Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-22
AMERICAN BAPTIST FREE MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.

4'A''' I'M 'NtN'-l dJCIutu Out Oi Ic etN9lOuo vi
this Society last week at Beknap street church (col
ored,) and was very much gratided to find eo gath
cred together in the name, and with the spirit of Je
sus Christ, to act with pure hands in the great work
of christianity, 1t is nearly ten years since became
convinced Of the abomination of offering and receiy
ing "robbery Or the fruits Of slavery into the "hca7
ry Of the Lord" My views then may be found in an
"Extract from an Address" published in the Voice
of Freedom May 3, 1889, or near chat time, 4 have
not the paper at hand, and may mistake the date VI
Those views have never changed. Consequently
have since watched with great interest," every ind-
cation on the part of christians, of an intention to
divorce missions or religion from sl2y2cr | look up
on them as evidences of sincerity, ya as proofs Of
the progress Of true religion Ga regretted that
christians of all denominations cyald tunte togoth-
er and form Tree Missionary Society without refer
once to sectuian views and interests instead Of hay
ing separate denomnational organizations, whore
weakness must Of necessity be attendant upon all
their operations hope the time will come when
christian charity and fellowship will beso obundan.
as to abolish sectariqn societies. and unite al christ
ians in iudssouble bonds.
have intmatcd that the attendance was smell
This may be accounted for from several causes. The
name of the society indicates its sectarian loolmgs
and implies that it looks to Bapfss FOR its support;
consequently those of other socs do not feel called
upon to aid Or attend their meetings Of the Baptist
in Boston, very few knew, or could know, of the meet
inc, unless they saw the notice in some paper which
they are willing to donounca as "iuidol," for their
pulpita were dumb and their press s1a,, nrcaton to
it. A notice of the meeting was handed to the Chris
tan Reflector and Christian Wotchnan, the Baptist
organs and money offered them to pay for publishing
il, which they refused to tqkc but said they would
publish it as matter Of courtesy. But some how
"they had such press of matter" that it got crowd
ed out and did not appear at all. This shows how
much care is taken to keep the denomination in entire
ignorance of facts that every honest member of il
ought to know.
The speakers, however, did not seem to be dis
heartenodo or DISAPPOINTED, account Of the thin at
tendance Their remarks were spirited, feryid anC
eoouent, The position of the society, with the roas
on which led to its organization were fully explained
1t was shown clearly that they had no society in hc
denomination which had divorced itself from SLAYER
or manifested an incnaon to do So The only cours
left for them, after repeated unayailing efforts to pro
mote a union against slavery among Northern Bap
lists, or induce the American Baptist AIisslonary Tn
ion "to recognize division between free and slave
holding rnissons"-was to turn away from this "Ur
ion" and organize Free missionary society.
From the facts laid before the meeting, am cor
vnced that the position of the "Union" with reerenc
to slavery is not generally known. have taken som
pains to collect some of these facts ana if called 70
am ready to make them known; as do not like to Sc
, people blindy supporting men or measures, OF who's
u characters they are ignorant. Humbug is, and h.
been too long, the order Of the day,
The character and position of the American Bal
fist Free Mission Society is set forth by the foown
extracts from its constitution The members pede
t, themselves to Sod and one another, 10 unite in Il
Il support of B. NJ Society, that shall be thorough
:, separated from oil connection ,cih the 6nocn arai8
- slauery"
" Art 2nd reads thus-"Ths Society shall be cor
" posed of Blptists, of acknowledged christian chara
ter, gho are not s'arcbolaers but who believe that
voluntary slavery under all circumstances, is SIN, a
- treat it according,g and who pay one dollar annual
to the society, Or twenty dollars at one time for Iii
Il or appear as delegates from church or auxiliary
ciety.
" The contrast between this society and the Unor
y. may be partially seen by the following, which is t
=, "bass" Of the ''Union"-
:, "Ths Union shall be composed of life members
M the members of the Baptist General ConyentiC
= who may be present at the adoption Of this constit
= ton shall be members for life, of the Union Oh
y persons NAV be constituted life members bv the ia
ment at one time of not less than one hundred d.
~ lars"
Is Tins # will be seen that neither Slayob llers.
~ flels Atheists. Dmnkords NOR men Of anv a,
ne character are excluded from membership. Gamer
> ne,ts were offered so as to limit the membership
D. nersons of acknowledged christian character and
cy render gloreboders inerir;de IN oGce but thew W.
by rejected almost by occamatiop
leu have rarely attended meeting where I he