Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-02
RUTLAND VT, THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH ?, 1871

and condemned by every means in hi
power. The same spirit which he mani
d tests, has been the overpowering evil o
mankind since the days of the early Chris
tians. s ID @
Paul reproves the Corinthians for thei
divisions and dissensions, and from tha
j time until now, this overweeniug de
sire to bird the creed of one as th.
creed of all has not died out. In the day.
of Jesuitical tyranny and cruelty what
mnltitudes were sacrificed to this spirit
The terrible tortures Of the inquisitior
were inflicted upon helpless victims. The
blood of Christians flowed like water
spilled by those who claimed the same
name. All the world siekened in horror
at these oruelties. Then, in turn the
! Hugenots, in power, retaliated by inflict.
ing similar barbarities upon the Jesuits.
John Calvin, prosecuted for his peculiar
faith, caused to be burned Michael Serve
| tus because he differed from him. Our
Puritan forefathers, because they gathered
different meaning from the Bible than
| the powers which ruled over them, were
compelled to leave their own native land,
sacrificing home, and friends and came
across the deep, dark sea, to fiud a home
in savage wilderness, yet they in turn
having established their own power, hunt
ed down the peaceable, non-resisting
Quakers, as lion hunts his prey, max
it an offense punishable with death to
harboF one of those defenCeless creatures
over night. Many suffered death, and
poor Mary Dyer was hung on Boston
Common for Interpreting the Scriptures
according to what they conceived to be
the spirit of truth, in other words, almost
precisely as a majority of Spiritualists do
to day.
Lest Candor might accuse me of want
of appreciation of the precious pearls he
has seen notwithstanding his protest
against the same-to scatter before US
Swine" l will make a few Scriptural
quotations upon those points of doctrine
he holds so sacred First as TO the resur-
reotion of the body we read 1st Corin-
thians, 10Th, 50th Snow this say breth.
rem, that flesh and blood cannot inherit
the kingdom of God, neither doth oorrup-
tionlinherit in corruption" ..s..
His secoud point is, that man is totally
depraved. In the fret chapter of John
we read "That was the true light which
lighted every man that ee1neth into the
world" Hebrews Sth, 10th. 81 will put
my laws in their minds and write them
in their hearts, ,"-11th verse, "And they
shall not teach every man his neighbor
and every man his brother, saying know
the Lord, for all shall know him from the
least unto the greatest"
If men were totally depraved they must
ever remain so, for they could in that con-
dition no moro distinguish good from evil
than could a man without eyes discern
the light If every one that cometh into
law of God written in his heart there is
no such thing as total depravity.
Candor next calls us severely to account
for our erroneous views of Christ, and his
mission. 1 will give few texts to repre-
sent our ideas of what Jesus claims from
his followers as q test of disoipleship
st. John, 18th chapter, 35tb verse-"By
this shall all men know that We are my
disciples, if We have love one to another"
14th chapter, 18th verse-"Verily, verify,
l say unto you be that believeth on me
the works that do shall he do also, and
greater works than these shall he do; be-
cause go unto my Father" 21st verse
"He that hath my commandments, and
keepeth them, he it is that loveth me, and
he that loveth me shall be loved of my
Father, and I will love him and will man
ifest myself to him" 18th chapter, 18th
is my commandment, that ye
love one another as [ have loved you" st.
Mark, 10th chapter, 18th and 18th verses
."And these signs shall follow them that
believe In my name shall they cast out
devils, they shall speak with new tongues,
they shall take up serpents, and if they
drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover"
Now, I will ask, who are the disciples
I am not afraid but as many persons
among the Spiritualists can stand those
tests as can be found among those who SO
loudly proclaim their zeal for Jesus. I
consider the Bible definition of religion a
very good one, viz "Pure religion and
undefled, before God and the Father, is
his: Ye visit the fatherless and widows
in their affliotions, and to keep himself
lnspotted from the world"
The formidable operations of the Young
Mems Christian Associations are rapidly
melting away seotarian walls, and men,
,nee separated by wall of texts, can now
ningle as brothers May God speed their
work.
Candor has sneered sufficiently, should
suppose, at the physical phenomena, which
NC CtdAu are Oob CbO WHICH SplTltS
sometimes use to attract our attention to
heir presence, that we may look still fur.
her, and receive something higher
l have lady friend, in whose presence
hese manifestations sometimes occur.
'he is a woman of cultivation and refine.
nent. Sitting one day in the parlors of
I've p.flar he &c Il |
Butler, no others present, heavy marble
opped table standing at the farther COR
Ter of the room moved slowly toward
hem little distance, then turned over,
esting its top upon the carpet This was
a broad day. The whole length of the
oom was between this table and any hui
nan being clothed in fesh What did it?
his question, when answered, will reveal ,
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