Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-03

The BOSTON COURIER, speaking of the
New York Independent, makes the following
observation THE mischief of that sort of
freedom which the Independent advocates,
to wit, abolition and things kindred to it,
is manifest in this,-that it constitutes a
bond of sympathy between an absolutely thor
ough going infdel preacher, and professedly
Christian, orthodox journal" And this is
intended as a crushing argument against
abolition and things kndred;" and, while
penning it, the writer evidently believed that
he was sitting in a halIowed atmosphere, and
thanked God that he was not as other men,"
Has it never occurred to the Courier tina.
apologizing for slavery and advocating "South
Side Views" of the institution, constitute a
bond of sympathy between professedly Chris
tian, orthodox clergymen and newspapers, and
those representatives of goddess brutality. the
slaye-traders, the save-hunters, and the plan.
tation Legrees This is true whether the
Courier has observed it or not; and it presents
a much worse case for the Christian, orthodox
persons, than any the Courier has imagined on
the other side. Justice is much safer bond
of sympathy than any internal principle, no
matter how respectable the latter may be
in society" or how well endorsed by
men of property and standing" We
prefer the Independents case to that of the
Courier and New York Observer. Its sympa-
thies do not lead into such bad company as
theirs, and are not, like theirs, defiant 10 the
first principles of Christianity. Shall Chris
tian journal, or a Christian man, forsake Justice
and deny truth in every case where they have
been accepted and and honored by some "thor.
orough-going infdel? 2" By such course, the
"Inhdelty'' would soon be made the light of
the world and the guardian of all purity and
goodness. Therefore, We agree with the hide
pendent, and with that great company of Chris
tan people whose policy is SO different from
that of the Courier and its South side" wor
shippers.
1t is really possible for Christians to excom-
municate Christianity, and have in themselves
the blacklist helP' of practical atheism,
while using the most orthodox words and
forms And is there any method of reach
ing this result, more direct and certain
than that indicated by the Courier as
most commendable Ii Christians must re
treat from justice and mercy when they are
approached by mea-whose theology is very
bad, and leave the wondering world to believe
that only the infdels deal in such things, what
is likely to become of their Christianity We
are well aware that the Boston Courier enter
tains a very high oDiniOn of the ya1ue of it's
regular projections on Christian doctrine and
practice; and we notice that they all maintain
that Christians ustnot speak against slavery,
nor preach righteousness to the American
Tract Society. Still we do not find them lu.
minous or persuasive They are not likely to
convert the Independent; nor will they very ca
silly persuade that journal that Christianity must
uphold chattel slavery, that prolific breeder of
Internal things, because some heretics and in
fdels denounce it.
Such is our belief; and it is the result of
considerable observation of both parties And
SO long as good sense, humanity, and right
feeling have much connection with the pro
fersion of Christianity, our Boston neighboI
must not hope to secure very great multitude
of disciples. We never read its discourses on
religion without feeling that there are sad
der sights below the sun than the sight of ar
inhdel preaching righteousness against slavery
and its "professedly Christian" apologists