New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-16
Lecture on RsIiston.Liserrr

respectable sudieuce Re ssli W. hesr much Of Der.
y 10 these Zines 10 e The word which perhaps Is more
frequently pronounced than any ether snd pronounced
with more OF feeling with more y suihrs.sr1 thar
sny other term Il nay no, therefore be sis. 70 COT
.der ,ss word sni consider i In connection with Re
lison-s word which 4 not felt . BE- the most lnpo-
lsni certainly o. mos, significant word IL sny an
glsss OF Man Whsi understand ty Religious Liberty
% the ABSOLUTE freedom Of Religion over al human
autt 1r'-y but 70 uuiers,sri this definition vel we
must consider the iers used II hsve not been mis-
taken tais word Freedom q used the Limitation Of
another word Authority and most 10 those DO Il
o. oerty suppose that Authority and Liberty mutual
linr one another You have thus tVo terms placed Ia
most rnird- in opposition . esch other hence when
struggle made for Liberty 10 = done AZ the expense
of Autn0rtT Bat o. bear mind tsat i Is Al.
WAYS nscesssry Q Distinguish between Authority ard
Despotism Liberty snd Li-cnse
Liberty and Authority must always D. conceived -
harmonizng: wherever tnere s no Authority there s
M Liberty where there il no Liberty there no tg-
th0fty but only Despotsm and the reason, probably.
Of toe confusion thsi exists IN most mems minds with
regard 70 the sgufcs0n Of those words s that these
modern times We sccusiom ourselves 70 derive every
thing from man. sud nothing from superior power.
But may easily understand bow Liberty and Au-
tnority rec0ncs0r n We look % the Source Of all
things and derive everything from God and nothing
from man God ]. the absolute unlimited and gniyer.
sal Sovereign His s0verclCnty Ia unh0undfd Z Il
urderiFcd u extends % All tnlILr 10 81 creitlrt-
We are His creatures be hss made us, and by that
very principle you recognise when you sag the thing
sde s the property % the maker that the ahorer Is
worthy Of hs hire you sdmt his unlimited authority
over you and your entire sl1lectsn 10 HIM Almighty
God Sovereign over al lie creates. snd lie has The
right Of property n "a ourselves and ali that
are O. Him uncondiuOnally
The foundation of al sovereignty ia In this s0vereg gn
" OF God and there 10 and none but His because
# Ills sovereignty absolute {. underiyed and uniger
sal u must necesssf y exclude al other sovereignty-
for, 70 admit sny other would be- 70 deny His We can
have before God rights bat have our duties sno
al duties summed up In this one Of entire, IN
reserved snd unconditional subcton 20 the will 81 cur
Creator But the time that the sovereignty oi
God excludes 81 other. the subecti0u Of man 70 God
excludes all other subsection liberty IL never between
IT. an snd God IL i always between man and man and
society. and between society and society Al the same
time say there is liberty before God, We say
there il subsection % men II my subjecon 20 GOD
is complete owe nothing 10 anybody else while then
have nothing but duties before God have nothing but
liberty before men end no command me m
mis- right II owe obedience 20 my izher. II 10 De
cause that God commands To him gho has commanded
obey 10 owe obedience % my pastor, he derives
II from God Il owe Il TO the state, iii because GOd
commands obedience 20 H.
In audng 10 Religious Liberty he said that the right
had been abused and degensraied into Trsnscendeu-
tslism and lufdety-oitsn the wurst forms OF Demon
i'm. II said Mr. y. God has given Religion, Il /.
the true He gave It oecause Il was necessary t.
for he does DOT at without having END IN view
% al men or placed within their reach al com
nsnded embrace H. and they have business o. be
Ol any other They will be judged by the truth OF God
not by the lav Of nan they vii De- judged according
10 the revelation which Almighty God has given.
have no liberation for that which says may be OF
any religion. and that he ~. De just acceptable 10
God. For my part am rot 90 liberal and there 10 one
thing above I'll others, hope shall not be called
| liberal do not wish 10 be accused of liberaiiy-l
glory n being called Liberal intol-rant and exclusive
% you Ind f.ult with this do not ind fault with me ou'
