Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-01-07


ampton, Mass, and many other places, where the
doctrine Of Perfection" in full operation had
drawn down upon the "bclieyer' the indlgna-
ton Of community aud the Interpolation OF the
law, Mr. Moves, In 1912, sometimes denonncec
their conduct MS Hcenhop, and sometimes he
" looked upon the affair as something Analogous
to the wild doings that attended the infancy Of
Methodism-a spiritual disease, consequent upon
the excitement produced BY new feelings and
views Of liberty"
In Isas, he had learned to look upon their
excuses with n more indulgent eye, and thus
excuses them.
1.-THE first advance Of mankind from arbitrary to
liberal institutions has always been attended with
dangerous excesscs and disorders. This has been
found true In the history Of Pcrfcctionism. II was
impossible to hold forth the general doctrine Of anti
legality, without extending It's scope specifically TO
aaafiteHess. Hence we are obliged to explain our
selves on that point and II we would not desert our
first principles we must boldly assert, that In HeaueH
as on Earth so far the Gospel Of resurrection takes
effect, amafireness well the other pasHons, is
enascipafed Jioa de Ian, and placed under the gov
eminent Of grace. This avowal, at first, cannot but
frqiion and stumble some and serve cloak Of H.
centiousness 10 others. But what theni Must we
draw back to perdition because offences must needs
come n NC advanced All our passions
are by nature like wild beasts. Amativcness Is only
the Rercest among them. Legality puts them in ca.
90 ~, enoatiseness lion a Il L. must be III o,a
~ e.; ~. 80, ara mass into the freedoyn of rioht
oaanss NJ ,,e a., phlocd 10 confess ina, in seme
instances the liberty Of the Gospel has been disgrace
ed by the wild acts Of lis Pressors we arc sure that
in others the grace Of Christ without law, has tn
,,o,hsd ,,or;onsly over every passiou and has eiy
'Fe sI..'s - s,.hill,,, ~ iuroccnco ,.i,.h
-. -, ra.r ~. I.rr we are frec IN avovv
on bsi;ss ,h., many ~ bose who in the early DAYS
Of Pereciionsm, were carried away into eltrdna9dH-
sn,;,. which beset The entrance Of The Gospel arc
- IA 49, and shonld he .y,.,o,sd In
he ,ni,;, IN rneetnessii We know enough by our
o'u I,,.le,c, AZ the bewiIderpg povcf OF evil apr.
II. ovsy ngrson rst srvc;pted from leaaitv 10 he
ahls 40 ..r.,,I;,s Win ,hose who have thus bren
,cmn,ed w have The satisfaction Of believing that
,be E7.,,,y Er,r conseonent ON the transition from
lam \, orcS has ,tarned and given place 10 healthy
fcelincsS
.,. -. r n
=, IN lu,ney, unue' .1N u''''s s e!e VI 81
Noyes' 'nngs were conducted more pIuuenE
yi ana while asserting, as nc Goes IN inc ne
rcan," that believers are released from the
law, without the danger Of hcentiousness," be
kept their practices secret for time, and even
boasted, in February, 1912, thst "a there had
been lin Putney1 no practical departure from
ordinary serudi morality"
but IN june, 1912, Mr. Noyes started . The
Spiritual MorAllst, devoted TO the discussion OF
the doctrine Of Perfection in relation to the
moral law; and he takes, II that were possible,
boider and more open ground against legality
than before. lie declares
-That m the rrswTorfiOn, l. e. in the ultimate per-
feet condition Of the human race, there will he
Tier marrying gving in Marriage" and adds, IL Is
true, thai the oO'oasions urAiA neosssHiy op from
tbs. premises are exceedingly alarming and offensive
to those who sy1npailii1e with the JeenS' and 1sA
ions OF the "o"d'
In another part Of the paper, he lays down
his .prineiples," thus:
ave believe ,ha, lic.u,;ou.n,s. propey,v defined
is the sSfsh exercise OF the sexual passion thai
this vice may and does exist, as well in the sane
tuary Of igal narTia2s, rs among open fornicaiors
and adulierersi that the foundation
OF genuine reform must be laid by proclamng the
radical uuih thai whatsoever not q fAiih I'm the
niercourse OF me sexes sn thai trae love Is OF
anu aa. ~, ~ % ~n.sn arc no'
- ,hsx srs I;csDssd ~ hmm. ~ ~ go, ~
r;ous md Icrd usurpers of he name and nlscs ~
love. We viii mention some Of The objections to
which The ordinary Institutions Of The world regu-
'a'hs sne in'e,eoursc o. ,ns seAes, arc naole.
., ~ ~ =, az no'
blc reason bu, are lesisia,ye sss,ss s,,sax Ia
variable in their nature. as Is evident from tbe fat
tlIni tney differ in different Countries though tbev
have the same authority and sacredness in all In
this country, for instance, polygamy Is heiuous
crime; whereas Il Is lawful in inapy countr;e. and
Il NOT condemned nv the Rihla q ~. ,n.,.;.r--