Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-27
VOL. XII. NO. 10

those who, alter all necessary Cos
toris baye been made, are uo, d,,'
rom gross immortality; aud Tia. 81.
HotdtnS IS such an Immo atty.
Resolved, That. The present cOpd,
OF the church, IN relation 10 slave,
truly ar:nlng and calls for deep hu,,'
alton and mourning before God; and,h.,
While Christians carefully search ON ~
unsparn2ly sunder The multitude Of H.
menls which now bind them 10 ,h,, 10
crushing. and soul-des,roying system -
should Be clothed, no. in The spiri, nc
hu, but in the meek aud kind and nal,
and faithful spirit of their Master. ~
fhther may melt m tenderness. Will. -
cOrrects; the friendly surgeon may we.0
while be ampulates; and God like ,sr
derness should ciothe The Christian 81,
would conveIt brother from the error q
his ways. or "d+iver such an one NM.
Satan for the destruction of the flesh IA,
the spirit may he saved in the day Of Tho
Loud Jesus"
Resolved, That the desire 10 obtain 10.
cuniary aid from Southern Churches :,
M
day, is temptation 10 tamper with ,b,
dreadful sin against which II bebove,
Christians TO be npon their guard. Iss
they be shared and taken in an evil ,ims.
and that we affeciionateIy eRreat tboss
iwho sharing the confidence of their bre,b.
rem, have been put in charge with he
precious cause OF Missions, Bibles, Tract,
&C.. to be especially upon their guard @
this subject, lest they even appear 10 ar
terlhe South by apologies for slavery and
thereby prove stumbling block 10 many
and eanse painful and unhappy divisions
in Gods Missionary host
Resolved, That, from the obvious char.
acter of Christianity, the world has a rich,
10 expect, that It's professors will be gor.
erned by laws OF righteousness and nj br
principles of worldly expeIiencv o. tbs
subject. and that !hey will readily cas
their influence and bestow their sympa.
thies on the side of The oppressed, and BE-
forward to do, or to suffer for The reliefoi
the slave.
Resolved, That, the timid and shrink.
ing policy of many professors OF religion
aud Ministers of the Gospel, In relation to
the obviously righteous and humane
cause Of AntI-Slavefy, has painfully tend
ed TO Strengthen the hands OF infidelng,
aud 10 bring suspicion and reprnach ugOl
our holy religion, and so a weapon b.:
thereby been put into The hands of un5-.
lIevlng men OF vast and serious injury To-
the MInist y and TO the Church OF col.
Resolved. That, when ministers and
Christians attempt TO excuse lheinsalrrs
Tor sanding aloof by saying that "ihe
cause rs good, bpt that The measures Of us
advocates are bad that they are MIXED
with Hhcel hUslllrv 10 the church AID
the ministry" &c.-ihev do but rpproarh
themselves By thus viriuallv conlessing
thar they have held their peace III the r..
ry stones cry Out-ihal they have s,old
| back from cause which they ackno 81
edge 10 De COOL, and h ave lef it to iafM
hands while, by all the goo lnrss OF cnu.
acter they desire and profess TO bear, Ihrr
should have been foremost in this bus.
ness.
Resolved, That. by all the claims ri
unfortunate But guilty opprrssors-by al
The woes Of Crushed, Breeding, wrilhing
and suffering humanity in the person q
The slave-by ali The dangers ,hh ms
threaten our guilty country-br all ina
i slcred ia holy profession Of reiigia
and by alb the claims Of our comnO1
Lord, the Christian is mos, splemnlg
bound, whether as an individual SAINT. q;
I member of The Church Of Cars, ras
Citizen OF our common country. 10 dlai
, la h s power and 10 suff Whatever slta
dong may incur, for the removal OF slave
~ from the land, and The re.ns'atm-f
lie last slave in The rights of his nin.
. hood.
Resolved, For the furlherance Of The
object of this Convention. that Il conan.
lee be appointed, AMI Instructed 10 aiirrs;
the Churches on our b hlif urging uoa
them The claims of the Lrrd Jesus ahi d
The suffering slave. that they should az.
pro nplly on this subject
Resolved, That saIl committee be En-
powered. if in their jnIgnrni il shall b
thought best, 10 call ano' her Converts
al the time o. the anniversaries IN Bosses
next spring or afterwards and 10 make
preparation for lis Session, as 10 uas
place, &C.
Resolved, That delegation be aProin.
ed 10 attend the general Baptist COnFF
ton now ~ contemplation.
Voted, on motion of brother STa'n
that any member OF the convention T''
wishes may have his protest againA a.!
resolution passed BY The Convention %,
tered on its minutes, specifying the POI"
TO which he has objection
THE FEMALE SLAVE.
The readers of the Telegraph will rec0f
lect the case of the Female Slave al syn