Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-22

he says be would have lodgment made in
the piety of the South. IN undertaking to
tell how he would have this done, he did
not mention single measure but what has
been piled by Abolitionists hundred fold
more than by every body else together. The
principal thing he mentioned, to be done,
was, Individual correspondence. Those at
the North who areopposed toslavery should
correspond with their. friends and others at
the South, on the subject. Now J. affirm,
without fear of contradiction, that this pri-
mary measure-of his, although il has been
but secondary or Incidental one with Alb
olitonists, has been used thousand fold
more extensively and Ten thousand fold
more efficiently by The latter, than by all
their opponents in the land and in the world.
What can oursoppenents produce, in point
OF efficiency, to stand by the side of rhe. let
tiers of Rankin, and Birney, and Nelson,
and Brisbane-not to mention numberIess
others Nothing, answer-notbing at
ALL
He very much deprecated agitation.
Earthquake, wind and storm could do no
good. We must wait until these had
passed by, before anything could be done.
This elaborate system Of unparalleled
wickedness must be meddled with very.
carefully! Home missions and revivals
of religion he esteemed 10 be the best An
t-Slavery meetings. These, to besure,
are good, and are infinitely important TO
the accomplishment of their momentous
objects And what is more. they are at
least as extensivel Y and as efficiently sup
ported by Aboitionists as by their oppon-
ents. But. as they are used by our op-
ponents, should like 10 know how thew
are TO be considered Anti Saue,u meet
| ings Say single word about the cause
of the perishing slave IN one of these
meerings-ask those who participate in
them 10 remember them that are in
bonds, as bound with. them" or pray the
Lord that every yoke may be broken and
the oppressed he let go free-and it would
be considered by our opponents to be one
OF the most agitating, dislractng, unchris
tian things in the world-it would be
called scattering arrows, frebrands, and
deathl Now it is this very state of feel
ing IN a portion OF the church which
makes 1t the more necessary to have sep
arate. organized Anti-Slaverv associa-
lions. Individual church members are
choked down in church meetings, revival
meetings, and missionary meetings. If
they would ever utter a word for. tb,
dumb-tor the christian-made heather of
| this enlightened land. Hence they find
it necessary to hold separate meetings to
procure the preaching of the gospel 10
. the poor Or if 1t cannot be preached to
the poor, as in the days of our Savior's
personal ministry, ensure something of lis
preaching ia their behalf which cannot
be had, with the consent of our oppon-
ents, In revival and missionary meetings /!
Why are not home missions and revivals
of religion The hest Temperance, Eduea-
ta0n. and Tract operations LIZ it be re-
Piled that they are, | ask if they be deem
ed sufficient for these things, without sep-
ara:e organizations Certainly they are
not, even by the speaker himself What
then Is the reason lhat-there should not be
organized action for the promotion OF An
t-Slavery, as well as for these other OBJ
Jects Is the church more active and
doing rs duty better on the subject of
slavery! Is this the reason! Or is tbe
cause aHworthy of the attention of the
church, No-he has already acknowl-
edged. TO he the duty of Individual
christians to act privately on the subject.
But is not the sin public one! And if
individuals should exert their individual
influence, why should not these same in
divlduals exert their combined influence.
Jnst as in the other causes mentioned r.
Can any good reason be given2 All we
ask is that this subject receive lis due
share of attention, in proportion to its i'm
portance, all things considered, by the
side of other things.
close with an appeal to the speakers
view of propriety-and ask him, candid
ly' whether he can consistently allow his
name longer to remain attached to the
consultation of the Anti-Slaverv Society.
nearly all Of whose measures be so stren-
uously opposes! 1t strikes me-if /
may be allowed the expression of an
opinion IN the case-that the real fellow
ship is quite too small to warrant the
continuance OF tie nominal connection.
For the Telegraph.
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