Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-10
RULES THE HOUR"

mos, dsgr.celn and basphemous scene has been enact
ed at atord in the shape OF Convention 10 denonhce
the Bible which, being pure holy and practical IN us 'eac
nps has become stumbling black In Tie path ot wicked
and fanacsl men and women their disuganzng social
movements We refer TO The insane rawlings oil some OF
the sc miserable anacs show that they arc part and par
eel of the same clique who making such furious warfare
upon the South The principal speakers were VIM Geen'
VIM Lloyd Garrison Henry C. Wright. Garrison, in
speech before u slavery meeting in Cincinnati boast
cd that he outside the Union and thanked God that ne
rms not recoeni.eI as crsan Wright, in the city OF
Boston few days ago after denouncing the Constitution
and the of the United States spoke In the fol-
| lowing baspl rmons manner:
III God sanctions slavery, will put my heel upon him;
will refuse obey him. and put such God upon INC aue-
ton block and sell him like beast VIII spend my mo
| ney 10 overthrow such Goo
Is il strange then that such should figure largely in
the apt Bible demonstration Hatlord2 Mr. Garrison Oh
fered the following resolutions:
Resolved That The doctrine OF The American Church and
nres,hood that the Bible the word OF God that whatever
contains was given by Divine inspiration and mat IS
the only rule Of faith and Practice 10 se evidently ABSURD
exceedingly injurious both the intellect ana soni hshy
perncous in itS application ana sluHohS otoeA !" ''c
way of human redemption
Resolved That this doctrine has too long been held us
o.nt weapon in the Of serving PRIESTS TO beat
dawn the rising spirit of religious liberty, and 10 discourage
scientific development, to subseve me interests VI oha
guides and false teachers and NIL all WIN con
ienton ard s,ife and therefore, the me mas come 10 oe-
clare It's untruhuness and to unmasR 'hoso VINO ute su
of s mpostnre. -, ill.,, ,,.
,h lids of any book or by Ecclesiastical cdict but like
ia Divine author before all books and Is every "hec
present, and from everlasting 10 evefas.ne, eve,
tiny The same law and requiring The same Obedience Deng
Quick and powerful and sharper than any two edged SWORD
the Bible itself being Witness
Resolved That il secondary question ms 10 ~hen,
where or hy whom the books Of the Old and Ne" Tesla
mn were written; the primary and all mporian! ques-
lion is what do they teach and commando And in order TO
i arct
accepted rejected any other BOOKS according as hey
! arc found worthless valuable.
Resolved That it Is the climax oi audacity ana lnpety
for this receive the Bible The inspired word OF
God then make il penal offence to give II 10 any OF
the millions held chael slaves on It's sol thus
ron sorng 10 make them miserable here and hereafter
Resolved That, judging them by their course OF action
towards all the reforms OF the age aud their position IN So
ce,y the clergy Of this country body, would as readily
burn the Bible Tomorrow, public sentiment demand IT,
and and loss OF character should be the result OF
dsobedence oday they found earnest In their enea.
yos as The rnny inspiration OF that book in accordance
with public niIi,ht.
Wright offered the following Infamous resolution
Resoyed That The Bible in parts Of the Old and
New Testament sanctions injustice concubinage, pos!u.
ton ssion plumber and wholesale murder; and
therefore the doctrine that the Bible whole originated
s false aud injurious social and spiritual growth and
| perecliun Of men,
VIM, Green chairman evidently the pink OF inhdels
made speeches which fully worthy of such
| CON enlion Here specimen bricks:
Truth is ndeslrncble, alone be destroyed. |
atheist II rum selling is wrong II slavery IL wrong,
f war il wrong and il you believe God that sanctions
such things 90 not He is not my God II the govern
menl can overturned by and argument lei il be
overturned II The gentleman wishes prove am
| key or tiger, let him do So nm content II ne VIII
prove me devil, very we'll am content TO go to HE'LL 70.
want 10 90 where belong. Let Us IT. plain spoken
intend hereafter speak of Jesus and other personaecs In
the Bible and mean 10 do SO rs man. and you won't
perni, me- wi-thars all. believe things in The
Bible historical and metaphysical, and moral They
will stand but shall attack thuse things which believe 10
be immoral. have respect tor as Book and shall
reject conceive TO be untrue aud uphold what think
,rne shall sit 10 Judgment upon Jesus of Nazareth
man bic the same laws that am liable 10 be
mistaken as am and TO be tiled in the judgment day with
ne therefore, in reviewing what he said and did shall
nudge of him think f don't that Swapping his
| fpgers) for am man.
The Bhl. the stran"es, The widest. the most
childish ami lie most ha phemous representations Of God
TINT ever rn the mind vi man. God Is represented
eating drinking and depending reports from his
wants what going on in the wor for instance in
OF SODIUM and GonuErah he is made TO say that he
will 90 down and see for himself.
We insist tina, this book gives sanderous and basphe
nous representation of the character and being of God and
there 10 nothing wicked base and cruel in that God Is
represented doing The Bible sanctions p"yeamy,
concubineage theft conugal inhdely, boodshed and
der Theolo sans condemn the Mormon Bible, bu; Ii is
| tar less vicious than the Christian
4 The Convention itself is represented very small affair
boomers and blacks making up The larger portion of the
few who attended The whole proceeding alike mpo
tent scandaous and produce favorable reaction
On old man who present, made speech in which he
| thus raked down the fanatics:
~ know nv Bible is true, and you can't show it TO be
othervse II Is all rve got left in this word aud mean 10
stck To it. rely that, cannot rely upon
anything But don't fear il will tall from all your attacks
Just expect this house WIZ iai upon my heao and
bury mo beneath lis ruins that the Bible will fall don't
your great your little ntn hope you
will me- but must say that while agree Wiihyou