Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-04


there in these so " bad, very bad Z" Verify,
If it is so, | have yourself for a companion ;
and If there is any damninr error in my views
on this point, you have the credit of first d-
recilng my mind to the subject. You say,
II In those articles | distictly declared
myself IN favor of human Governments and
Church organization" | ask you seriously
how you could pen that sentence with my
sentiments before you! How could you at
tempt TO make the people believe that we
differed on those points! know that it has
been the practice of wicked, base, designing
priests-haters Of virtue and religion. 10 try
10 mako the people believe that the American
~Anti-Slavery Society WAS opposed 10 govern
ments and churches. But that IN writing in
reference TO the difference between your
views and mine. you should throw ont such
an idea, while you had my views before you
IN a letter, | cannot tell. In the letter | al
lude to is the following sentence /: al am
opposed to no Church, that is a Church of
Jesus Christ, that en,bodies and %practises the
religion of the Redcemer; TO slaveholdiur.
soul-crushing, throat-cutling, man.strannli5g
churches, am opposed, because they are
opposed TO the religion of Jesus. | am op-
posed TO no Governments, but those whose
object IS TO overthrow human rights, based
upon principles at war with the teachings of
the Messiah. ] wish 10 cherish everything
IN human governments that is of God.
wish to destroy everything there and else
where, that stands opposed to the will of
God. | also claim as much right as any
other man, TO Judge what the will of God
is"
Again, brother Walkers course has led
me TO pause, consider, and examine. | cam
not 90 with him any how" | do not ask
you to 90 with me unless you see your way
clear. What | ask, is, that you don't try to
misrepresent me don't, after consideration,
come to the conclusion that it is right. in op-
position to the best light a man can have, 10
saddle upon another the chimeras of your
own brain, as his views and sentiments.-
g have come ont, &C., but | 20 for religion
SIM Did you wish to convey the idea that
| had given up religion! IhQa MougH that
you had been belied, abused, and called in
fdel, till you had learned a better lesson.-
The cry Of mad dog has lost its effect upon
the minds of all except those who have given
up their souls into the keeping of their priests,
and thank God their number is decreasing.
| GO FOR RELIGION, TOO, but not a religion Of
blood, a religion Of chains, a religion of cru
city, a religion Of forms and unmeaninp GER
enonieS, of pTiestly inventions and foolish
plumbers, but the religion of Love. taugbt
and lived by Jesus Christ. Don't. don't9
pray you, unchristianize every soul that can.
not belong to your creed and church.
"Some men never know when TO s;cp.,
never made a stopping place on the road ,
If eternal progression. 81 am satisfied with
he high ground the Wesleyans, as a BODY, {
ave taken" ! believe you but why think {
al! give up their religion, when they are ,
We have rome further as a Who'll. tban b
NY denomination of Christians extant."-
Fiat may easily be true, and vet Won NAV r
Iot be what you ougll, by a long wav. So !
ar as am concerned. | ion,t t99oy g 40 J
of Christians extant."
Nov if there are any who cannot accom- J
'any us in our slow pace, let them cut !
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