Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-11
BIaspheny and Treason

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rianity and the revealed Word ofGod Com
PEELED 10 admit thai slavery is authorized by
the Bible and the Divine sanction. it SCOTS al
and repudiates both Ii will scarcely be cred
tied that in the middle of the nineteenth CEN
fury. in this christian lanJ, any body OF per
sons could have been found bold and bad
nough openly TO rebel against the authority of
the Almighty and reject the precepts Of His
word for no better reason, too. than that these
fail TO sustain their own crazed notions of a
human insttuGon-and yet such an event has
occurred within the last ten days. That the
reader may understand what these impious and
daring fools are aiming at, we give an extiact
from a speech made by one Of them short
time since in Boston: Mr. Henry c. Wright
commenced by saying that he was atheist
10 anything which sanctioned slavery. would
put my heel upon any Government which
sanctioned slavery. II God sanctioned slave.
nv. would put my heel upon him. Kisses
and applause: order from the Chair; Kisses
and laughter from the gallery,) Yes | would
refuse TO obey such God ! would put such
God on The auction block aud sell him like a
least. Hsses.) Mr.. Wright proceeded to say
that he was an atheist 10 any God that sane
toned slavery; he would spend bis money aud
his life to overthrow such God and such n
Government. The day is past when we should
look 10 attributes or titles. He had no res
pect for the name Of God IN the mouth of
warrior, a stakeholder rum.selIer."
Last week a Convention assembled at Hart.
ford drawn together by the Same insane and
demoniac spirit which prompted Ills speaker
the avowed object being to expose and de
nounce tho Bible. A series of resolutions " as
offered by VIM. Lloyd Garrison. reeiting that
the doctrine which asserts the Bible to be the
word of God and the Only rule Of faith aud
practice lis self evidently absurd exceedingly
injurious both to the intellect and the soul &c.
The speaker whose language we have Civ.
en- above offered resolution declaring:
That the Bible, IN some parts of the Old
aud New Testament, sanctions Injustice con.
cuLinage, prostitution, oppression, war plum
der, and wholesale murder; and. therefore, the
doctrine that the Bible as whole, originated,
is false,and injurious to the social aud spiritual
growth aud perfection of man.
The President Of the con ention,a Mr.. Green
IN his opening address said
am an atheist. Iirum selling is wrong i'll
slavery is wrong, if war is wrong. and If You |
believe in God that sanctions such things, | |
do not. He is not my God. (Appluuse.) ri
the government can be overturned by reason
and argument, let it be overturned. Ii the gen
tleman wishes To prove that am monkey, or
a tiger, let him do SO. Laughter.) am
content. If he will prove me "A devil, very
well. ] am content to go to hell; for want
to 60 where belong. U.aughtcr) Let us
be plain spoken. intend hereafter to speak
Of Jesus and other personages in The Bible and
mean To do so as man and ii YOU won't per.
init me, will-lhat's all. Laughter.) | be
leve some things in the Bible tn be historical
and metaphysical, and moral. They will stand,
but shall attack those things which | believe
to be immoral have no respect for it as
book, and | shall reject what conceive TO be
untrue and uphold what think true | shall
sit IN Judgment upon Jesus of Nazareth. as a
man accountable To the same laws that | am Ii
able 10 be mistaken as | am, and 10 be led in
the judgment day with me;herefore in review.
ing what he said and did, | will Judge of him
as think fit. | don't care that Swapping his
fager) for | am nan. Laughter and APP.
pause
A certain Mrs. Z. f. Rose who. in the ca
paclty Of strongminded woman, has figured
largely OF late in womans rights and aboli
lion convenllons,took the floor and harangued
the body after the following style:
Mrs. RosE-My friends, am not well, but
there was a lime when had voice strong
enough to speak against opposition and be
heard. but that time has past.
A VoIoE-Good. "go it, mother
Mrs. RosE-My heathhas been bad for years,
and my constitution is entirely broken up
Laughter and Kisses.
A STRONG MINDED LADY, very much excl
ted-lf you havethe heart TO speak, then speak
on. Laughter applause, Kisses and cries OF
"Braso old 'un.
Mrs, RosE-l thank my sister for saying
this to me, and have heart to speak and
will speak oh. Cries of "go ahead" "go
head" and Misses
Mrs. Rosy on have no Convention how