Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-03

herself become worshipper apparently OF coarse
Success aud money, no matter how got and now
she turns and wecps sontimentally over tho CON
dltlon Of the masses the body Of ,eorking poo
ple, among ehom dlreYs wha,erer q sidlirdu man
hood remains among Ws--,riom she has alieHaicd
ty Der f1irning 10 vcnib, dHd 20 ehom he rerg
phrdss in ichich her Interest is oppressed, arc IN
satingi The best way, the only way indeed to
"reach the masses, Is to purge our churches TO
convert the goddess occupants Of our pews, To put
the church above the worlds worship Of success
aud money, 10 mako fart s0meirhgt nedrcr theory.
We consider this pretty good from an or
gan OF what is often considered the most
aristocratic religious body in the country.
We wish that the ministry OF those denomi-
nations that consider themselves particularly
democratic would consider the case, prayer
fully and without prejudice. Brethren, the
people must have the gospel in order to be
saved. They will not come and hear you
preach gospel that ignores the wrongs Of
which they are bitterly conscious, or that
panders 10 the wrong-doers. They do not,
in fact, regard It as "gospe" at all.
That gospel" said a great preacher which
sanctions ignorance and oppression for mil
lions of men, is cursed in its own roots, and
blasted in its own boughs." Cannot you
find within the lids Of the New Testament.
n gospel that the common people rW hear
II is there, and if the masses are TO be
converted to God that gospel must be
preached to them and preached 10y men 10
whom Brahmiuism j. an adherence. and
any sort Of exclusiveness a plain reputation
Of Christ To finish the subject here We
quote again fromo one Of our leading religious
journals, the Adrdnce, some most appropri-
ate remarks
Who are the masses so -nobbishy referred
10? one unfamiliar with the latest literature Of
cant might suppose "the masses TO he some
sort Of soulless unintelligent creatures, not APP
proachable by the ordinary avenues Of language
and reason It would not naturally be inferred
that reference was made 10 the great body Of self
respecting artisans, laborers, merchants and pro-
| fcssiunal gentlemen who are not church members.
| II there is any difficulty in reaching them, suif-
cicnt TO embarrass the philanihroplst, we do not
| know in what the difficulty consists " How shall
,re reach the masses?' OF course the perplexed
questioners are not themselves ~ the misses,
otherwise there would be no chasm to bridge. y
there is great gldf beb-ccn me gospel and he
peoplc, ,clo created RP God did not, certainly
because lie made ofone flesh all nations and pro
yided the gospel for all who would accept I'M
agine Paul scratching his head with the tip OF
the pearl handle Of his gold pen, 80 as not to dis
turb the graceful architecture Of his barber, and
writing to hir ioow-apostc My Dear Doctor
Simon Peter; How shall We reach the masses"
How such question shrinks To It's proper proper
tons when quoted by the side Of the majestic
words Of the Master, deep and grand " Go "
out into the highways and hedges and compe
them to come in, that my house may be filled.