that unforgiving spirit that re-
ioices at the calamities of the wicked
My candid neighbors who attended the
evening meeting of the 9th inst, Judge
that there were a thousand in the house,
and at one time as many as four hundred
of them shouted at once, as loud as they
could scream. Many of these made no
pretentions to religion, but shouted be-
cause others did The meeting continued
till four the next morning, and number
lost their strength, and for time appear
ed insensible. The reader can judge of
the situation of things. Is God the au-
thor of confusion A number of advent
believers in this vicinity have, within a
few weeks, become insane. | had tho't
that christianity would make people sane
and set the maniac in his right mind, and
cast out that spirit that made him wallow,
foaning, but this enthusiasm deprives its
victims of their reason, and rends asun-
der the brightest gem of the human
| mind. Isl" ~. -
These Advent folks seem 10 be Worship
ing personal and material God. They
say that Christ ascended with material
body. That is. a body composed OF flesh
and bones. While they admit ",hat. flesh
and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of
God," they contend that flesh and bones
can. They think the body of Christ was
immortal, and yet admit that it was mate
rial, (Which is the same as mortal) from
his resurrection till his ascension. This
idea is somewhat new 10 ME, inasnuch as
had supposed that W hatever was irmor-
tai was inmateriaI, and whatever was
material was mortal, and subject to decay
had supposed that Christ's body became
immortal at the time when he was caught
up in the cloud, and that gravity lost It's
power Of attraction upon it only as it ceas.
ed to be material, and become immateriaI
or immortal. But our Advent friends say
} his material body was caught up, and tina
this material body was immortal when he
took the broied fish and honey comb and
did eat. Thus they think that his immor.
tai body required, Or at least was capable
of receiving nourishment. They say.too
5 that after. the saints are made immorta
! they will come back to the new earth anc
I plant vineyards, and eat the fruit Of tht
| same, &c. -. ~- ..--
Query :-lftbese immortal bodies re
: quire noufishment, will they not undergo
d change of ma,ter2 and if this matter O.
: these bodies change, are they not subjec
e But they seem to have but little idea o
. any God, except a personal and materia
6 one, or any kingdom except that which
O cometh with observation. They thinl
q the New Jerusalem that will come dowr
from God out of heavet., is literal city
;. like Boston or New York, and will have
\ literal walls and literal gates, and will oc
) cupy the place where Jerusalem nov
is, and the saints will go there to worship
even as the Jews used to go to Jerusalem
il TO worship.
But Christ taught the doctrine that Their
y was no need of going TO Jerusalem to wor
) ship, for God could be worshipped any
4 where.
They tell US that God has no kingdom
d on earth yet, and that Christ has not We
!. been crowned king. but will leave tn
i'll mercy seat and be crowned king the fl
,e teenth of this month and in forty seve
al days bis enemies will all be destroyed
is And when we compare this idea wit
is what Paul says, we see that If they ar
lie correct that Christ will not reign kin
N but forty seven days. For Paul says thu
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