Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-26

terly some individuals have called my at /
tenti2n to it, which has led me 10 suppose
that possibly my correspondent signing,
IAN Enquirer" above, may have fallen
into some misapprehension from it. The
word, gospel, IS of Saxon origin. Ii is
made up Of two words-,he former signi-
flying good, the latter, a story, or inteLti-
gence. | would use it then TO mean as
much as if it read, 81 am set for the defense |
Of Goodaess, or Truth" It's not my mot
to with any other view of it. | have cor
cIuded to let it stand during the remainder
Of this volume, which will be succeeded
By paper under another head.
My correspondent hicks | am chnging
TO Christianity, | cling TO no nams /
am tied 10 no creed or constitution. am
allied TO 70 system Of rel ion or politics
Can be say os muth2 Shall be happy
10 know that he can. | am . free from
tie fetters of orthodoxy" 10 regard to
"Rewards AMI Puuishments," reject them
not only for The future slalc' but for the
present. viii he 60 as fls2 II will be
pleasing to me to know that he will. NV
friend would be understood as rejecting
Christianity. Bat let US see. What is il
that he rejects! Is it that church and
state system called Christianity by those
who take TO themselves this name2 And
has he extricated himself from some of the
worst denominations of that system! Ii
will be a matter ofrcjoicing 70 me TO know
lha: he has, That system teaches author
ita:ively. l. demauls acquiescence in the
views and opinions Of predecessors. j
commands respect fJr things that are writ
ten. 1t requires obedience 10 statutes aud
commands. II annexes penalties 10 lis re-
qnirements, aud uses bru,e violence TO en-
/ force then. Ildriycs human beings about
under partial and impnlsive enlctmcnis.-
II rewards and Furnishes. Ii brides with
promises aud threatenings. In a word, d!
treats man as If by nature he tcere a COR
rapt, deprared betDg-aaa tins treating
him IL corrVpts anil degrares him. What
does MY correspondent say 10 all this ? Is
he clear fom ii? Has he separated him
self from il and abiured it! 1.-The has not,
he wi allow ne to invite his attention 10
the matter. | have thrown overheard ev-
ery particle ofthis system OF violence. Il
macufes ard exals the baser, and con-
tracts and depfcsscs the higher, in mat's
nature, thus destroying harmony and hap
piness between man and al the universe
with which he comes in contact II ere
ates unnatural laws aud throws then
around man, and thus forces him into al
unnatural state, and into disobcdience Il
the laws Of nature.
Close examination may show my frienC
: that connection with this system OF thing!
: called by the name of Christianity, or sep
aralion from il, involves more than be ha'
discerned If he thinks am CONNECTED
with it at some points, II may BE- that b
) will fad himself connected with il at oth
n ers. AMI il may Be loo that be miSappre
! bends as 10 any connection have with j
: [ think lie does. AS | said before, hav
:, no attachment TO any name. or 10 any 81:
j tem. 1t may be that the answers hav
y vet given 10 his Questions are not suthcien
" " explicit 10 0e satisfactory TO his min.
There is not room 10 answer separate
:, and particularly here, all the questions
: Il would take up the eutlre columns
}, several Japers Much spice has alread
5 been occupied, in time pas, with VIII
e would 90 to answer these questions; an
U | intend 10 continue he discussion, froi
! time TO ,imc, until no; only all these, b
}, as many more as arise, shall be afsWere,
: have not been careful 10 use theoIoglcj
phrases, in touching upon these subjects
nor shall | b.. On the contrary, haN
. chosen TO use other language, SO as not
= be excluded from the understanding
TO feelings. Prejudice in flvor OF adopts
" systems is formidable barrier 10 improv
ill menl Suffice il to say then, for the pre-
ent, that, in my own view, the orlhodc
teachiogs 10 general, in connection WI
a. most OF the points involved 10 these que
ne tons. have been highly perniclous-c'
tn cula,ed TO darken and debase. The frler
he will permit me 10 say that, from all G
NJ \ - 7 a,encc, he is 800 ,,,ora ottac n