Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-01-17

We dCYOur WIDOWS houses, anu lot pItleHce
make long prayers therefore ye snail receive the
grenter damnation."
Remember, it was in revenge for this testimony
against them that the Scrihes and Pharsees and
chief priests delivered him up to be crucded.-
But rather than relraet one word OF his testimony,
he yielded up his life, and thus became obedient
unto DEATH even the death of the cross. Let your
and steadfast advocacy fcrushed and
bruised humanity resemble his.
g. PrGy for the SLAVE. " Remember them that
are in bonds as hound with them" Make their
case your own. Love your negbor as yourself.
You will then understand, perfectly well, VIVA
measures you ought to pursue.
A. Plead fur The oppressed. Open thy mouth
for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are APP
pointed to destruction" "Open thy mouth, Judge
righteously, aud plead the cause Of the poor and
needy" prov. xXX 81
g. War1l- Oppyess0rS TO repent. "Cry aloud,
spure not lift up thy voice like trumpet, show
my people their ransgfessions and the house Of
Jacob their sin" Bid them " Let the oppressed
60 Free and break every yoke" (See Isaiah viii.
I-6, &c.
6. Call on those to repent, and to bring forth
fruit meet iorfepentance, who SIM sin Of e.
gypt--lte sin Of UOtiag for Pharaoh--of sustaining
oppressive rulers the sin punished by successive
Ipiagnes--hy the angel who snotc the frst-born
lat midnight--by the overthrow at the Red Seal
If they upbrad you with preaching politics, remind
them that it is the politics of the Word of God,
and bid them settle thetconroyersy with HIM!
Ask them, too, what religion is worth that does
not take cognzance of I'll the actions of men, and
reprove every description Of their sins. Ask them
how such religion can restrain despots or vim
pcate human freedom, or bring men into harmo-
NV with the divine will, or save them from their
sins; or fit them for holy heaven
7. 4ppeat 10 The people against WiCked rUlers
6" rebuked the mobiles and the rulers, aud | said
unto them, You exact usury, every one of his bro
ther. lind I set great assembly Ii. e. Of the
common peope] against them" nehemiah, CHI.
v.) This bad the desired effect.
| 8. Hide The OatcasiS"--" bewray not him that
VANDERBILT Let mine outrass d,ceH with hee."
" Be thou a covert to them from the face Of the
spoiler" Make thy shadow as the night, in the
midst Of noon-day." (lsaiah xvi. s, a. "Thou
shalt not deliver unto his master the servant that
hath escaped from his master unto thee.
9. Elevate The degraded al home, where they be-
long-in their native country, and yours. " Let
them dwell rW you, even among YOU" g in that
place which they shall choose" "Thou shalt not
Cypress tnem," nor SANDER Christianity, by say
LING it can never elevate them in this country
" Bring the poor that are cast out, TO thine own
house, (Iseiahly 7 instead Of thrusting them
beyond the wide ocean.
u 10. Treaiahem as equals, every where, especial
" in the house of worship. " Have not the faith
ofour Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of Glory, with
respect to PERSONS" e., undertake not, profess
I not to hold that faith, While at the same time ye
have respect to persons. " For if there come into
| your assembly man with gold ring, in goodly
apparel, Tor white skin, and there come in also
a poor man, with vile raimeut, Tor with a coIorec
, skin,] and We have respect to him that wearetl
The gay clothing, or the white skin,] and say un-
t to him, Sit here in 4 good place, and say to the
poor, Ito the deSpised colored man, Stand thol
f there, or sit here under my footsooI, or yondel
in the negro pew i are We not then partial in your
; selves, and are become Judges ofey thoughts!" j
@. judges haUing evil thoughts, Hath not Coz
chosen the poor Of tins world, rich in lailh! &c
: F." But ye have despised the poor" 9 james H. l.
! II. "ReHeve the oppressed" Isaiah i. IT, "Breal
the ja,es Of the scicked, and pluck he spoil ouI
u has ieeth." Job xxx. II. Do this by the Lawful
e authority God has put into your hands " for tn
= very thing" For rulers are not a terror TO goot
9 works, but to the evil p &C for he is the mnste
. Of God, a rcvenger to execute wrath upon hin
y that doeth evil"
: The sovereign power lies in the people, includ
c iugyourselves and in all nations and ages, CO.
holds the people responsible las he did the peop
n of Egypt for the Impressions of their rulers
c This work should be done,-
5 l.. BIZ legislation. /" Proclaim liberty through
+ out ali the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof
+ Lev. XVI. 10. "Thus saith The Lord, sc hav
not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, ev
n cry one to his brother and every man to hi
e neghhor: behold proclaim liberty for you
= saith the Lord, to the sword and to the pest
c lence, and to the famine, and will make you t
u berenoved into all the kingdoms of the earth,
= Jer. XNYiv. H. This dcpuucaton we see FUTILE
0 upon the Jews to this day. They-are liyin
o monument of the divine Indignation against thos
! who refuse to WELD political power for the oppre'
o sed.
T., Q. By judjcial DECISIONS Execute iudgmcr
J, in the morning, i. e. early, immediately an
+ deliver the spoiled out of The hand of The oPpre
sor." Jer. xxi. 10.
d " He judged the cause Of the poor and needy
}? then was it well with him. Was not this to kn0
ID me- saith the Lord I" Jer xii Is.
&c s. By the baiot boa. This primary function
r the government is exercised directly by the peopl
p " Judges'and officers shalt thou make thee, in
r he gates which the Lord thy Cod gveth the
le throughout thy tribes and they shall rule Il
ID people with Just Judgment" Deut. xvi 49,
d, ~, " Hare M fellowship with the unfruit
to works OF darkness, but rather reproye them" ?
Is rify the church as well as the State. My hou
IS, shall be called house Of prayer" VIII We NAL
no it u" den of thieves?" " Is this house, which
OF called by my name, become a dee Of robbers
ry your eyes," Jer. vii H. "The law is made f
be manstealers.", ] Tim. i. 10.
be final Judge for the neglect of This work. for refn
Id ing to comply with his explicit directions? Is
at not enough that HE speaks? viii you shelf
lis yourselves under the plea that it is no business
nd qourS? Consider the tscf condemnation that
u Wrapped up in that plea No business of you
that humanity is crushed? that gyour own natu
of is chaiezed? That the image Of your God is
to the market? that your Savior is robbed Of
I'M purchased that immortal spirits are heathen2c
ht that the commandments of Jehovah are ira
IS crossed that the mpenitentale perishing in the
list sins' that iniquily is framed by law? that t
= Bible is wrested for the support Of impurily Il
IN oppression that its sacred pages are withheld fro
your brother? that the members of Christs my
gu teal body hcrded with cattle that the chur
all is pollutedi that RIGHTEOUSNESS, egazed, is fou
IDS in her skirts? that she sinks in disgrace, while t
name Of her divine Founder is btasphemed?-l
on say that all This is none Of your business is to
on that you haze no business-uo part or lot in t
or work of the Savior no portion or inheritance
ms the kingdom of heaven! 70 say that the church
he and ministry have nothing to do with this work,