The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-06-04
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Inc old doctrine oil the innate wicked
ness of man has received sturdy blows
from logicians, and more telling arguments
from the results Of modern philanthropic |
enterprises. But the cloud only shifts
from one portion Of the horizon to another.
Il is but few years since it was crime
for the pious women of Boston to hold
prayer meeting for the slave, and the
solid meIp Of modern Athens crushed
ont their enterprise. Now women may
pray for the slave in Boston and New
York, but she must not dare to think her.
self in need of a more extended sphere in
the activities of life, or entitled to COM
pete with men, or ask fair wages for fair
days work-if she docs, the bue and cry
Of strong minded woman" assails her
Ii she meets in convention in New York,
to discuss her own rightful position in the
social sphere and present the reasons for
her demand, the same element of rowdy-
ism, which mobbed Abolitionists, and
broke up anti-slayery anniversary meet
ings, invades her anniversary meetings,
and attempts, by interruption and insults,
t. boot her down, The Satanic press as
the New York HERALD has been styled, ac-
cords earnestness to the womal's rights
movement-iis mantle of abuse falls upon
the New York Observer, which STYLES Rev.
Mrs Antoinette Blackwell and Lucretia
Mott, and Mrs. Caroline Ii. Dall-women
whose talent and pieiy are above ques-
tion-"erC,Cing hens''
The world yet fears simple truth, and
meets modest woman who asks for a
hearing and for justice, with insult and
sneers.
The clap trap of politics with its in
trigue, its packing Of conventions, and
forced rulings on points Of order SO as to
enable one party to gag its opponents and
crush them out, has awakened Indignation
and scorn, which seems to he destined
to purify politics. But, as if to prove The
old doctrine Of total depravity true. the
clergy pick up tbs cast-off garments OF
politicians and re-parade them at their
religious anniversaries. At the recent
session of the American Tract Society, i,
was deemed impolitic by the majority, 10
allow The minority hearing even OH the
question Of the African slave trade. Ii
was in order for the majority to talk-ou
of order for the minority. The PROPOSE.
lions Pnd motives of the former vert
strictly in order-;hose of the minority
never parliamentary. 1t was simply
re- enacthlent of The tactics which CAV,
Isaiah Rynders power in the Democrat,
party and Office. Mr.. Rynders has rise,
to the dignity of United States Marshal
and his mantle falls upon the diynes o
the American Tract Society. II gives u
no pleasure to see such sad ILLUSTRATION
of the apparent truth Of the doctrine O
total depraviiy.
Bat illustrations are to be found nearc
. home. For two years past, the good peo
pie Of +,wrence have had sentinel o
the moral watchtower, to lift up his voic
in reference TO the moral and immors
isms Of the day. He sorely exercise
r himself because men dared TO questio
the time hallowed creeds Of the Church
because people gave courteous hearin
= to the agiIator Of new views; because
Il Christian minister feeling more reliaL c
on truth than ON denuuciatiou, treate
his opponent as fairly as though he wer
Il Christian. He considered it the heiyt
. of impiety to give candid and patier
/, hearing to the exponent OF any new theor
- or principle, or even to re-examiuatlo
OF the old-forgetting that Christ WAS
] nuovator and an asitator, pulling dow
!, the old theology Of his time, and utterin
new ami strange doctrines. But the ell
r. tor Of the RspuLlican, reviewing, in his ow
- mind, his formidable conflicts with her,
e sizes and here'ics. comrlacently says Of h
h paper, like the Pharisee, thanking Gu
r that he was not sinner as other men,
r. "has never failed TO stand firm for the il
!. terests OF morality and religion, bu: hi
always sought to be true TO It's own hone
convictions ofrisht." Such a man wouI
DC above clap trap; he would not be.
false evidence against a neighbor;
= would love his enemies, and believe Il
i'll of then-alas for the pleasant iclic
the fact coI6rms the poets view, TIL
a man may cry Church. Church, at ever, wor
II Aud be no more p.ous tuan UJner puupie--
. Jaws not reckuI1d a religious bird
y because II keeps cawILg tfUm Il stvepie."
Is Aud in the very number in which Il
u editor utters his eomplacent self. glur.fic
&c ton, he preiaces a speech OF Horace Gre
+ ley's with the falsehooti Reported re
ie latin for tie Laurence Republican" Or
Is more living illustration Of the truth
/ total depravity. But as the FIVE Poin
D Of New York has been redeemed by Il
e practical workings of humaniiaria
i spirit, when it had stood proof again
X theological thunder for years, there is y
: hope for the theological student of IL
Ct Republican, We commend to him, d
St the hair-splittiug technicalities Of ,heol
Ie 81, but practical Christianity. Let hi
'r point sceptics to the better way, by shoy
u ing his faith through his works.
J. Congregational Association Of Kansas.
% This body convened in this city {
e. Thursday last, continuing in sessit
ic through Friday and Saturday. The mo
lie prominent subject before the Associate