Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-01-21
TIL E FIR E 4 NJ A N .
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
The Pope and the Devil Horribly
Frightened,
O. ALL ABOUT NoTHING.~fn

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Mr.. EDIToR-A few months SINCE a wonderful in
terest was excited in the christian world by the sug
gestion of an Evangelical, or, as it was then termed
Christian Alliance. 1t dvulged the design of uniting
the entire energies of Christianity against the Papacy
in particular, and the arch adversary in general. The
Pope trembed and foamed and Eliminated and by the
triple powers damned the monster before its birth,
thus admonishing his fellows against its mammoth in
fuence. The Devil grinned expressive ncredulity,
as much as to say, I'll make handle of this scme-
how" That important advent arrved-that day of
holy discrimination, that hour so immensely pregnant
with hope to a laborlng world, that mighty moment
which ushers into time corporate entity which shall
distinguish sin with perception impartial unshrinkng,
and overwhelm it with christianity distinctive and
immortal. The convention is organized. Its compo-
nent parts seventy American delegates, and for
egners too numerous to mention. Now tremble all
ye agents Of evil, internal mediate Gaze in silence,
o! admirng world. The great work of moral and
ecclesiastical regeneration commences. But alas for
the fallacy of terrestrial hopes. A general inquiry
here arises, Why oppose the Pope and the Devil j.?
Because they enslave their dependents. Agreed, ALL
But the Pope and the Devil to be excluded from
the alliance because they are Shareholders why not all
other Shareholders? But here alas for the unity of the
Presbyterian church, one half of this is slaveholdng
Shall the veil of the temple be rent in twain second
time? No; no! They are our brethren-we'll hug
them. Gentlemen, you don't understand the subject
very decate-you live across the water-you don't
recognize the inSepdrabe evils of savery-hose sins
which don't harm the character of the stakeholder
can't appreciate circumstances. True, you abol-
ished slavery but it merely provincial ours is
home servtude-yours was nothing but colonial slave
ry, good enough for coonsts-you permitted others to
hold them; we hold them ourselves. Quite differ
ence, gentlemen. You only legslated for others, we
tor ourselves. Immensely different gentlemen. And
then we are not to blame; we inherited the sin
How could we help being born slaveholders3 Hold
your tongue Mr. Pope, don't say that you inherited
your slaves from st. Peter This apostolic succession
is all a humbug while twelve hundred millions of dol
lars worth Of slaves and the integrity of the Presbyte
rian church is no humbug at a-none at all, gentle
men, And after all, it is only the revoutonizing in
fuence of these fanaticaI abotionists Don't believe
them gentlemen, they are Jewellers, radica--men o.
one idea, gentlemen, one idea. They don't care the
half as much for christian fellowship with the Pope
and the Devil and other good Shareholders, as for the
TEARS the groans the utter prostraon Of three millions
of Gods oppressed and bleeding creatures-they dom
worship the integrity of the great Presbyterian church
So dismiss your fears, Mr.. Pope g. Co., we never
meant to trouble you; we only meant to hold great