Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-04
ST.FTE CONTRIBUTIONS,
OF ANTI-SLAVERY CHRISTIANS OF
ALL DENOMINATIONS

AT a meeting of q few of the friends of Christ,
held in this village on the 18th Of May, ult. COM
mlttee was appointed to send letters to some Of
the followers of Christ in every part Of the State,
known as the uncomprOmiSng enemies of slavery,
aud the tried friends of pure religion to ascertain
their wishes in regard to calling State Conyen
ton Of Christians without regard 10 name or sect,
for the purpose OF mutual consultation, prayer
and effort, TO deliver the church of our com
mon Lard from the sin and curse of slavery
and from the general spiritual death that prevails
in all the churches. Such letters have been lsSu
ed, and the prompt response from all quarters, is,
"Let as haze a Conven5on. Let the friends Of
the poor rGLy. Let them come together praying and
10 pray" Encouraged by the host Of names sent
in--oo numerous to be all inserted in the crowded
columns of the Freeman this week, we now issue
The calls for conventions, as follows: At NOR
RISVlLE, July Sd. At LUDLOW, July II.
We fix upon these times and places, not because
there is Gny connection 6ettUeen THESE meetings
and those The Liberty Party, which are to occu-
py the two preceding days. There is no union
Of the tlco designed But at the same time our
main reliance, in attempting 10 purify the church,
is on those christians who arc ready to give " the
uufruitful works Of darkness stern reproof at
the ballot bOr. Many such christians will I've al
ready assembled at both those places we wish to
accommodate the largest number. We say, there
fore, brethren and sisters in the Lord, Come, one
and aH Fathers and mothers in Israel, and you
who have but begun to learn of Jesus, let US see
you at MorrsyiIIc and at Ludlow
Something must be done to revive indebted re
lgion. "Zon is desoIate." elbow shall Jacob
arise?" 81 will he inquired Of for these things,
saith the Lord" We whD abhor slavery must
not, will not, fail to do what we can to drive him
from his strong hold, the church of God. Is there
not enough Of the spirit of Moses yet upon the
earth, to lead US to throw ourselves in the gap
and save polluted, rebellious church from the
deserved wrath Of an angry God? Our object in
Fl calling these meetings is not to DESTROY or disor
game, but to SAFE. We wish to consult and pray
aud act, as the spirit Of christianity demands. A.
gain we say, Come, Come not to see and hear
but come to pray, and to be "doers Of tho word )
Our common Saviour, in the person of his dies
pissed followers, is suffering in prisons, and it
sickness, yea, and in slavery too in this land o
Iblbes--a legaItZed system "the vilcst that evel
saw the sun" hostuf his protested follower.
are conserving unto his death. How long shall
we hold our place and thus give our consent also
.Non'peber. Comjngs. Many others woul,
give their names if there was room to insert them
FerriSbUrgh. Rev G PrindIe, Rev N Day, Mis-
Della A Webster, and some 80 more
Sheibuine. The whole Wesleyan Methods
= Church.
Corn,caH Dea. A Bingham, aud G5 Others
Viiiiston. Ed. E. Hurlbur, Ed G. Green
Rev. l. G Bingham, and 25 others.
: Burlington. Rev. Shipman, D Fish
o Bakersfield. Rev L II Garfield.
HinesburgA. John Allen, Austin Bucher.
GlOuer. Rev r Mason, and others.
WolcoH Rev GIeed, and others
Greensboro. ] G Ellsworth, and A others
Jamaica. Rev S Lincoln, and others
!, RorJwy. Samuel Robertson, and others.
= NOr1oich. Rev Kellogg, and 10 others.
.Moreto,on. Rev l. D Pomeroy, s. Others.
: Charlotte. John M Mel George Pease, lst
e Chs. Grant
Vergennes. DR.. A Spmgue.
". TopSham Rev. S. Leavitt and others
Il Warren. D. Upham and others.
e We would publish the entire list if our limit
o admitted. Let these suffice.
: June 90, 1s45