Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-09-28

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falling off, in these days, from the churches into the
world, if not from lurking dsirust of the genuine
of the conventional organized Christianity of The
timesl The eloquent Joh1 Mason could once demand
what eeienesssof ftntfftopc zeal infdelity had ey
err manifested and claim for the churches of God ey.
cry effort that had been made for the elevation of hui
manity, from the beginning but alas, the scene is
changed, and save those enterprises which, however
benecent they may be, still put forth under Sec
tartan coors, instances of church participation in the
great schemes of philanthropy exceptions rather
than the rule. A day of winnowng will surely
come, when, we doubt not, much which is now brand
ed infdelity will be owned of the Great Master,
and much of the pride and prejudice of modern relg-
ion must take its place with the broadphylacteried
hypocrisy of the days of Christ.
REMARKS
There is much good sense In the above. We can
not agree with the Chronicle in the idea that this mod-
ern infdelity," it is called is owing to the "ds-
affection of youth TO the pure and beautiful truths
of christianity is it to be accounted for by any
evidence which they furnish Of tle tendencies of fall
len human nature" 1t is because Tue earnest mind
ed young men, of the text actually respect the pure
and beautiful truths of christianity and from exper
ence and acquaintance with professors and churches.
believe they do respect them that they turn away
tiany is truly genuine it has proved failure to its
professed aims and ends and if it is spurious it is to
be despsed cloak for crime, and in either case is
not the celestial thing that came down from God.
which their needs crave. They have aspirations for
truth, and therefore they turn, they suppose from
what is not to their own instincts and sympathies g.
find the Kingdom of God written there.
Modern christianity rules the country, and puts up
and puts down what it pleases But it does not rnle
in mercy. Was it mercifu and Chriske, it would
have ceansed the state and the country long ago of
every dram-shop and every chain instead of counte-
nanciug and licensing dram-shops and slavery Our
young men are not green as to believe in a chris
tianity of that sort Proud churches proud people
and Heaven-deant enacments come not into the score
of their views of the Bible and the Christ of the BIZ
BILE. They know full well if the churches were light
intemperance and slavery would pass off from the
earth like the morning cloud and early dew. They
would not last twelve-month. They see the church
of the country baptized in the putrid pool of party
politics, literally becoming the Partizan School of
Fashion, and filling up its costly temples, as uumis-
takeabe evidence of its eartblness, and utterly re-
CARELESS of the wretchedness that surrounds them.
One of two things they they must do either turn
from them, or be hypocrtes themselves. The church
itself opens motive sufficient in its pulpits for
their sacrifice of all sefrespect and if they adopt its
reforms for the sake of currency in the political and
world, it is done with an internal g. gene
rally unconcealed contempt for the whole concern.
neaven KnUws, IL me cnurcn wOuIu arise III the
majesty and truthluness of its delegation, and shut
mp the dram-shops which its cooperation with hell
has opened around dwellings for the ruin of every
thing that God loves-f it would unseal the lips of
mercy, and give freedom and ygor to the of JUS
tce strike for Christ and free the slave and be fore
Al. r
minded young men," instead of turning from it and
despisng it in their hearts, would honor and embrace
it the mother of life. If that was in the way of
honor and true glory in this age of the world the i'm
pressible and highly gifted young minds of coun
try would glory in the spiritual if not in the literal
of the Bible story, and adopt it the guide to earth
ly honor and celestial bessedness. This is a great
topic. We can only make a ,gestion and leave it.
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