Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-07-14
From the n. Y. Evangelist.
ROBERTS AND MITCHELL COMPARED

We 90 not know that it occurred to any
Of our readers 10 compare these two interest
ing characters, as they were presented in
our columns last week Perhaps the fol-
lowing points NAV be worthy Of notice:
In Mr. Roberts, we behold pious and in
tellIgent Young minister, " hose heart, in the
remote valley of the Mississippi, has been
touched by the contemplation Of the wretch
ed condition Of the heather in China and
contrasting 1t with our own happy situation
under the influence of the gospel. He tells
US the things that affected him. Here we
are free to pursue our duty and happiness,
with none to make Us afraid. There the
nod Of one man makes every other one Of
those countless millions trcmble; man trem-
bling at the beck Of his fellow worm -
''How can we bear" SAYS Mr. R. 'to see
woman enslaved :" Doubtless he felt, as
every mau should feel, who remembers that
his mother was woman, that it is not right
fox woman to be degraded to slavery. But
the institutions Of society in China crush
and annlh'late those principles Of natural
! tenderness, which form so large part of the
happiness of this earth, and which is Gods
provision for uniting mankind in the social
state. Those were the great points m the
condition of China, that moved Young
Christian far down the Mississippi river 10
cOnsccraIe his property and his life for their
! relief; de<pOtl: power. women enslavcd. the
natural relations and affe ctions DESTROY ed =.
! He knew that the laws Of the land in China
would forbid his labor, and that bonds and
prosecutions awaited him; but he did not re-
gard as binding at all on the conscience
laws made to prevent the preaching of the
| gospel and the circulation Ofthe scriptures
He is going, against the laws, 10 the ieop-
| ardy OF his lie, to carry tn" Bible TO the
| heart Of China. No matter how great a
! civil COmmOtiOn this gospel may Crea:c; no
matter how viUlcntly ii may affect the po-
litical institutions Of the country; lie is 60
ing forward because it will destroy desCUlc
power, and prevent woman from being en-
shaved. and re store the sacredness of the
natural relations.
Now no Christian man. no humane man.
objects to this, or thinks him wong, or ia
natical, or an iEcendiary. or going aside
from his duty as a minister, for doing this
Every benevolent heart says, "Blessed man.
60 on, and the Lord be with thee, and pro-
tect thee from evil. and give thee complete
successw What success? Why. to change
the institutions Of that country by the poMe 7
of holy truth
Let Us then suppose brother Roberts on
the ground. lie mas crossed Inc ocean, du-
" accredited with the appropriate creden-
tials as minister Of the gospel, and good
man He has gone to China, he has mas
tered the language, he can converse, and
write, and preach. He has furnished him
self with store of books, and, the Lord IA
yoring him, he has gone from village to vii
lage, preaching the gospel to The poor,
and the common people heard him gladly
and for long time be escapes the observa-
noa Of the jealous magistracy. But at
length he comes to village where dwells
an individual who has in some way learned
tnat tins gospel, wherever it has been allow
ed 10 De freely and fully preached in other
countries, has invariably shaken and over
, thrown the INSTITUTIONS" 1t always de-
; stroys desPousn, puts An end TO the enslav-
ing Of women, and restores the natura; re-
lafions. He circulates the sentiment A.
mong the people, and Suspicion is awak-
ened, brother Robots is Denounced a. an
'incendiary," the public earis closed against
him, aud IN accordance with his divine
Masters command, he goes to another
place. Bht tbs. vigilance of jealousy once