Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-09


ular religion of the country, as joining hands
with men-ssealers, and cradle-plunderers, and
contributing to uphold the diabolical system Of
with an alarming array of facts
makes good his assertion. But the point is a
tender one. lie questions the soundness, and
entire purity Of the Church, and his limits are
is branded by that powerful
body as a hereto, and infeld. 1t avails him
nothing that he quotes the Bible ahcays on the
side of justice and liberty, while many distin-
guished divine, contrary to the life and teach
ings of Christ proves it to be slavery-support-
ing, and war sustaining book. 1t is nothing
that he advocates the cause of the poor and
lowly, the down trodden and oppressed that he
follows most reverently the example Of Him on
whom they profess to believe their salvation de-
pends l." He is seeking to climb up some othsr-
way" As if doing righteously, and loving
mercy were not acceptable in the sight of God
than mere profession, and an empty name.
When Christian nation is slaycholding ma
ton, when Christians buy and sell Christians,
protesting to believe this traffic in human souls
is sanctioned by God and the Bible, and still
claiming Christ as their Great Exempelr, it is
evident that sin and iniquity are stalkingabout
at noon-day-and when those not directly en-
gagged in the iniquitors practice defend, and up
hold it is there not need for men who will
fearlessly wage war with I" principalites. and
powers, and spiritual wickedness in high
places ?" And why should they be treated
with scorn and derision? All past history is
replete with reasons. Is it not true that the
spirit Of Christianity is almost lost sight of in
our church, and " our creed,' and that we
have come to look upon men made organiza-
tions with reverence due only to Christ-like
deeds? Seriously we know this too true, then
why assail so bitterly those who in a spirit of
love and benevolence point out these evils, and
their effects, and urge us against their continu
ance.
WHY does the church fear to be probed II
it is of God will it not stand any and all at
tacks, and will not ministers and members love
her more and more, if, after Mr.. Garrison de-
nunciatons they can, from personal knowledge
and experience relute his accucations IF they
feel confident as they claim, that they are in
the right, and only right way, they cannot fear
his influence upon themselves, and as they
would multiply their numbers, why not rush
to the rescue of those whose minds are open to
conviction, and in Mr.. Garrisons presence prove
his assertions against the church. G. Facts are
stubborn things" They talk much about his
perncious influence, but it seems unnatural
that he who appeals always to the God-like in
our natures can harm us much, or that words
which incite to high resolves and noble
deeds can cmanate from an impure source
Z" Virtue at Virtues voice alone will rise -
g Grant he is conscientious say some, "but
he is fired by mistaken ZEAL" He only asks
Christians to practice what they profess to be =
live GO Do unto Others as ye would they
should do unto you" And then, +" his rawlings
about the Constitution and the Union " say
they g are insane but those who hear him are
constrained to confess" There's method in
his madness !"
The Democrats cared not that he pronounced
them pro-slavery to the last degree, and wholly
corrupt, they were 50 rejoiced to hear him point
out the hollowness of the anti-slavery profess
sions of the Republican party, and the Republic
cans, WE'LL they could not SO easily deny what
he said of them, though their cause was advo-
Gated, but imagine they were more fearful he
would injure their party, than DESTROYS for him
to advance the anti-slavery enterprise. There
was free discussion, and fair Encouragement
could be met with argument, yet only one Re-
publican joined in the discussion. fancied
some of them who wanted to consider them
selves genuine anti-slavery men, saying to Mr..
Garrison,-
"Do not look upon