Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-07-27
absslute truth would produce a vast deal


absolute truth would produce vast dea
of disOrganization iu this world. Chris
and his apostles, in their day. were de
nounced as great disorganizers, and &C
cused. even, of turning the world upside
down." Pharisees, as we'll as disorganiz
ers. have survived to this day.
His hasty headlong zeal" This seems tc
be little more than arepetitiOn of the last
named complaint of too much impulsive.
ness. Festns thought that Paul was af.
fected with "hasty headlong zeal, y to such
degree, that much learning had made
him mad" If Mr. Cuttings zeal had
shown itself in attempts to build up the
cause of sectar,an Universahism, instead
of being manifested in the PRONUNCIATION
Of truth, simply. presume he would not
have been thought too Jealous
"His imprudence." This is charge
of rather uncertain import, and may mean
something or nothing. Its most obvious
meaning implies some degree of moral or
social obliquity; but that is expressly
negatived by the admission that they
found no "moral" "fault in him" What
then, was intended by this complaint
"His skepticism." If you mean by
this that Mr. Cutting discard some of the
current dogmas of orthodox or Univer-
salist theology, I have no doubt it is
true. If you mean by it that he is an
infdel, in the usual acceptation of that
term, / believe it to be false. and that
many of the members of that council
Gnew it to be false But, be that as it
may, was it claimed by any member of the
council, that Mr.. Cutting was any more
"skeptical" in his views then, than he
was in 1857 when he was approved and
fellowshipped? or than he was. when, only
some two years since, he was highly c,m-
mended to the favorable notice of Univer-
salist Societies, by the Editor of the
Christian Repository, the organ of UNI
versaltSm in this State?
"His indiscreet methods Of treating the
subject of religion" and, Ohc merest rep
etition) Ibis ill-judge1 manner of dis
charging the duties Of minister of the
Gospel" These are complaints of the
vaguest possible import, and really amount
to nothing but repetition Of the others
complaints easily made, because involv-
ing mere matters of taste, fancy and
judgment, and might not have been east,
ly proved if they had been contested.
. YOU further say in your letter, " What
then was there for the Council to decide. Git
was asked but this plain question. viz
Whether this Council approve and sane.
ton Mr.. Cutting as preacher of the
Gospel p &c
Any further testimony. than what
was put in by Mr. Cutting accusers.
being declared entirely s',perhuous,"
they had nothing to do but to resolve
themselves into a kind of ecclesias-
teal Star Chamber, and pronounce judg-
ment.
Should some ignorant, one cared, plain
tiff's justice Of the peace. render judg-
ment, in matter of two. shillings' impor-
lance, against a party who had no no.
tice of the pending Of the suit, and an at
tempt should be made to force that
judgment. by execution, any person with
any sense Of justice or decency, would de-
nouuce the magistrate and party to such
proceedings as miserable scape graces,
worthy place in the penitentiary.
But here is a Council Of men. not igno-
rant, but of highly cultivated intellects.--
clergymen, who have spent large share
Of their lives in teaching the doctrines and
precepts of Jesus Christ, leading one of
which was, that Whatsoever ye would
that men should do unto you, do ye even
50 unto them men protesting to have
had the love of God-so abundant-shed
abroad in their hearts in large degree, and
to be imbued with the spirit of liberal
Gospcl.-called upon to determine mat
ter of the greatest Importance matter
in comparison to which money is " trash. "
"a matter that deeply concerns one Of