The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-05-16
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The city Of New York was disgrace,
q st the Tabernacle on Tuesday last by III,
proceetlings Of the abolitionists and eaus
of bullies who interrupted them. 'rh,
papers generally blame the Herald fo
having previously published Indictment.
to mob, which produced this interference
recommending parties to go there and
vote down the abolitionis,s, &c. The
New York Commercial gi.es the follow.
Ing account q the raw
I For reasons which il is not necessary
to explain, we attended personally the
anniversary of this society, at the Taber-
nacie thls morning, and are consequently
able to give correct account of the scenes
enacted there.
The audience was large, the building
oeing crowded in every part. AS usual
the company was mixed, there being per-
haps more colored persons than usual -
Mr.. Garrison opened the meeting by call
ing upon any persons who wished to offer
prayer. Some person did so.
! Mr.. Garrison having read some passa.
ges selected from the Bible "a book
! which, he said, "some persons considered
TO be the word of God''-the treasurer
READ the annual financial report The
receipts were S7,729; the expenditures.
$7,4O3.
Mr.. Garrison then addressed the meet
ing. tie declared the tests by which
men are accustomed to judge Of personal
Piety TO be utterly worthless. The Ro-
mish Church was entirely a slaveholding
church. The priests bought and sold men
and women. But slavery was a monster
sin. Therefore there could be no piety
In the Romish Church.
Capt. Ry nders. lwho sat in the gallery,
near the orchestra)-Will tlIe speaker al
low me 10 ask whether the Romish
Church is alone in her slaveholding.
Mr.. Garrison.-The gentleman does
not understand me. If he will have a lit
tie patience, l shall abundantly satisfy
him on that point. Laughter.)
The Episcopalians, Presby terians, Bap
fists and Methodists were then disposed
of by an equally summary process. They
conntenanced slavery. and slavery was a
moral iniquity; therefore, the churches
had no piety.
The speaker attacked the inspiration Of
the Bible. The question Of inspiration,
he said, was worth nothing in the present
age. The greatest amount of Immortality
was compatible with the highest degree
of veneration. The Bible had become
the. most popular, the most fashionable
book in America. 1t was not difficult TO
believe in fashionable book, and faith in
fh<, ~,
So also Of dogmas of different kinds.
Southern shareholders believed in uniser
sal depravity, and by their examples went
far to prove its truth. (Hisses.) The
magnetic telegraph had been Of more BEN
eft to the human family than all the dis
cussions, since the world began. upon the
atonement. redemption. &c. Kisses. y
So with regard TO ordinances, and public
worship. These were not evidences Of
moral character, because observance of
them is fashionable and therefore worth
less. All church organizations were no
more sacred than the boots and shoes
which men manufacture.
Ditto of the observance of the Sabbath.
The dogma that the observance of the
Sabbath dav will save this nation, the
speaker denounced as "dogma that wo'd
damn the nation
Ditto faith in Christ. This belief in
Jesus, was it, he asked, any evidence Of a
mans godliness7
Some one in the audience responded,
apparently from the gallery, Yes, sir.
Whereupou Mr.. Garrison continued-"l
say no. In this country Jesus is becom-
ing obsolete, and faith in Jesus obsolete
also. Jesus does not meddle with the
great national Church of this country
He may be found in the Presidential
chair, for Zachary Taylor bel'ev in
Jesus. Jesus believes in war and IN CIV
ing the Mexicans hell
Some one in the audience, unable Ion
ger to control his emotions, called out,
This cannot be tolerated. it cannot be
en6ured by the people Of the United
States" ard considerable excitement pre-
vailed all over the house.
Capt. Rynders, who it subsequently
became evident went there with others To
) put a stop to the meeting, took advantage
+ of this burst of outraged feeling, and stan
ding up in his seat, with violent gesucula.
tons declared he would not hear the
chief magistrate of his country abused
thus. 1t was disgrace for Americans to
: tolerate it. If the speaker would not con
, fine himself to his subject, but would at
tack the President he FOR one would STOP
him or put him out.
This was the signal for such distur
bance as we have never seen IN psl,ai'
,,,eotinu The. irufiUna tiOn AGAINST the sneak