Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-08


ingIin the same place at the same time, and
being in the same physical condition in re-
lation TO the electric fluid, would have ex.
perienced the same results. So of the in
habitauts Of Cape Hayden. There would
have been the same earthquake, if the pop
ulation destroyed had been thousand miles
from tina. place, and others had, or had not
been where they were. So of Herculane-
um and Polnpei. So of Sodom. So of those
| who were drowned by the food.
II is not SO strange that, in times Of great
er ignorance and darkness in general, super
srilious notions should have prevailed as
that they should be received and adhered TO
in these days of comparative general light
and knowledge. Ii is not wonderful that
men too ignorant 10 account for floods,
eclipses, earthquakes and volcanoes, should
be at the same time so ignorant of the true
and living God, as TO suppose that these
were the special indications of his wrath
for the wickedness of those who suffered
| from them. But il does seem that observa-
lion ought soon TO have corrected such an
error. Gross and lameotable indeed must
have been the blindness on the ewes which
could not discover that there was no con-
nection whatever between these movements
in nature and The moral or religious charac-
ter Of those affected by them. Teachings
ofl 10 RI h,J 10
heads and hearts to receive them, would
have set this matter right, eighteen hundred
years ago. Hear him. "Suppose We that
these Galileans were sinners above all the
| Galileans, because they suffered snch things2
tell you, nay" "Or those eighteen, upon
whom the tower in Sloan fell, and slew
them, think ye that they were sinners above
all men that dwelt at Jerusalem2 l tell
you, nay" "He maketh his sun to rise on
the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain
on The just and on the unjust" What a
truth is contained in this last quotation. Let
It be repeated with emphasis. HE maketh
has sun TO rise on the eriI and on The good
and sendeth rain on, the just and on The
unjust" This is in agreement with the
view that God is Lore, without any mix
ture OF hatred or revenge. How perfectly
opposite 10 this view are those doctrines
and dogmas of orthodoxy, which make the
Almighty 10 be passionate, vindictve
furious being, selecting his victims here and
there and dashing them to pieces; and al
the same time leaving others UNPUBLISHED
equally or more guilty and not snfrequent
/. lY making use Of the more wicked to punish
I the less wicked.
Not knowing who the Lord is, or how he
| works, how could ii be known what be
) requires Of man towards his Maker or tow
0 ards his brother2 One part of this import
0 ant knowledge will be received very much
e in connection with the other Seeing thei
e fellow beings destroyed by means which
$ they did not understand or comprehend, ant
2 being conscious Of guilt, and knowing tina
= man would not destroy his brother, excep
e under the influence Of some Of the evil pas
/. sions, why should il not have been supposed
that God was thus moved & thus wrought
! How could il have been otherwise2 An,
b having thus arrived at such conclusions, III
i next step was to suppose that such a bein
II could employ man 10 do such a work c
5 destruction against his brother man for hin
/ From this point, the terrible work CT de
II sruction has gone on. To kill men and b
y killed by men, would almost seem to hav
n been one of the principal objects of huma
ii life.
n There is ore remedy for this awful stat
N Of things. 1t is for man TO become bette
id acquainted with God and with himself |
lg order 10 the more rapid accomplishment
err this desirable work, he must learn to thin
h. more for himself, and employ others less
rn think for him. As much as be pleases-
'ir and the more the better he may recei,
st the thoughts of others TOR erdminatio
ne But he may not receive the thoughts
Id Others qcithoM examination. This has a
O. ready been done too much. 1t is the metho
liz in which church and state have been ed
ly Gated. So long as it is continued, the
by will be imbecility of mind--darkness Of so
es degradation Of the whole man.
u More in this connection hereafter ii
ne GLIDING an inqifry and examination as
he the manner in which God works, the natu
!. a Of his laws, and of the suffering conseque
iiY on the violation Of them.
The Meetings at Whiting.
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