Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-21
the truth before the sinners Of the South, on
the subject Of slavery. He saYs-~.-~s~


the subject Of slavery. He says ~
aIf they will not hear US, our. responsible
inv l. Al Al, end. We have no right to force
onr INSTRUCTIONS upon them, either by con-
yersation, or by lectures, orby the mail. If
thew still determine TO 60 on, in what we be-
lieye TO Sc wrong, we must leave them TO
Cod who Is perfectly capable Of yindicatiRg |
HE own laws. and executing justice among |
The children Of men. If they will not hear
me. the indication is plain, that God does |
not mean TO use our instrumentality in the
affair. We must retire and leave the case
IN his hands, and turn our attention to the
doing of good, in some other way"
And is this the teaching Of a "Doctor OF
Divinity" who stands at the head of the
highest Baptist school in New-Engiand ?
on ground too. consecrated to the memory
of Roger Williams awe have no right to
force our instructions upon them, either by
conversation, or by lectures, or by mail"
/ In this sentence the word force" is doubt
less forced into service for effect. l might
with equal propriety turn upon President
Wayland, 81 tell him that he "has no right to
i force" upon free-booters and spectators, his
instructions upon" the "Moral Law Of Ac-
cumulation"-" either by conversation, or
BY lectures, or by the mair'l land every
Temperance lecturer, and every pulpit and
press in the land, that are now crying against
the murderous practice Of duelling, might
be told that they shave no right 10 force
their instructions" upon rum-seliers and
man butchers, "either by conversation, OF
by lectures, or by the nlGa!' But who
would not charge me, for such use of Ian
guage, with being either unpardonably igno,
: rant or wickedly perVerse7 President Way
+ land "has no right"-nor has any otherper
: son-to make any such use of the word
"force." The word may, with equal pro
priety and justice, be applied to the labor:
4 of Protestants to enlighten Catholicism
4 deed to the labors Of every Gospel ministe
for bringing sinners to repentance-as to th'
o Shareholders. Any such use Of the word il
rank injustice to those to whom it is ap
= piled. ."-
Now for the sentiment. eff they will no
: hear US, our responsibility is at an eLd."--
!. When2 The moment avarice and cupidit
1t make an cutlery against US? And why
n not the voice of idolatry equally to be regard
d ed? Send then the remarkable book, whic
% teaches this new doctrine, to your Judso
y and our Broom, and to all the host of the
coadjutors, and learn them better than t
"force" their "instrnctions upon" the hes
then, &" either by conversation or by lectures
tell them that if they will not hear them
their responsibility Is at an end"(!l Th
doctrine here inculcated by this high teach
. er, would call home, forthwith, every mi
sionary beyond the pale of Christendom-
ay, 'twould silence every faithful servant
Jesus Christ in Christendom! For new,
was an unpopular doctrine advocated wi,
% greater success, than has been that part
= the Gospel, technically called nti-Slaoer
: l for the last seven years. If then the refu
H. ing to hear, that has been manifested tov
a ards the preaching Of this doctrine base
le. on the greatest Of all our Saviour's cor
lst mands, is to be taken for an "indicatior
L." that "our responsibility is at an end"-
res "that God does not mean to use Cur instr
,ut mentality in the affair"-that eve must r
Or. tire and leave the case IN his hands," b
/ if cause he is perfectly capable of vindicatir
er- his own laws, and executing justice amor
to the children Of men."-then the respon.
i'd bility Of all the true followers Of Christ we
oh, long ago, at an end; and they may now
a any moment Withdraw from the conflict, a.
lie abandon the world of incorrigible SHINE
der "leaving them to God, who is perfectly {
eat Pable OF vindica ting his own laws, and e,
INV cutting justice among the children of men"
,o But such is not the teaching OF the He
ar Spirit. "LiHe upon line, precept up
A. precept"--"' rhether they uiu hear
,rhether they 1riH torbcar," is the word
the Lord. Whether it be right to heark
aH' unto men more than unto God, judge ye.
"e The Spectator says, that the "Docte
"comes out agaionsl the abolition of slave
the in the District Of Columbia" Verify, he
pint espousing bad and sinking cause very |;
any in the day.
tin For the Vermont Telegraph.