with him who made truth and logic canno, make
either-ihey exist independent OF me and know oil no
kind Of s'chemy By which conver, truth into isl
zig aud lasity nio truth. certainly believe my rei
zion s the oneis there Protestant from hign
toned Puseyite to ths lowtoned Parkcrife, who 10 be
has got sny religion at all firmly believes that his oPn
ion Is decidedly the best and that wha'evefis opposed
70 IL il bad.
which IL false Whist is given for, u ne n going
| 20 is into such sosurdies We have many who talk
largely against Rel gion. and who say thoy live IN the
broa All sunlight of This gorsus Nineteenth century
| Nes they have outgrowu those opinions OF former
rmes-they have christianity that taxes In All men
and some 20 FAR 10 include the devil with the fest
DO not me Of misrs presenting them. There IL
a lilo more in this including of the dCvu. ION nave
mad Demonism IN New iorktne wonderful revelations
OF Andrew Jackson Davis; II is called Mesmerisr1 -
What sre these wonderful revelations thst give us the
teachings OF the schools OF Germany snt France
raking up the worst forms oi blasphemy, but Demon
ian AID have heard people who could not believe IN
the church Of God who could not believe "a any re
sisus doctrine tell me they hrmy believe DAVE heV
/ ela-ions We are much nearer Demon WOrshlp Than
ge hay. any idea Of for have gone far toward mta
ting the Old farm OF Pasansmthe Old Pagan forms Of
thought Of phOso phy-and sh-n W have revived lhe
forms, not iar from reviving the ~orshiP Ana
Why should not run q that extreme when we have
given up Christianity.
When speak OF cxclusiveness should not oe under
stood to .sy that the state should be exclusive before
various forms Of Christianity are Indifferent 10 ine
second place DO not understand by religious liberty
the liberty OF lnhdety. In our day slows freedom
| 20 inftos % iyrsnhize over religion. When people
TAX ~ the present time Of religious liberty, great
mass mean the liberty Of nnieliy -taey say genur
men. you may 90 on your way. providing you loh
interfere with vii be free . deny 1odi We
will be- free % reve the Saviour O. blaspheme sgsinst
the Church OF fod-but you shall not presume - speak
hardly OF US for The very moment you call 70 hsrd
| nanes you Interfere with our nslenaole rights you
str ~ the ma sy OF mindiOr In this country men
dare assert the insiensbls rights Of mind Some are
consistent in carrying out this % the fullest extent
French cotemporsry had toe courage 20 Be consistent
and he in asserting BIS freedom gees 80 far as 10 deny
fne authority Of God he proclams that be hates Zoo
snd the only way that freedom can be maintained 10 10
destroy God.
No man nor body OF men great or small, malornes or
mluortes have In their own right any power - com
msnd or exact obedience they cannot show their
commissions their commands are not lsIs-are not
binding but are null and void from the beginning just
observe said Mr. Brownsou, The principle laid down
on the one rand absolute su lection 10 Almighty TOD
on the other freedom from All other the one, aoso
lute and unbounded authority on the other, hpefty
and total equality SO far from their being antagons
tic ore i tie foundation Of tie ether. an free from
human control because / am subject 70 God and any
/ man who undertakes TO control me 10 bis own usnt
not only plays the tyrsnt but scs the part OF
| rebel toward his God the very principle By which !
establish the universal dominion OF God establish my
freedom Dssp0tsm exists not IN authority bu, 10 VIII
will without reason power without lsrlee. Nnere-
ever there Is power exercised without right reason or
u.tice-wheiheI exercised BY man, or By the fro
Vie in their Oriies-itis j. despotsn and nothing but
| iespotsm Tne mob piay the dsspot q, well a.
the N AZ called king srstocrf. and 'or-eulles
more eHectusny much more cestrueuTely % the moral
vel being Of rnen-,o the eternal salvation Of their
souls
The lecturer in sllGingto the rel .ous liberation ac
know sed by the sSs of the lnted -tAe. said mat
the Constitution regarded 81 forms Of Christian wOr
.hp with indifference o. iir - ta-ir teachings and
practice did uol conflict With tAe ge5eng and order
| 5f society Toe laws. he said. would not permit the
rte. or the privileges OF the Nanom-isn forms % D.
.xerci .ed here because thy were Inc u9s,ole with
,ur customs and the social code Of All Cnrislzns
Moral aw j. another question every nan is bound %
xor.hip God by the sw OF N.ture according . the
vesled az when that az agrees win reason We
Know fror reaso, Itself that there can be ect true
/ rebe-ou You maT have vsI!0-s l0rll. and the al
aarsut, Of one nay say he is the true form but any
nan with sufficient qusnity OF logic % sn0v inst two
aud two srs four cannot believe 10 MS heart hii there
!. sny more thsu th- one tue r-igioa- Truth q The
same for the American for tne bef4n Tor tne Frencn
nan snf for a nations l does not change a. you DO
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