Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-23

q neriod,cal, which has been supported
wear or two and then stopped. Men who
ba ve been once discouraged do not readi-
" take hold on the same subject again.
hone therefore, if you form Peace So
ciety that instead Of attempting to carry
ON the great work alone, and independents
Iv of the other friends OF Peace in this
country, you will become auxiliary to the
American Peace Society, and that you
will assist US, not only by your pecuniary
contributions, which we much need, but
bv a concert of action. Our funds for a
few years past have been collected chiefly
bv means of contributions in churches and
congregations. For this purpose we So
Ecit ministers to preach on Peace once, at
least, in a year; and to hold an annual
prayer-meeting; and we expect that COL
ection will be taken up in aid of our
funds, either after the sermon or after the
prayer-meeting, as may be judged best.
we are able to support but one peri
odical, which is the Advocate of Peace,
issued quarterly; and this, instead OF be-
ing a source of income, is an expense to
the society. We ought to have week Iy
paper besides, or at least monthly
pamphlet. OF the many tracts which we
publish, most Of them are distributed gra-
tuitouslv, and a few are taken by our
auxiliaries. The best way in which you
can assist the parent society and the cause
Of Peace is, by being an organ OF COM
munication between the society and the
churches and friends of Peace in YER
mont; and by taking considerable num-
Der Of our periodicals and tracts, which
you can have at a discount sufficient to
cover the necessary expenses OF your
society.
1t is utterly in vain to expect the cause
of Peace, or any other good cause, to sue
coed without a sacrifice. There was
never any great good done without a
+ sacrifice Man was not redeemed without
an infinite sacrifice. Christianity was not
propagated without a great sacrifice OF
the lives of many martyrs; and when the
: church had taken the sword and thereby
let in a legion Of denominations into It's
bosom, it was not begun to be reformed
without the sacrifice gilmore martyrs; and
. the reformation never will be carried on
r to that perfection which will take place in
l.. the millennium without great sacrifice
e perhaps Of life, but certainly of property,
e popularity, and thousand other things
I which even christians find it hard to give
. up.
! | hope, therefore, if YOU form a society
i that the members of it will not think, tina
e when they have signed the constitution
= they have nothing else to do. If Thu
shall be the case, your society will be o
= short duration. Every one of the society
T. should labor as though he thought tina
. the success of the society, and the caus'
L of Peace in general depended on himsel
= alone; and by his conversation, public
speaking, preaching, writing for tn
e newspapers and other periodicals, his libe
l. raj donations, active agency in procuring
e, subscribers to the peace periodicals, AM
~ and above all by his prayers and his con
If n duct, he should endeavor to recommend
$, the cause to God and his fellow citizens.
At The influence Of the female sex shout
not be neglected. women are the moth
ly ers of men," "Those who rock the era
D. die rule the world" 1t is in the powe
of women to train the rising generation t
IN war or peace. They should therefore b
OF encouraged to form societies auxiliary t.
re the state society, and should be LIBERAL
supplied with peace tracts, PARTICULAR
juvenile peace books. Although we ar
not used to expect any very great pc
cuniary sacrifices from them, vet the
have been the most efficient and liberia
auxlliaries to the American Peace Society
A drop, it is true, is by itself a very it'll
thing, but drops make up the ocean. F.
males are great support to other benevc
lent enterprises, but the cause of Peac
should be their peculiar care They ar
fitted by the God OF nature, to pour tn
oil OF Peace on the waters OF contention
and to hush the angry passions of GU
fercer sex. hope the ladies of Vernon
will not neglect their duty and their priv
lege.
We have the promise of God, that tn
cause of Peace shall succeed; and that tn
time shall come, when swords shall
beaten to ploughshares and spears int
pruning hooks, and the nations sha
learn war no more for "the mouth ofth
Lord of hosts hath spoken it," But W
:, ought not to be so fanatical as to suppos
II that this will be done by miracle. No
NJ blessed be God, he has allowed US tn
n high honor of being co-workers wit
on Him; and He has pronounced this ben,
dlctlon on the peace-makers, that the
shall be called the children of God, an
nd what can we ask more2
re- Praying that you may have success
ful meeting, and that State Peace soc;et
may be formed on gospel principles, whic
will do much to open the eyes of christian
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