Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-23

tima,ely interviewer with the worldly in, i
teresis and profits OF SO large portion Of |
the country as is the existence OF slavery,
the same policy which now keeps 50 ma
NJ sloof from those who are laboring TO
mt down the latter, would do the same in
reference to those who should strive TO put
down the former. Were the sin OF hold
mo slaves confined to a fewand those
flew Of little or no wealth or infuehce,the |
| neutrality which now exists in reference
to its immediate abolition, would probably |
be unknoH q. How disconsonant to the
benevolent, but unconpromising spirit OF
the Biblel Open thy mouth for thsdu"'b.
IN the cause Of all such as are. appointed /
TO destrection. Open thy mouth, Judge |
righteousiy. and plead the cause of the
poor and needy is a divInely inspired IN !
function, which no human policy what
ever can justify US in evading. |
II am happy to inform you of what
hope you may be officially informed here
after; that this mission $50 far as know
TO A MAN ARE IN FAVOR OF
| THE IMMEDIATE EMANClPA-
}TION OF THE SLAVE, and that we
of course as body are deeply interested
in the success Of the object TO which your
paper is devoted As we do not get the
paper, or indeed any other exclusively de-
1 voted to the Interests OF the anti-stavery
society, you would 90 me favor, and per-
| haps promote the interests of the cause by
sending US file. think good use will
be made of it,
AS to the above resolutions, suffice it
to say that however they may fail 10 rec
ommend themselves to the christian pub
lic they are the unanimous sentiments of
the body on the subjects to whichthey re-
fer. They were not adopted rashly, or
under the impulse of convivial excitement;
but after prayerml and serious discuss
ion. They are sentiments in the promui
CATION of which we all feel the deepest
interest. Should this strike you, sir, as
just, you will do the cause Of missions a
favor by giving them p lace In the Ernan-
cipator.
"The state of the Mission you will
learn from the Herald, and report of the
Board The station Of KaIuaaha on the
island of MolohaI, and of which I have
the care, has existed five years. Previ-
Gus to that time it had had no missionary
labors. Most of The inhabitants had new
err heard sermon, and all were in the
most deplorable state of ignorance and
degradation. And though, with regard
. to the mass Of the population, the same is
true; yet owing to the mercy of God
some advance has been made in dissipat-
ing the darkness around US. The people,
though poor, and destitute OF comfortable
food and clothing, prize, many of them at
least, the privileges of the gospel, and
have done much to secure them. With
but trifing assistance they have put up
a durable and capacious house Of wor-
ship, as also large school-house. Our
: congregations have usually been large !;
and attention TO preaching, and decorum
in the house of God have been such as
would not have disgraced much more en-
lightent assemblies Our Sabbath school
If for children is one of the most Interesting.
= II consists of 600 scholars, many of whom
!. come the distance of 10 miles-nearIv
II half of them commit and write correctly
l. the verses Of scripture for the week.
e Our station school for children contains
d 300 or more children, with an average OF
J. these can read-manv Of them can write
Z Il legible hand, and nearly all of them
e know more or less of menta arithmetic
If A church has been gathered Of AZ mem.
bers, most of whom we hope will finally
a be saved-and there is at present several
e who seem much concerned for their souls
1t | have very interesting meeting with a
g class Of children twice week. Some oil
| hpy s 81
p give US reason to hope that they have
= passed from death uno life.
% Let the importance of the cause, dear
is sir, excuse the ob,rusion OF this letter upon
lie you, and believe me your cordial and re
spectful friend and felIow-laborer,
u. H. r. H1TcHcoCK
D. [Our readers will Recall to mind, in thi:
IT. connection, the Interesting letters already
p published in the Emancipator, from
y Messrs. Greenland Gulick, of the same
Re mission, bearing date about six months
e earlier than the above. Also the letter
Re from Mrs. Deborah Wade, of the Baptis
Y Mission in Burmah.
ID If any thing could add to the impor
g lance OF these facts, it is the gratifying
a statement which was made at the Centra
e Presbyterian Church on Sabbath evening
" last. bv the Secretary of the American
h Board He. sud letters had just been re
| reived from the Sandwich Islands, datet
T. in December last, and that God hid lateI,
h been pleased to smile upon the labors o
re these ANTI'SLAvERY MISSIONARIES be
r, yond all former precedent. by pouring GU
I'd MS Holy Spirit AS many as THREE
I'd HUNDRED Of the natives had recent,