Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-12
V OIL. XII. NO. At
THE CHURCH AND SLAVERY.


nents of innocent blood. The conduc, of
The church In the 18th century, on the sub.
lect OF slavery, when it shall have become
a matter of history, and the fouls abomin,.
ton shall have been wiped from the eaub
will be gazed upon with wonder and as,o,
ishment. There is every where exhibited
such monstrous inconsistency, such palm.
BILE self-condemnation, such.stiHing Of c..
viction, such tampering with consciene.
such outright infdeliiy, as ought 10 shane
as many as claim 10 be rational, and alarm
all who profess christianity or common hon.
esty.
All, at the North al least, wish 10 Be m.
derstood as cohdemning slavery as an al.
horrent sin-as thing TO be labelled aRah.
emd nlardnthd, and put without the pale Of
human sympathies and human regards
But" with their very next breath, Ihosp
who make these stout prOtesta,ions win
take into their strongest sympathies and
most tender regards the same persons whose
everyday acts constitute this very system
Of denominations which they SO holly de.
nounce. The language of al which Is lust
this - The thing done is mopsfrous rick.
edness-but they lrho do IL are entirely IN.
nocent. or so near so as 10 be worthy cf
christian confidence and fellowship Theft
robbery, ertortion and murder are damn.
ing sins, 10 be sure-bui There's, rOJbss.
ertortionerS and murderers Especially il
they have got into the church) are the very
models of christian excellence, The sail Of
the earth!
We are told that it is matter with which
the church should not be disturbed! And.
by the way, generally, the same persons
who would not have The church disturbed
with it, have objections equally strong
against bringing it into politics. There is
great alarm lest the church should be diria.
ed by The agitation Of The subject. What
: we are asked, would you divide the North
, ern from the Southern church ? and perhaps
: The Northern church against iise!f7 -ior,
b depend upon it, many at the North, if they
t be required TO disfellowship our Southern
Y brethren" will far sooner separate from The
= Northern ultraisis. The church must be
e kept united; and everything that tends 10
II divide ii must be let alone.
As though unioa were the thing regard
i, less of truth ard righteousness. As though
# there could be the former, in the absence.of
d the latter. Ii. is. an attempt TO heal The bFck
n en- bone and dislocated joint without setting
) them. 1t is worse. Ii is mad attempt 10
> hold things together which not only have
y no affinity for each other, but have naiUr-
r al and unconquerable repulsion of each 9th
e er. The one. part is iron, and the Other
o miry clay, like the feet Of Nebuchadnezzlr.
image. And it is as uncEristan and impi.
D Gus, as 1t is unphilosophical and irrational
0 The Great Teacher was not afraid Of d
u vision or disturbance, if they must come
D as the results Of fidelity 10 truth and right,
! eousness-or rather as The results. of ibe az
= 2licatlon of these to human depraYi;y. Hear
him =" Think not that | am come 10 send
V peace on earth: came not TO serd peace,
J. but sword. For am cone To SET man
J. at variance against his father, and the
y daughter against her mother, and The dayght-
,, er-in-ldw against her mother-in-law. And
a mans foes shall be they Of his own house
l. hold. He that loveth father or mother mole
i than me is not worthy Of me. And he LAT
d taketh not his cross and followeih after mei
= Is not worthy of me- He that fndelh bis
o life shall lose il: and he that lossib bis Tie
for my sake shall find it," Away, then,
with your fear of diriSiOR Cease lom
nan. Follow Christ, if you would be
Christians. This is The true and strong
bond Of union. The question should not
L be,-what will unite the greatest number
q what will please father or mother, brother
! or slsIer-or what will prevent division CT
o disturbance, in The church or out OF IL? Bill
d What is Truth? Uhat are The teachings
: Of the Word and the Spirit? That uN
: The Lord hare me 10 do? Ii should noi DC
e our object 10 make division and disturbance
e But we should obey God, and labor Tor lAs
S determination of sin-come union or dIT;s-
i ion-come lite or death. This Counting
: strength by numbers, or by dollars and CENTS
e will never do in a moral warfare. WIZ
!. Christ for ou' leader, one shall chase ;h0u-
Q sand, and two shall put len thousand 70
fight. But following The devices Of w01l'
ly policy, we shall be confused and over,
. thrown, however great our numbers, as all
! who hare fought against The Lord, and ala