The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-09

mands, and breaks It, aud teaches men to
break IL, how dwelleth the love Of God in
him'
don't think Anti Creedist Is bad man,
by any means in truth l like much that
he says. But person that loves his child
rem, hardly never shows his love by calling
them by some approbrious name, and by
throwing clubs at them. don't feel called
upon to defend "close communion Bap-
tists," so called especially until some one
undertakes TO show, that they break, and
teach man to break known command OF
Christ. could not keep from smiling
when saw how fond Anti-C reedist is of
his creed, and how quick he showed his
horns at the color he saw in the "dark."
perhaps it was about midnight when he
wrote-the favorite hour of ghosts. ito
walk the earth unseen," for how could he
see color in the dark He might have seen
something round, and he concluded 1t must
be horses head. Anti-Creedist reminds
me of a Universalst down in st. Lawrence
county N. Y,
He was preaching among the boys that
all men will be saved, and of this there was
no doubt. Finally he did not know but
there was one class that wouldn't be saved,
and that was the id Presbyterians. For
my own part was brought up among P@do
Baptists; was educated at their schools,
and learned to love them, and love them
still. found excellent men and women
among them that loved the Baptists-yes,
"close communion Baptists," if that phrase
pratifes the old nature of Anti Creedist any
better. They respected their principles
and their practice. so far as it agreed with
their principles. l found learned P@do
Baptists teaching Baptist doctrine, and
why should l not have some respect for
my teachers 1t takes great many blank
cartridges to periorate an iron clad mont
tor; and it will take more dash and blus-
ter than are visible in Anti-Creedist's writ
ing to convince one that he had better re-
nounce plain trnth for a plausible theory.
But while this concession is made, there is
not wanting evidence that among those who
have claimed to be of the standing OTder'
there existed an immense amount of spite
and prejudice against "close communion
Baptists." Now don't think any chris
tians love is perfect, (and hope Anti
CreedlSt Is cnrlstlaD) until ne loves tnebe
same Baptists, Choose your own prefix. }
Christ commanded us to love our enemies,
and if you cant class Baptists any where
else, call them enemies, and then you can
love them as the doctor said, who cured
| tlts. When he was called TO a sick man,
whose disease he did not guile understand,
he gave him something that threw him into
| fits, and then he knew what to do, for he
was death on fits. On the whole l think
Anti Creedist can not complain SO much of
| creeds. Take all the creeds l ever saw,
and found great deal of good in them.
As human nature is, 1t is of Ho use to come
up to man and knock him down, and then
begin to tell him how much you love him.
Or which is about the same thing, say to q
man. Here, sir, you are fool, or else you
don't know anything. What business have
you with creed, you miserable. Adopt
| my creed. See, Mac. X. Ha, ha,
that is beautiful. Oh, well, Anti-Creedist
don't be discouraged, only 1 want you to
learn TO love your neigh6or, and should
think by the way you write, that some
close communion Baptist had lived near
you, and had nettled you somewhat with
some close points of argument, that you
couldn't see in the dark, any more than