Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-08-21

/ When satan offered our Lord all the Kingdoms
of the world if he would fall down and worship
him, he was repulsed with the ndignat reply,
" Get Thee behind me SatGn'' But though Christ
would not purchase the world at so cheap rate
from the acknowledged owner, he claimed it, as
the gift of his father, and prepared to take il by
conquest out of the usurper's hands, and destroy
the works of the devil For this purpose, he
furnished his apostles with extraordinary arms,
and commissioned them to commence and prose-
cute the war until satan cast out, and the Son
of God acknowledged king over all the earth Ac-
cordingly, they commenced the war. and aid won
ders for season; But if we are to believe some
grave dvnes, the devil somehow caught them
kidnapping, spread his net over them and would
not let them GO, until they had agreed to baptze
and take under their protection the system of Ro-
man slavery; a system Of perfect selfshness car
red out by violence, injustice and impurity; at
war with every preGept of the gospal, and design
ed to perpetuate the kingdom OF dizziness. Yes,
in the nineteenth century there are men, called
ministers, who are willing, that the holy apostles
and martyrs of Jesus should be presented before
an ungodly world in this shameful position; attack
ing satans kingdom with one hand, while they
sustain it with the other; preaching righteousness,
and nourishing in the church of God system of
impurity and oppression, which the devil had for
ages patronzed in his kingdom. Are these men
Infdels in disguise, or devils incarnate, sent to
SANDER the apostles, and disgrace the pure and
holy religion of Jesus2 And can those, who have
haon horn Of God md Ia rnod Of I'll Eotbar sum
pathize with such deUikSm, and consent to have
the holy apostles represented as the DEVILS serv-
ants, helping him to sustain Roman slavery in the
church, Infdels stand back, suppress your sland-
ers; and let these modern churchnen come for
ward, and do your work. They know how to
SANDER apostles and martyrs, better than Porphy-
~, or Alexander the Copper Smith; and are g.
quaIly disposed to do it. Well, they shall pro-
coed no further without stern rebukes. Why should
we be called upon to fellowship baptized slavery
rather than baptized Idolatry2 Is sin less often
sive to God in Protestant, than in Roman
Catholic church, "Be not deceived, God is moi
Knocked. Whatever q man soweth, that also shall
he reap"
As the apostles were active Abolitionists, and
extirpated Roman slavery from among christians
we can easily see, why that system should melt a.
way before the power of christianity. Every
church that was formed became light to show the
evil of that system in all its parts. And as these
churches increased in numbers, their combined
light increased, and their united testimony pro-
duced a deeper conviction or the minds OF
statesmen and rulers of the evils of that system
and they at length passed laws to ameliorate, and
in good measure destroy slavery in the empire
Thus Christianity by keeping herself pure, hav-
ing no connection with Roman slavery, disgraced
and indirectly destroyed it. And the holy gospe
will always produce such effects, If kept pure
from all sinful mixtures To illustrate this remark
we will suppose two cases. The Baptist mis-
sionaries go to Birmah, preach as Paul preached
about an, eternal God, an eternal heaven, and an
terna hell Sinners are awakened, souls convert
ed, and wish to be joined unto the Lord IN churcl
state. The missionaries explain to the them thu
requirements of the gospel, tell them they must b,
willing to give up every thing for Christ, turn
from their old heather practices, become brethren
and be ready to serve each other IN love. The
STedteI part, WHO Were poor, UT Slaves, CONSen
to these conditions are ready to unite in a christ
ian church; but two or three rich men, who haC
always lived upon the unrequited labor of the
brethren, start up, and enquire whether those con
dtions do not imply that their slaves should all bC
set free ard treated as brethren. The missionaries
inform them, that all this is implied. Then say
these men, we cannot he christians, we must have
our slaves, and will not give them up; thus show
ing how hard thing it is for rich man to ente
into the kingdom of God. The teachers say t.
them plainly, you cannot then be received into
the church of Christ; for ne came to destroy tht
works of the devil and their can be no union be-
tween him and Belial. The rich men expostuate
then threaten. The missionaries are firm to the
purpose. A church is organized; the poor are in
vited in one body, and dice in hope Of eterna
glory. That little body is is now genuine salt
and will have preserving influence. 1t is ligh
} that shineth in a dark place. Others see the
good works, and led to glorily God, in the day
of visitation. Other churches are gathered on thu
same princ pies, and all unite in bearing their ties
timony against slavery, in condemning this system
: of oppression. The savehoIding party are rous
ed to madness, and commence prosecuting thes
= holy men, spoil them of their goods, cast them in
to prison. and throw them to wild beasts. In thu
spirit of the ancient martyrs these disciples bea
all these sutfsrngs, and rejoice thathey are count
ed worthy to suffer for the name of the Lord Je
sus. The multitude see their excellent conduct
their sympathy is excited, the invisible agency q
the holy spirit operates upon their hearts, an
there are added unto the church daily such as sha
4, be saved Public opinion gradually turns agains
: such oppression, rulers interfere, wholesome law
J are enacted, and slavery in the State is disgraceC
: then destroyed Such is the natural progress q
things, when pure gospel is preached, and tn
: laws of Christ faithfully carried out in churche
: planted in heather lands. We will now look {
a an other case number of missionaries are, b
? another Board sent to plant the gospel among tn
" Indians west of the Mississippi. They are goo
:, men, and preach the same gospel as those in Biz