American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-09
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Perhaps our readers suppose that II means 10
correct abuses; to enlighten the mind; to intro
dlcc more order, purity, benevolence, religion.
and morality into society. 1t would certainly
De inferred, that he who advocates social re-
form, desires TO change the condition OF man
for the better No such thing Social Reform
means according to the construction OF an asso-
cation which exists in New York, to abolish
ali religion and to substitute athcism-to INTRO
duce total disbelief in future state and Ia
rewards and punishments. We have hereto
fore noticed the existence Of this lnhdel asso-
CATION and It's efforts to discredit religion, and
we are now furnished with some publications
of an extraordinary character, which have been
copied from their paper, the "ComnIuniiiSt,"
INTO the New York Herald, with appropriate
comments The first article is from Isaac
Flint, who thus speaks Of religion-"The reli-
gion of this country" (says he,) sis bloody
religion. It's affairs and pulpit5 are supported
al the point of the bayonet. 1t ever stands
ready to throw its protecting mantle around
human butchery. 1t is ever ready to defy the
greatest of murderers if he bows to its shrine,
sr murders in its name. How important that
we should all become infdel to such religion"
If the religion of this country were, indeed, such
IS it is here described to be, we might agree
with MIR. Flint, that eve should Ill become in
fde to such religion" But is his statement
true? where is the instance in which ''the rel
glon of this country" has been supported by
murder? 1t is the peculiar privilege OF Amer-
cans to boast, that every man in this country
is permitted to worship God after his own fash
ion-and Mr.. Flint and his associates are llv
ing witnesses of the perfect liberation of our
institutions and laws. These men profess to
ain, at the amendment of the social condition
Of the people-to promote social reform-and
the first step they take is to destroy all beliefn
The existence of a Supreme Beng-al hope Of
future happiness. In short, TO strike away the
main props which sustain civilized society,"
This is fanaticism which would prove most
pernicous, were it not that the common sense
the inward convictions OF mankind reject it
With adherence. We have heretofore said
that We do not believe that there can be a
!htnking atheist-in fact, every thing around
and within US carries the impress of Deity, and
instructs US that there is a God: hence we are
more disposed TO class the members Of the inf
del association of New York among knaves,
than with fools We have no belief in the sin
eerity of their professions. The present organ
ization of society is too perfect for their pur-
poses, and they seek to introduce principles
which might elevate themselves by the destruc
lon of all religious or moral restraint.
There is another article taken from the
"CoHn,mitist," to which we must refer. 1t
is an obituary notice on the death Of William
C. Bell, who presided at the Infdcl Convention
which assembled in New York in May last
After extolng the merits of the deceased, the
writer proceeds to give some Of the declarations
OF Mr. Bell on his death bed. Tell the
world :" said he, in his last moments, ''that die
in the most perfect confidence in the principles
which have advocated and published; that
believe the religion of the day-the fashionable
rehgion-to be the most gigantic scheme OF
fraud and oppression that it is possible to CON
ceive o., and well known to many Of the c.er
gy to be intended to deceive the people. Tell
them that believe in nothing above or sepa-
rate from Mature" "Here we see a man"
(says the wrter) "dying ,siih perfect reSgnG
iion 10 the la,cs Of nature expecting 10 go 10 make
sp he breathing lcorld IN some other tofm-tO
!ipe in The trees, The fo,rers the birds, the animals
.tLo o,,I oh .,cIor
his feltow beings Here ace see the strength Of
philosophy PUTTING RELIGION TO THE BLUSH,
dsarming selishness Of her hopes, and even
death of her terror"
And this is the new philosophy which it is
designed to substitute for the consultations of the
christian religion. The doctrine of Pytaagohls
was preferable to such philosophy.
DORCHESTER COUNTY Reform MEETING. The
citizens of Dorchester county, favorable to re-
form, held meeting at the Court House in Cam
bridge, on the 2sth ult. Resolutions approving
the call ola Convention to form new Constitu-
lion in favor Of retrenchment of expenditures,
&C., were introduced by Josiah Bayly, jr, esq,
chairman of the committee appointed for that
purpose, and unanimously adopted. Among
other measures calculated to insure favorable
vote in the legislature on the subject of reform,
1t was resolved, 'that it is proper and impor-
tant, that the views of all candidates for seats
in the Legislature should be fully made known
10 the people, upon the subject of reform-and
that it should be clearly ascertaned by the yo-
tiers, whether, if elected, they will vote for law
to authorize Convention committee of
seven was appointed to nterrogate candidates
and to ascertain their sentiments on this all
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