The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-12-12

linen the great cry Of my heart, went out
TO the God Of the universe for light,more
light, and angels came and spoke unto me
In answer to my prayer. Since then I
have yielded to the death messenger,
friend after friend, and the great heart
throbs OF agony, at the sundeiiog Of these
earthly relations. l havo felt often, and
severely. But ever has somo loved one
from over the dark river, been near me to
soothe my grief, and teach me of the bet
ter lani, into which my treasures had
entered. Often have / been near the
"Gates Ajar," when friends and physi-
clans thought my sands had nearly run,
yet L had no fear. My father who left
me an orphan, in my childhood, was over
near me, and then it was l knew the val.
ue of my faith. The dark river was trans
figured to shining stream. and the fear
of death was changed to joy, at beholding
the glories of the summer land. At such
seasons behcld the faces Of friends from
the spirit world, as clearly as those NOV.
ing about me, clothed in the garb of flesh.
| know these things were not tho result
Of Diseased imagination, distorted WIS.,
ion, because the future as we'll as the
past, is often revealed to me under such
circumstances. My soul is filled with
peace in consequence, And where such
us you call these things the foulest of the
foul" | ask you to prove it. Assertions
are cheap, and 60 but little way. Reas.
oning is left out of your lettor entirely.
You seem to have forgotten that there is
any where an obligatory command which
reads like this, "Whatsover We would
that men should do unto you, do you
even so TO them" Your false assertions
and dictatorial arrogance, are entirely
lost upon me, for long since learned to
respect clergyman wheh his precepts
we're wholesome spiritual truths, which it
would make the world better for the heed.
ing, and when his own life correspouded
there with, but when be did not come to
this standard. | judged him as fit SUBJ
jcct for criticism, as any other man, and
his profession should never be his shield.
A few comments in answer to some of
your statements, and have done. You
seem to think the papal Church is not
Christian church. Well it claims to be,
and the world acknowledges its claim
All history thus denominates it, and it is
allowed to have started from the same or.
igin viz, Christ, as all the rest of you.
Though it is evident Catholicism is your
hoary ancestor. Her prosecutions were
not moro severe than many perpetrated,
by her merciless Protestant children, upon
herself and each other.
1t is equally folly for you to assert that
the Church of England was not Chris
tian church at the time of our revolution.
1t had then, and has still as good title
to the uame, as the Methodist Church can
show. Your assertions are equivlent to
saying that none are christian but those
who believe as you do. should have
supposed you would nave learned before
this, that all denomination WHO trace back
to Christ as their Saviour, are christians,
and many very excellent people who only
consider him as teacher and exempler
call themselves and are called by Others,
christians. To say none were christian ex.
cept those who were just, would, am
sfdafil, mah"athP.sseLe. .""ror;Hallv ,uych
say anything o: the Church as you dill
not. | can tell you that in the first place,
you are representative of the church,
and, next, when you talk of christianity
you are talking Of that which the Church
now, and always have claimed as theirs to
expound, reveal, and excmplyfy, and the
history of Christianity is but history oi
the Church, in its higher and lower de-
grees of enlightenments. Civilization has
done as much for the spread and growth
of Christianity and probably much moro
than the latter has done for civilization
| 1t is only within few centuries, that il
could be said that the Christian nations
were the most enlightened nations.
1t is very singular if the Christian re-
ligion as professed in this country, wa,
the means of freeing the slaves, why il
permitted slavery to take root and grow
for. years, and only succumbed to the anti
slavery spirit. when pushed to the wall
by those they had branded as infdel,who
in their cries for justice, had aroused tn,
good sense Of the nation, then they whip
ped into line, and now you and SOM
others like you claim all the honors t.
yourselves.
A singular teacher, think you cred
Garrison with having, when you say h
took his first anti.slavery lesson from Nc
ses, who, as the mouth piece of the Jew
ish Jehovah, directed the children OF J.
rael to buy bond men, and bond women
from the heather round about them, an
to keep them as bond men forerer. !
very singular abolitionist indeed shoul
say.
II you will read letter from Rev. G
b. Taylor, in the Burlington Democrat
Of Nov. 9th, l think you may get add
tional light upon this subject of Spiritual
ism.
You will remember | lay no claim I
the name Christian as the world goes, bu
"The pure peace principles of Jesus,
fully endorse. And may they perme at
your soul, as | desire they should mine
MRs. II. NJ. SLocuM.
CARLYLE ON DARwIN.--A fresh an
good thing of Caryle's.
Travelling north during the past sun
mer in cart, comfortably, with arstC
cratic travelling companions, convcrsatio
turned upon Darwin and his theory. Th
ladies argued the pros and cons in We
manly manner, looking to Mr.. Carlyle fl
approval. He gave every taire ladye tn
same kindly nod and smile, no doubt re
membering Josh Billings's saying, ave
: mans inAooence is powerful-espeshil
when she wants emmy thing" One {
the party, after she had given out, said.
What do you think, Mr.. Carlyle?.'