Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-13
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n Massachusetts, gives us gem No. /.
"Who is the God of humanity? lie is
not the God Of slavery. He is not the
God of Moses Stuart aud Leonard Woods.
Shame on the nation, shame on its
religion, shame on such God. scorn
him. He is not my God. l will never
bow to His shrine. My head shall go off
with my hat when take it of to such a
G cd as that
If the Bible sanctions slavery the Bible
is a sclf.evident falsehood, an enemy of
nature and of natures God.
The question is often put to me, would
you believe slavery to be right if God
should declare it right No l wou d fast
en- the chain upon the heel of such God,
and let the man 60 free. Such God is a
phantom. (Cheers.)
The impious wretch; such language is
enough to call down the wrath of Jehovah
upon a community that would harbor such
reprobate.
We doubt whether the Rev. rascal ever
peruscd the revealed word of Him whom
he thus blasphcmes.
He would not believe slavery right if
God were to so declare it. His judgment
is superior to that of the Lord. And men
can be found who applaud this high hand
cd, Heaven defying dlasphemer ooh
shame where is thy blush 7"
The Rev. Daniel Foster, one of the
ehaplains of the Massachusetts, Legisla.
ture in lS55-6, gives us gem No. 2:
"He stood on that floor as an orthodox
clergyman, but he would as soon exchange
with the devil as one of those hireling
priests-those trai tors to humanity. The
professed Church of Christ is false, and
its hireling priesthood unworthy of conf
dence.'
Here is "second Daniel come to judg.
mcnt." We have for many years labored
under an erroneous opinion and we thank
his Rev. for opening our eyes to the truth.
We have heretofore thought that an ortho-
dox minister was one who taught Bible
doctrine--a doctrine received and held by
the Church of Christ, in all ages and coun-
tries.
But to-day we are told that "the pro-
fessed Church of Christ is false and
those who minister in sacred things un-
worthy of confidence.
The Rev. Mr.. Griswold, of Stonington,
gives us gem No. 3:
"For the church which sustains slavery,
wherever it be, l am ready to say l will
welcome the bolt, whether it come from
heaven or from hell, which shall destroy
it. Its pretensions to Christianity are the
boldest effrontcry and the vilest imposture
The Rev. Mr.. Howell says, when speak,
ing of tho Bible arguments in behalf Of
slavery:
Give up my advocacy of abolition! New.
er. | will sooner, Jonas-like, throw the
Bible overheard, and execrate it as tn,
Newgatc Calendar, denounce God as ,
stakeholder, and his angels and Apostles
as the turnkeys and slave drivers"
We pass this, and the next, from til,
pen of the Rev. Mr.. Howell, without com
ment. They speak for themselves. Th
head that could conceive, the heart tina
would give utteranco to such sentiments
are blackor than .4fric's darkest son. Th
above extracts have been general in thei
character, blaspheming the Most Hig
and denouncing his followers in no meas
ured terms, but in the most refined an
chasts language.
, But to gem No. 5, from the pen of tn
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard. We wish to call tn
attention of those to whom it is particular
addressed.
The Rev. Mr. Blanchard, in speech i
!, the Detroit Convention -
"Damned to the lowest hell all the pas
tors and churches of the South, as the
were body of thieves, adultcrers, pirate
D and murderers-that the Episcopal Meth
odist Church is more corrupt and profigat
than any bawdy house in the Unon-tha
the Southern ministers of that body ar
desirous of perpetuating slavery for tn
= purposes of dcbauchery, and that ever
clergyman among them is guilty of enor
mites that would shock savage"
What think you, followers of WESLEY
Are you willing to be stigmatized as there's
: aduAerers, pirates anil muderers? d
, you believe that the Southern portion c
t your church is more prohigate than an
, Jgeay house, either in Michigan or Mass
: achusetts, not to speak of the Union. W
i. do not know whether the Rev. lIr. BLa,'
e chard is pastor of the church he so vii
y fcs or not, We sincerely hope he is moi
i Would to God that he did not belong t
e any one, of the what we at one tim
$ thought, before being enlightened by til
Rev. D. Foster, orthodox churches W
would rather believe that he is membe
Vt of the Frce-thinkor church, or is in othC