Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-11
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THE DEMANDS OF THE AGE.


Wereceiycd the following lecture for publication
from Valentine Nicholson, Of Tlarveysburgh, in
this state. We omit part Of it, which is occupied
in discussing the claims of bible inspiration Not
that we object to the discussion or to the present
alton of any view of t. but that our paper is not
the proper one for the discussion
The spirit which ndted this, certainly drives a
more vigorous pen than any one whose commune
cation it has been fortune to attempt to perusc
We say attempted, for they have almost always
been so unintelgbe or common place, that we
have not had patience to get through with tbcm.-
This lecture certainly speaks out some important
truths boldly, strongly and eloquently and truths
are worthy Of the most serious attention, from
whatever source they come.
Mr.. Nicholson accompanies the Lecture with
note, from which we extract the following;
"DEAR FRIEND MARrs: The lecture herein en-
closed, was written, short time since, by S. j.
Finney it was written at my house, and in my
presence. 1t claims to be written by placing the
medium (Mr. Finney,) under spir tual control l
have no hesitation in affirming my own full belief
in the truth of that claim. The writing was dash
cd or with astonishing rupidity.'
LECTURE on THE DEMANDS OF TIE AGE.
BY s. ). FiNNEY.
The demands Of the age are.
lst A Religion without Superstition.
md. A Government without Tyranny; and Uni-
ersal
3D.. Laws without legislation.
4th Farms without mortgage
6th Homes without discord.
9th. Society without vice or crime.
7th. And lastly, a union Of oil human interests,
all human governments all nations and tribes Of
men, of whatever color, cast, locality condition.
These are some Of the general and universal
demands Of this age. They may not all be reached
or realized in one generation, but as sure as God
lives, and moves in humanity they will be in no
distant day. ln1owing, into the soul of the race
there is constant stream Of Life, Thought, and
Spiritual Power, which is ever widening and deep
cuing its channels-hc spiritual veins and artcrie,
Of humanity. He is the greatest InGdel on Earth
who, with the history of the past open before him
ami the speaking facts of the hitherto unparallcc,
present all around him, can deny to man, an inspi
ration fresh from the universal fountains of al
Life Truth and Progress. Talk Of the inspiration
though God had forsaken the race, and left it, {
be the sport and play Of contingencies, moment
born, along the path of blind fate or of Devil
hellhoused in deepest hate and falsehood. Nay
talk not thus, for God did not forsake the wor
when Jesus died, but he moves it still. If Co
and good do not inspire humanity, what does ?
Whence those mighty engines whose Transforming
is changing the wilderness Of Earth and mind int
gardens of fruit, and Thought. Whence tina
mighty internal Power, which is shaking tn
crowns from the heads of Tyrants, in the oil
world and in the new, ah, yes, in the now toe
for there tyrants here, over millions. Is it nc
from God. If not, tohat isP Can we suppose tina
He veiled himself in clouds, armed himself wit
living thunder and descended upon Mount Sina
to be swayed by the moral power, Moses. and yc
that he to speak to the noble spirits Of tn
present, standing upon the true Sinai of the ages
No! none but an InGdel to God, to good, to truth
to Emancipation spiritual as well as physical, an
to progress, can believe this. Would he daily wit
the foolish fobles, and material dolatry of III
bigoted Jewish nation, rather wandering tribe
and yet take no interest in the humanitarian NOV,
ments Of the Present, aiming at the URirersal Lii
erty, Equality, and Unity Of men and ,comenP Ca
the philanthropic Relormers of this age, Of all ii
ages, look for no inspiration from the Of a
good! Must they struggle on through the error
wrongs and expressions of false Government
devilish Fugitive Slave Laws and superstition
Religions, in the face of bgoted Priests, and "
nnical Rulers, with the world (of wrong) again
them, and no God to help?
But why do we want religion without superst
ton answer, because we want truth withol
stint, inspiration without Priesthood, to make
the souls Of men articles of commerce, because
short, we want all to have free ticket to uniyers
Liberty, Equality, and Harmony.