Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-09
For the Telegraph.
THE CHURCH AND SLAVERY.

August 81. 1910.
Brother Murray SO much has bee,
said in your excellent paper upon the Sub.
ject of slavery and lis influence upon he
North, that can hardly feel 10 cccupy
moment Of your or your readers TINE
What has the North 10 do with slavery?
answer, machinery much. Our conner.
ion with the South, and her influence uno,
US, is becoming more and more apparent ev.
cry day. And indeed such are he ingp.
ences of southern feelings, principles aud
sentiments which are abroad ia The laad
both in CHURCH and state, that the paramount
question will be, here, shall ice be lreeneRU
shall ice be sIdres? This cues ion is be.
ginning 10 assume some importance, andre.
quires our ready aud careful ATTENTION. Il
was well said by II. B. Stanton, the Norb
wall never arouse in all her Liol strength.
till The bands of oppression gnay in 10 her
own flesh and muscles And Sir our
churches have become rampant il btaaGOt
slavery, their members prostiiulng lheir
lime, talents and influence 10 htr bloody
service, without fee or Iewmd' To illus.
traIe my position, | Twill relate llefoIlowing.
Slraws tell which way The tide eoes'
In the month of April last, Eeriain cla-
w abolilionist-miHisier moved 10 new field
of labor, under fair prospects of 9oirg good,
and soon had the happiness TO Jury some 5
or 7 in baptism. All went on well Tor a
time but as it happened, thel Association
must be held with said church and when
, a resolution came up against slavery. The
said minister voted In its fave, which e1-
ceedingly offended one OF more &c the would
! bew men, who, in few dFs, paid this
!. pastor visit upon the subjti. Bot The
i said pastor proved 10 be 4 lrd Gaze as
: the phrase is, and would not, or could mol
+ give up his sentiments. Atte next church
d meeting, resolution was in'oduced 10 the
! effect that Aniimasonry, andespecialiy G5-
Dillon, sh oud not be subjecs Of discussion
in or by the church. The ssolalon rass-
ed, by forced vote, one wong against and
number not voting. Thisreso!urion was
opposed by the pastor, whoslaIrd that be
= should not be bound by it,respecliGg The
ar discharge OF his duty. An The mover dis
claimed all intention 10 gas fetrer or effect
'I the said minister, in preacng the whole
Of truth. Some few weeks pGscd on, and lbe
following text, Rom. L: ;, was selected
from which a sermon waPreacheG. The
doctrine advanced was, hat every law,
lie whether organic, ply mental, or mora,
J. has lis penalty, and The trasgressiOn Of ibe
ef law will be followed by ihpenally as truly
as we break The law. he speaker thea
showed that when God moral law had
been broken, such infrir.ment had been
q and would be followed 7 The tokens Of
r Gods diSpleasure. Heinstanced Great
= Britain and America, ID parlicularizsd
q MIssissirpi-that she pbably was suffer
Ing for having broken th first law of ma
," tnre, and The second Of Cd, by trading in
'e the souls and bodies Of en-. This VIEW
dnced the said resolution. q that be walk
~ ed off, very deliberately ad has not been
y back since, and now sas his minister
ID preached an abolitions sermon, and acted
Is contrary to the rule he church. III
guess right, this ma has friends at Tie
!" South But what will 4 he result know
y not as yet. AT any ra.es slavery must not
g be named, lest we set 4 church at van-
Z, ance, and produce schisrand DIVISION
~ Split The Church! DeSly the Union!
T Thus, Sir: you see that whusl either rise
L up in our majesty, and in Ids holy name
: open our lips for the dumbAr in our Iurn
> submit 10 be The willing setnrs Of others
and The means Of working bt the d1mna-
ct tim of depraved world. II me there
Ie fore appeal 10 ministers, topeak 1u! Tor
Is God, like men, and rather beyour bread
$ from door 10 door, or gain IL lexhaUsHns
ID your liule strength, than TO sri6ce 10
- corrupt public opinion, or bow this goa
* of oppression and corruption. herad'
Is of our assembled Redeemer, awe 10 The
r SOLEMN charge committed 10 yorusI.-
: Shake your hands from The bling OF
bribes' Keep free and unfeIieTe6st sa-
J. cred enclosure in which you stand GODS
;, holy day. Remember them that re IN
e bonds, &c.
+ Yours. for God and the slave,