Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-13
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Brother Murray II have few refec-
tons, which should like to throw out 10
your readers, If the space which they
would occupy, can not be better filled. If
it can be, please subject this to the treat
nent which anti-slavery petitions receive
in our freeze government capitol. Throw
1t under the table >" mi: :..".. -
So far dis | am able 10 discern, the
sun shines as brightly on the poor, the
wfetched, the guilty even, as on the rich
est, The wisest, the best. The dew, the
very breath Of heaven, is distilled alike
on all. The gentle shower waters and
refreshes all--ail alike. Now why can
no: man, ia his blindness, learn a lesson
OF for5earance, and humanity from such
an impartial dispensaton of the choices,
blessings of heaven. Man seems 10 think
himself wiser, on this poin. than God,and
therefore, takes the responsibility upon
himself, TO. punish his Offending, unfor-
Flunate brother. as in his Judgment, he may
deserve, by denouncing, whipping, i'm
prisoning, hanging or shooting. Oh
man who ar, thou that thou shouldst
jud &c thy fellow man with such severity 2!
Surely the great laws ofour social being,
can not be thus ousrageous}y transgressed,
withou. bringing misery upon the trans-
sressor, and consequently. Iessenng the
happiness OF the race TO which these trans
gressions belong. Who is able 20 tell
the amount OF happiness which will be re,
allied, when man 40 longer behoids in
his fellow, thief, robber, or murder
er but an equal brother, whose happi-
ness is the interest Of every other human
being on she globa, whether high or low.
rich or poor, bond or free, black or white 2
Then will our earth be indeed a paradise,
and then will the millennium have already
come. To my mind this state of things
is not only desirable, but possible, and
practicable; and this is what our worthy
prosecuted r. fJrmers are laboring TO bring
about. And having truth for their guide,
ana universal happiness for their Object
feel that .sey can not fail; aI,hoash was
told a few days ago, by priesr, .ha, man
had no business to seek his own happiness
as an end. but that every man should seek
the glory Of God, Can man charge God!
Why has not that which has bern called
christianity reformed the world ere this
line' Why is not even one corner of it
purified from sin, and bearing the fruits
of pure and undefied rcligion2 Surely
not because there is no eff lacy in me doc
trine which was taught and prac,ceG By
Jesus Christ through his life and death
but evidently for This one simple reason,
we have made christianity (9) 10 consist
in theory, Father than practice. Man has
lheorized well. but practiced badly.
When we learn to act like Christ, obey
the voice of truth. Instead Of et:or, then
shall we be christians.
Man is not in reality to be blamed for
his present unhappy condition he needs
no, 10 be punished, but enlightened, He
is not, in his nature, totally de2araved.
He will not do wrong for the sake Of do
ing wrong; but has desire to do good,
implanted in his very soul; AID SO far as
he sees the truth. is ready to follow wher-
ever it may lead. He is therefore to b.
pitied for his ignorant blindness. Some
Of the philan,hropis,s of our age. assert
boldly that every man does as well as he
knows how. This seems at first thought
TO be absurd, but after looking the matter
over, and tracing the actions of man bach
10 the motives from which be acts, am
well convinced the assertion is correct
and capable Of being clearly demonstrated
as truth. find the great leading motive
Of human action to be. desire for happi
ness. and therefore. every individual vii
act as he thinks, all things considered.
will afford the eatest amount Of happi-
ness. Consequently, when he errs, it j.