Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-02-11
speak the truth Though kings should

speak the truth though kings should
hear"
Although the whole course, pursued
by the opposers ofmoral reform, has long
declared that "civil enactments make it
right to do that, which but for the civil
law, would be sin against God" Yet,
it was not until reading the Liberator of
Dec. IL, that found any man, especially
any minister, who had the hardihood,
openly to avow such a sentiment. A
correspondent in that paper, understood
the Rev. Hubbard Winslow, in June last
to use the foregoing language, and to- H.
lustrate it by saying, that if the law of
man required him to work on the Sabbath.
he should do it, though forbidden by the
law Of God that, though it might be
sin against God to hold men in slavery,
still if human laws forbid emancipation,
men might be justified in holding slaves
If such sentiment be true, we NAV
make short work in delivering this guilty
world from sin, Only let US have a uni
vcrsal enactment making it lawful and
necessary to lie, cheat, steal, commit adul-
terry, make merchandise Of souls, swear,
profane the Sabbath, murder &c., and we
wash our hands in innocencv and come
IN with our claim to immortal glorv.-
Hencetorth let no more Bibles be printed
and let those now extant be sent to Green
land, for fuel to warm the bodies, and not
the souls, Of our northern neighbors.-
Henceforth O ye heralds of the cross
leave your high calling; and Join with
the world in proclalming "Man's aciH is
Gods lar :"
What say you, Mr. Editor, will you
subscribe TO it! And you, my brethren
In Vermont-in New England-can YOU ?
Mo- hear ten thousand voices from the
hills and wales Of our country, saying, in
concert with ten thousand times ten thou
sand celestial beings: no! ncver!! ncv-
cr!l!
If such be the decision, what shall h,
done? Shall we sit silent, and not speak
the truth? Shall christians the follow
ers OF Jesus, fear to rebuke sin No!-I
the time has come when christians must
come out Of Babylon" The church |
must be purified. Ii Unjust be tried by the
sIlbboIcth of truth. JUSTICE humanity. An
apostle has said all that will live god!y
IN Christ Jesus. shall suffer persecution;
" hat better evidence is there that the
church IS corrupt, than the fact, that Of
latc' there has bc>n 50 little persecution |
That always served to purify the church !
Much as [ love ease, | will say, if the !
church cannot be purified without the re-
turn OF the days of persecution and mar |
tYrdom, let them come. Yes-let them
come: ltspeakm@ the truth against rum |
making, rum selling gambling, prostitu- !
ton; slavery or idolatry. sanctioned ly
the laws OF men or public opinion, cx-
cite the mtilce of the guilty. and lead !
them on 10 violence against those who !
MAINTAIN the supremacy of Gods law. let
such be assured that there arc some in
these degenerate times, who cannot be
artTfn from their adherence to the laws Of
J,ehoVah by brlbcs or threats. the prison or
dungeon, the rack or the stake.
Permit me, then, in conclusion, to say
10 editors, ministers and avmen, who
nave planted themselves upon the ever
lasting rock OF truth, neither to faint or be
weary. Let the motto, which Moses re-
celVed at the Red Sea, be yours: go
forward 10; And let me say to you, Br
Murray lower not the standard ofthc Tel
oegraph No-raise it. if need be- until
It's 'ciegraPhlc signs shall attract the no.
ice ana admiration of all good men, and
Angels too-untiI we hear no more fcrcv- !
1r, OF Inc laws of men being paramount TO !,
he laws Of God.
Orwell, February, 1886 !,