Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-09-25

spon5ibe, and he believed the time would come when
man could not be a STAKEHOLDER and member OF the
church. He believed the time was coming when the
separation from slavery must take place. and unless
the Board throughout toe this idea of the to
be pursued towards the ignorant Cherokees and the
liChened Christians he feared the report would not
give satisfaction.
DR.. Wisner said, he thought the debate was far
from the purpose for which they had met and was
turning Board of Foreign Missions into great abo
lition convention. Our business is to send the gospel
to the hcathen but if are TO discuss this question:
though not prophet think our days, as Board, are
numbered. He would as soon undertake to tll the
botomless pit, as to satisfy these men who had got
this idea Of abolitionsm into their heads.
About twenty reverend gentlemen now started up
and claimed the floor moves the previous question,
another claims to be heard, another moves to adjourn
&c. sc.
DIR. Anderson finally got the floor, and said he hop
ed the Board would not spend more time in the discus
SION Of this question: but devote theT attention to for
ern missions, and let these who do not like it with
draw and act elsewhere as they wished.
TRius4ry JIoln,ng-Professor Stowe, Of Cmcinna-
IT, said he did not appear advocate of the report
but as member Of the committee, he wished to state
the principles on which the report was based and the
circumstances under which it was drawn.
The subject covered by the report very narrow.
There are members of the board who believe TINT there
ought to be no admission Of syehodefs into the MS
sion Churches but The great majority OF the board Gun
not come to that prncpIe-noyer. That principle has
not yet been adopted any mission society since the
establishment OF Christianity. ms own views o. slave
~ were too well known to need TINT they tlould be
stated now. But he believed it we could ind mcth
cd Of dealing with tins and similar eyS IN the BbN
TINT way we are bound to follow. Wien the oTprcs@
ed Jews appealed to Christ, whether they should pa
tribute to CRs2s not and obey the oppressive Rolml
LAWS ne gave them hon-coih0ut0l answer
me ho'an government over WuPa was a cls'u
usu'P'u"l'. Inc "ilote dlulolV Oh inc empire was
supporter ny DIu'e lofce' Many Jews refused 70 PW
tiDWe 10 C@ST bug our SNior u'u hol Slo' any us
Pospoh 10 "edoe W4Ih ll!s question: ili' eh''eS GOV
mm INTO corner where they honElt he must answer
but ne 'H9Py SIa} hcndef 'lo OaST t'2 lnn35 nl.
are tpsars" II inc penny belongs 70 num- you must
give It to hnni ana instead OF calling hnn co"ardy
man, thNy hl1fvelGu ana eit num- ana VEN t'ef way
At another tis nc neled tlle 9eIF"i Oh 'ie EMU
ron VINO "ds htPl'S Keep ule Jews III SuD!ecIoh u
C@5arS oppressive government; ana ne dd not de-
nounce INN us wicked man, ana IN Q6etter OF usurp-
alton ana oppression NoI4e SAD nave not found
$50 great alth-no, not IN all ls1ae! Now II We can
not conduct our MISSION after the example OF Christ
must withdraw nom them altogether
How did the Bible deal with social oylls-eyils that
Ind been interviewer with the very frame work OF so
lclcty? Why, by the pronunciation Of stntuy prnci-
| pies. Foiyga!hy existed from the PatIarthal age
down even to the tune OF Moses This all would adj
nil to be wrong 3oh IN practice and PRINCIPLE 81
Moses qua not ana ms Writings DO not shy any thing
in condemnation OF thJt 3M
Tho spaa5er pursued the same argument IN reie~-
cnce to coneabln1go and to war; and contenled TINT
the principles o the Bible il carried out would speed
y abolish all these evils Gods method OF oradcatna
evils that had grown up with society was not TO de
mand their immediate oXci5on, but to proumulgntC
counter laws and principles.
The fact that God dId notact in relation to FoygH
my, concublnage and war as some would DO in refer
enco to slavery was no proof t!t he approved Of sucf
evils. The divine Being could in day abolish slave
ry throughout the world but it did not follow that hi
not doing 50 constituted him Shareholder, just as hn
not abolsfIng war abruptly mot prove him love
of hlood-saed.
FGod governed tho world by physical omnpoenco
then would he be guilty Of sin in permitting the exist
encc Of any wrong; but He governed by moral law-
He goTana1 men as free agcnta acconn2bIe for teI
2cions to himself lie governed the world as spiT,
governs spIrt, ana promulgated laws WINCH II oocyod
) would destroy all wrong Eng oppression
Nov suppose We Bible hos no more sympath