Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-11

| marriage institution, and the system O
cohcub'nage that is sanctioned and sus
tanned by the American Church and r.
Pnoilc2 Do you, by apologies for men
s'eaiers. men-killers, SHAREHOLDERS, anC
warriors, by admitting them 10 the puIp
ana 10 the communion. by silence, or bv
refusal 10 admit the discussion of aboIi
lion aud resistance into your church
rs and association, for fear of excitement
fepfo1ch, or loss of stipend
ance and sustain the'poIIutions, the robbie
fy' the murder, the horros, the outra oes
On God and man, necessarily involved in
slavery and war! If so, it would be a
Noel on Christianity, to call you an asso
citation of Christian ministers. IF Won
nave commission to apologize for con.
cuo,nage, for theft, robbery and murder
Jana such commission you nave, if YOU
are commissioned to apologize for slave.
~ or war; you never received it from
ChrIst, The Prince of Peace commits
sion you 10 fight, or apologize for fighting
with carnal weapons! The God of the
oppressed commission you to plead for
slavery or TO countenace it! NEVER
t1dnanry, the slave and the Gnd OF tn
slave aohorrently reject vour pretensions
TO the character of a Christian associa
tion' while as body, you apologize for
the poIlutons and horrors of slavery and
war.
MY brethren, as you must soon give
account of ynnr stewa dship, in lh4 name
OF the God OF huma ltv, entrrat YOU l.,
open your eyes aud look. Thre4 miIl.
IONS OF your dear BRETHREN the purchase
OF that dying love of the Son of Gnd
whIch you profess 10 preach, lie at the
door OF your Association, with hea f
crushed and bodies uangird by thieves
AMI robbers. calling upon Won. as nro.
.tssed ministers OF divine mercy, for h,lp,
Poor br"thren-they are dcspsed. scorn.
ed and trodden under foot. Will Won. as
an Association, steel your hearts aoains,
them? Can YOU, like priests and I,ev;,ss
PISS by them? Their hra,ts are broken
Their souls are bowed down. Thev are
forbidden to read the Gospel The tie
that binds them to humanity is cut asun.
der. They are regarded and tr.a ed as
orutes-as mere things. As an Asso,ia.
Ton, have you taken any notice of these
bleeding victims of American Christian.
" ana repuoIIcanIsm! Have you done
any thing to get churches, as chIrches r.
neal these crushed and broken hearts
ana 10 relieve these imbrut and oorv
victims OF republican tyranny and lust.
Is the day of redemption to the slave anv
nearer, by any thing that YOU have done
as an association Or by any THING that
the churches under your care, have done
as churches, through your instrumental
W! AS you must meet those soul-strick-
en- victims Of the American church and
ministry, of which you. are part. a,
tne bar of the God of the oppressed
let your conscience answer these ones.
lions. Have you done what you could /!
Have you Gone any thing, as an -4ssocia.
ton?
love you, brethren, with brothers
heart, but love my Savior more 7
nave much reason to love Won as man nc
very dear friends, with whom bav. a.
Sh taken sweet counsel, but have more
reason TO love Him who hath loved ~,
and died for me-in whose stems T would
follow in forbearance, forgiveness and
SUBMISSION to Injuries in all cases | feel
Tor you, when | think that you are lend
ing your influence ID sustain the blo,d-ca.
hented throne of violence, aud thus sane
tlonlng the abhorred system of American
slavery, and the accused system of bu.
man slaughter, but | feel more for nv
dear brethren In bonds. The sill, ut TN.
Complaining sorrows and tears of the
slave have pierced my heat. NV very
soul Is knit t. the poor, despised, black
slave. lcIeave to him the closer because
he is despised and tfodden under foot BIZ
the rIc h and proud. the scribes and phar
lsees, the priests and Lpvites of this bvp
ocrItlcal church and nation. My heart !:
ready to burst when think that [ am to
be cast out OF the Association. because
cannot recognize those as ministers n
Christ and followers of Christ. who conn
tenance slavery and war, adultery. theft
injustice and every crime, and because
denounce all such as traitors TO the nur,
aud peaceful kingdom of the Son Of Cod
1t IS for you feel, not for myself
should be false 10 human riobts falls,
to my beloved brother in bonds. faIss :,
humanity, false to the slavehoIding tvrant
false to the church, false to the ministry
false to yourselves, false to Him, who
when he was reviled, reviled not AGAIN
false TO God, we've to acknowledge YOU
or any other boly of men, as an associa
tloo of Christian ministers, while as
o0dy' yol, by your silence or otherwise
countenance and support the concubinag e
the cruelty, the robbery and blood, essen
TALLY and necessarily connected with sla