Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-19
! would ask H. C. Wright if he thinks he

t-.au -l du nc cnIiStlan and SlaVe-holdef.
That the fact of stealing men and holding
and using them as property, unchristianizes
q man, and that il is impossible TO have rhe
spirit OF Christ and do these things. But
who will say that John Newton was not a
christian while stealing men, women and
children on the coast of Africa, and selling
them as slaves? H. G. Wright says no
man. stealer ever was or ever can be mem
Der OF Christ's church. John Newton was
mao-steaier, and was member Of Carist's
church at the same time. Sc. now man
stealers may be members Of Chrisrs church
and have the spirit of Christ. Think Fl.
G. Wright hurts an,i-slavefy by such de-
nunciations. For the sake Of that cause,
ask him to desist from denouncing pro-
slavery ministers as ministers of satan. +
think / am surrounded by good christian
ministers. think the Baptist denomina-
ton christian denomination, and not a
brotherhood of thieVes.n
" HI. G. w. said, would ask, Is the Bap, :.
list denomination made up in part, of man
stealers2 Does brother Hascall ADM; it?
Eyes, do, said he.) Are these man-steal-
ers .fellowshiped as christians and licensed
and ordained andreceived as christian min
listers by the denominations (Yes, they
are, said brother H. Then that social com
pact into which man-ihieves are admitted,
as christians and christian ministers, NAV
be a christian church,! Brother Hascall
says men may steal men, women and chill
dren, and buy and sell them and have the
spirit Of Christ. That man may steal
husbands from wives. wives from husbands,
parents from children and children from
parents, and bes-fiiled with the ruind of
Christ! ForJohn Newton did these things,
and while he was doing them brother Has.
call insists that he had the mind of Christ,
and was christian! And that men may
do these deeds now and be christians and
christian ministers!! / denounce all cler-.
gymen wht countenance and sustain slave
ry, by holding slaves, by apologizing for, or
receiving as christians those who do, by
silence or by opposing anti slavery, as ac-
cessories 10 theft, and as constituting a
brotherhood of thieves. For this brother
Hascall denounces me as Icing as bad as a
man installer! He declares that be can not
work with such men TO put down slavery.
Vel, that he will work with the Baptist
Triennial Convention which he acknowl-
edges 10 be composed in part, Of thieUes,
and which. as he admits, chose last spring,
a thief for President, thiefto preach and
/ a thief TO pray. Would brother Hascall
work with sheeE-thieyes,- known and ac-
knowledgeddo be such, as christisns TO send
the gospel to the heather Z He says no.
/ Yet he will work with MAathieyes in this
cause, and mingle his contributors with
| the price Of men sold at auction, and he
condemns those who will not And while
holding christian fellowship with these ac-
tknowledged there's, be claimsato be min
is.er Of Christ, and to teach The sheathen
g Thou shalt not steGlr'
The above extracts were, entered 10 my
journal al the time. do not pretend that
in all cases, have got theexact words usec
by YOU or BY myself in the debate, but d.
think have given the spirit and subsianc.
of what we both said, and. in most eases
! the language.
1 Now, dear brother, lock al this matter il
the light Of eternity. Lose sight Of every
) thing else but God and his image, sboush
and sold. You know lhe facts, touching
slavery, are as have stated. You know
the clergy, as body, with individual ex
: ceplions, have sustained heseabemina,ions
and do still. You know that men, know
TO be thieves, kidnaPpers, slave holders slave
breeders aud slaye-traders are licensed an,
ordained, and received as christian minister
: by the Baptist. Congregational, Methods
! and Presbyterian denominalions, and ar
: welcomedsto the pulpi,s by the clergy
] these valious secis. Why do yoa atteml
E 10 screen ,hem2 To ward of from thet
! the rebukes of those who feel Cor their guilt
souls and would bring them TO repentance
y believe The pro-slavery clergy OF Tia
3 land are as really in a Stale of impenitene
Y and alienation from God las far from ~
y kingdom of Christ as any thieves and rol
!: bers in the world They know mol Wit
a il is 10 be born ofsGod and. put on Chm
"a any more than slave-dfivers. and those ":
6 hunt men with blood-hounds and rides
W more engrafled into Chris, than those
20 rates who trade 10 slaVes,and souls Of M