Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-24

lier' selected " ANusEuENrs as the SUBJECT Tor
his sermon on Thanksgiving day taking hls text
from Paul Epistle 10 The homlns' lAth chapter
23d verse whatsoever is not OF faith Is sun.
The speaker remarked mt the commencement oil
his very able and brimiul-ol-common-sen+e dis
course, that the Apostle Paul was no great casn-
ist, but q severe logician, and that he did not
raise many questions of conscience but alter de-
claring certain principles OF Faith and love- lc't
them 30 settle an Infinite number oi eases OF NOR
al cnsuisiry. His doctrine was that no man
must go against bis own convictions or that be
should follow his own convictions and his inter
encc u.s. that 100 man should Judge his brother
Protcsinntsm, it was claimed followed manly
the mnxims OF PAUL and referred man To- ms
own Notwithstanding every one to be bus own
Judge of DIS duties or of his course 10 ME- after
assuring him thnt whatever is not OF mith Is sun :
aud no man has right to commit sun. ile all
ludei TO Jeremy Taylor and Richard Baxter as
OF Che cisustc order, and observed that simple
ity. wglr and maniness of character are imper-
lied whenever conscience - perpeAed Oy tHe
questions ia which ca~lstry delights Inc
guidance oi those great moral laws whose ""-
shortly every honest and pure henrt admits was
considered Che safest. The minor det'h' ol me-
such as questions of meats and drinks should not
receive our chief thought, and 90 be more anN-
iou- % uy0ld little oiense- tmn Go develop Slim
ing virtues. was ealcuatcd 20 produce eueminate'
moral deIincy, instead OF heroic strength very
scrupulous people who make christian llecou-
sist of q great number OF negatives have little
beauty and symmetry oil monhood Inc speaker
thought that IL o man s physical consultation was
sound. few general principles will guide nm
better than whole Encyclopedia OF minute de-
tails about what 20 eat, drink and avoid. 10
go without what hurts people tho' are weak ana
sick, was not Che Office OF healthy Appetite
Vigorous exercise and determination t' h' tenn
pepte in oil things ler'ent love Tor what
is just, pure and honomoie' aud q cordial ao-
hoTence OF what is sensual ana mean' nngener-
Gus and irrcig'ous' would prevent amy mNn from
going ar wrong
Such questions as are raised hy Richard BnN-
ter are So easily solved by practical common sense
or imply such exceptional conditions OF human
life. that it is needless 70 discuss them. A prae
tical illustration was given in the ase OF the man
with the lorgc estate and The prougate WIFE,
which is made problem IN the Baxter directory.
After this brief but very concise and very plain
statement Of general principles the theme of the
discourse, Amuscments, - was more directly en-
erred upon 4 greater amount Of casuistry had
)een expended upon it than upon any other sub
ect, and good people had been sorey perplexed
Is to what amusements are lawful for a Christian
nan or a Christian family Some minds appear
10 be clear enough upon the subject, but null
itudc as good as they want to know what is best
md right. The relaxing from the strictcr habits |
# the past is a change 10 which many yield with |
and apprehension. Its effect upon the /
outh is to many problem Of doubtful solution. |
MIR. Lord did not deem it best to lay down amy
ormal rules, bat rather to suggest principles,
romising thotall agreed as to the necessity Of
muscment,. It was neither true or honest to
reach anything else, and play was as much %
art Of duty as work. Pleasure is the legitimate
nd Of all labor The toll of seed time finds its
-uition in the gathering in of autumn, and the
orpino Saturday. whom thc yoice of the master
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