Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-12-31
VERMONT PHENIX.
BrattIeboro, Friday, Dec. 81, IS47.
+" Per cclionists."

The sect OF " Periect0nsts,' which has for
some time past been located in Putney, had It's
origin in the wear sS4, at New Haven, Conn.
I Mr. John II. Noycs, then a licentiatc Congrega-
tiona preacher Of great promise, was its found
err, and has continued to be its chief supporter
, and advocate. The avowal Of the doctrine Of
! Perfection was soon followed by the establish
, ment of paper at that place, called the Per
fectionisi," in the conduct of which Mr. Noycs
was associated with James Boyle. This paper
which we have not seen-was, 1t appears,
eventually discontinued and in August, 1887,
Mr. Noyes commenced the publication of The
Witness" at Ithaca, n. y, which, afler the Sd
number, was suspended; and in November 1888,
after nm interval of year, was recommended at
Putncy This paper was issued at unequal in
tervals until 1913, when the name was changed
to The Perfectionist," and it continued to be
published under the latter name until 1876. It
then received the name Of " The Spiritual Mag
azine," which it still bears. During the whole
time, Mr. Noyes, either as principal or associate,
has conducted the paper, and in lS43 he started
another paper, called the Spiritual Moralisi,"
of which we have seen but the first number. In
1S47, Mr. Noyes published " The Bcrean," a book
made up chiefly of articles previously published
in bis paper These are all the publications we
have seen, and il is from them we gather the
materials for the present article
The organ of this sect has been treated in
general, by the religious and political press,
with silent contempt, as the weak and harm
less efu,ion of distempered brain; but il
has nevertheless obtained a wide circulation.
made converts, and secured for the sect foot
hold in many parts of the country. Its PERM
cions principles, cloaked with artful disguises,
have thus been suffered to infuse their poison
far and near, unchecked by exposure and warn.
ing, and almost unnoticed. The names of con-
tribuors, subscribers, and converts, with their
religious experience in the form of letters, mp
pear conspicuously in the paper, and have &C
compnnied it, as endoners of the doctrines it in
cnlcatesi and we shall not therefore, in making
known the contents Of the paper itself, be justly
chargeaLle with want Of consideration for any |
connected with il.
In the first number Of the Wines" the ed. |
itor sets forth his religious belief" from which
we make some extracts
ave- he,isv. ,h., ., III. ,..,,..,... 81, -,
the end of the Jewish dispcnsaton. Christ came 10
believers the s,oHd hme' according TO his promise.
We believe that at the period Of the second CON.
ing of Christ, ChrialdHfy, the hin9iom Of Iscrsn
properly BEGUN.
We believe that this was the period of the full
secures 10 believer, ,rcf and e,rrc "nen
sin, FULL FREEDOM FROM WRITTEN LAW and hu.
man w ni sn'.1
the Church attained the n, r,,',,r'c ~ e.
spiritual body a, his second coming.
we Oe a INA, amer IN, period the salvation
less than perEa and .inai sslya,ion from no sn
romPlete redemption from the lar, and legal In.
s.ru a'. perfect resnIecton Of the spiritual
yond Inc judgement, "" "'s pun" o' e's'''''!' nc
We believe that Christ, as he Is in hi. rs.y,,eto
race. = gwen " '''"''s' o' '"s h"iAAn
We believe that noae are Christians in any sense
nn nj they receive CHRIST in bis resurrection
from ~; 60 W. L 60 -, ~ 49,
death hence all who are subject to any Of these are
not properly called chrls'aEs as not having attain
~ 'Hs ''i's % ''''i '''''''s
The reader will mark and bear in mind, as
contained IN the above creed
ISL Ihat the perfect resurrection Of Christ
was attained at his second coming, l. e., the des-
,r,c,;on If I.r,s.io,,
90,
"a That at nis time, the hingdoia Of HeGren
begun, and the NEW COVENANT. which secured
fin fe,,,o,, f,o,,, ,-.;,,,, H.. -. en-. -,
80" '''"'"' y'V' "'"''" '""i was iui'! uc'ei-
opeu'
Sd That none are Christians in ,nv sense iii
A., - :, ~
'"s' ioeei'e "ie 'esWFec"oHi ana then an De-
herers have perfect and eternal salvation from
sin. and fin fres,lo,, from, Lo,.
=, n'nI l
IL ioio"s from these premises, what Is alter
wards asserted in the same paper. that sreyy
haipo in tho ,,r;,orso n, ar,, ;,o, ,;,,o :. o;.L
- U.s., ,N' % s''"ei
f'3"eiy Nicsed, or eatVefy hofy; that ferfec-
tionists," being entirely holy, must be "eterualv
sared :" and that tho ,rXv ,.o,,r,,, ,,,r ......,
~ seVules
AaiNaton from SIN Jorerer, and gives liberty from
exiernGl lac. In n subsequent number, It is rs
serted that aeivic governmen,s aro 81. =,
for riosteou, man. but for tbc lawle.. nn5 AZ Az
obedient-
About the month of August. 1897 ,ho..
published in the " Battle 4 xe.-o po,c,a,;,':-.
paper conducted by T. r.. Gates, l.,,or 49,,
january, 1887, written Ly Mr. Moves of vii,