Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-16
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What will it not do? 1t wM do every
thing imaginable, and more than one mind
can imagine, 10 accomplish its purposes
There is no end to its deceivableness and
rascality. Hypocrisy and fraud form so large
a part Of its constitutional frame work. that
few vino come under its baleful influence
are able to resist its tendencies to unfaithiul-
ness and downright dishonesty. 1t cheats,
most severely, all who embrace il, or are
embraced by IL; and if it does not learn lis
victims TO cheat themselves and others, they
may congratulate themselves OH their es
cape. One of the first lessons il teaches
them is, 10 deny their own identity. Iftheir
word is to be received for ii, there is no such
thing as sectism in the world, and never has
| been any such shing-for there is not an in
dvidual among The whole Of them who will
acknowledge himself sectarian. Another
| trick Of the trade is 10 stop quarrelling among
themselves and join together in exterminat-
ing war upon any who dare point finger
at their shameful and pernicious doings. A
/ coalition is now in progress of formation
among them, exceeding everything of the
kind that has preceded il. The union of
Plate and Herod was piece Of consistency
compared with it. have reference to what
is going on between the Universalists and
The other seets. Formerly the war between
them has been desperate. Uniyersalists
were stigmalized by the other sec,s as her
etics and infdels outright. But for some
time past the breach has been narrowing.
| The work of compromise has been going on
on both sides. A few months since, met a
/ leading Baptist priest, whose "praise is in
all the churches" and under whose preach
ing | had long been Sitting, as the phrase
goes, and questioned him as to the fre-and-
birthstone system. His prompt reply was
"brother Murray, you never heard me preach
it," Thus he backed square out of it, he
and being at the time in the street alone.
| My rejolnder was, that lie stood identified
with it, and could not see how he could as
an honest man get along without renouncng
| it, Since that time have endeavored, in a
private conversation with him, 10 get at his
views as TO whether God acts ilnpulsively
or specially in furnishing the wicked, or
whether all there is of it is cause and effect.
He pertinacously avoided committing him
self 10 one thing or another. This man now
stands al the head Of the Baptist priesthood
in Vermont. Last winter was in private
conversation VITA Universalist priest OF
high standing, and asked him If he or the
tUniVersalists generally held TO vicarous
a'onement. He answered no, for himself
and the sect at large. Aud yet, one hour
afterwards, heard him praying before con-
gregatloD, to use his own words, "throuph
our Lord Jesus Christ" Russell Streeter
UniverSalist priest in Woodstock, has, du.
ring long administration as priest, pract c.
ally treated the ordinance Of baptism with
contempt. But recently he has found it ne
cessary, the better 10 keep up the competition
with his neighbors, 10 be baptized, and is
going largely into the business of baptizing
When, few weeks ago, made an attack
upon the whole system of rewards and pun
ishments, Eli Ballou, Editor of the Uniyer
saiist Waterman, was the first man &c take
me uP on it. After all, he had to confess
that all the difference between rs lay in a
word. Of course there was no difference
between US in an idea or thought on the
subject, If 1t was true, as be said, that all
the difference was in word. | put hiu
several plain and fair questions, in order te
draw him out, all of which be has, up 10 this
time, like shrewd and calculating priest
refused to answer. He knows very well thai
TO answer those questions candidly and faith.
iutly will subject him to the odium Of inf
aeiiiy among the popular priesthood who are