Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-07-06

ANTI-BIBLE CONVENTION AT 1ARTFoRD.-A. j.
Davis, Henry G. Wright, Mr.. Garrison and others,
as our readers know (most of them at east) recent
" held convention of the above character at the a.
bove place. Mr.. Garrison and others offered some
very foolish and wicked resolutions, several foolish
and wicked speeches were made, and the meeting ex
ploded. None of the resolutions spoken of were
passed, did any of the speeches spoken Of pre-
vail On the contrary. certain good and pious speech
es did prevail.
We havo word to say about this Convention.
And, from the pulpit and the press the prime
Of not likely TO fail of due notice and
demnation, we would turn our thoughts in different
direction. Laying to the charge of Davis, Garrison
Wright & Co. as much blame please, after all
let us ask in candor are they the only ones in fut
in this matter Are there not certain interpretations
of the Bible curren--interpreation intrinsicay so
absurd and impossible-so fatty opposed to the well
ascertained facts of science-geology, e. g., and the
principles of humanity and mercy, to stagger in
dependent thinkers to the inspiration of the sacred
volume We have no doubt that the interpretations
of the Word of God, made within the last few years.
to tolerate and justify slavery, have shaken the conf
dence of the humane and benevolent in the authentic
ity of that Word. And here is where Mr.. Garrison
and his friends first stumbled, probably in relation
this great subjecs In the way they stumble as
TO the Constitution of the United States. They take
the absurd, monstrous pro-savery Interpretation of
that instrument. usually put forth and maintained as
the one, and then they all aside In both
cases, they clearly wrong But the question ari-
ses, soho have led them astray! LOWER LAW INTER-
pRErERs and LOWER LAW TEACHERS. We fully be-
lieve the truth of this statement. Nothing, no, not
all other things put together make infdels fast
and fatally interpretations of the Bible avoring
slavery. There is too much mercy and humanity in
the breast of man, depraved it Isl to place corf-
dence in a religion that uphod5 cruelty and oppres-
sion. And we are free to say, that if we knew the
Bible supported slavery, with its untold crimes, hor
rors and evils, would that book at
And this is the strongest language to ex-
press belief that the Bible, fairly interpreted,
the great charter of emancipation hat remains,
is to say, that wrong Interpretation of the Bible
prevails to the rights of ac0nan. When this Book
was written, woman had for ages been kept in the
most profound ignorance and the most abcc slavery.
Hence the prohibitions in the way of her leading in
Church matters in her then degraded condition. But
to make these prohibitions apply to woman in an en-
lghtened and elevated condition, is absurd We pray
then, that while the hand, our expounders will
not pervert the Word of God in this matter, the
other hand let no true take the Bible as her
enemy. Uncontroyerted and inconrovertable history
shows that everywhere, every way, just in the pro-
portion the Bible has been spread and embraced the
condition of woman has been not only improved but
transformed h<3ffha Of Stare TO that of cOmpaa-
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