Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-17

roI the Hfetn Mountain Freeman
The Evangelical Alliance,

MR. PoLAND;-The sub jet of the Alliance formed
by the Worlds Convention referred to in A late nu1o
Der OIL the Fireman. Is one of deep interest especially
to this notion,-it is subject that has occupied nv
thoughts and raised my hopes long before the conven
uon met looked to as the rising star of our APP
preaching day. which should bless the world with its
benign and heavenly influence. The convention met.
composed, as is sad ofthe choicest spirits of all M
tlons' The most perfect harmony prevailed. Oppo-
sing sects seemed prepared to beat the sword of party
spirit into the poughshare of the Gospel-o break p
the talow ground OF mans obdurate hear.-a uobIcr
work than which, never engaged the thoughts or ruid
gu the actions OF men-The spirit of the Eternal seem
ed to rest down upon and bless the entire COMPANY
there assembled; but, as in another case when tbe
sons Of God were assembled, Satan came also amono
them, transformed into an angel of Hght,-appearinr
IN prlesty garb, as servants Of the Most High; claim
ing to represent the dearest interests of the American
church, and that interest was the porpeuation ofsaye
ry alscr representation than which, never proceed
ed from his Satanic Maosy's most faithful servants
let their names be recorded traitors to their masters
cause and let the just indignation of an injured and
Vlrtuous people, rear monument to their irfamv for
the Oeneht OF after ages But suppose ye, these mon
were sinners above all the men ofthe nation? toll
you nay-Dd they not truly represent the American
church as it is? What complaint do we hear from tho
church OF having been misrepresented- there are
some few Church organizations in the nation that dis
approve the representation altogether but where is be
main body OF the American church on this subject
why sir, they either rest quietly satisfied or cxulinc
rolce In this triumph of slavery over the dearest in
terests Christianity g. some of them when thew hard
that shareholders were not to be admitted into the con-
ventlon, voted not to represent ALL & all the while claim
to be opposed to slavery as moral, civil and political
evil, and still their discipline sanctions slaverfa-
lowshlps Shareholders & openly publishes to the world
that "they will not and can not or dare NOT if thew
would alter their discipline on this subect" thus seem
ing determined to retain slavery in the church until
the worlds people, as they call them, by political ac
ton, abolish slavery in the nation then thew will FREQ
the church, and not till then The object for which
the church was established being, SEEMINGLY entirely
forgotten. When look at this subject as if EXISTS n
the churches am led to excaim, as did Jeremiah Of
old-"O that my head were waters and mine ewes = |
fountain OF tears that might weep day and nrbt for
the SLAIN OF the daughter of my people," And esne-
claIy, when look back to the situation of Gods neo
pie IN former ages and see how they lived and the fate
they shared, when ripe for destruction. While looL
al the deuge that destroyed all the ungodIv-tbc chill
dren of Israel that fell in the wilderness Tho To,r;.
chufch "hen our Saviour reproved 1.-THE Roman
Catn0llc churcu with all its connected evils, am led