Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-06
V o L. XIV. NO o

IIce 1t is true that for the sake Of pro.
scribing the cause OF freedom. many oha,
valuable things have been thrust d,wo
and made to suffer prescription with i
But we do not believe that there is r4
preparedness, exactly, when this. that q,
the other capital felony has Leer Commit
ted. to let it pass off and say there Ia,
been no felon.
Again--It is plain that the mocninl.
of the Sinners criminality is in p,oo,,
ton to the enormity of the ofense he CON-
mils, the amount of light he enjoys, art
the power he possesses to do harm T.,
example and Influence. That is, icr}.
great crime 10 rob man Of his farm
it is an infinitely greater crime 10 roo him
of his e0ife and children, or Of ljn~.:
And if it be highly sinful ia gnoraat and
degraded Africans 10 make merchand7.
Of each other at home, and more Sira.
for sordid Spaniards to make mercbanrz.
of them on the ocean, it is inca'tu5ly
more sinful still for enig h;cnvd p,c&e<..,
christians to do The same thing il. the I
States And furthermore, if it le f..
GRAVITY sinful in the common HerG!eGa
christian community to Go these things.
it is incomparaOIy more sinful for the rs,
IIigious guilds AID teachers Of that ,oa.
munity to do them, or to teach TIA, &4y
may be done. These are Common sras.
views. There is 30 extravaoa~cc in ken
no distorIion-no obIiqlily.
Now, the reason why these d,s?ois1
of G,d's image. these robbers Of CARLY
interests, these destroyers Of sous are ~
seen in their true light, aid tsca.ed accCr..
ingIy, is, that the diabo;caI work IS in
The Chnrch' And the reason why j.
in the church is, that it is SANCTIONED al
sustained by human law. The cGY.c.
which is looked up 10 as a s:aad9r4 d
morality, is corrupt enough 10 take fri
standard in this matter the lux Ct ,he
land, rather than The law Of God. Al
The law Of the land is made by TIE Plr:y
interesed--lhe criminals before G4]>hrm
selves. What then is TO be done? II#4
but for the church 10 adopt a New 2r5
better standard-oF rather re-adopl 'bcel
one which has been abandoned! l. IS
nothing 10 the purpose 10 tell us tit
slavery is political matter, a creaLurse
lae0, and to undertake 10 reason lro.7 ;t.
: hat the Church has nothing 20 do VT" j.
that il is 10 be left TO the Stale. Nt">~
| who are the makers of the laws? Wa
more than church men tvrs thrrIsrrys
: Isthisabomination f0rcedupon h" chrr>'
Not at all. What part Of the Siavc-ho.i@:
: church asks for It's removal? T.eN3
is, e-holding and the laws re9uI~o@;
S it have common origin in human 5"
e ishness. Laws are but inticcs o X
sentiments and Interests Of those who r@a
. them, or cause them to be n..!e. ID
; order to there being corrcp! laws, t's'
must first be corrupt law makers. In:
whole mischief comes then, fccn' TIE cor
: ruptness Of selfish hearts. Ard v|o%|
province is it to labor for the hear r@
ovation Is this work to be l,::" Z:
slate? Is it not pre-eminen:'y ~@'
belonging to the cku3cA? Sb..! '&rp
rifying o. the church BE lett 10 the 1:>'
; Of The state2 Suppose that a14he1yJ
murder should End way into The SAFE sa'
through the statue books in;o The chyr,
) Must they be allowed 70 staLd in tx ID
until removed BY the iormcr2 T.
" thus would be to set up The safe. j >:rs
t of the church, as the 'saIt Of the cit
and 'the light Of The word "
But we are told that the rtmoc"; Q.
S vil!ainy from the church and the NO. ID
J, to be LEFT TO the progress Of ho!jLcss. 81"
d is to be carried forward BY the r.S's. =.
t of the gospel. Aud how long vi"
= take for such gospel as has b>>o P.ra.-
# on this subject fer two ctatu,ies RS.
0 accomplish the work? 1t is a :
. that slavery feeds and fatrns or'o.
=, not the Southern churches make IS so'
: Preiensious as any to the Tnr.:y' fo''
5 and efficacy Of their gosp>I Fff':"''.
Do they not abound with rrv'''s
r converts? And is not their souHd"'*