Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-06-25
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JusE /, 1862.
Ghoss If M.-Do you armly heliers in
one God, as described in the Bible, all
wisss all good, iast, messifuls omaislsass
and omniprssens, Creator Of Heaven and
earth, and ali things, and shaE He directs
TIA dsssiaiss Of w0Elda, aaa ahs shilaEaa |
of men, and all animate and inanlaass
matter according to Hia good vii and
pleasure !?
Beeahsr.-I do believe most firmly, ali |
this bat / do not believe in slavery as
prsetiesd In America, II Ii sin against
God.
Ghoss Of M-Pleass read Genesis, 9th |
chapter, 2sth, 26th, and 2Tsh verses
"And be said cursed be Canaan, a sesvRni
Of servants shall he bs unite his brethren,
and be said, blessed be the Lord God Of
Shsm and Canaan shall be his servant,
And God shall enlarge Jsphesh, and he
shall dwell in the tents Of Shems aad
Canaan ahdH b. his ssrvdnt.
''If man amits his servant or his maid
with rod, and he die under his hand,
he shall surely be punished, notwithstand.
ing, if hs continue day or two, be shal!
not be punished for he ID has money!
Exodus, 2lss chap. 10th and 2lss verses.
B.--If | believed the Bible taught slav-
cry would never read it again.
Ghost Of M.-Do you not believe that
my writings, composing what are called
the Ave books of Moses, or the psnsateuoh
were written for the guidance Of the &C
tions OF men, and that the words therein
written sere thas written by Gods com"
mand, and are truly ''God's holy words;
and as professsd preacher Of Gods holy
religion, do yea thus teach ?
| B.-I do teach thsss things in the
Sunday School, social circle, and lecture
room, and proclaim them from the pulpit
to be the words Of God and bis evsrlaSs-
ing truths bat human slavery ID ths sum
OF all wiekednsss.
Ghoat Of M.-Did not God tolerate
slavery, and even somnand iii and did
not He Himself give the children Of men
int slavery for life TO msnF Please read
the following, and then pause, and lei
| God judge between your present teachings
and His holy truth: SO.
LeYitieus, 25th chap, AID verse. For
they are my servants which brought Out
Of the Land Of Egypt they shall NOS be
cold a. bond men, Verse "A "Both thy
bond men and thy bond maids, which thou
shals have, shall be Of the heather round
about you; both shy bomb men and chg
bond maids - verse As, "MoTeoysr, the
children of strangers that sojourn omong
you, of them shall ys buy, and of their
families that are with you, which they be-
got in your land and they shall be your
! possession J" verse 10, sand ye shall take
, them as an inheritance for your children
after you, for possession; they shall De
your bond men forever
B.-This cannot be so; believe, and
preach the "higher doctrines" of Seward
and @shonest old Aba.o The people 81
the 10th century are far more enlightened
than they were when you wrote.
Ghost Of M.-Thsn you believe rsve-
lation hoax, and Anson Burlingame's
"HIGHER lsw Supreme Court, an anti
slavery Constitution, an ansi-slavery BIZ
BILE and An ansi-slaFery God 2"
B.-No, believe the Bible to be she
, inspired word of God. And as such,
read and teach it in my morning worship,
and in ny evening sacrifices; whether il
be in the aloaet, at the family altar, the
social circle, or in the pulpit.
/ Ghost Of H.-Is seems 10 me that you
, are hating beween two opinions but lei
me implore you to choose this day whoa
. you will serve; whether you viii serve God
and obey hla words, or whether tho "high-
or law doctrines Of w. Ii. Seward & Co,
God commands you to obey the laws Of
the Government under which you live
, and TO teach the children, youth and adali
70 do the same.
ii And these xorda which / command ties
| this day shall be in thine heart: Thou shall
. teach them diligently unto ting children.
and talk Of them when thou Sit~st in thy
house and when thou walkest BY the way
) and when thou lest down, and when thou
risest up.--Dens. 9th chap. 9th and 7tt
verses. 9th, 7th and 18th verses-Y'
. shall diligently keep the commandment
Of the Lord your God, and bis statute
which He commanded thee Gath verse
and the Lord commanded Us TO keep nj
these statutes, to fear the Lord our Goo
> for eur good always Ssh chap. aish vera
beware that thou forget not the Lord tn
God, In uos keeping his commandment
and his judgments and his siatstss, &c.
10th chapter, 18Th verse; and it shal
! come to pass il ya shall hesRken diligeaa.
ly unto my commandments which | com
msndsd you this day, &C.; 10th xerse.-
Take heed to yourselves, that jour hsaEt'
be not deceived, and ye susn asids, G8s
ssrvs other Gods and a0orahip shens.-
= Deut. 18th chap. LIST verses---"R Their
9 shall arise among you, prophet or I
Q dreamer Of dreams, sad giveth thee sigI
: or wonder, ID and the align or the won;
: der some to pass whereof he spake unit
= thee, saying--lss u 20 after Cthar Gods
!, Thou shalt not hsarken unto that prOph
D ct or that dreamer Of dreams, &c. bti
/ verse, And that prophet or dreamer o.
Q dreams, shall be pat 10 DEATH" Thes,
: words. and MANY gsora. Ia whieh maj