Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-01-28
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN.

his hre still in many places the sad effects of these
former instructions are yet visible.
Now, all this appears to have happened unto us for
an ensample, to the end that we might understand
that we can never deviate from right principles, not
even in our zeal to do good, without ultimately reap
ing the fruits of our own doings And in the contro
versy which is now going with the whole American
church, and which bids fair to shake not only earth,
but also heaven, it stands in hand so to conduct
ourselves as not to need a similar lesson. In order
for which I've should be careful to treat with due res
pect all those institutions which have for their object
the amelioration of the condition of man. Many BY
taking contrary course have throw themselves into
diverse temptations, and into the of the Devil
From railing at ministers and churches they have gone
on, step by step imbibing mperceptiby to themseves
spirit of aversion the to christianity, until they have
at last come out in open hostility to the gospel OIL
Christ And the cause of freedom instead Of gaining
any pecunary aid by this COURSE seems to have been
anticipated has only suffered loss thereby. For this
hostility toward the church and her different nstitu-
tions to the extent to which it has prevailed has had
no other tendency than to inspire sceptcsm and there
by to dry up the channels of bencvocnce instead of
opening them to the slave.
Let men be persuaded to withhold the aid which
they have habitualy given to the support of preach
ing missions, the bible cause and other similar nst
tutions and they will usually narrow down their
trbutions for the slave instead of charging them
" AS we measure to Others so it will be measured to
us again." Let those who are laborng for the slave
consider this and 80 conduct themselves not to en-
barrass the cause with the want of funds. And that
they themselves may not by sheer poverty, like those
early Methodist preachers, be driven from the work.
These remarks are not designed to cast reflections
on such as have been ed from conscientious motives
to appropriate to the cause Of the slave, what they
otherwise would to other benevolent purposes. Though
is obvious, whatever professions there may be to the
contrary that the number who thus do must be COM
parativey SMALL else with seven thousand legal voters
Z. we might sustain in this state at least effective
missionary in the work. And what would require Of
those who profess to confne their benevolence to thu
one object, is, that they would come forward and sus
tain the cause by beraliy equal at least to that
the votaries of other benevolent enterprises And THU
is only what ought to be done by every friend Of the
slave especially at the present time As extensive
It arrangements making for a vigorous prosccu
ton of the work, and our friends also have deter
mined on invading the enemies land, and to this enc
Il they have now established themselves with pres
i even where SIT MS seat is, it must require
greater efforts and beraity far beyond that to whc
we have been accustomed to sustain them in this stu
ID pendous Undertaking.
it These miscellaneous remarks are not designed
e answer to the questions proposed by Brother Pn
die; but only as a sort of reply to various nsnuaton
which have been thrown out at different times and b.
l. different correspondents, and are only conclusion
e former remarks. have been led to this course, nc
ID from desire to evade the questions proposed, Blu
re with view to close up the controversy in which
Is was then involved before entering upon another.
d. was apprehensve also that the discussion when ono
* entered upon, might not only be of impol
r. lance, but also of duration AS it would be likely
al involve all those various points which at issue be
" tween those who remain IN the church, and such q
m have seeded from it. Nor do now feel myself a
le liberty to proceed in this discussion in the face
of Father 3aiey's remonstrance, it his views to
n generally acquesced in by the readers of the Ere,
TO luI uouSn uo HoI cAdCty ColClue Will HIS CouTs
lie and was, as well Brother Prndle, somewhat su
o. prsed reading his remarks A sort Of promiscuou
controversy had been kept up in the Freeman for w
years. one which much better calculated to preju
,e dice The mind than inform the judgment And thong
was the the order of the day that every one shou
be permitted to say what he pleased yet when Broht
ty PrinGle, who had previously said nothing in order
g bring the subject to issue proposes questic
Of in tangible form, he is peremory and without ce
emory called TO order. Now although have from IL
III the first regretted the introduction of the controvers
re into the Freeman and shall be much gratifie whe
" by common consentit shall be discontinued; still
I'd others think differently and the subject must be di
IN cussed must insist upon it. that it should be discuss
ed in the manner which Brother Prindle proposes
we cannot have peace, let have at least an honor
hle war.
GEO. PUTNAM.
Albany, Jan. 8, ls47.