Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-05

and benefccnt Existence who has created them
all his intelligent creatures as children of the
same parent, and every thing he has mado as a
part of the great whole.
But is this done by our prcachorsi Verify,
nay Continually are they harping on tho same
string-sin and miscry-natural dcpravty and
endless pcrdtion; representing God as a merci-
less tyrant, who has created being whom hc
cannot govern. But then they bring forward
another existence who can, and does govern
this man-fcnd; and his being is one whom
their God created, and yet he became moro pow
crful than his Creator; We rcbcllcd against him,
and, ever SINCE every thing God has done this
being has countcracted and when God had
done his last ioork, and sat down to rest, this
pricstly Devil starts up and takes possession Of
his work, and destroys all its beauty, and now
keeps possession of it, and all Gods power can
not dislodge him, unless an innocent man suf-
fcrs martyrdom, and every other man believes
that this blood will drive out the Devil.
Do, my friends, in tho name of common sense,
do look at the absurdity of your system. What
is your idea of God; is he omnipotentl then
whence came the power that could defeat his
purposes; Is he bencfccnt; then how can he
hate those whom he has made. Is he impair
tial then he loves all his children equally; and
why do you pray to him to abolish Slavery -
Could an impartial God ever establish Slavery;
then why beg him to put an end to what he
never established 1t was man who establish
cd Slavery, and by man it must be abolished
Man has disturbed the harmony of nature by
choosing the path Of error. lie must rctIaoe his
steps, come back to the way of truth, and Gods
law will at once restore harmony. Has Christ
said any thing of bloodshcdding being ncccssa-
rye Can any priest, can all the priests, put
such construction ON his teachings beg of
you, in the name of suffering humanity, in the
name of that holy being you profess to love-
Jesus OF Nazareth-in the name of the great and
gracious Being that gave you existence, to cx-
anime diligently into what you profess to be-
hcye.
suppose you will say you have inquired
o. whom; Why, of your preacher; and he
perhaps has quoted Paul to you, and by some
forced construction of the apostles words, still
further confirmed your faith in the creed of
your sect And who was Paul Was he any
thing more than mani Did God give to him
any faculty that he gave not also to youi We
have no proof that Pauls writings have been
correctly transmitted to us but VIC have abun-
dant proof that il they have, they not all in
spiration. Did all Divine inspiration cease when
Paul and the Apostles ceased to exist And if
they had never existed, and Christs teachings
hal never reached you, would not your duty
hav~ ,.niaincd the samcs Perhaps you will
say, If you doubt Paul, why not also doubt
Christ: believe not all train of corrupt
priests have handed down to us concerning
Christ but the beauty and truth Of his law
so exactly suited to the nature Of man, so har-
moniously in concert with what conceive of
Holy God-commends it so forcibly to my un-
dcrstanding that my reason tells me it is right.
l think hear some one here say, i cannot un-
derstand why you acknowledge part of the
book, and reject part why not receive all, or
reject ala Because my reason bids me reject
what it declares is not in accordance with truth.
Still you cannot comprehend these Comcoutcrs
there seems such inconsistency in them. And
have you, my good sister or brother, meyer met
with inconsistencies in your faithi Tell me
! how YOU reconcile Gods perfect holiness with
his approval of sin in the Jewish patriarchs; ex-
plain to me the origin of that Devil that is more
powerful than God; reconcile, if you can, the
fact Of the innocent suffering for the guilty with
Divine justice; tell me how one Jewish God
became three under your system, and what is
their connection with each othcrl Point out
to mo why it is that after your prosclytes have
met with change Of heart, and, as you express
it, become rcconciled to God, that they still re-
main unreconcled to their brothcr-still enslaye
! him, still kill him in war, still hang him on the
gallows, still cheat him out Of the just reward
for his labor, still deny him share in his law
full inheritance, the earth, and still grasp after
wealth and power that they may trample still
lower down the image of God Can you un-
derstand all these things' If you can, explain
them.
! But I viii tell you why You cannot UNDER
stand a religion of reason. 1t is because you
have been So long down PROSTATE on your face,
Gropng in darkness among scctarian rubbish.
You have never yet raised your mental vision
high enough to discover the lowest step of the
ladder of Truth, which you ought to be attempt
ing to climb. Arise, l besecch you. Much
work has to be done. Your brother, your sis
ter, is sufFcring-thcy call aloud for help, and
Christ has told you to do unto them as ye would
they should do unto you. If you were slave
should you think any one fulfilled that com
mand who remained in an organized body that
held the men fast in her bosom who held you
in hondagei No, you would only think them
hypocritcs, if they pretended to sympathise with
you, while they acknowledged as Christian bro