Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-05-17

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the fight of truth and Christianity. 1t
will always be above them. Ii is as if we
were to fly towards Star, which becomes
larger and more bright the nearer we ap-
proach, till we enter and are absorbed in
its glory.
If we look carelessly on the ages that
have gone by, or only on the surface of
things as they come up before US. there is
reason 10 fear; for we confound the truth
OF God with the word of man. So at a
distance the cloud and The mountain seem
the same. When the drift changes with
the passing wind, an unpraclsed eye
might fancy the mountain itself was gone.
clouds. to win the blessing they bear, and
send j: down 10 moISten the falntng violet,
to form streams which gladden. valley aud
meadow, and sweep on at last TO the sea
in deep channels, laden with heets.--
Thus the forms OF the church, the creeds
of the sects, the conflicting opluious of
teachers, float round The sides OF the Chris
tian mount, and swell and toss. aud rise
and fall, and dart their lightning, aud roll
their thunder, but they neither make nor
mar the mount itself. lis lofty summit
lar transcends the tumalt; knows nothing
of the storm which roars below but burns
with rosy light at evening and al morn;
CLEANS in The splendors of the mid day
sun; sees his light when the long shad-
ows creep over plain and moorland, and
all night long has lis head in The heav-
ems. aud is visited 10y troops Of stars which
never set, nor veil their face to aueht so
pure and high.
Lei then the Transient pass, feet as it
will and may God send US some new
manifestation Of the Christian faith, that
shall stir mems hearts as they were never
stirred; some new Word, which shall
teach US what we are, and renew Us all in
the image oil God some better life, that
shall fulfil the Hebrew prophecy, and
pour out the spirit of God on Young men
and madens. and old men and children:
which shall realize the Word OF Cnris,,
and give US the comforter, who shall re-
veal all needed things. There are
SImeons enough in the cottages aud
Churches of New England, plain men
and plous women, who wait for the Con-
ISOLATION, and would die in gIadness, if
their expiring breath could stir quicker
the wings that bear him on. There are
men enough, sick and bowed down, in
no wise able to hit up themselves" who
would be healed could they kiss the hand
OF their Saviour, or touch bat the hem of
his garment; men who look up and are
not ted. because they ask bread from heav-
en- and water from the rock, not tradi-
lions or fancies, Jewish or heather, or new
or old men enough who, with lhrobbins
hearts, pray for the spirit of healing 10
come upon the waters, which other than
angels have long kept in trouble; men
enough who have lain long time sick of
theology, nothing bettered by many ply.
sicians, aud are now dead, too dead to
bury their dead, who would come out oil
their graves at the glad tidIngs God
send US real religious life, which shall
pluck blindness out Of the heart, and
make US better fathers, mothers, and child.
rem; a religious life, that shall 60 with US
where we go, and make every home the
house Of God, every act acceptable as a
prayer. We would work for this, and
pray for it. though we wept tears Of blood
while We prayed.
Such, then, is the Transient, and such
the Permanent. in Christianity. What is
Of absolute value never changes; we may
cling round it and grow to It forever
No one can say his notions shall stand
But we may all say, the Truth, as it IS in
Jesus, shall never pass away. Yet there
are always some even religious men. who
do not see the permanent element, so they
rely on the feeting; ard, what is also ar
evil, condemn others for not doing tht
same. They mistake defence of TIT
Truth for an attack upon the Hol v o
holies: the removal o. theological err
ror for the destruction of all religion
Already men Of the same sect eye on
another with suspicion. and lowering
brows that indicate a storm, and, lik,
children who have fallen out in their play
call hard names. Now. as always, Their,
is collision between these two elements
: The question puts itself 10 each man
"Will you cling 10 what is periShing, o
cMotuCc Wilt 10 eleIual i his queS
ton each must answer for himself.
My friends. If you receive the motions
about Christianity, which chance 10 b
current in your scct or church, solely be
/, cause they are current, and thus acreF
the commandment of men instead OF God
! truth-there will always be enough I
commend you for soundness ofjudgmen
: prudence, and good sense; enough to ca
you Christian for that reason. But fifth
is all you rely upon, alas for you. Th
ground will shake under your feet IT 20
attemp, TO walk uprighlly and like mer
You will be afraid OF every new opinion
! lest it shake down your church; you wi
a fear "lest if fox sc up. he will brea
: down your stone wall" The smalle'