Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-17
An Appeal TO Christians.

An Appeal to Christians,
You profess to be Christaus-created anew in
Christ Jesus unto good works set for the defence
Of the gospel the salt Of the earth and the light
Of the world Yours is goodSprotession, high
calling, an exalted position. Your power Of doing
good or of doing evil is the most mighty power in
the nation, the most potent welded by men upon
earth; and your responsibilities are in proportion
to your powers Whoever refuses or ncgiects to
examine great questions Of Christian morality and
duty. go" may not innocenty or safely neglect or
refuse. Whoever may he excused from action
where the destiny of souls and the glory Of God
are concerned, you, most asSurcdly cannot be eX-
cused. Whoever may listen to the suggestions Of
carnaI ease, worldly policy, or ambition, you may
not thus listen. Whoever may CIoSeltheir eyes up
on surrounding denominations, and the dangers Of
the church. or their 10 the cry of the poor, you
certainly can have no excuse for closing y0UrS
The CASE SrATED.-Come then consider the
expressions aud denominations that are done in this
land Of Bibles and sanctuaries, of churches aud
Sabbalhs Hear the cry Of nearly three millions
of your countrymea, including about two hundred
thousand members of churches Of your own sects.
Run over the catalogue of their wrongs. See
them chultelized-reduced to the condition Of
things, reputed and adjudged in law to be brute
beasts denied the prerogatiyes of men forbidden
to hold property ,or to contract marriage herded
together like swine denied the sanclties Of the
r,T1nilv rejation form from pnrh other and sold.
witbnut rcgord m the t;es which hind husband
and wife, parent and child denied the means of
education forbidden to read the Bible, or assem-
bIe freely 10 worship according to the dictates OF
their conscieuces, with none to modest or make a
frad driven to unrequted labor with the lash
existing, not for themselves, but as the nppendag-
" unnrolcc}cd bv law. at the mercy of tbeir ON.
Hres.prs {, rntirSIy suhioct tn ne TiI ofa MIX.
tnr f. whom ihey beIong.n tbnir free moral rencv
4 cnrn,erarted nsnlted Ie,ied tboir sIleanTce IT,
Tho ono oront Fnthcr If ali who has eaid g Tboa
sbot 6ano nm otbor roJ. brfore me ), set os;de
Iy The law If unlimit@d suhiSction ~ an earrhI,
,Hostor In hi, con,ition ,Lo,, ,ro h,IJ JIMMY
Ike, ,.';,b,t rao,;,,od
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s"ve.bnlIinn and slaye tr"fir nrnrassnrs IF reIi
rinr aud minister's NJ y.rion. soct.. verv nxtar
s; U%, nn,t;c;nate '''' COW"
So,,rTt,Iya IN re -Hero ,bon il bun,o,
xrfferina r. bo cotnnisc,ntod and rclioyoI Her
i humanity crushed nnd brnisod to lao bo,lod :
TTero j. hunan liberalization to Lo elevated Hor
, - ;r,ornnco IN Le ns,rn.toJ IIoro aro boatho,
-, ~. ornnroi,od Hora j. o,,.,rsin, 80 ho no
inis,,i,v ~ bo ronrnyoJ Observation-Disclosures
he doro awav Hcrc oyn sinners ~ Ls calIed +,
nrofnseors IF reli,;on ~ r,a oJnonisb
cd tho ,,,inistry Tn ho nurifo1 tho o,,c,,,nr,, .
he ceansrd-reIigion ri he vndicnted~tbe Saw
inr in tho nerson Of the lonst oc bic hro,hren
hmnor,, oibirst nateJ ond in .,;eor 90 10 ,ic;t
! on, 7ninistered pnlo, and cherished ~ " ''~''
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noses IF norcy ON whom docs smr ,nri I rn'
erly deyolye. if not unon VonI Do Won mot wo,
> shin The God of the onnressed-the nvenccr of m
v,id,w and rathatlees tho rer,go IF tboo ,,oor On
q necdvp Dn Won NOT claim to Le c,IIor,ort or Go,
y MS dear ehilIren-to bn deyo,rd IL his so,yiceNt
y La on,,,noI IN Me ,,,nrl ~ ta li'';.,' y; !,
yneyard5 If He is tbe friend Of ,bc r;enGes
=, sI,nId nor nou Lp? i'm lr, Tho noo. .r.n,, Il
= dust and the heynor from, tho dun,, bill ebnd -,
/ ,ou labor to do so2 If Hr savs 6, Rel over
- yokelet the onnr.sspd ro free - sbouId II moi
10 i,our nrivilere 70 re-ecbn rho ronda,e; IF GO,
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=, Loe, l,nn,,Iedrn and ,,o, sbanLi so,l ,Lo la,y
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/ mt y 1iferencr hc,ycon Tho clam and tho ~,
" rleonni
~ Won claim to he tho discinles an1 imitators
70 Him who WINS anonted 70 nrcoch tho "nsne
IL the moor 70 heol the broxen hcarted to nrorlai
dryeronce 70 the cnntiycs md rccoyernl nf
IN ,bs Hind 70 co, ~ HAT, ,h ia, - In
70 Ell :" If Tou arc Christian, tho vnIt nc Cbr;
~ should he vonr work and his rn;s.;", noTrs
- Hnw ,bon ,o 5a,l;,a ,,;, L;,,
t6js wor,3 80 'N'''''N l' '''"'"e "''' MN
y, "Wunr C,y'wr Do,n- n, yo,, o.l, what =,
" can do; or how ,bn ,yor, dan.yy Jo of
10 he norformod? or yba, n,oa s"ros anL 'n,etbn
so Won sbould nnrsnep
r Il IS easv 70 XIV what yon sbo,,d ,ot do V,
~ sbonld not frame nnnlogos for on,,rnssion V,
shonld mot snstain o,,,7rassnrs e. ,t ot,.ot
r in tho stntc " Re- M, " :"V n