Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-08-04

We leave the subject here for the present,
not doubling that our brethren of the Con-
ference will make the case a subject of
much prayer and earnest seeking after the
mind of "our common Lord''
HE JUDGED THE CAUSE OF THE POOR
AND NEEDY; then 1t aoGS qceU aoith him:
WAS NOT THIS TO KNOW ME-! SAITH the
Lord" Jeremiah xxi: I6
Ifthere be one lesson taught in the BIZ
bic which stands out prominently beyond
others, it is, that God abhors and will pun
ish oppression, robbery, extortion, and ev-
cry manner ofvio!ence done to the help
less poor. If there be one part of Gods
charge to his ministers, that is emphatic,
reiterated and imperative above the rest, it |
is that which makes it their duty TO preach
repentance to those who add to other sins
the above enumerated enormities-wheth-|
er the sinners be lndivid uals or nations.
Witness the overthrow of Baby lon, Egypt
and Tyre. Listen to Gods command to
those whom he has appointed to declare
his will: "Cry aloud-lih up thy voice
like trumpet" What shall they cry?
WOE unto him that buildeth his house
by unrighteousncss, and his chambers by
wrong; that useth his neighbours service
without wages, and giveth him not for his
work" Execute judgment in the morn
ing, and deliver him that is spoiled out Of
the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go
outlike fire. and burn that none can quench
it, because Of the evil of your doings."-
'Behold, the hire of the laborers which
have reaped down your fields, which is of
you kept back bv fraud, crieth and the
cries Of them which have reaped are en-
tered into the ears of the Lord of Saba
9TH" "Therefore thus saith the Lord
Ye have not hearkened unto me, in pro-
claiming liberty, every one to his brother
and every man to his neighbor: behold
t proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord
to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the
q famine"
S And yet, it seems, there are those il
: these latter days calling themselves, anc
Il wishing to be called preachers of that COS.
a pei which was by its Author preached tc
: the poor as well as the rich who woulc
: have us disregard the signs and crying O
IT naked, crushed and starving souls, anl
Il give ourselves wholly to the work O
II preaching the gospel !-of saving sous
If we ''consider the poor IF we say t
Pharaoh, "let the people go"-if 1.-THE 0
% our time, energy and Influence is given t
paving the wayto preaching the gospe
to millions of American heathen thes
- faithful ones are laundering in cur ear
- that Paul would have us "know nothin!
= save Jesus Christ and him crucifed!"-
But the Lord says to fudge the cause c
the poor and needy" is to ''know him. -
y Whoa:e these that take it upon themseIve
'o to givetheir own Interpretation of the Scrip
lures, regardless of the mind of the Lord
~ we may preach temperance and peace,
~ we will say nothing about purity an
H. Righteousness Allow US here 10 inquir
"' whether this same Paul who knew moth
u ing save Jesus and him crucifed, did nc
- on Certain occasion treason of RIGHT
Gu EousNEss'? How strangely blind guide
." will pervert the criptures.
These Introductory remarks are alres
- dy protracted beyond our original design
~ but there is one more point which presse
" here. The text at hand is this:
~ "lf any man say, love God, and hatet
his brother, he is liar; for he that lovet
I'd not his brother whom he hath seen. how ca
nd he love God whom he hath not seen?"
ICE Such Is the unqualified language of tn
10 Apostle whom Jesus loved. We CON
OF mend it TO the prayerful attention of thos
!" who cry strengthen the wall ofprejudc
1P- even in the church, between brother an
I'D brother, because God has made the two
m, differ in the complexion of their skin. l.
e. my brother in the Lord drive my coach
10 let him cook my vi:tuals and wait at m
so table-let him prepare the bread for tt
OF Lords Supper-but let him never pr
ice erroe that he g u,o,th,, To cot ,,,;.b 49,