The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-11-27


msnt. He knows. | say, unlsss be is
more stupid than his poor ignorant ad-
-mirers, that not one man Of sense and
Information in i've thodsand will do amy
thing else than laugh Ut his folly, or, At
most, pretend to consider Il very holy.
put on long face and rlay the hypo-
crite. merely to Aatter the weak and
credulous, and avoid the impu,ation of
in6deI-poor, tssskss, s0ieksd isfdel, or.
in orher words, man that reasons and
rejects the gross absurdisies that igno-
rance countenances and follows. The
man Of ordinary understanding can
look at the actioas of men and see at
once that priestcrait is trade he can
see that he retails these absurdities for
money-for iively-hood, and he knows
Of coure that the Priest will little care
to enIishten his followers il he is to lose
his tribute money, the moment they a.
wake to light and reason yet the weak
followers Of Priestliness 60 on and still
believe that Almighty God il a child, or
vain woman, TO De flattered with songs.
prayers. and Win hns dresses. and
graceful .knesIipg. ? Guam a5ssrdssas "a
leat esm ignorantia r. = ''
They even yet 60 on some Of them, to
believe that the great frst cause will
change his laws and alter his purpose
on hearing the supplications. remon-
strances. and batteries Of hireIing
priesthood; but this will be only for a
season only while ignorance abides
upon the earth, and credulity bears such
sway .as to induce its unhappy victims 30
pay tithes and thus Offer reward for
hypocrisy,by inducing unpriucipled men
to put on garb Of sanctity, Avery-like,
to cover their iniquisy, 20 give themselves
consequence among the credulous and
procure the good sl'inys--the loavos and
fishes Of this life at an easy price. Blu,
the purposes Of the Almighty are fortu-
nately not changed either by private OF
public fattery or prayer; ifthey were,
the contradictory requests Of con,endine
sects and parties would destroy the uni
verse) they are fixed aud unchaug able,
To bis laws there is no variation--or
shadow Of turning. The most orthodox
Priest, and the man Of reason who op-
poses his unreasonable dogmas are a.
like subject TO the laws of nature; the
earthquake and. the ,hunderbolt obey the
laws impressed uren them by nature,
without regard to whom they. may swal-
low, M or dash tn ntemswbe they hon
est and good. wise 9r ignorant. ortho-
dox or infdel; but among tie cteduious
there is one essential differences in re-
gard to calamities which their own OBJ.
ssrsation must often correct, but which
their superstition will not let them reason
on, nor remember--it 10 this. If caiami.
ty fall upon tho creslulous believer, il i,
q acAasteaisg Of ths Ahwig1ty. which tri.
al is necessary to purify them for hea'
ven, and il it fall on the reasonable anJ
unbelieving in Pries.ly dog'nas, il is .
judgment. tesribuiise vengeance direct
ed especially to cut of the ungodly. Bu,
all such folly as this must soon pass a.
way. and the antiquated opinions and
superstitious usages ofour ignorant and
barbarous age give place to reason, vir.
tue, and benevolence. Moreover, love.
ly woman who has always been made
the dupe Of the Priest, who has always
been kept in ignorant fear and submis.
sion to the absurd iogmas that they have
set forth to govern her, shall rise from
her lethargy, and instead Of being ths
tool of her superstitious fears aud the
caterer for the comfort and lazy apathy
of those that have frightened and decei-
vsd her. shall wake 10 view them in theil
proper right, she ahall wake to see them
the cause, the hiretng agent Of all ,hel
,guorapce and crsdaplilyj and shall cas-
them of togstheF With the false conf
dancar and,0nfcRvudnsl, drenha :,vish vvl.;cI