Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-11-13
guish, groans, and madness upon its unhap-
py vict inns, such as, probably no portion Of
the human race ever suffered before! How


the human race ever suffered before! How
fearful is the perseverance of his purpose,
until his scheme, rising in kindred gloom
and horror, stands complete-and its impi-
Gus pinnacle is the sanctifying Of all the
lashings, tormen!ings, and murderings of
millions Of innocent men and women by
the Savior's cleansing of his own temple
from the thieves who had made it their den.
Adetaied answer to such book, to any
serious Christian mind is impossible. Its
purpose is TOO horrible to permit the length
ened contemplation. Its suggestions are
too defiling 10 allow the adequate contact
for such an attempt. The language Of the
Pennsylvania protest is the simple, adequate
reply. 1t is " unworthy of any servant of
Jesus Christ" 1t " challenges indignant
reprobation." 1t is dishonor TO the Church
to which the writer belongs-an assault up
OF the fundau entail principles of Christian
| ity, and disgrace TO the intelligence and
kindness of man. Perhaps there was new.
er an attempt more likely to make rejec-
ton of the inspired Scriptures appear
to be the voice of virtue as well as of rea-
son, and to compel the refusal of their teach
ing as duty by intelligent men. con-
fess / look at such book with Newton's
illustration Of Taylor's attack upon the
Lords atonement: "The first taste of a
joint of meat convinces me it is putrid.
Must eat the whole to be persuaded that
| it is not fit 10 eat ?" look at the effert in
its design, and want words to express the
adherence with which | view the attempt
to cut down the very tree Of life, divinely
planted, and to engraft upon its stock the
biiterest fruits of human wickedness and
sorrow, in the solemn affirmation that they
are the native products of the tree. When
the day shall arrive that the oppressed and
the oppressors stand together before tina,
God who is the father of the fatherless and
the protector of those Who have no com
forter, it will be sad appearing and rec.
ord indeed TO see an aged minister of the
Gospel of Christ stand up TO face millions
thus down-trodden and abased, in the forced
acknowledgment, My use of the Bible
was TO make il the defender of all the cru
elites which they have endured. ! stood OF
the side of the ungodiy, to teach them a
, from God, TO practice wickedness by law
| L Ttdu Tue StOFy VI tit odNiot uiiNHiS HtH
the temples horde Of thieves with a scourg
of cords. But instead of faithfully saying
! Thus ought slave buyers and Shareholder
to be driven ont from the den into whic
Ithay hei converted thy Word, | took rhei
, side against these poor suffering childre
, of God who were their victims, and sait
, Thus ought slaves to be whipped and brand
ed and burned and killed. as the slavery 3
the negro race IS maintained in the Souther
, States - This is the Bible rtey of slc
rery.' And the man who strs TO oppose
is more mercitut than Christ and ,ciser ha
the Aimiqhty.'
E Well, have my choice whether sha
| stand with Bishop Hopkins and say all ;hi
or whether shall stand with Bishop Po
ter and saw, n is mworMy Of any Sc,
/. rant of Christ sit challenges my ind.
!. aart reprobotion." In such a crisis cal
not hesitate and should feel myself di
: graced if dared 10 be silent. should b
3 glad to see all the ministers of the Episct
A pal Church affixing their names to this sam
d protest against the shocking perversions {
!. the Bishop of Vermont, thus relieving the
= Church, and themselves, from all compile
i ty in his course. and all responsibility fc
!, its guilt and dishonor.-N Z. hadepende'