Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-06-03

science In inc Slgnt OF UOu. ana again, we
were bold in our God to speak unto you the ]
Gospel of God with much contention, as we ,
were allowed Of God to be put IN trust with the ,
Gospel, SO We speak, not OF pleasing men, but
God, which trieth our hearts. Il
Now the word of God is for aggression and
conquest, and not compromise, with sin. The
Word of God is park of artillery swift
rushing mountain Of thunderings and light
nings against sin, to overcome it and get it out
of the world, and not mere protest to save
your own credit The VOID of God is to be
thundered forth by the ministry for the discom-
future Of this great villainy and impiety in the
judgment seat, and in the legislature, and in
the sin Of man-stealing, and this is to be done
in reliance upon God, and at his command,
that the nation may be brought to repentance,
may cry out, like any other sinners, Men and
brethren, what shall we do and may be re-
deemed from this mighty iniquity. tits man
fest that this requires an attention to it IN the
part Of the Church and the ministry, and
space for it in the Sabbath, and a proclamation
Of Gods truth in regard to it, such as never
has been giyen-never has been made. This
work is yet to be done, and the power and
glory of the Old Testament, the intense fires of
God love of justice, and his wrath against in
justice and oppression, the forked and chain
| lighthings Of the prophets, and the thunder
bolts Of Hebrew history, are yet to be shot up
on this nations sins. Who dare do it, but a
ministry commissioned of God, and illumna-
ted and inspired by,his. Spirit Z Who gan dol
it but they only Whose appropriate Business
is it, odo this but theirs and what is the duty OF
the Church but to support and protect them in
doing this? and when and how can they do
this, except on the Sabbath-their day, Gods
day, for instructing rcproying, and calling the
world to repentance?
1t is not mincing, delicates, light notice of
this niquity that God requires, or the broad,
hardened, braze, unbushing~ denominations Of
the Government and the people demand, but a
reiterated, loud laundering of Gods truth. 1t
is very easy to say q SOFT aplol0gizing word now
and then in regard to it, and excite no anger,
no disturbance, and do no good, rouse no mans
conscience ; and not few, in what they do say
or intimate on such a subject, seem to be beg
ging pardon of the congregation for such a
painful alluslon, instead of uttering Gods
voice fearlessly, grandly, and declaring, Thou
art the maus
In this matter, Christ dividing rule is true,
He flat is not for me is against me. 1t men
will not now speak out and act against Slavery,
their voice and influence are in favor of it. If
the ministers OF the Gospel, instead Of the pol
icy OF silence, and poured out their walls, as
Gods commissioned angels. and let the thun-
derings, lightnings and earthquakes shake the
heavens and the earth, this iniqulty would long
since have been arrested 1t is only under the
repression and enforced silence of the Word of
God that it has been able to advance with such
giant strides, till it has taken possession Of
the Senatorial Representative, Executive and
judicial branches Of our Government.
Now Satan will never cast out Satan, and
this iniquity is to be stayed and turned back
only by the Word of God and by the Church
and ministry being faithful to that Word. g II
they had stood in my counsel, says Jehovah
and caused my people to hear my words, Their
they should have turned them from their evi
way, and from the evil of their doings. JUS
so now But this great and mighty result o
repentance for sin is not to be got at by silence
in regard to the sin and they who keep silen
in time of temptation and trial do, in fact
defend and daub the sin with untempered NOR
tar They may say that they are good Anti
Slavery men, as much opposed to this niquit,
as any one but their silence gives consent, AM
carries them over into the ranks OF the enemy
Their pretensions af Anti Slavery principle are
indeed, excellent, if the principle itself could b
, got at for use, They say it is in them, in esse
as the diamond is in carbon and SO, indeed
every lump of charcoal, could it speak, nigh
say, /" | am a diamond-do not treat me as if
were merely piece of charrcd wood, In pc
tential essence, the diamond is in my nature.
All, yes, my good friend, and if you woul
only tell me how | may bring it out, and kee
it in the form of diamond-how | may catcl
the essence, and make it stay put-you vii
: make my fortune But, alas, the world vii
: never STE any thing in you but charcoal You
diamond nature does not speak out your char
coal does.
Just so, there are many in the ministry VIII
will be much offended if you tell them the
are not opposed to Slavery-therefo in effect
defend it. They will affirm that, in potentia
r essence, the adherence of Slavery is in them
though they do not go to the extreme Of eve
speaking against it.
: Ay, and the very difficulty is, that it neve
= makes itself known except by "a most potentia
silence 1t is us silent and invisible as tn
I diamond is in the charcoal, or the light in
mass of solid anthracite. On this principl
S there is not dark subterranean coal mine, 0
Q bed, or pit, in existence, but what is regio
| of brilliant, glorious light but unfortunately
, it needs IL great many manpulations of science
: great many torturing processes of art, an
t operations of fire and water, to extract the ma
c terial of light, and put it in shining order,
And Just 50 with not few, who should
! lights Of the ministry but are rather like IL
= visible, unsmelted native ores. If they migf
r be subjected to the necessary roastings an
! smeltings and publications, and the Word {
God extracted from than in visible, gloriou
= form and shape, confronting and exposing IL
1 gross and damning features of this sin, then il
deed it would be powerful and conquerin
testimony But what is principle good for
not to come forth in action IN the time of tria
? if not to withstand temptation, to rebuke il
: iouity, and protect the weak and down trodde
c from the wicked and the strong? What is tt
: worth of silent, inactive, concealed principle
C whole acres of it, what better than treachery
$ salt that has lost its SAVIOR. and is not tit even f
= dunghll ? What is the worth of a milliC
e candies, each hidden under its own bushel
It What is the light of the Christian Church Ill
o the Christian ministry given for, but to be Il
c light of the world ? If it is hidden from ii
/ world out of fear, out OF a very selfish exp
It diency, it is darkness and if the light that
IL in YOU be darkness, how great is that dar
ness
P 1t makes us think of the recent discover
that every cubic mile of ocean contains mo-
y than two pounds weight of solid silver. 1Io
S potential 1t makes the mouth of mis-
o water; but he is forced to think, If | could O.
}. " get at it Oh, thou mine Of incalculab
II wealth Two million tuns of solid silver in tt
y Atlantic Yo potential, silyery waves, if
It could but evoke, by some concentrated, irresis
&C ible chemistry, your hidden riches
a Ay, but there's the rub lis of no mo
d use to you than the commonest puddle
Us rounding ocean, at your command, OF no mo
N value than the smallest secluded nook befo
p your own cottage on the Fast River. Aud ju
s. so, whole cubic mile of such AntiSlavcl
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