Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-23
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commandments Of the Lord your God.
he face Of volume Of such revelations
|hese, and the divine assurance that, II
disobey. "be sure their sins will find
Y oul n-with eyes shut against all Che
..bs Of history, aud wills spurning the
Is Of reason, and sympa!hies closed.
s. The most pileous and pressing calls
4 common nature, they have threaded
prudent way betUirt and between.
ID their sins have found them out. AT
. their labor TO shun responsibility, and
no offence to sinners, the responsibility
low fallen upon them. Well will il be
EN- il IEey find wherein TO place their
while they have such load TO sustain.
a they have to- do now IS, TO choose
een Slavery and Slavery truth
crror-lhe commands OF the Lord and
|htats Of man. They can not longer
10 effect RECONCILIATION between the
IS OF Jehovah and the powers Of dark
If they do they only delude them
rs. The crisis has already come. The
lama Baptist State Convention have
d their position. Others are ready TO
. them. Henceforth there is to be no
. peace until the church is purified.
|here is one aspect Of this affair that is
sing 1t be allowable 10 be amused
H.. anything pertaining 10 so serious a
10. II is the proposal 10 form a Stare
Ing missionary and Bible society !
4 think Of community Of men, who
A.. e an idea Of friend OF nine are more
.tbjects than instruments of conversion,
rating themselves and setting about
'ering men 10 the religion they profess I!
~ think of a society Of American slave
'Iers, who are themselves The worst
d Aen-makers living, combining their spe-
l.. and separate efforts for the conversion
be heather abroad, TO Christianity |!
zinc, for moment, the position and
lion Of their missionaries. Suppose
"a so among the intelligent Karens Of
\. Might there not be expected dia-
Il, something like The following:
issiondry. have come to bring you
~ iidings."
|I1rea. And what is i'll
Visionary. A way ocsalvalioT from sin.
|Ifren. What are the terms2
Missionary. "Repentance towards God,
I faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ"
Eiuen. Who is Jesus Christ
Missionary. -Fhe only begotten Son Of
who came down 10 earth and sacri-
ii aud suffered for The salvation Of per-
e tnnn, from sin and its consequences
. doiogs and sayings are written in an
ircl book, which we call the Bibie-the
"a Of God.
|urea Whit are some Of his precepts
Visionary. A principal one, touching
. coaduct Of man towards maa Isl
VS. discover ye would that men should d,
Iou, % We even so 10 them"
4 trea. G)ol-very good. suppose
| This that moved you 10 visit US on hi
I'D Of love and mercy.
Missionary Yes.
flrea. BY what means are you sur
ned ia this benevolent en'erprize2
Visionary. BY society Of men in III
LED States of America who conlribul
0||F money for this purpose
Xkren. BY what means do they obtai
Us money,wilh which they are SO free in
"a cause?
Missionary. BY the employment'of slave
Karen 10 they pay the slaves wages
Missionary. They give them such a
Iount and kind Of food and clothing a
IN think is for their own interest.
Karen. Do they teach them to read, an
I've them The Bible2
Missionary. No.
Karen. What! Keep men in ignoran'
"a heaihenism, and rob them Of the
ges to supply themselves with funds {
.tding out Bibles and teachers TO US?
leave the reader to carry out this matte
bis own mind, to the inevitable result.
For the Telegraph.
n. uerfam.-Frce Discussion.
Balduiariiie, MaSs }
Dec. a, lsA0.