The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-10-12

world, by the hand ofthe press; and I await with
composure, the judgment that may be passed up
on those discourses, by God and good men, l
owe it, however, to the parties aggrieved, in these
cases to say that the grievance consisted not in
doctrine advanced upon any particular exciting
topic but in the fact that touched it al all, after
| had been told that must not.
In stirring and sitting times, like these, whenthc
minds of men are acting upon some OF the most
momentous subjects that ever broke up the ethar-
gy Of servie and sensual age when the ee-
ments of society, its passions and conflicting inter-
ests are so violently shaken together; there will
ALWAYS be minor sources OF uneasness, which tend
to disquiet the feelings Of Cellow-worshppers and
10 estrange them from each other, or from the
leader of their religious services. | am aware
that there are, as there ever have been some such
among us,-some small streams Of troubled water
finding their way through the pasture where
this flock is feeding. But these attract attention,
in the present case, chiefly from their having be-
come tributary to the strong current that at It's an
nua overflow, has drlted into this church the
document that | am now laying open to the sun
and ar-from having allowed themselves to be
sucked into the vortex of the great interest that
is adverse to the Temperance cause. 1t is for the
proprieters to say whether this chuych shall be
by it--The pastor will see to it that he is
not.
IT, now may be pardoned in so doing, would
resI .cfully suggest that for the grievencies cum
municated to me by my people, both last year and
this there are two remedies. Both are in their
hands. First, if the individuals aggrieved are
still minority of the society," they may find re-
lief by severally Withdrawing themselves from
IL: on1 coco,,II,t &c fboU ORC uooi0rify
thew may seek ii by dispacng me from my pal pit.
Another course has been suggested TO me-
namely, that should ask you to dismiss me from
nv office. AS an inducement to do so, an offer
has been made me, by individuals of your number,
of a years salary This offer was made, | doubt
not in spirit of pecuniary liberaty, of which,
while have been connected with you, have new
er been left without proofs. But however gener
ously this may have been offered by them, it could
not be accepted by me in any other character than
as bride, to scduce me from the path OF duty to my
myself and to my profession. My bread is as impor-
ant to me- as any other mans can be 10 him. But, IN
the present posture of our affairs, can neither be
begged off, nor bought off, | cannot purchase my
bread by listening to any overures made with a
view of inducing me to desert or to ask 10 be dis
charged from, the post at which am now station
ed. as a soldier of the cross, merely because that
has become post of danger and conflict. And,
besides, TAare meat TO eat which they who sup
pose that peace may be bought with money, hnoac
not of.
Ii is for the Proprietors of the Hollis Street
Church, as a body, to say whether | shall, any
longer, hold the place to which, as a body they
long ago called me. Because it chose to do so,
the society as a corporate act asked me to come.
When it shall choose,-tonight if it choose-it
will ask me to 60.
However small my usefulness as the religious
teacher ofthe proprietors, may have been to them,
cannot but think that the discipline, through which
I have passed as thek minister, has been very
uesful to me,-and attheir bidding, can part from
them, and heartily acish them peace though, |
trust that they already know that, in christian
church, as in the human soul, there must be purj
IN before there can be peace.
humbly trust, my friends. that He whom, as
a minister Of His Son, have served among you
for more than twenty years, will still keep me-
as he now sees-prepared for the result ofany ac-
ton upon the premises, which you may feel your
selves prepared to take
Very respectfully,
Your friend and servant,
JNO. PlERPOINT