Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-31
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education and refinement, and consider
the unceasing efforts made by parents and
guardians, to bring those whom Provi-
dence has placed under their care, under (
course Of instruction which should be |
beneficial in framing their habits, and in
establishing their characters upon the
principles of righteousness; and also up
on the extensive PRONUNCIATION of the Cos
pei, the untiring efforts of the heralds of
the cross, the hallowed influence of Sun
day Schools, and the multiplied religious
periodicals Of the day, which are calcu-
lated to promote the present good and
final happiness of man,
say when we look upon all these, we
naturally expect genefatlon of men, in
this nineteenth century, whose refinement
shall be great who have drunk in so much
Of the spirit of the Gospel, (which is the
spirit of righteousness,) that their actions
would be founded upon the two great
commands of the land that they would
| be very tenacious about doing TO others as
they would that others should do to them;
that they would be very Jealous about
breaking the law of God, or insulting the
Majesty of Heaven. But how sadly are
we disappointed in our expectations, when
we cast our eyes over that part OF this
generation, who violate the common feel
ings of humanity, and the laws of their
Creator by their traffic in human blood !
And to atone for this, they insult the God
of heaven by casting part of the avaiIs
into his treasury; offer up their solemn
mockeries, while they plead that God
would be glorifed by their unhallowed
and souI-damning practice. This cry of
blood, calls for the watchman's alarm =!
While we see the impending ruin which
hangs over the heads of the devoted rul
ers of men, and Knockers of God, we
have but to tufn our attention TO the con-
duct of Him, who was pronounced a
devil from the beginning, and to the chief
priests who condemned the Lord of glory,
to learn the way Of righteousness more
perfectly. He who was a thief, who
turned traitor to his Lord, and sold the
son of man into the hands of his enemies
( for the paltry sum of thirty pieces of sill
yer, dare not for his life, use the money
for his own personal benefit, but under
deep sense of his iniquity, in traffickine
in blood, he came AMI confessed that ht
, had sinned in that he had betrayed limo
: cent blood Here the inhuman condemn.
ers of their purchased victim, dare moi
use that price for their private interest
nor for the good of the public, neither pu
the unhallowed mite into the treasury 0
the Lord. Why! Because it was tn
price of blood!
But this enlightened and refined genera
d ton of the 10Th century, have taken tn
price of blood, and heaped treasures to
E gether for the last day. behold the hir
d Of the laborers, who have reaped dow
= your fields, which is Of you kept back b,
: fraud, crieth, and the cries of them hav
entered into the ears of the Lord Y
= have condemned and killed the just, where
f fore ye shall weep and howl for you
e miseries that shall come upon you
n They have taken the price of blood /
y support their public interests, and covere
W their iniquities till they can not prospe
Is They have wrested the Scriptures, an
> perverted the way of righteousness
: their own destruction. They have sea
~ tered the price of blood throughout II
), country, till he who becomes the unhapr
" possessor of it, must hear the mournf
~ cry, like that Of the blood of Abel cryin
it from the earth for vengeance; and wht
IL we inquire Of them of the situation of OF
st brethren, then the Cain-Iike spirit foar
. in every vein, and they answer, Fam I !
= sponsible for negro2 although he
my brother."l They have taken the prit
he of blood and endeavoredto bride the ju
on tiee of the Almighty, and to appease t
ly avenging wrath that burns TO the lowe
IT. he'll by putting part of this price in
II! the treasury Of the Lord, and then tn
70 aatter themselves that they are courtil
the favor of Him who Is discerner