Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-14

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1 On this point Wonid not, aad viii not be mis-.
understood DO not say that abolitonism is inf.
deity speak only OF the tendencies of the sys.
ten a indicated IN its avoped principles and de.
znonssratea IN us pracucai fruits.
L does not try slavery by the Bibles but as enc
Of is leading advocates has recently declared II
kEies f'la Bible hy the principles of freedom II in
1elz mat the word OF Tod must be made to support
certain human opinions or forfeit all CLAIMS upon
our ialta. mat may net pc suspected Of exagge-
ration on thus point, let me quote from the recen-
| work OF Mr.. Barnes passage which may we'll ar
rest the attention OF al thinking men:
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and cneine to which thew have attsmnt IL
over the vswnino abvss az +, fidaItv a., y I rn,
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When man sets up the great principles Of our
nature (by which he always means his own precon-
ceived opinions) as the supreme tribunal before
which even the law of God must be tried-when
man says 1.-THE Bible must teach aboliticuism or /
will not receive it. he has already cut loose from
the sheet anchor Of faith. True belief says, Speak
LORD, Thy eervant wants to hear Abolitionism
says, speak, Lord, but speak In accordance with
she PriHclPles of human nature, or they cannot be
received oy the great mass OF makInd as Divine
revelation.
Inc 1rult OF sucn principles is just what We might
| expect. Wherever the seed OF Aoohtlonism has
been soUn orcadcast plentiful crop OF lnhdeity
mas sprung up. In the communities where anti
slavery excitement has been most prevalent the
power Of the Gospel has invariably declined, and
when the tide Of fanaticism begins to subside the
wrecks of church order and Of Christian character
have been scattered on the shore. mean no disre-
| spect TO New England, to the good men who there
stand by the ancient landmarks and contend earn
esty far the truth nor to the lustrious dead whose
praise is in all the churches: but who does not
| know that the States in which Abolitionism has
achieved its most signal triumphs are. at the same
Tine The Great ~ - a.lv in tbe and
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mat IN TINS country al the prominent leaders OF
Aoolitioniem eutsiie OF the ministry have become
ayoFed inaels end that all our notorious Abolition
preachers have renowned the great doctrines Of
grace they taught in tho standards Of the re-
formed churches have resorted to the most violen.
process Of Interpretation to avoid the obvious meau
ing Of plain Scriptural texts and aecribed 10 the
Apostles OF Christ principles from which piely
and moral courage instinctively revolt They make
that to be sin which the Bible does not declare to bs
sin They denounce in language such az the stern
est propbets of the law never empoved A relation
which Jesus and His APOSTLE. recognized and repu-
lated. They seek TO institute terms and texts OF
christian communion utterly at variance with the
organic law of the church as founded by its Divine
Head and attempting TO Justify this us,lrpation of
Divine prerogatives BY an appeal from Gods law to
the dictates Of fallen human nature they woud set
IN spiritual tyranny more odious and nsufferable
because more arbitrary and uncertain in its deci-
sons than Popery itself And as the tree is SO have
its fruits BEEN 1t is not a theory but a dememon-