The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-06

! They held the principle, that, in
things spiritual, the church could
never submit to the control of the
civil government, and for nearly a
century and half, that principle
had remained nnchallenged and it
was never till lately, till within the
last few years, that the church had
suffered at the hands of the civil
courts for proclaiming it. (Hear,
hear.) For maintaining and defend
ing their principles they were
brought together there that day
(Applause.) 1t was well that they
had been strengthened to do what
they had done. God would not for
sake them, nor the families of the
faithful, nor would he leave them
now without his spirit to guide them
and his strength TO enable them TO
hold out 10 The end. After further
exposition oc the grounds of the
movement, the Rev. Doctor said,
there was another principle which
they were not to give up for the sake
of counting the present help of men
who at least, had The power of
numbers on their side. (Hear, hear.)
70 be more plain and more particu-
lar, voluntaries are mistaken if they
claim us as voluntarics. (Chccrs,
and some distant sounds of disap-
probation.) We hold it TO be the
duty of Government to give Of their
substances and means for the main
tenance of religion in the land. We
pray that their eyes may be opened
that they may see it TO be their duty
to be the supporters Of religion, and
not the tyrants we have 10 fear
We pray that the time may come
when Kings shall be nursing faith
ers and Queens shall be nursing
mothers" and when there shall be
nothing TO hurt nor TO annoy in all
Gods holy mountain" We hold
that every department of Govern
ment should be leavened with
Christianity, and every functionary
in it, from the highest to tue lowest,
should be under its influence. Jap
plause.) Though we quit the Is
adjustment, it is right that it be I'M
derstood that we go out on the Es-
tablishmentprinciplc {Hear, hear.(
We are advocates for a national
recognition and national support Of
religion, and we are not voluntaries.
(Cheers.) Again, they thus openly
proclaimed their difference from
those who, under the guise of prin-
ciple, refused to- acknowledge the
authority of the church. With such
men they could not have fellowship,
and still less so with those who
would lift up a menacing front
against the powers that be-" and
could carry themselves against the
constituted authorities of the land
with defiance and contumely. But
he need not proclaim, in the ears of
that assembly, the duty to guard
against the lawles5 and revolutionary
politics of those who spoke evil of
dignitaries,and were given to change.
(Hear.) He knew it was not nee
essay to warn his brethren present
against such men, and the danger
in being in any way right that they
should take the earliest opportunity
of stating their views,.as "a warning
to the world, because many might,
in present circumstances, miscon-
ceive their object, when, in the char
acter of great home mission, like
the apostles of old, they would be
accused Of " turning the world up
side down." (Heai, hear.) They
were for peace, law, and order,
hear, mot tumult, turbu-
lence, and confusion (Hear, hear.)
II suffered TO prosecute their labors
quietly and peaceably, they would
soon prove themselves the Test
friends of social Order and social
happiness and peace, and The aristo-
cracy Of the land would find it to be
so ; but if they were not permitted
quietly and peaceably to work out
the Christian principles oflhe church
of Christ, they would find that the
aristocracy themselves would suffer
loss. With men who were reckless
ly attempting to pull down the arts
tocracy they had no sympathy; with
such men they could have no co-part-
nership.
Motions We're submitted and agreed
to for associating with the Free AS