Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-23

brings on them this responsibility. In this they have
bound themselves not to modest the South will give
the language Of writer in the Advocate on this sub
ect. "Ths very fact then that we give to the South
preachers the exclusive occupancy of the territory
in the South binding ourselves by solemn treaty, not
to send our ministers there is either to be regarded as
full recognition Of them Methodists in an accep-
table sense; or 1t must prove no longer hold our
selves bound by the charge to go We into all the
world" &c. The latter position, think, will not be
taken by any of our BRETHREN either South or North
The former them is the only alternative. We recog-
nize the Southern conferences as being still one with
ourselves and they regard u.s." One of these posi-
tons the NJ. E. Church most certainly occupies. What
picture for God angels, and men to behold! feel
heartily ashamed of some professed abotonists who
influence persons to remain who have seen their duty
before God, and others to unite, When God has said,
Come out from among them" Come out of her
my people," do not say she is Babylon, but do say
that the NJ E. Church, and every other which toerates
the sin of slavery, do the thing that they did in
Babylon. God said to his people, Come out of her,"
and he says SO now. Let any sport at this who dare
O Iu6y uIG COHISClCu pIUpGIIy5 lllSSlOu-
airy operations, &c. They are thus companions, and
at an agreement. Some may say they will not have a
share of the proceeds of the Book Concern Chartered
Fund, &c. We say, then
l. Common morality would dictate that their due
should be given them. An abolition friend may
mark that 1t is not their due, but due the slave. IF
take this view of it, and they RETAIN make them re-
+lo &c fob ~ Cz1 -
law and mans law proceed on that principle.
q The money retained is the price of blood, and
the murderers of Christ knew better than to have such
money in the Lords treasury. Has the NJ Z. C. blind
ed herself more by binding heavy burdens grevous
to be borne and not touching them with of her fin
gers than the cruciers of Christ had by their wicked
ness? God pity her if she has.
6 Her discipline tocrates slavery It does not for
bid private members holding slaves neither does it for
bid ministers holding where the law of the State for
bids emancipation, and does not permit the liberated
slave to enjoy free lon Now thelaw no excuse for
there is no law against carrying them TO ree state,
or giving them pass to go to one. Some have said
our discipline orbids where it orbids the doing of evil
1t forbds it no more than forbids traffic in sprituous
liquors. Numbers have engaged in this business, and
they not able to expel them. Knowing this to be
the case efforts have been made at a number of Cen
eral Conferences to have such law. 1t asserted
on the floor of the last one, by of its members,
that there was class in Ohio in which was five dis
tillers, and in view of these facts, there not
moral power enough to put law in the discipline pro-
hbiting The fact is, it defines wherein the evil of
in+on md &c forl,i1don NOT
assume slavery to be any evil in private members, Meth
ministers only in certain places. That Church ap
pears to be satisfied with this pro-sayory document.
Such an expression has been given by her ministers
in Conference capacity and well they may be if they
are satisfied with the abolitionism Of the Baltimore
Con. which is slavehoding Conference Such salts
faction has been expressed by resolution since the
division in connection with that concerning the disci-
plne. With few words more will close. Suppose
we let the church alone, as some would have us, and
vote it out of the nation and thus put it out of the
church. Doing thus if could with such inconsst-
ency would not c)nvert the STAKEHOLDER to God, or
those who aid him. and all that class of sinners would
remain in the church, and thinks of their being
expelled after that If the other doctrine be true, that
we should remain connected with the SIM to do more
good, should all go back TO our old political parties
and in the Church go to the Catholic, where there is
the most iniquy. This is not the doctrine of the BIZ
ble 1t does not give US permission either to remain
connected until all hope of recovery is past If it
does may forever stay with sinners Facts stub
born things. If the M. E. Church does not wish to be
called pro-savery, let her change her position by wi
ping from her journals the odious resolutions that have
dsgraced her. make and enforce rule expeing slave
holders and raise her voice in favor of the oppressed
Yours for consistency,
MILES FISK.
West Enosburgh, April 9Th, 1916.