Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-04-15

investing act is necessary to his being
lawfully accounted a minister of Christ.
In the epistles of Paul the Apostle to
Timothy and Titus, Who were men IN
Office, We find particular instruction given
them to lay hands suddenly on no man,
to examine his qualifications before they
ordain him, and to take care that they
commit the office only to faithful men
,Cho shall Be able to teach Others also.
Titus l: ). 1 Tim 4: IA. Acts Il;
23) and there is scarcely a single eecle-
siastieal writer that does not expressly
mention ordination as the work of the
elders or heads of churches. "Br." Or
cult again asSails me with the lie in my
statement that Br." Oils clalmed to be
ordained Of God as was jeremiah. /
/ cease to wonder that this statement of a
fact so ridiculous in the extreme should
be denied by him, but I must say as be-
fore, digressed in no way from truth as
the general voice of our citizens will bear
me witness. The main feature of Br.
OILS unexampled benefciency while
among Us was his contumeliOus aPprobri-
business of all other evangelical denomin-
atoms. He ofentimes declared that I'M
less We believed the particular doctrines
G. Otisism7) we were none of his and
must be lost. And as proof of my as
sertion beg leave of the reader to pre-
sent few extracts from Br. Otis's re-
= marks written verbatim by myself at the
tine of their delivery, as were my previ-
ous statements, and which will sufficient
ly show TO the public the character Oft the
man whom we have had among u.s.
% Those that preach at the desk in writ
7. ten sermons are soothSayers, pulled up
in their own conceit." They preach
: but the shadow for the truth to give pop.
= ularity and please themselves in the chill
, dren O. strangers" Again he say
: Those that cry peace and safety ar,
= those that believe in the millennium;
generator of vipers within" Is it no
y plain then to be seen that in his admins
trationOf baptism he virtually baptized &:
j his subjects into, and agreeable to hi
: system of professed revealed truth? T,
Il an unFreiudiced mind it certainly mus
IS be. I next NOTICE the tine Of commun
u ion. [ was not so particular in regard t
} the date as l should have been, and +
{ CRAFTY my elder, Br. Circuit, I viii her
Il most heartily acknowledge before the put
: lie that this once, though unintentiona
II ly, erred. The sacrament was partake
ID of on Monday, March Z, near the hou
of 10 P. NJ, "a. N. being a typograpl
~ zeal error not as Br.sOrcutt states,
NJ. I little envy the reputation my o.
ponent has gained by voluntarily takiu
2 upon himself the unexampled audacit
\ and effrontery to publicly assail yo'
- anonymous communicate" with So,
- egregrious caiumny in the face and ey
~ of all truth. But whence comes Ii
spirit Of oppression: Doubtless he a
sumes it in its ineal descent from Pom
" US Plate from whence he derives +
important question" d" What is truth
(John 10: 81 So Kind reader I NJ
leave you with the firm assurance ii
- you have answered to yourself the int
, rogation before mentioned. l ask Y
not to take my testimony alone in vim
: cation Of the truth of my former ass,
- lions but refer you to the voice of c
most respected citizens who now sign
r their willingness to substantiate the C
49, rectEess Of my repeated declaration.
Publicly accused stand alone.
Meath Junior Pontius' awful throne.
ice The public voice it stands me By,
hat Else this my doom, you now must d
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