Democratic banner., 1845-03-08

ed wicked. but which we consider
ed as tie height of zeal and pietv.
and when We killed them I"r these
icriHIcS at dreaming. rrnpheSving.
and vision seeing. they raised the cry
of persecution. and So II is with vuu.i
misrraI ic dcluied Murnnn>.
SmiH-Tlen your.mGst Christian
Mnje>ly is in tavo, of all other reIi-
giuns but this one. are you!
Deril-CertainIv. ! am find Of
praying, singing church buI ding, hell
ringing. gong TO meeting. preaching,
and Wlthal have quite Il missionary
zeal. | Ike also long faces. long
prayers. LONG robes. and learned ser
mons; nothing suits me better. than
TO see people who have been for Il
Whole week depressing their neigh
Dor. grinding Tie face oil the poor.
walking IN pride and folly, and serv-
ing me with all their heart. ! say
nothing suits me better. Mr.. Smith.
than 10 see these people 20 10 meet
ING on SUNDAYS with along religious
lace On, and To see them pay a por-
non Of their II-gottrn gains for the
supported 4 priest. While he aud his
heaIcrs pray with doleiui grcau> and
awful faces. SayIn-. "l.urd We have
left undunc tn" things we ought 10
have done. and done II things we
uCgiIt not and ii,Cu. when service
is ended. see item turn again lo their
Wickedne'S, a"i pursue II cfecdhy
all the week. ;ni tie neat Sabbath
repeat the same things Now. b..
candid. Nh. Smith; d" YOU hot see
that these, ana all othei>, who have
4 form and DENY The power. are INV
good cer>tain children, and that their
religion Is Il help 10 my cause!
SmiN-Cerrain!y. vaur reasoning
Is clear and obviou, is 10 these hypo-
+ cries, lrr yeu would not lie pleased
with. people getting Converted e;lEer
al camp meeting. III whsre.rlSe.
and Then putting their trust IN that
conversion. md IN free grace to save
them-would You not be opposed 10
this
DepH- Why SHOULD | have any
objection to that KIND of religion. Mr..
Smith! ! care not EoN much hey
get converted, nor how mach they
cry Lord. Lord, nor how much they
trust - lice giace la save them. 50
long - they do not do the works That
'hcIr God has commanded them; |
am sure OF them III l. 81, for Yea
know all men are to De Judged acoor-
ding 10 their deeds. What does their
good old Bible say? Does 1t not say.
mot every n that saith the Lord,
Lord, shall enter INTO my kingdom.
but lie that doeth the will OF. NV faith
er which is III heaven" No.. no., Mr..
Smith, ! am not an enemy 10 reli-
glon, and especially 70 the modern
forms at christianity, so long as they
deny the power, they are Il help Ia
my cause; ste how much di>cord.
division, hatred, envy. strife. living,
contention, blindness. and even en-
ror and bloodshcd has been produc-
ed as tie effect Of these very sys-
TENS. BY these means | gam mil.
lions 10 my dominion, while at the
same time we enjoy the credit of be-
mo plous christians; but you, Mr..
Smith. you are nay eneAly, my open
and avowed enemy, YOU have even
dared IN 4 sactilILIuuS manner TO
tear the we'd from all these fine saw
TENS, and 10 commence an open at
tack upon my kingdom, and tins E.
ven when ! had almost all chris,en.
dom, together with the clergy and
gentlemen OF the ITIcSl. III my favor.
How dare you venture thus 10 com
mence n revolution without reserve.
and without and or succor. ana in the
midst of innumcraJle hosts OF NY
subjects!
Smith--Why, sir. in the FIST place,
know that ! had the truth rn my
side. and that your systems and forms
OF christianity we're So manIieSl!y
corrupt, that one had only to IifI the
veil trom your iuolerieS on n side.
and to present plain and reasonable
truth en- the other. and the ewes of
the people could al once distinguish
the difference So clearly that. except
they chose darkness rather than light.
they would leave Your ranks and
come over to truth. For instance,
what is easier than II show from the
history OF the past, that religion of
direct revelation VAS the only svs.
TEN ever Instituted by the Lord. and
the only one calculated To benefit
mankind? VIVA: is easier than TO
show that this system saved the