Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-18
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.


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The following is an extractHom q let
ter Of Deborah B. L. Wade, no " a mis-
sionary Of the Baptist denomination a,
Tavoy. Il was directed /" To tie ladies
of he several Baptist Churches in Neu
York City aud Brooklyn," and publish
ed in g The Gospel Witness" Of the 22d
ultimo. o! that her spirit had its like
ness in the breast of every female in Amer
ical After speaking Of the Bible for dis
tribution. she adds
"And while engaged in this good work,
surely you cannot forget those in your
own unhappy country, who are deprived
Of this richest OF blessings. Remember
those that are in bonds as bound with
them IS the command, and for consid-
cradle time have made their cause a
subject Of particular prayer every Mon
day. Let Us never for one week, or one
dag, forget the poor siaUe. 1t has been
very happily expressed by one whose
praise is in all the churches, at Foreign
and Domestic Missionary Societies are
twin sisters And are net each Of these
other benevolent objects lovely members
Of the same family, not one Of which
could be left out without narring the
beauty and order of the whole 2"
Such is the language Of one whose
soul was so foil of benevolence, that she
could leave her friends, her home, s. her
native land, to carry the gospel of the
Son Of God to the benighted millions of
Burmah. While in the midst of Pagan
ism, she looks back to the country that
gave her birth. and takes the case of the
poor down-trodden SlGre, and presents it
to him who rules in heaven and will have
( righteousness triumph on earth. Thou
sands Of miles away, she feels the weie hi
of the Almighty's command. :" remember
Those that are in bonds as bound with
them" If she is right. if her language
is prompted by the spirit of the Savior,
! o! the weight of guilt that must rest up
: on the souls of those protested Christians,
who live and die within the sound of the
clanking of the slaves chain. without so
, much as lifting up prayer for his deliv.
.rancel Will Christians in America
.. hear her voice. Will her own denomi.
nation be melted with the same pity tina,
fills her bosom2 Alas blush for them
and myself being one of them, that tn.
J. Baptis.s are so backward, in the prea
/ cause of emancipation. verify believe
: that if all the Baptists in the United States
q felt as Mrs Wade feels, and as | know
e some Of them Qhank Heaven, a goodl,
h number y do, in spite Of the demon spiri
i that supports slavery, the work would b
| done,--our country would be free-immt
d diGtely free. A BAPTIST.
II CONVERSION OF CHILDREN.-But Will
a our expectations are truly such as we hav
: declared them TO be, we wish il 10 be TN
derstood that it is not because we have Ii
tie confidence In the c0nreTsion of childrer
that we expect these results, but becaus
A. we have liule confidence that the gre,
ie body Of Christian parents will immediat,
.. ly learn how to guard their childre
II, against blcksliding after they are CONVEX
IN ed We believe that many, very man
ne of those children who. alter appearing
rt- be Christians for time, lose their ir
r. pressions. become light and vain, and j
le outward appearance much as they wei
I'd before, have been the subjects Of genuir
p conversion; that they cease to afford ii
I'd evidence Of il, not because it has not rea
re " taken place, but because the care n,
OF eessary to keep them from falling, has n
ly been exercised. We believe also, th
e. this failure in the requisite watchfulnes
J. does not always result from indispositic
~ on the part Of parents to exercise il, b
's- very generally from the fact, that the
have not informed themselves in rega
a. LII of ,,,at. hfnInaee ,,,b;.h -,
or be necessary. s@
That the reader may be convinced th
We we have good ground for the belief il
= expressed, we will take the liberty Of as
ing one or two questions. We will su
=. pose that you are parent. We a.
whether YOU have formed any deini
III plan for watching over a converted chiit
a. Suppose your own child should be, co
veried to-day, would you know what
do with himl Suppose, after conversio
-. he should begin 10 backslide, what cour
&c would you adoptto bring him back
nai you have not yet formed any definite pl
re for this purpose, is II not probable that.
or vour child should be converted, be 70
TT backs,ide before you will be able to n
ne Eture plan for his preservation The
%, questions are asked, not BY way of
10 nroof. but 10 show th- reason why 50 m
d. nv children backslide after seeming
~ have experienced change of hea
ist Children are so CONSTITUTED by the Auth
m of their being. that they are no more {
e pable Of taking care Of their souls theI
oflselrss, THAI 5beir bodi@t Did parer