Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-06-07

his brother in Christ. With the
other be is filling his purse with the avails |
Of his extorted and unrequited labor-yes,
with the price Of his wife and children-of
his tears, stripes and woes-of his blood and
bones, body and soul Still smoking with
the warm hearts blood Of the spoiled and
murdered slave, he turns, and from his pol
luted hand casts in $40, or 500, for the
distribution of the Bible in foreign lands
Then thought, can cast in my mite with
this price of blood. and ask just God to
bless and prosper Us?
Again, as it respects the question [wheth-
er the Bible distribution shall be confined to
foreign lands for the churches to settle
II the Bible be, as | believe it is, The word
Of God, calculated to support the govern
ment of God among men-to instruct, re-
prove, reform and save men; if it be, as
believe it is, the word Of life, why limit the
operations of the Society? Why not sup
ply this as well as other countries? Are
not souls as valuable here as elsewhere
Why not supply the scores of thousands of
Shareholders with this abolition book OF
God? And if they will read, believe and
obey it, the millions of poor, Ignorant per-
| ishing slaves will all need the Bible God
grant it may be) soon. Let the STAKEHOLDER
receive il, and hear Moses, the man of God,
saying to the STAKEHOLDER, let my people go
on pain Of destruction-lhat they may
worship, obey and serve me: And Jeremiah,
in the name of the Lord saying, wo to him
that buildeth his house BY unrighteousness,
and his chambers by wrong that useth his
neighbours service without wages: And
Isaiah, calling upon the oppressor to undo
the heavy burden, TO break every yoke and
let the oppressed go free: And the Lord
Jesus Christ proclaiming the law of love,
whatsoever We would that men should do 10
you, do ye even so TO them: And his Apos-
ties, declaring to the extortioner that the
hire Of the laborer who has reaped down his
fields crieth, and that the cry is heard in
heaven. Is there not judgment? Will
they not hear2 Oh no, il we send Dresser
to them with the Bible, they will Lynch
him, STRIP and whip him, and send him
away half dead. Well then, let us supply
as many Of them as come to the contention
load them down with Bibles. But they
will not receive them. How then can they
expect that others will receive them and
no" can zoe join them IN giving TO others ?
can We expect blessing in so doing? |
leave it for other and ADLER pens than mine
TO answer.
But for my part, can see no good reason
for limiting the operations of the Society to
foreign distribution. Our whole land lies
in wickedness. Every abomination abounds
-lntemPerance, RIGHTEOUSNESS, a spirit of
war, poPery and slavery. Why then send
all our Bibles away? Is it merely 10 have
a name to live, while we are dead or to
keep out the light as long as we can? Do
we not need a faithful translation of the
Bible7 Do not our children need it? WHY
Rot2
Again, would suggest that the churches
insert IN their letters to the associations, re-
sPectively, the ensuing season, their answers
to the question Of the Convention and per-
haps they will think some Of this other
great question. Can we go on, hand in
hand with slavery?
trust shall do no burt. But am pain
ed. want help. Perhaps we may answer
the Convention, by sending them a copy of
our minutes. NIB.
Wilmington, May 26, 1887.