The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-07-06


most solemny and deeply to feel the power and
application of the injunction, be we, therefore,
wise as serpents and harmless as doves )" and they
should also keep constantly in mind the reason
assigned by the Divine Master why they should
sustain this blended character of wisdom and sim
pllcity, VIZ" BEHOLD SEND YOU FORTH, AS LAMBS
AMONG WOLVES. The late DR.. Mason has wisely
said, not to wound the truth by rashness is the
wisdom of the serpent, and not to wrong the truth
by silence is the harmlessness ofthe dove" Here
then, was the ground ofmy misgivings, and trem-
bling, in assuming the responsibilities o! this i'm
portant agency and not as some of my good
friends have seemed to suppose, the dread OF the
opposition with which the advocates OF human
rights are sure 10 be assailed at every STEP and
from every direction, for neither expected nor Il
think) desired that the servant should be greater
than his Lord They called him Beelze6a6, ac-
cused him of desecrating the Sabbath, and many
other such like charges they blasphemously cast
in his teeth and l remembered that saving "if
they have done those things in the green tree,
what shall be done in the dry?"
Well, then, as the wise man has said that mon
ey answereth all things" and as experience has
shown that no great moral enterprise can be eflec-
tually prosecuted without pecuniary means, and
as liberal contributions is the best evidence Of the
depth aud permanancy of abolition principles in
the heart of protested friends, give you for publ
cation the following list, showing the amount sub
scribed in the several towns where Ihave ectured
and made efforts to raise funds.
And here would call the attention of friends
and enemies to one important fact, viz. In those
towns where | labored for the Bible Society, | |
have found that great proportion of the friends
and liberal supporters of that blessed cause, wheth-
er in the church out of it, are foremost in the
abolition ranks, and are just the persons whose
hearts, and hands, and purses are open TO support
with promptness this holy warfare against the
man of SIM" And another most interesting fact
is, that have not found warm-hearted young
convert who is not enlisted in this blessed cause,
and need not say that the contributions will well
compare with those obtained for the Bible enter
prize: And while these signs speak language
every friend of humanity to thank God and take
courage, yet let US not forget that we are still in
the midst of enemies, numerous, subtle, and pow
erful and although their position seems to be
somewhat changed, am not quite sure that the
danger is less. Give ME the bold front of the en-
envy in the open field, in preference to the decep-
tive truce or the hollow-hearted profession of
| have been reminded of the saving
of the wise man, by the management of those from
whom better things ought to be expected that "the
kisses Of an enemy are deceitful." | pray God
to lay not this sin to their charge Some, howev-
err even in the church of Christ in Vermont, 90
all lengths with the Shareholder of the south, in
contending that slavery is Divine institution
But the cause is going forward. Jehovah Jesus
sits at the helm, and although it may seem for a
time, to some, that He is asleep upon pillow, He
will soon arise and rebuke the winds and the waves
and say "pEAcE, BE STILL" and then the whole
choir shall sing, Wake the song of jubilee"
" Amen, even so, come Lord Jesus, come quickly"
Yours in the cause Of God,
and his suffering poor,
JOAB SEELY, Agt. w. A. S. S.