Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-11-14
From the Phalaar.
EXPOSITION OF VIEWSIN REGARD
TO RELIGION.

the position which we take with respect to
Religion, and express our view of the great
social and practical mission which Chris
tanity has to fulfil.
We must now take higher and more
universal survey Of the great question of
Social Reform, and embrace the career Of
mankind under the Societies Of Antiquity,
and modern Civilization.
All the Societies of Antiquity, the soce-
ties even the most renowned for their ad-
vance in civilization-t Assyrian, the
Persian, the Egyptian and the Greek and
Roman-were all based upon the same
false foundation; upon violence, dcspotism
and usurpaLion, upon war, conquest and
spolia,ion, upon slavery, and upon radical
and unnatural divisions of the Human
Race into castles and classes, with the
dogma Of multiplicity of Gods and a
blind memorable fate, which governs hu-
man destiny without love or mercy.
"The Right of antique Civilization was
violence. war was its politics, conquest its
aim, and the foundation Of It's industrial sys-
fem slavery. The freeman, whether
patrician or plebaian, made war and was
Consumer; the Producer was a slave
Slavery was the base Of antique civiIiza-
ton, as war was the summit. sentiment
of humanity did not extend beyond the
limits ofthe country (Patria, ) and its highest
virtue was maroon patriotism (still the
highest hum military sentiment of statesmen
and politicians.) Externally we find the
implacabIe dominion Of nation over nation;
internally we find slavery or the use of
man by man as a chattel, and divisions of
the population INTO castles Such were
the characteristics Of the antique Social
Order.
In the midst Of this scene Of despotism
and brutal dominion, of war and usurpa-
ton. Of &c rec contentious and distractions
of nations, Of rapine and gigantic crime,
of universal slavery, of the separation Of
The Human Raae into unnatural divisions,
and Of degradation, poverty, and misery
in the midst of this Grgh,rul scene If social
discord and subvcrsion, CHRIST was born
into the World!
Christ gave 10 the world new moral
and social lava Law of Love. of Har-
many Of Unity and the Brotherhood Of
the Human Race! He proclaimed God
of Love and n Universal Father, whose
Providence extends to the whole Human
Family, Instead Of the disunion and separa-
ton Of mankind INTO hostile nations, castles
and classes free-men and slaves, he pro-
claimed the law Of Love, and the Equality
Of men before Gnd-he declared the Unity
orthe race, that mankind were all brothers,
children Of ONE Col and members oil ONE
Family, who should dwell together in peace
on earth and in good will with one another.
lie taught mankind to pray that "the will
of God might be dcne on Earth as it is in
Heaven" thereby establishing the reign
of divine order, Justice AMI brotherhood,
instead of satanic discord, injustice and
ha,e-that al might have their ''daily
bread or be blessed with prosperity and
abundance that men might not be g led
into temptation" but The paths Of life be
made free from snarcs and pitIalls-that
tho "king lom of Cod nigh. come upon
earth, and the reign Of Evil cease!
Through The doctrines OF Christ, man.
kind are in possession of the principles of
new Social Order the opposite olaniique
civilization, which existed when those
doctrines were annouccd to the world, and
the words of his Prayer show that they
were not given 10 mankind as an exclusive
theory OF morals, and as dogmas relating
only TO another world, but that they were
given to effect a complete transformation
in the false social institutions of Antiquity,
and to be realized in practice here on earth
1.-The kingdom Of Hcay en-" was to come
10 us in thistcrrcStrial worldby the establish.
ment of 4 true Social Order, based upon
the principles Of Unity and Brotherhood
which Christ proclaimed, in the room of
the Pagan Societies of war, violence and
oppression.
But, the old Social World has not been
reformed, and with some partial moditica-
tons. the social institutions of Antiquity,
have dcS conded down TO the present day,
and the Societies of Christendom, which
constitutes what is called Modern Civiiza-
ton, are but continuation of Pagan Socie-
ties, and higher development; of Ancient
Civilization of the civilization Of Greece
and Rome from which we have received
the laws and principles on which our So
scie,ies are founded, and by which they are
governed in all practical relations.
Thus although mankind are through
Christ IN possession of new Social Law
or earth, new belief in God and Proyi-
dence, a new view Of human Destiny and
OF the relation OF man TO his Creator and
his feTlow-man, yet the old Pagan Socie-
ties, with their satanic principles and the
reign of evil and misery, continue on earth,
But Christianity has warmed the heart
Of Humanity, and as the Greek and Ro-
min Civilization has descended the stream
Of time, some important and benign changes
have been effected in the social condition
OF man, in those nations over which it has
spread
The Christian law OF love has somewhat
unnamed mankind; Antique Slavery has
oeen transformed into Serfdom, mainly
through the benign influence of the Christ
ian sentiments OF brotherhood and freedom,
and from the same holy influences the
&, laboring mass have been elevated one stem
higher in the scale of liberty. 10 nerson,I
freedom, which advance from Serraor,
though far short of complete enfranchise.
ment, is accompanied by many valuable
rights and privileges. Woman too has
been elevated TO a higher position in So