Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-21
' . l.. XIV. NO. a.

: sons actions and pain to others, irre,Do,,
I've OF causes aud effects. q, man r.
: Lest | frighten overmuch those who 49, b.
J their religion written in book v;lI .,o
here and remind them that their RI
lis the power oftheir God to truth tellinn
Il declares that he cannot lie. And
care that the Author Of Nature can n,
more violate or disregard his own eternal
Interchangeable laws in his physical, and
, mental kingdom, than in his moral A.
ne cannot lie, deceive. deiraud, or do ann
olner moral wrong, Sc he cannot make
manifestation of mind through animal,
without the use ofbrains or something ~
swe.lng thereto; and he cannot carrv m H.
operations ofthe inanimate world w;,bon,
regard 10 attraction, gravitalion, and what.
ever laws by which be there works. n,
cannot make tortoise learn astronomy. y,
an ass learn algebra. He cannot male
trees walk like animals, water run IN hill
or IRE and water dwell together in hqrmo.
ny. Furthermore. as he cannot himself
violate or disregard these laws, so he can
not avert the consequences from those WIN
do violate them. Liars must suffer the
consequences of lying. All the dishones,
must suffer the consequences of dishoncs-
ty. All wrong doors must suffer the con.
sequences ofwrong doing The drinkers
ofacohol and tea, and the eaters of opium,
tobacco, salt, arsenic and other deadly sub.
stances, must suffer the Consequences
He who puts razor to his throat, or
ball through his heart, and empties his
blood upon the ground, musl suffer the con.
sequences. God cannot keep life and
action in the man who has emptied his
own blood upon the ground, Nor can he
preserve health, vigor, usefulness, longey-
ity and happiness to those who are con-
stan!ly poisoning their blood, lacera,ny
their nerves, and doing violence 20 alIlheir
vital powers. He cannot keep a sound.
balanced mind in diseased, unbalanced
brain. Nor can he preserve sound and
healthy brains to those who make their
stomachs the receptacles ofal uncleanness
AS man sows he must reap. 1.-The sow
thorns, God cannot give him a harvest Of
grapes therefrom. If he sow tares, God
cannot make wheat 10 grow from them
If he plant thistes, God cannot give him
theref:om harvest of corn So those
who cultivate their lower nature 10 The
neglect of their higher, must not expect to
reap wisdom and enjoy its benefits Ard
those who cultivate their Intellectual pow
TO the neglect oftheir moral, must not an.
ticipate harvest Of goodness Those
who infAme their blood with unnatural
stimuan:s and indulge themselves in an
lmal RIGHTEOUSNESS must not expect purify
OF mind or health Of body or soul. Those
who cultivate violence and feaifulness in
themselves and others, must not expect 10
dwell in peace and safety. God has no
power to separate between causes and e.
fects. To ask him to do it is to betray
the grossest ignorance, or to be guilty Of
the blacklist hypocrisy and downright
blasphemy.
All this is one thing. Rewards and
Punlshments, as practiced in the govern.
ments of men, and as preached of the gov
ernment Of God, are quite another thing.
What relation of cause and effect can be
traced between The crimes that men COM
NIT and the penalties that men annex a nd
infict2 None at all. All is arbitrary
Commence in the family. Parents put
forth their word of command, "annexing
pleasure 10 some actions and pain to 9TH
ers, in their poaOe1 10 do or forbear, aud
giving notice of this appointment! before
hand TO those whom il concerns" Thss
command may forbid the eating of apples
and require the drinking Of alcohol. Il
matters little or nothing what the COM
mand is. There is po1oer 10 give II.
And there is potosr to infict penalties for
disobedience. And notice is given OF tho
penalties, beforehand, to those whom they
concern. And what is the pleasure an
nexed to one OF these actions, and the pain
annexed 10 the other2 The parents tell
the children that if they eat the apples
they shall be whipped, and besides that
the apples will make them sick; ana