The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-25


you?" That the rig hteous ought to be in
authority, / am quite sure you will agree
with me, Well then, ought We not, by
our roie, 10 put them there, so as to cause
the people to rejoice, rather than TO
mourn2 On this question: "let us reas'
on together" The will Of God being the
rule of that reasoning. Doing good to
mankind in obedience TO the will of God
and for the sake Of everlasting happiness
this definition of moral virtue, as by
DR.. Paley, let US have our definition o.
Christian morality--or Gods New les
lament will, through Christ. Doing
good for our brother, The labor for our
hands.-lhe cross bearing for our hearts
and minds Everlasting life, the JOY sci
before US, the Heaven, TO be attained
our brother, dear 10 US in the common
blood, fettered in soul and body-shut out
from the resources, indispensable. TO hu-
man happiness-exercise Of the social
affections unmolested-and the "pursuit
either of body or mind in some engaging
end" In short. from that hope that keep
eth the heart whole His conditions sad
dest of all, openssa ripened field for our
benefcent appliance. That brother'more
miserably fallen than "among thieves
his cries, and groans. and shrieks pierre
ing the very skies, stands at mercy's door
and knocks-do 1 say2 No: disallowed
by himself, or his plying ''advocate," 10
ask, seek, or knock, but the rather waiting
patiently at the siloam.Pool for the an
gelic troubling Of the waters, till your
right OF franchise shall place them in the
rightful pool of everlasting liberty. Yes
perfectly 'impotent' as to the means of SELF
relief they wal. patiently for the fifty d.
rected ".rumb" of liberty vote from
their masters table. And who is that
master} Let the voice of our fathers an
wer: "We,the people ofthe United States,
do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America. "-I
With our own hands 1--WE the people"
furnish its table, serve out its loaves and
fishes, and are accountable for its acts of
Injustice or oppression. Having some
what depressed from my own conviction
of VISIONS better way, in quoting some
of lesser authorities, hence would reas-
on under His name only whose right it is
to reign, for whatsoever we do and say
should be done and said in the "name of
he Lord Jesus"-'Ihe only name under
Heaven and among men whereby we can
be saved'N-saved from doing wrong to
ourselves, and suffering wrong from our
brother. Under the name Washington,
Temperance societies may be formed. and
pledges administered. Under the name
Jefferson, Liberty may have her pretend
ed proselytes-but they will not in either
Ease even under these high names stay
putt
Why are not politics and religion
lmong the couplets which God has join
ID together-not by man to be "put asund-
,r2" especially in our government, desig-
sated, as by an eminent Divine, 1t has
,een, the Democracy Of Christianity
dependant also, as it truly is, for its per-
,etuity on Christian support. II the so
allied second commandment, 10 love our
leighbor as ourselves is like unto the
irs,. and upon these two, hang all the
aw and the prophets-why not the good
eacher in Divinity expound the claims of
God upon man, and the obligations and
|uties of man with man in the same con-
,exion2 why not the good teacher in.
;truct how to render to Caesar the things
hat be Caesars, as well as to render 10
God the things that are God's9
Thus much OF our CALI at this time
he unsaid part we adjourn to a future
numbcr. HIRAM DAVIS
Mount Pleasant, March Is, 1914.
P.S. A few words more. not essential
10 be embodied with our Call.
"A Pilgrim Stranger having passed
about Windham county, from 1886 to az,
in some 20 to 80 numbers-as by the in.
diligence Of two Brattleboro' Editors
and the ,ebuke, satire. and caricature OF