Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-09

| ms LOOKS Ike new test.(I) Then
indeed all christians are preachers (2)
So let it be-each in his proper sphere
and according to his ability,I3) But
what il there should be some young con-
| verts In some corner, who never heard of
slavery except the slavery of sin: and
having been made free from this by the
Son, their whole souls are absorbed in
consideration of so great a deliverance
They indeed exhort their mates to for
sake sin, and look to Jesus. But not
having been initiated into the mystery of
| iniquity involved in American slavery
they are silent on that subject. Others Of
mature age and experience may be SO far
reno red from the regions of American
slavery, and their powers so occupied
with other duties, that, in my judgment,
they may possess pretty good christian
character, without engaging in the all
absorbing work of preaching repentance
for the sin ofsIavery.(4 Iwould include
in this number such men as the venerable
: Carey, and Adoniram Judson, although
might never have heard of their advocat-
ing immediate repentance of the sin OF
sIavery.t5) We may as we'll say that it
is essential to christian character to pro-
test against Popery, and advocate i,nme-
date repentance of that sin, as to adopt
this resoIution.(6)
! Is. Resolved, That those who refuse to
advocate the cause Of the rerishing unit
their cause becomes popular, or unit
those are crushed or removed who have
rendered themselves odious by its early
advocacy, or until some other Of their sell
! fish propensties are gratified, are in high
/ rebellion against Jehovah, and recreant tc
the best sympathies ofour common nature
| This resolution is designed as a severe
rebuke Of an existing sin, refusal to ad
vocate the cause of the perishing, and thai
from selfshness. This is without doubt
rebellion against God. All seIfshness is
rebellion in whatever way it operates. L
is not however easy to detect this REBEL
ion It consists not in external action
but in refusing to act, not in neglec.ing
this often arises from ignorance Of the du
" or inattention to it. We are not told
! when, where, or how often we must advo
cate. All are not speakers; all are no
writer's. The degree of advocacy requir
ed of any one it is not easy TO determine
The cause of the Amisted captives wa:
worthy Of advocacy, and it was certainly
the duty OF many to advocate 1t, Some II
one place, some ia another, some for tht
, purpose of Obtaining their support, some
for their liberation. But when ;heir fna
trial came on, it was wise arrangement
TO entrus1 their cause to so able an advo
cate as John Quincy Adams. Nor SHOULD
: we charge with seIfShness or rebellion
all who did not offer their service in the
behalf So in the cause of the Amercar
slaves, we. are not to estimate the degre,
= of beneYoence or seIfshGess by the de
gree of advocacy. Son,e may rashjy cd
vocate their cause without knowing VIVA
; they say, or wherco: they affirm Will
others may be deferred through diff
# dence of their own abilities ~
;. H. Resolred, That the true questio
is not, " have arr of the ralcrs believed I!
nor, how many will unAe with us?-
J. but, are we on the Lords side? '-wha
5 do his truth and his righteousness, aud th
relations between him and US, and betWee
US and our fellow beings require Of Us?
5, IT, RcsoIued, Tha! when the majorit
:. becomes corrupt, the adagr, that "uno
q is strength" ceases to be true-that the
: decision becomes strength.
Of these say nothing.
l9. Resolred, That ii is one thing t
> suspend christian fellowship; and that
is another and different thing to cut @
g human sympathy that while the latte
II should never be done, the former Is
christian dutv-a necessary means 10 b
y used for the salvation of the erring an
T sinful.
: This believe TO be true.
e DANIEL HAscALL.
Il NOTES BY THE EDITOR.