Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-14

"uO" . MUSES. Ut uelTduu the UIT6liHg
OF his wages, or hold IN slavery the VIC
TINS OF legalized tyranny, he wages war
with human salvation. He interferes
with the discarge of Heaven-sppointed
duties, and does what he can to dry up the
fountain Of blessedness which from the
heart OF these duties sends forth, pure and
sparkling, its living waters. His success
must be triumph over human salvation.
To apologize for oppression under any
( of its varied forms is to lend to the work
ofhuman destruction. A protested Chris
tian-a religious teacher even, may per-
NIT errors, rank as dung hill weeds, to
take root within him; the condition and
the claims of the oppressed he may stu
! PIdly refuse to study: the crudest, falsest
things he may put forth to stife whatever
| Of generous indignation or manly effort,
the ravages oftyranny may have proVok-
ed he may deny to the oppressed their
Inalenable right to sympathy and assist
ance in the house of prayer; he may lend
himselfto revile and reproach and traduce
the friends of holy Freedom; he may
even make his religious profession or his
high station the occasion and the shield of
his neglect OF the claims of outraged hu-
manly but this he can moi do without
inf1icting deadly blows. He sets himself
against that in which salvation consists.
He brea,hes Il spirit, directly and viaIly
hostile to human welfare. Just so far as
he has influence and power, just SO far
salvation bteeds and dies.
Now what is it for such an one, to put
on the appearance of zeal and activity in
the work of soul-saving! He affects to
lament the depravity and wretchedness oil
his fellow-men. With a long face and in
solemn tones, he discourses abou: their
coalition and prospects. HecalIs for spe'
cial efforts for their benefit. He girds up
his lons as if he were a-9oing 10 do some
thing, Coadjutors he enIists. And now
what scene of activity opens upon u.s.
Assemblies are called. Meetings are
held. Heaven aud Earth are invoked. -
What stir |! What expedIens! What
an agitation of the surface of the general
sentiment! With what pretensions is the
ear of simplicity and honesty wounded !
Sea and land are compassed TO make
prose ytes." And they are made; drawn
together, reckoned up and gIoried over
Proselytes! TO what2 To saintship
without humanity! To sainlship. which
refuses to plead the cause of the victims OF
prejudice and oppressionl To saintship,
which cont ibutes more than every thing
else to the protection and growth of thr
worst forms of lebellion against God and
injury to man! Alas, what have WI
here2 What; the very same vision, a:
panied the eye of Isaiah, the scn Of Amos
What absurdities A cod and cruel dis
reg gard Of human rights. kindling up with
out losing jot Of its maIignity into a fer
vent regard for human salvation! Invi
, rations 10 the weary on lips, laden wit
apologies for slavery! Such contradic
tons, Jehovah may well be weary OF -
They are too much for even His patience
lulqui1y and a meeting, thus conioine'
must BE- a trouble TO Him! Such gIarin,
contra ictions- gross absurdities i
His very presencel What else can thi
be than to make his house den ofthieves
To be continued.