Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-24
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tOIu Tie Hldu 10 UIluS up tIIO SoI4I &c, anu
they would 60 and hear Joe's preacher.
When they came to the place, which was
in the woods few miles distant, Esquire
Bassett rolled log near to the stump
where the preacher stood, and they sat
down to hear. The old gentleman stood
up and took his text. Doubtless he was
abashed at seeing all the masters in the
neighborhood. But he preached his SER
mon. After he was through, Esquire
Bassett took him by the hand and asked
him, "Where were you educated 2" Il
have no education, sir" Can you not
read ?" "No, sir, know on Y one let
ter in the book, and that is O." well"
said he, II have been to colleges and
seminares, and if | were to be hung for
it, could not preach such a sermon as
that" But this is not the whole. Con-
viction seized upon his soul, under the
preac hing of that sermon, and he became
a Christian, and lived faithful member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
died in the full assurance of a glorious
immortality Now, bring me a white
man, that don't know letter in the book,
but o, who can preach systematic gcs-
pei sermon, and be pronounced by an in
telligent congregation a correct theo-
Logan.
We have among rs a number Of men,
who know but little about reading, but yet
are able preachers Of the gospel. Last
Sabbath | had the pleasure ofinvitingto our
pulpit preacher, named Shadrach Green,
of Kentucky, man 26 or 81 years ofage
slave His humane master had sold
his soul and body to himselffor thousand
dollars. In preaching, he took for his
text the words, "Behold, what manner
of love the Father hath bestowed upon US,
that we should be called the sons of God."
He commenced with description of the
excellent gift of God in prophecy. Sec
ondIy, the exact ful6Iment of prophecy, in
the coming life, and death ofJesus Christ.
Then he laid open the suferings ofChrist,
and showed the goodness of God in giving
forth the influences of his Spirit on the
hearts Of sinners. And he crowned the
whole with declaration ofthe manner in
which God had visited his own SOUL
"Behold," said he, "what manner oil
love the Father hath bestowed upon US
that we should be called the sons of God.'
Now, that man could scarcel V read chap
ter in the book. Was there no natural
talent here, no Toral power, no material
to work upon, no foundation for super.
structure of cultivation, that would have
shone with brilliancy? And, thanks be
to God, he was not a muIatto, neither, but
black man. There are some people
foolish enough to think a few drops O
white blood in our veins will impart more
gifts and powers than a black man car
exhibit.
These ar but few of the statements O
facts which | mis- ht make But surely
in the mouth of two or three witnesses
every word shall be established. Here
let me say, that no small sagacity ha
been evinced by the people Of color, IL
their course respecting the great contes
now going on in this nation. We hav
always had our own views on this sui
iect. We view slavery to be like the cal
nal mind. which is not subject 10 the Law
of God, neither indeed can be. And there
, fore it must be abolished, and not amelio
r rated. There is no such thing as a,nelio
2 rating slavery. You might as we
talk of having the love of God in a carna
f mind.
/ William LLOYD Garrison has been branc
= I'd as the individual who turned the pee
r pie of color against the colonization
}, scheme. But l can tell you, Sir, thu
J.. when William Lloyd Garrison was
n schooIbov, the people of color in differer
S parts of the country were holding exter
d sive meetings, which always agreed i
l declaring, that they regarded the schem
e as visionary in itself, and calculated on!
e to rivet the chains on those who renal
i in slavery. l had the pleasure of hearin
e the Hon. Charles Fenton Mercer, of vi
" ginla, declare frankly that the Coloniz;
'r tion Society never would be able to accom-
'r pliSh their objects. The Hon. Villa
1t S. Archer told me the same, in convers
w ton. How far it may act benefcially,
lie abolishing the slavetrade, or in plantin
E. bencvolence and civilization in Africa,
re leave for time to DISCLOSE But these fac
l. show, that as to its bearings on ourselve
re the people Of color were not asleep. Lor
er before William Lloyd Garrison was
i'll man, we had fixed our ueto on it, Fro
its very commencement we had wash'
lie our hands Of all connection with it.
IL 1t is said by the pro-slavery party, tn
l the people Of color, so far as they are i
to formed on the subject, are opposed to Il
MS principles and measures of the abolitio
as lists. Sir, deny it. know l speak Il
to language OF every intelligent man of &C
. or in the United States, that has had Il
re opportunity Of understanding the suble
en- when | say that we do approve of the /
us nevoIent scheme of immediate emanciu
We ton. There NAV be some at the sou,
al who are respectable and intelligent,
l who are not allowed to read for Intensely
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