Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-10
Miscellaneous.
MIR. PIERPoNT's FAST SERMON.

The author, after speaking of the boast
full spirit of the British and American
people, after describing, too, with his usu-
al eloquence, how much they had done to
extend the blessings of christianity and
civilization, proceeds as follows.
Have not these nations, then, it may be
asked-have not these boastful nations,
something to boast of something in
whlch-if glory may ever be allowed
they may 1OeU glory2 Have not all 9TH
or nations heard of their great daads and
beheld their glory, and wondered! Have
not the mother and the daughter nations
taken each other by the hand, and march
ed forth in their congenial might, and in
their common majesty TO redeem the VIC
TINS Of oppression and, have they not
girdled the globe with the golden banks
of their 5ene6cent power, and with chords
Of their Christian philanthropy $
Well, admit all this, for believe that
i is all true. Admit moreover that, were
there nothing which stern Justice requires
us to throw into the other basin of the
balance, as counterpoise to this exceed
ing weight Of glory there would be am
pie grounds for their national boasting.-
But is il 500 Have we not abundant
reason for deep humiliation, in the sight
OF God, and Of the other nations of the
earth, when we consider-what is capa-
Bile OF abundant proof, if any one should
dare to deny it-that these two nations,
the mother and the daughter, Great Brit
am and the United States-nations that
have done more for the last half century
than all the rest of christendom, to bring
men to the knowledge of God through
Jesus Christ our Lord-the two most
commercial nations of the globe, and the
wealthiest by means of their commerce
the two nations that, in that time have
raised more money to publish the Bible
IN all languages, and to send forth the
heralds of the everlasting gospel, to Ma
homedan and pagan lands, than all other
Christian nations combined-that these
two nations have, for the last half centu-
~ done, and at this hour are doing, more
to injure the human race-to impoverlsh
mankind-tode destroy the health-to break
down the spirit-to corrupt the morals OF
the human family-in one word-done
more to destroy mankind, body and soul,
Tor time and for eternity, than all the Ma
homedan and all the pagan nations on the
globe These two nations-the freest
nations of the world and the most enlight-
ened. If we may receive as true their
own opinions of themselves-the most
Christian nations, if their own boastings
are to be trusted--are doing more, at this
hour. by means of their wars for conquest.
by their oppression of the conquered, and
BY their poisonous drugs-to desolate
Gods earth, to break down his kingdom
upon the face of it. and to eface his i'm
age from the human soul, than is done by
All other nations, Christian, Mahomedan
ana Pagan combined and where, after
au their boasting, these nations, between
them, have invested one dollar in the
means OF Christian salvation, they have
invested ten to corrupt and destroy their
fellow men, in body and spirit, for time
and>ior eternity
say MT which ofthese great Destroy
ers OF Gods creatures and of mis- clorv
upon earth, has been the greater. The
mother has had the greater power-has
enjoyed and abused il longer; and would
that Lcould believe that her action has
been more intense according to her pow