Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-02


millions of heather at home furnish an
excuse why the friends and advocates OF
immediate abolition should be slow to aid
IN sending the gospel to the 5OO,O0O,OOO
equally degraded and sinful fellow men
No, no, my dear brother, you can not
think it, and you may not refuse to aid TO
the extent of your ability in sending the
gospel of Christ to the ends of the earth.
wish to say to you. my dear brother,
that | am extremely anxious that the men
who belong TO the A. A S. Society should
be foremost in the ranks Of those who.
from love unfeigned, are laboring to Gil
the earth with the knowledge and glory
of God am DESTROYS that you should
take this stand, for many reasons: LIST,
that my opinion of you as class of citi-
zens, may be confirmed. | have though,
and do still think, that no body of men in
the whole country can be compared with
abolitionisss for the possession of high
moral principle, patriotism, unshrinking
forti,ude, and genuine devotedness How
should rejoice to hear that you are burn
ing with zeal to bring the dying nations
to the Savior's feet-that the slaves of su-
perstition and sin of other lands, are OBJ
jects of your tender solicitude. think
that | shall soon hear that such is the fact
"a, am anxious that your enemies and
the enemies of the poor slaves should gain
no advantage over you as they will be
likely to, if you stand back from the work
of converting the nations They will say
are lightning to say SO ready-thaf
you are contracted in your views. You
cannot, dare not, 60 to the South to preach
your Northwestern do nothing directly
for the benefit of the enslaved-all YOU
car do is TO preach to the North, and &C.
casionally speak to the South by means
of the press. You are therefore greatly
prescribed in your efforts, while they, for
sooth, are acting on more enlarged scale /!
are toiling for the conversion ofthe world |!
Now, if these sayings were confined 10
the chivalry of the South, it would be of
little consequence; but men among you
at the North-your own brethren, minis
tiers and Christian editors, say them
Now | wish you 20 show to the world that
all these reports.-all these insinuations,
are entirely without foundation. You
have some fifty agents, am told, now in
he field, pleading in behalf of the ensav-
ed ofthe United States. This is well =
but how many have you in heather lands.
pleading with the 500,OOO,OOO of besot-
ted pagans to abandon their idolatry and
superstition, and look away to the Lord
Jesus Christ for salvation? / pray that
may soon hear that you have hundreds
toiIing for Christ and souls in every cline.
Be it ours, dear brother, Christ assisting,
TO break from every captive under heaven
the Calling chains ofservitude, and 10 raise
up degraded man 10 an equality with the
happiest, purest, most thoroughly Chris
tan nation on earth. Sd, l am DESTROYS
that you should take this stand-be thor
ough- going in your efforts to evangelize
the world-be found in the foremost ranks
ofthose who are laboring 10 send the Cos
pei to every creature, that Christ may be-
wholly with you. And in no way, | ven.
ture to affirm, will you so assuredlv Sc.
cure his favor, as by preaching his Cos
pei to the heather. This work he has
consigned to you and me, and to all his
people; and he has promised us his CO.
operation and blessing. lam well aware
that your hearts arc bleeding in view Of
the wrongs inflicted upon the poor, trod.
den-down slaves. by men protesting 10 BE-
the friends of the Savior. l do not won
der that they bleed He has IA heart o
stone who can think of these his suffering
feIIow-men, and not feel inexpressible an
guish. would not have you feel les
for the enslaved of the United States, bu
L would have you remember the imam
millions" as the dying Wisner said, an
labor to rescue them from the fires of pei
: dilion. The Savior would have YOU fee
and labor for all who know not God-fo
all he purchased with his precious blood
, Now take, | beseech you, the stand pre-
cisely that Jesus Christ would have vo
+ take. and oh, what rich blessings may yo
confidently expect from his gracious hand;
e His favor is life. He can succeed YOU
t efforts, and he can carry your purpose
: headiong. May he enable you to do you
r whole duty, and may his great and adora
BILE name be glorified in and By YOU.
/ | am aware that you can state man
y plausible reasons why you should pus
1t your enterprise with all your strength
u and let others who have no pity for II
e enslaved, conduct the work of missions
s. the heather. l have very serious chic
o tons to this. For one, do not wish
IT be supported by negro Aaters. And
lG the work of conducting missions to Il
7 heather is to be left with men who ha
s. no pity for the enslaved, the cause will n
p succeed. | would as soon consign 4
'u protection of the helpless sheep to t
'ei mercy and care of flock of wolves
cd You may not desert the cause of mission
ms Christ will not smile upon Won, if you
u. But you object that you cannot unite "
on nro-S a voru mon ~ III ,,ori. - E $50. 4.