Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-25

o. We admit the following article into our columns.
because the writer seems 10 consider that injustice has
been done, by the remarks OF the Rev. ar. si,epperson
published a few days ago, to the Roman Catholics
We wish il distinctly understood, however. thai we do
not intend that a sociarlan controversy shall be carried
on in this paper; and the matter Will therefore terminate
with this publication:
To The Editors Of The Lynchb,ug pirginia,.
| send you these few reflections, which, if you lave
room IN your sheet, or i,lnk II proper, you may insert.
y pom reading the address OF the Rev. John g.. Shep-
person TO the Sabbath School Of New London, could
but be struck at the manner in which he denounces
Romanism. lie refers to Bucks Theological Dictiona-
~, as the source from whence he derives his lax or
rather his ''iee bill" ant upon having RECOURSE TO said
book, was really astonislIed at the precision with which
The author enunerales those lndul9ences, which we're al
first issued by Urban Pad, IN the llih century, as a re.
compense 10 those who went to the Holy Land. and
which afterwards caused the iamous declamalIons of Iu-
lher, and his final abandonment Of Romanism. was a,
the same time much amused at reading Of ll,e diversity
of Religious Beliefs which abound among mor, but cs-
pecially al the singular names attached 10 some Of Them.
As probably 1t might afford a moment of amusement TO
some Of your readers 10 see the list Of these Beliefs, and
as i'm pretty certain that many have not had the uppor,
luniiy Of reviewing even the names of those religious
systems, some OF which have occasioned The shedding Of
so much blood aud the waste Of 50 much time, | will here
annex The list.
Religious Beliefs.
Albaneses, Allenites, AnllnoInlans, Apocariias, Apol
actilas, Afmenians, Attoiyriles, Ascodeogiles, Ascoo,
drules, Atheists, Baptisis, regular or associate, Free.
communion Baptists, Free VIII Baptisis, Six Principle
dsy Baplisis, Seventh day Baptists or Sabbalarians,
Kciihians or Quaker Baplisis, Bardsaniles, Baxierians,
Bereans. Calvinists, Complexities, Christians, Come
Cutters, Congregationalls's, Canaanl.es, Cumberland
Presbyierians, Presbyierians (Old and New Scliool }
Dancers, Delsls, Digsers, Episcopalians. Essenes, Ems
chites, Eudoxians, Family Of Love, Fighting Quakers,
Friends, or Quakers, Galileans, Gnostics, Greek OF Rus
sian Church, IIoffnanites, llupkinsians, Huulanltarlans
lIutchinsonians JanseDlsls, Johns mans, Jews, Jump
ers, knipperdolngs, Lampeiians, LalltudInarans, luc.
copetrians, Libertines, Lutherans, Macarians, Mahom,
etans, Ma sialists, Men Of Understanding, MeIhodists,
NJ. f.. Church, Primitive Metiiodists, Protestant Meth
odists, Wesleyan Melhodists of England, Wesleyan
M%ethojis,s Of The Uuiled States, Al'lenarlans, Mormon
lies or Latter day SAINTS, Necpssaflans, ODginites, Os-
uo,dites, Pantheisls, Pelagians, Perfeciioilists, Pre- Ads
antics, PredestInarlans, Prscllllanlsis, Puritans, Pu.
seyites, Reformed Dutch Church.. Reformed German
Church, Roman Catholics, Seekers, Shakers, SocInians,
Swedenborgiaus OF The New Jerusalem Church., Trans
,.endenralsls, IrinlIarians, Thinkers, Unilarians, Unie
ycrsaGs,s, Weaknesses, Waer Drinkers, Whippers,
Wickl6ites, Wilkinsonians, Inlnglians, Iao-Le OF Iao
On Isze. aud, IhooThIIanlhroplsls &c. &c.
A formidable array, is il not : One is almost tempt
ed to subscribe TO The following sentiment of the elegant
VolIairc. that, ''From the first ages of Christianity, o
pluions have been divided on the subject OF religious du-
iy. The Christians OF Alexandria did not agiee on ma
Nv points with those Of Antioch. The AcraIans were
al variance with the Asalics. Tnls diversity oi opinion
has existed in every age, and II all probability will con
tinue forever. Jesus Christ, who alone could have uni-
ted all the faithful in one opinion, did not do SO; II Is fair,
therefore, 10 presume that such was not his intention
but that his design was rather TO exercise ali his Church
es in performance Of charity aud acts ol Indulgence To-
wards each other, BY permitting the establishment oil
dlffe rent systems, which, however, should all unite M
s,knoN Lodging him as their Lord and MASTER After re
viewing he almost infinite diversity Of Religious Be-
liols, wJuid dread 10 be the man 10 eiec, myself a olhe