Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-31

noti Who, sir, authorized You to help I" Satan
cast out Satani" &c Come we out from among
themp The great body of the American church
are now struggling in the mesbes Of the great adj
versary. The election of Mr.. Clay would be
chronicIed as proud a triumphantcon over
the friends of righteousness. For that event
would be a proclamation to the wide world, that
here in our boosted christian America, virtue is no
requisite, crime no disqualification for Office
will you thus help the enemy TO triumph?-thus
help to rear aIoft the black flag of the prince of
darkness where, for four long years to come, its
murky folds shall float from our national capitol,
proclaming, in proud defances Of heaven, that in
this land of the pilgrims," Judgment is turned
away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for
truth is fallen in the street. and equity cannot en-
teri" ask you, sir, if you can approach the
God of nations, with the prayer, that he would
place over US, as our ruler, ga man after his own
heart" Ca just man, who shall rule in his ear,''
and then can you go up to the baIIot-box and give
your vote for Henry Clay, the gambler, duelist,
slave holder and debauchee? If you can, sir, |
hesitate not to declare it as my solemn and dcb-
erately formed opinion that if Satan himself were
incarnae and had been nominated to the presi-
dency, instead of Mr.. Clay, you would, even in
= such case, vote for the " CANDIDATE OF THE PAR
TY." The conclusion is legitimate and irresisti-
BILE, that if you can so far close your eyes to the
burning truth Of God as to vote for Henry Clay, a
very little additional effort would enable you so to
close them that, with equal tranquility of con-
science, you could vote for the supposed substitute.
| The length of this letter, sir, admonshes me to
close. must leave unnotced many topics, on
which had intended to touch: sc The choosing
the least between Oo eUiLs' a doctrine ofhe devil
engrafted into the practice of the church the
contempt cast upon God and religon-the endorse
ment of sin and crlme-to say nothing of the evils
to our country, politically considered, and the out
RACES against the God-descended rights of our fel-
low men, by supporting Henry Clay for the presi-
dency: these, and many other topics, leave for
your consideration, hoping and praying the mean
while that, since you have soemnIy adopted the
word Of God MS your guide and director in this
Iife's affairs, you will sobery search that word
and, having learned the will of God, that you may
be able by his grace, to obey ii in ALL THINGS, in
matters of " judgment, mercy and faith" as wei
as of " mint and anise and cummin."
And now, call upon every soldier in our Amer
lean Israel to stand out the Lords side in thi.
warfare. " If the Lord be God, serve him."
call upon every sentinel upon lions watchtoweri
TO " lift up his voice like trumpet and show my
people their iniquities and the house of lsrae
their sins" The temple Of the living God is ir
Jeopardy. Already have your foes driven in YOU
outpoSts; they have already scaled the battlement:
of your holy city-aready have they poured tbei
egions into the very heart of your citadel. The
Lords hosts are traiorousy hauling down thu
standard of the cross, and are about to run up thu
black banner of the adversary. Ye watchmen, up
sound the alarm in thunder-tones, and let it echo
from tower to tower, from battement to battle
ment, as the mighty voice of Cod" 10 your tents
o Israelr'-" Come out from among them, an,
be we separate, and touch not the unclean thing
With this DEPRESSION | close, sir.
Yours in behalf Of practcd; religion,
ANXIOUS
May 49, 1914.