Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-07-03
I II Z B U G / L
The popular Religion Of This Nation, and
Age, is net christianity.

The following from the Herald Of Freedom
published at Wilmington, Clinton Co. o. No
County paper of Ohio or elsewhere, comes 10
our table with more high toned morality or
single-eyed devotion to the cause Of tho slave.
The Elitor is a Wesleyan minister. wish such
ministers wc have no quarrel Though We shall
wonder if his brethren do rot pick ono with
him Gre long. They will no. be abio to stand
tho truth thus plainly told of themselves aud
the church, without coudcnuing the writer as
al infdcl, aud treating hun as an ouIlpw.
Ii we would effect moral reformation,
we must cXposc the existing corruption oi
the religious world. ~ doing dis wr nee
cSsariy lessen tie cuuiihrnrr uf many iu the
nornls of the American Chulcli. his lr-
ing manifest, wc are rhafgcd with hcgctliug
iniidclty. In the judgement of the pro
slavery Clulrhrs al this land. u rejection Of
man stealing religion is rqiivaltuI 10 the
inidclny at Paine or llumc. The
slavery defending, md Kidnapping priests at
tie aye, brand the friends ui tie slave with
infidrliy, while they by ihcr own nriiunS
give iiduliIahln evidence thai they are not
only iulidris lut practical atheists. 'Iiusc
cIru ut' u God, while they net ns lhnugIi
there were 40 God, nrn practical urHcs,s.-
We claim that whoever lives without respect
10 tie infinite obligations whirll hind lin, to
God, Md man, j. u practical ATHEIST. Aud
that the slave.hul,lrr or Ihc slHyu-lnllug
upulrgiSt iramplCs hrhGath his feet all jlrsr
sacred obi llgaji1lS, aud is therefore Il pr1cl.
cal atheist. Slavery Is nn assumption of the
prcrugativCs UT Guh, and lis advocates, and
hhriturS, viudic:ie this assumption, aud
hence they practically deny tie supremacy
OF the eternal God. lie who prn:i ssrs Ia
hrlrvr ilir teachings of Christianity. aud ne
ku0wlcdgrs the binding obligations al llic
golden rule. and yet orprcssrs his urishlnr,
is empthrtirally practical atheist. Aud
ilat religion which rcCoguiZ The eNiSirncc
of Guh, aud the moral nh'i.ainis Imposed
upon man, 10y the sacred scriptures, while it
sanctions war, slavery aud iGtrmprrHuce Is Il
system Of practical atheism. This is the
character OF the popular rel gion of this land
of Bibles aud suncillares. BIT IL is asserted
by the opposers Of this anti .iavcry reform,
that the discussion of this sril irri hcgeis iHi
deity. We acknowledge that il GOrs render
many persons iniidcl to the s!gyr-hUldug
religion of this laud. But while It does this
the practical atheism of the prni'sscdly
Christian church has driven thousands iulo
n bold denial OF the inspiration of the scrip
tures, and Of the divine origin Of Chris,
laniiy.
There are scores Of iuflrls in this marion,
who have been made such hy the American
Church. They had correct views Of the
moral quality of actions OF Bible ethics aud
of the requirements of practical riIisliaui-
~. They thoroughly, and iluparlinly ilIycs-
liuntp,t fllp n,nrul uuastinpS pf fI,a
they saw tie position The church occupied
in regard TO these questions, aud they were
convinced that instead of rolling on the
grand and glorious cause of moral reform,
the Church was found sunmonng all its
clerical, and ecclesiastical powers TO impede
its progress. They beheld the religion of
this nation throwing lis sanction around the
giant crimes of the age, aud heard its minis
ters mike the most elaborate arguments in
justification of system, which they regard
cd ns being eternaly ut war with the best
interests of man, and utterly incompatible
with every element of Christian truth aud
morality. This drove them away from the
ultars OF christianity, from the orncles of in
spirntlon, and fiom Christ tie Saviour in
20 the hopeless aud barren regions of inf
deity.
In proving that the popular religion of
this nation, and nge is infinitely dissimular
from true religion, it becomes necessary to
examine lis character. Having done this we
shall then proceed to the examination of the
character Of Christianity.
From u careful observance of the organ-
lied or dominant religion of this aye we
pronounce il II SECT. wORsHIPING RELIGION.
We are opposed To the existence of church
organizations, but we are utterly opposed tO
exuliing such organizations above the King
dom OF Christ. Whenever the members of
any religious sect, have a greater zeal Tor the
upbuilding, aud popularity of their orgunzn-
ton, than they have for the advancement of
truth, and the promotion of human happi-
ness, they become The worshippers of sect.
And whenever their devotion TO their
church, prevents them from Obeying the
dictates of conscience aud the requirements
of Christianity, they then exalt their sect
above God, and thereby become i,loniers.
There are thousands Of the protesting chris
tians of this age, whose devotion TO their re-
ligious sect, is much greater than their devo-
ton to God whose love of sect is infinitely
greater than their love Of truth and whose