Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-14
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ROME, AShtabula Co. Obi,

ROME, AShtd0utd 90 ono.
Dearly belored Garrison:
From the commencement Of my ac-
quaintance with The Liberalor, have es
teemed you as brother; and as that ac-
quaintance has advanced, my confidence
in you, as one guided by wisdom from
above, has extended propor,ionably. Love
is strong as death-many waters cannot
quench love, neither can floods drown it:
il a man would give all the substance Of his
house for love, it would utterly be con.
temned.' Such is the affection. my broth.
er. which cherish toward you, and the
noble object which yon are engaged in
promoting.
For your fearless, faithful attack ofthat
mass OF alrocious denominations, slavery
your bold act of unmasking that treacher-
Gus wolf in sleeps clothing, the Coloni-
cation Society-your advocacy Of Christ
like principles Of peace-the independent
expression Of your sentiments respecting
human governments pagan originated
sabbath, (SuN's-day.) the main pillar
not OF Christianity but of the power and
tyranny of rotten pries,hood-your wise
refusal to receive the mark Of the Beast,
either in your forehead or in your right
hand, by practically sanclioning the IRE
ligions secis which corrupt and curse the
world--your me.ited denunciaticns ofthese
sects.-o; their sordid. dough faced, popish
leaders-but, above all, fol- your Christ
exalting poetry, 'CHRIsTIAN REsT'-
(ooetry only in its literary form, not in it:
divuely originated. everything sentiment
sentiments which constitute the very
quintessence Of Christianitv-which viii
yet, trust, by the power of God, deliver
this world from political and ecclesiastical
delusion, usurpation & representation
the lust Of gain, Of power, Of pre-eminenct
from the dominion OF sin, Of Satan, o
sELF-which will transform this unhappy
world into paradise, tabernacle of God
spiritual house, holy temple, in whicl
spiritual sacrifices will be continually of
cred, acceptable to God through Jesu
Chris,)-(or all these things, and man
others, dearly beloved, you are in my hear
to live and 20 die with you. To God
give the glory OF raising you up to fulfi
through you and your uncompromisn
coadiutors, some OF his most glorious puI
poses-lo open to the gaze OF astonishe
men, the chambers Of abominabe imager,
AMI TO sci up lofty beacon to point Ii
hardened. the agonized, the oppressed
oppressed by man, by superstition, by bi!
otry, by pharisaic observances, by sensut
lusls, by Satan and sin, in every form.
the only tTRUE REsT'-TEE REST {
GoD.
have been much interested, OF late
your controversy with clerical aboliIo
isis.' must confess, | was hardly pr
pared 10 expect from these men, or al
other, as a grave charge against you. Il
you held 10 keeping an every day Saba
Of holy rest These men profess to he
in their hands the credentials of heav,
authorizing them to communicate 10 /
world the glorious intelligence of ST
ior's conquests over death, hell and S
who, as an all sufficient Redeemer, AB
TO sAvETo THE UTTERMosT all who CO
unto God by him. is the same, yesteri
TO-DAY. and FOREVER yea, they C
tend that their great business is TO pre-;
warning every man, and teaching ev
man, in all wisdom. that they may pres
ecery man perfect IN Chrisr-yet tn
are the very men. who. in the face Of he
ca and of men. hesitate not TO charge u
you, as a crime against God, against p
and indebted religion, that you spea
keeping no. one in seven, but ALL D
HOLY'l!!
l was equally astonished at another
mark ofths clerical gentlemen. Sps
ing 10 reference TO your opinions of a
gal sabbath, they exclaim. Oh, let US
cur to the history Of beautiful France.
see. as the effects of the abolition Of
sabbath and its accompanying Institute