Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-24
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SKETCH OF A SERMON


Preached by ELISHA BATES, in The Meihoais'
Church in SpringJoro', Ohm, on TIE evening
y The 25h Of September, 1915.
The writer did not hear the commence
ment of the sermon but when 5rst heard, the
speaker was engaged in port:aying in very
strong language the mutual hostility Of the
Jews and Gentiles at the time of the origi-
nal promulgation of Christianity. lie went
on to show that Notwithstanding their mutu-
al and apparently irreconcileable hatred,
which had continued for a long time, yet,
they could unite their forces for the purpose
Of eilecting a common object, the destruc-
ton Of the Christian religion, and the cruel
fxion of Christ. Notwithstanding their ha-
tired and animosity toward each other, they
could join their forces for the purpos, Of
overthrowing their common enemy, the Chris
tian religion. And just SO it appeared to be
at the present day. The enemies of Chris
tiinity appear to be burying their mutual an
tipathies, and joining their forces for its d.
struction. The Catholic church, whose doc
trines are directly at war with true Christi.
anity, and whose darling object has always
been a universal church and state govern.
mcnt is no less intent upon that end now
than in tn, d, Us Of her sreltcst glory. She
has cast her eyes upon this beautiful Missis-
sippi valley which is capable of sustaining
upon its beautiful prairies and immense
plains, powerful nations, and she has been
and is now engay red in sending into it her
converts in the shape of foreign emigrants
and foreign priests, and her money by tho =
sands, nay by hundreds of thousands, is
poured into it. She is using all her cunning
and energies to spread her doctrines, (Which
are but another name for, or which are but
infdelity in another 81 a3e) and her domain
over this fair portion of the earth.
But this is not the only danger that threat
ans us. We find Infdelity open and avNw-
sl is in league with the Catholic church and
using all its powers to overthrow the church
ofGo1. Infdelity had its rise about two
hundred years ago. Its earliest champion
was a celebrated English nobleman of learn.
ing and erudition, Lord Herbert, who framed
a system Of what he called natural religion
which repudiated all revealed religion. The
system found many advocates in England
1t gradually degenerated DIS it descended un-
til it found q fit advocate in its then state in
the person Of Paine. Paine who died, as
the natural consequence of the doctrines he
had been teaching, (impious and blasphe-
nous as they were,) a miserable, neglected,
debauched outcast forsaken by his W rcla'
ton and friends, and c%ursing the doctrine:
he had preached. About Pdine's time they
passed into France and there found amongst
the spirits that eDkindled the French Revo
luton many followers. A number Of talen
ted and learned men took up the system anC
treating with ridicule the idea Of a Col ex.
eept what they called the God of Nature
scouting the divinity of Jesus Christ an,
spurning the whole system of our holy re
LSloh DIS d bystelh Vi ldlsehoou anu super
%stition, revised the system of Lord Herber
in its worst features. But they too die,
like Paine. Voltaire had died with remors
burning up his very soul. He refused to Sc
any of his old associates that he had RUNE
by his Philosophy; when one of them cam
into his presence he would order him fror
it, "Away with you, it was you that brougt
me to this" He died raving. De Allen
bort died with the curse of God upon h
so6. Remsrse, remossol bad seized upc