Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-16

Gu sect or creed, or not, and of cours,
members Of the true church of Christ b,
virtue Of the second birth, as necessaril,
SO as one is member of family BY vir
tue Of the natural birth.
Thus It is with all secarian bodies
Their mode Of church building is right
andconsequently all others must be wrong
and they are not willing that they should
come together and labor together for the
glory OF God and the we'll being of man.
kind. A Methodist preacher, not long
since, preached what he called union
sermon. Told the people how they ought
to do. They oughtto BE united, See alike,
and act alike. Preached good sermon,
until he came to the close. Then came
outthe sectarisrjsm. lnasmuch as things
were as they were, it was absolutely ne
cessary that there should be a secta rian
enclosure; for, said he, you know that
when there is cattle in two lots, SO Ion as
there IS good fence between them they
will BE- peaceablc, but lei the fence be torn
down, and they will hook and gouge one
another. This is in exact accordance
with the spirit of seciarianism wherever
il is found. Thus the subject was left.
sectarianism being considered necessar =
evil designed BY God for the good of man.
But have OF late learned TO adopt a
higher standard for men than brute force.
But brutal system may we'll adopt brute
maxims. Il pains and sickens me to see
the church thus divided and Undivided
and torn asnnder by the sectarian notions
and views of | feaT designing men, to
build up party, and consequently purity
strife. consider the spirit of seclarian-
ism is the same in church as in state II
has It's origin in sheer seifshness, and ev-
er has and ever will be supported by the
same. so long as il exists, casting a bane-
ful and nuhallowed influence over all
who come under its influence. For in
stance witness the late proceedings ia
Mlddlebury between The Baptists and
Melhodists, the same. which we have seen
acted over again and again, whenever
there has seen an opportunity for gaining
converts. The true church is represent
cd as one new man - the body of Christ
the Bride, the Lambs wife, sur-named
Christians, by virtue of The relation they
sustain to him, instead Of Baptist, Mttho-
dist, Congregations, &c., &c., each
claiming 10 be the true church. Thus
the house is divided against itself II can
Got sand. 1t must fall. Fall from its
present degenerate state - its distracted
and divided state-be built upon the true
principles Of the gospel, love 10 God and
good will 70 man, a perfect oneness, a
running together, like two drops of water
that cannot be separated.
w. signs of the times Indicate great
revolution. Men are being impressed
that they are free. Free to act. Free to
think. And free to speak. NOlhwilh-
standing the popular world stand arfayed
TO oppose and designing men who pro-
fess 10 be servants of their divine master
have got into he popular channel, become
men-pIeasers, only preaching half Cos
pei. Ii has become like salt that has lost
its SAVIOR. The seasoning of the word Of
life has in great measure departed from
them. But we have reason 10 rejoice
that there are those who are willing to
stand up for the defence of the truth, uE-
biased by sectarianism or fear of losing
their popularity; Cutting offther hearers
ears as one minister tod me was the reas-
on he did not say anything against slave
ry;) men who are shaking the moral
heavens with the mighty truth of God
causing light to break forth upon the
darkness, that covers the land-until the
day dawns and the day star appears 10 ush-
er in glorious era. when men will DC
longer resort 10 brute force to maintain
their rights and thus the life Of one man
secured at the expeDce of another; bu
when every one eau see. 10 bis fellow 9
brother and friend. %
Yours. 10 the cause ofTruth and Right
eousnsss,. II. Foster.
Whiting. July %. l843. Hr9 8
P. s. Friend Murray:-This is the frs
piece I ever wrote for publication. III
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