The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-30
Oct. 80, 1916.
For the Voice Of Freedom.
THINGS AS THEY AnE~.Nd. 3,

see hypocriticat pretcncc to great re-
gard for the preccpts Of the gospel, used
as specious cloak for the most selfish
designs. It is no, necessary 10 so into an
elaborate argument TO prove that we cans
not be the disciples Of jesus, while wo act
contrary to his commcnds. 1t matters not
how much Like heavenly. wisdom are the
precep,s that flow from our toaguej the
me,c fast OF bcios oulwardly connected
with this cr with that religious society
caunot avail. The bible does not dec'are
;ha, "ye ase my friends il W join reli>
gious society, or, il ve speak with The
teSgue Of az angel" bat "ye are my
trjenda il yE DO WHATSOEVER COMMAND
VOC" And "Ifye know these things
Aappy are ye If ye de- Iaem.'
dow n,lny OF lhe protested dsciplrs Of
Christ among us, by lheir rooiact rgo-
claaa 10 the wosA the most uter contemp,
ot the paincst commands Of Ctrst, Tkest'
arc oct tae tjesrs 10 cry peace -peace, 1t
is no lime tor diesimnI luton the trp,h had
t.tv. te tod thc a. Ih.hEess and lJErup.
tua Z! tie heat. laid open, eRd see il thefe
De SO femedy.
The oalure and Consequences Of crime
are necessary to be considered in order 10
estimate its guilt. And American Slave
~, together With its defenders, north OF
south, seems 10 stand foremost, aad must
sc Chased with the mos, odious and hate
fu Of all sing. Il ovesturns the founda.
zion Of all virtue and strikes at he root Of
ali moral goodness. Tell me Protested
Christian, you who are opposing those
who iaia would abolish slavery from our
tand; tell the, are you not supporting
system which is doing that TO their fellow
beings, which they would moi that they
shouil do unto taemi Are you not VIC
IaIiug ,hat precep', "Thou shalt love thy
neig hbor as sbyseIfl" Suppose the rel-
gioais,s Of some far Of country should
send their teachers @! their religion here
TO couvert as TO their faith, and we were
so'd that in !heir country these same re.
ttgionists advocated law which punished
with death any attempt to teach one-GfIh
of their own Peep! and this cne.ifh too,
che mos, igaorant aud de5ased, and there
fore ia the greatest need OF Instruction -
What would we say 10 such eigioniss !
How can we took with faith or conf lence
on the cif3fls now making to converse eos,
~ people JeI our Oa0n people-and our
own, confessed y the 'nostignorant and de-
based, the most brWaIigsd Of any en- the
flee OF the EARTH. Those who stand in
the greatest need and almost within the
sound Of Our voice, we not only ues,ecl
TO teach, bat assist in uphoding aud pro-
longing in existence those laws pvaisaing
with DEATH any ooe who may auenp'
10 leach theml
will the light Of heaven shine on such
vjckednoss7 chaI!enge even the hea>
then world to produce q parallel.
OF what avail is i, 10 expeud our hoa'
,;reds Of Thousands in Converting the hea-
shen OF Asai Do we covet 70 make
them the same kind Of Christians tia, we
are2 Is it aot enoOeh, oh is it not
rno0gh that we, knowing the commands
OF Christ, treat lhem viii. contempt with
out get,iag the poor heather 10 aid US in
our practical opposition TO the very spifiI
and letter Of the religion we profess .
Better leave then-l was shout to say,
better leave them MS they are, yea, and
viN say, better leave them RS they ure,
Raan 10 Glc!4eI their christian character af
eef tie patsern On d great portion o! the
professed christians OF enlightened Amer
yea.
We may depend upon ii, nuothef eigh
saoa hundred years O! gait End nilscry
tnay rel1 over onr blood bought world
and leave 1t YET covered milh aIi ITS teep
aod crimson coored Stains OF sin and pol
autor, no nearer ,he coGsummatiof Of its
Tedpmptioo, TO hunt0n view, thaH no",--
s'assss hla Is ara ec! rghlan Chris.endom.
Fbe spirit and power Of oppression and
tyranoy (and would TO God It's power
were Itnown and tolt only atthe South,
asnst yield aud give place 10 the spimt md
Law Of love, tina! love which worke,h nc