Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-03
Prom Fred. Douglass Paper.
THE RELIGIOUS AWAKENING.

We have well digested thought to offer upos
this subject. which. under the orcum Stances can.
not be considered either ill.timed or inapprs.
pirate.
There ere several kinds of Religion in the
world, and in order to ascertain whether God's
name is gorifed, or Humanity benefited, by .
revival, we should, in the frst place, find ous
what Kind OF Religion is being revived. For ex-
ample: Suppose we learn that Religious awak.
ening has taken place in Hindostan. or in Turkey.
Knowing as we do the distinctive features of the
religion OF the lIindoo an the Turk, we cannot,
as sincere believers in the Christian religion,
rejoice ut the reception OF the intelligence, unit,
We are assured OF the character Of the revival, or
in other words, until we learn of the cloggng Of
the wheels of Juggernaut the comparative de.
crease Of the horrible and barbarous custom
which lines with born babes, the bottom Of
the Ganges; the conversion of the deluded fol-
lowers Of Mahome', to the One aud only True
God.
just so when hear Of a religious revival,
say for example, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Vlcksburgh, Mississippi or Richmond, Virginia.
where man can be exceedingly religious, and at
the same hme semi-devil,- we should inquire
into the facts oi the case, before we could form
any correct judgment AS to the effect such revival
is destined 10 exert upon society. We know what
constitutes religious man in the localities We
have mentioned. 1t is to make u profession Of
love TO God. Very little, ii anything 10 said con.
cerning love to man. The black man in the
South, is II religious rs well as political elipsis:
he is always left out, or only included in polit.
cal point Ut view, when to count him as three.
hiths OF aman, invests his owner with almost
imperial authority. Religion in the Slave States,
is. 10 very great extent. (the exceptions are
scarcely worth noting a wicked and contempt.
ble monstrosity. IL is the aniipode of holiness.
and the synonyme Of all that is vile, ugly, and Of
bai report 1t makes its he'd in The hell of Slave.
ry; 1t leks up the warm blood Of crushed Hu
manity. and the scalding tears Of sorrow and
despair and blasphemously ezclsims, GLORY TO
God in the highest" II sells the Saviour of the
world on the auction block, to get funds to swees.
en- the tea and coffee Of The epicure for. inss.
much as ye have done it TO tho least of these. nv
disciples, ye have done it unto me- So says the
Saviour himself. God grant that such r religion
may be speedily Sanished from the world!
But here at the North is religion in sympstbv
with the sloveholding religion have family Dor.
trayed. We trust that this is not the religion
which is being revived. But We fear, that, in some
churches, this is the case. For we read in ths
newspapers OF "A great religious awakening in
certain churches in wEich we know a colored man
Is not welcomed, either as man q Christisn.---
God Is said to be pouring out His Spirit upon the
members OF some churches, which, as religious
bodies shut their eyes to the naked. hungry. and
eyery'way desOlate slave, when they cannot help
seeing him. pass by on the other side. This ia no,
the religion of which We read in the General Epis.
tie Of James, LIST Chapter and twent verse
Read the apostles dehniion Of true religion: True
religion, and undetiled bufore Gud and the Father.
is this ito visit the fatheress and widows In thsr
afiiictinn, and keep himself unspo,ted from the
"orld." Very little is known Of this kind Of yeI;
gion either at the Norho at the South at the Ea,t
or at the West The country stands in sad need of
~ religious awakening of this character. Anv 9th,
er religion is iraught with more evil than good
Any movement which has for it's object the
ot mans condition, is a potent sIIv
OF the religion OF which the apostle speaks in az
above quotation And We care not what NAV be
his profession Or position in the church. no nsn
can be n practical christian, who does no,. hy
word or deed, evinee his sympathy with suoh.s
movement; How men, protesting the religion of
Jesus, and especially those who minister in holv
things. can keep aloof from she adsooacy Of a
Anti'slavery movement and at the came Tina q. 9
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