Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-28
THE FIR E r M A N.
For The Freeman

For the Freeman.
WHEN WILL AROLITIONISTS---CH HRS
TIAN ABOLITIONISTS---B CONsIsTENT!
Where is the consistency of calling upon men TO
Withdraw from proslavery parties while we re-
main in connexon with pro slavery churchesF-I
Where is the moral influence of such ahotionsm?
Thrown away; yea worse than thrown away
Glaring Inconsistencies inspire skeptclsm. On
moral questions they not only do so, but they OBJ
scure the truth, confuse the mind, confound truth
seekers and divide reformers We have aboll-
tonists who are not only in church fellowship with
Shareholders, but are actually members of church
es whose influence is verify pro-sayery as if
absolutely shareholders. Yea, more, as much
more influential are they than sIaveholding church
es, as is the moderate tipler" more influential
than the sot. A slavehoding church would not be
tolerated in New England. But churches that
fellowship shareholders are not only tolerated but
deemed respectable, AMI are countenanced and
supported by uhoitionists, too. Such churches
not only have fellowship with the workers of mi
guilty. but take pleasure in them that do such
things and thinkest thou, O ahotionist, that do
est such things, that thou shalt escape the just
Judgment Of GOd3 The fact is, there are few
that are not acedded to slavery, in some FORM
And there ale fewer, perhaps who do not ina
CINE themselves free, and doing all in their power
for the overthrow of slavery. So do democratic
and wing abotionists. If zee may remain in onr
proSLapery religious parties why may they not ms
consistently remain in their proslavery political
f partes3
We doubtless remain under the selfish and fiat
tering illusion that ,o5 IRE exerting a favorable in
t fuence in our connexions. And what does the
whole northern proslavery church do but repea
the same, us she prostitutes herself to the south
t Who does not feel that the &C hurch is the bul
1 wark of slavery" Who does not see that the pc
G ston of the northern church renders less distinc
The moral turpitude and heaven daring preSump
lion of the southern church, less glaring the abom
nations of slavery, less odious the impous Grim
Il of oppression? Yea, she gives character and re
specta6iHty, to those who, without her influence
r, would sink 10 Il level with whoremongers, thieve
! and aduterers, and who with the influence of he
i scorn resting upon them, would hasten to hid
themselves with the infamous past. The prosave
ry church of the north make the southernslaVehOld
ing portion respectable; abolitonists make norther
proslavery churches respectable. Let abolitlonst
= stand from under, and the wholefabrc would begl
- to crumbe. Let abotonists cease to cloak, wit
- their reputation this "moherof all denominations,
- and the "shame of her nakedness" will max
call her lovers forsake her." Let abotionsts tax
the ground in reference toproslavery at the mort
- that they would wish the churches OF the north
" take toward the oppressor-church OF the south, al
y the line will be drawn. Right and lcrOng will
~ clearly defined Hypocrsy's cloak will he rem
- Thon will there be no ground FOR neuiras, bypc
=, critics and knaves Men will be Compelled to tai
sides. Our friends viii be known Our eHemt
will be discovered, An Incubus will be thrown q
., that is now crushing our cause to the earth-th
is fast binding the hands that have been graspir
for freedom, and sitting the grouns of those WI
>, were praying for deliverance. Where are tho
- ministers of the gospel who, five years ago, we
open friends Of the slave? Few maintain tho
integrity, and they at the expense of their reput
ton. But the greater portion are " dumb DO
RS, that cannot bark" See lisa. Sc: 10. Political II
ell ohttonism has sealed their mouths-they must n
tile offend their wing or democratic supporters
IN, Where would such ministers be if the line "