Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-04
BY KIAH BAYLEY.

Nelg England
BY kIAH BAYLEY.
" Aud thine ears shall hear word behind thee, say
ing This is the way, walk in it, when We turn to the
right hand and when ye turn to the left -sA 3O 81
.NeSsrs. Ediiors:-1he champions from the
North and the South have met, brandished their
spears, and broken their lances. And, as it APP
pears to me, they are both fairly endorsed. Bu'
as they fought for an abstraction it is ofttle con-
sequence which is proclaimed victor.
You have published the letters of Drs. Fuller &
WayIund, and hope they viii lead to profitable
discussion Surely it is time that the churches
should know whether the apostles did admit Ro-
man slavery, with all lis denominations, into the
church of God, or eriirpate IL al once from among
all 1Vho embraced The gospel; and that they should
act accordingly. For it cannot be, that the New
Testament has left the subject Of Roman slavery
involved in such darkness that honest nqurers al-
ter truth cannot find il. And the peace of the
churches requires, that men Of understanding
should set themselves to look at the question with
great seriousness, to ascertain the will of Cod and
to point out way in which those who fear God
may walk in connection with the churches with
ont appearing 10 fellowship system of injustice
oppresson and pollution, more abhorrent than
the old Roman system of slavery. Our watchmen
must not slumber, nor consult worldly expedients,
if they wish to save our churches from widespread
divisions, and great conmotions. Attempts to put
down, by 4 strong hand, the disatlection which
many of the most spiritual members in our church
es feel, will not do, and must not bo attempted
unless for war and ruin. In many of our church
rs the disaffected may be few; but in Others they
may be half even more. These are groanlng.ln
secret, crying out formth
they believe are cherishHa
ing southern slavery, and
cannot, and we will not, counlel
nations any longer. Ihsaaa tU4
when little expected by tf0se Vase IN
Zion Should the work of actual separation be-
gin, as the work of mental separation has, many a
candleslck must be removed out of its place. And
when the churches are desecrated and desiroycd
what can those shepherds do, who now disregard
the wants of the hock' Let not lheaalghfA glory
in their might, nor the wise alilH pul
let the poor Of Chrlsts iock n
glory in the Lord, and humb
unto their God, who Wiz
ment.
As you have encoura
ken hold of the work, anu
remarks appear in your
they should appear, that d
them. And do earnestly A
gous journals, and all papers fAe
and religion, will copy them from Tha
may be almost as wordy as the DIS.
am an old man, but do not mG'tthsa
cape Point no Point, or to spend ifdet
playing with distractions. We may YET
to eye, find ont the good old way and he
to walk in it. am waiting to pass over JofsIA
and would rather see the churches all agreed il
treating Southern slavery as the apostles treated
Roman slavery, than to climb where Moses stool
when he surveyed the promised land from the
heights of Nebo,
This paper will be only introductory to my lea
ding subject, and it seems proper to state her'
a what mean by Southern slavery, If there was
= relation among primitive Christians founded II
eo,tttu aud lone, it was no part of Roman slavery
And if such a relation can be found 10 any South
ern church, itis no part OF southern slavery III