Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-05-10

then with wol6sh or hyena like appetite to
devour the dead and loathsome carcass for
food is inhumanity and degradation indeed.
Q.-Consequently is it needful to the
perfection aud happiness Of man that he
should dwell 10 a climate and on a soil
which, with his care and cultivation, and by
the blessing Of God, will yield constant
supply Of the most perfect fruits
A.-Aye.
OILS the tropical region best adapted to
this purpose Of any portion Of the earth 2
A.-Aye.
Q-Is exposure to cold an evil TO Man7
Aye.
OILS it the duty Of every man, as far as
lies in his power, to avoid all evil, physical
as well as spiritual or mental7
A.-Aye.
'Q.-Can the evil Of exposure to cold be
avoided in winter in the temperate zones7
A.-No, not without the loss Of the free,
pure air, and Of the exercise needful to health
and happiness.
Q.--ls it the duty Of every man, as far as
ii is ia his power, TO choose such conditions
in relation to food and climate, as are in ac-
cordance with the ordination o. God, and
best adapted TO the perfection Of mani
Aye.
Q.-Is there earth enough within the
tropical regions when we'll cultivated fer
many more people than there are. on the
whole earth2
A-Aye: there are not less than twelve
acres TO each person.
Q-Consequently on all the foregoing
is it the duty and privilege of all men, as
soon as they come to knowledge of these
truths, il in their power, to 60 to the tropi-
cal regions, cultivate and eat their fruits for
food; and associate together for the purpose
Of assimilating and amalgamating, and be-
coming one family, obedent in all things to
the will OF God, and thus bring to an end
the evils and suferings caused by transgress-
ion7
A.-Aye. All true, so believe.
PROPERTY.
Q-Is the claim TO private or separate
property, as sanctioned and protected by
civil governments, in accordance with the
ordination Of God, or consistent with the So
cial duties and privileges OF Mani
A.-Let US see.
Q.-Has God made it the duty and privi-
Iege Of men to take thought and labor for
the common or general good of all, by en-
downing them with such social sympathies
and such constitution Of mind that their hap
piness and highest good necessarily consist
an doing so in all their actions
A.-AYe.
Q.-Can a man seek the supposed good
OF himself and few relatives by taking
thought and laboring to gain private or sep
arate property for his and their exclusive
use, and take thought and labor for the COM
mon good Of all at the same time7
A.-No.
Q.-Then does the laboring TO gain prop
eriy for the exclusive use of ones self and
few relatives prevent a man from doing
his duty, and destroy his happiness and
highest good
A.-Aye.
OILS il generally true that with the in
crease Of properly mans desire for gain
increases so that the greater the amount he
has gained the less is he satisfied with that
amount7
A.-Aye.
OILS this proof that in laboring to gain
property man is at war against the nature
with which God has endowed him7
A.-Aye.
Q.-Is it generally true that the rich give
less in proportion to what they have for the
supply Of the wants, and the relief Of the
suferings Of the needy and afflicted than
those who have little property.
A.-Aye.
OILS this proof that gaining and holding
property makes men selfish, sordid, aVar.
cious, and careless Of the wants and suffer-
ipgs OF others; thus blasting and destroy
ing the social sympalhies, the cultivation OF
which in obedience to the will of God con-
stilutes Mans happiness and highest good 2
A.-Aye.
Q.-Are holding and seeking to gain pri-
vate property the temptations to and the
causes OF the use of many things destructive
10 the lives, the health and happiness Of
men7
A.-Aye. To this respect il is an meal
culable evil. For example men who do
no, hold separate property but labor for the