Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-09

set itself in opposition to this command,
and forbade his messengers from execut-
ing their CON mission among those who
most needed the solace of the Christian
faith and hope. 1t was said, indeed, that
oral instruction was permitted to the slave
by law. Yes but it was at the option Of
his master, who could at pleasure put an
absolute veto upon the Zig hit of heaven.
1t being thus obvious that slavery is in
opposition to the whole spirit and tenor
Of the gospel, could It he believed, that
such an institution was 10 flourish and pre-
vail, amidst the brightness the miIlenial
day. Surely in those halcyon times,
when the hon shall lie down WIKI the
lamb, when the venomlcss serrcnt was
to spot with the young child, and the
weancd child was to play upon the hole of
the cockatrcc's den, there would be no
such sight in all Gods holy mountain as
naughty and terocious master irownmg
on his slave. All pile, and usurpauon,
and oppression, AID cruelty, would have
fled away before tue breath Of peace and
the smile Of kindness and was it not then
the obvious duty of all Christian mci
both to pray and 10 labor for the rrmoTg
oGso great and nanjtvst IN obstacle in -
way OF EmmanucHs glory} =
Mr. c.. said be was well aware that ma
ny men OF consideration and stand. ne,
! d, clDed that sanding far TOO valualloto I've
icopHrlized upon the altar OF hcrdou-
They had listened to the cry Of the mc!.,
TO the voice Of prescription, 10 the anathc-
mas which had been cast en- the bet and
most virtuous of men. They had wit,
messed the utter disregard Of u Neil earned
reputation of 80 or SO years Of virlHc al.I
hcneyo!eDce, and had seen our most cs;i-
mable men treated as thing ofncught, t.
be reviled and prosecuted at Pleasure =
and they dreaded sharing the same fatc..--
But, h" asked, whose properly US the
Christians reputation! 70 whom did it
belong, and to whom had it been vv,mlta-
rily consccrated? Had the Son Ct God
plocc, det on tn" prmcii I"> t|,hc>' r:t:',
had he deemed tie Standing he held IL
heaven too high and too precious to be
abandoned for tie work cf our sa!vation.
our race might have pinned and W;t3c;rl
in despor, and persisted together in the
second death. But Jesus acted far other
wise. He bch>Id the world Of mankind
under the dominion ofthe great slavchold-
or. He painted for their emancipation -
he determined to accomplish it ; and }rav-
j. for ~ ,non.rcr Ear tLr ,r1r1sn ,rI ,h.,
cross And did men who nr"c S. 70 y
Mis- dis,inIcs consider III ,jr rrr,t,,;on IN
y,3ndnr rs too rrrr;ons 70 H., Nh, IN ,.Y.
,rlv for the s.le of = ike ,It,.rrr;Sc ~
b. S,crifrrd IN tho c,,,s, e Lrrn6, fror-
Jln, =, conrnI.:,' w., ~, n',,,' ,,.b;ch
s,ycI ,L,,msr2E.s 80 tho ,o,r hoo.b, ~ ~
,hr midst 2f,bcm
IN c'osin: his address Mr. G.; clsc.,cl
,bo, ;Cnvnr Ihore v,sou r,rnroeor,. h; =
ro}lsI 6rboId npi,cd da,ermine1 rrl1,eh
;ng indomitablc. ncrsevrr;nU art;'n ~,
nresent d,vcxh;h;tcd srch ~ or. r.~nn.,.
'The lihcri:,e IF MON v.cra crush 4 II.
RIGHTS Of co7sci,,,c denied N. l.r, q
heavenly truth prescribed 2nl forbidden
and renTo,rh end oIInnn,. onrrl,. raSt ~
, rverv rfHrt Of Christ;an he,ryH,.nce -
, THE missionary, cntrrn~is, itself WAS n
, most hlaSohcmed hv is nj, o,otcs ,n,,,in
uno 10 hold two millions oftb.;r f,lIov
, men in bond,rc, Christians v.rrc r,',r,
70 Ord on Their orns 80 f,ra,b,.;r nav. w.,
mo2LcI onnnncnts onJ - ,, wy, ,,,,%l
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snrcpss mi C,oI', o,,,,, ,,a,,,b,ns~ ~
,.onId nssn~ ~. ", no,1 h ',,,(, n,r $780,
I;vsr,nce of,hr ,,,,r,I1'I ~, ~ Cb ,s 10,
!, nroG>ssors or, oppIr6 ;.I 49,. 'S a'.,
9Th Will ,boI, nS =" ,L It. INV. Wv,
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u Cod for memo m '"Sy Tb Ios''I Wy J1'' II
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