Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-08-20
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Bsschsy. | desire 10 ask you few
questions, which trust may be answered
frankly, and prefer that the Bible be lstt
oat Of tbs question, that the rsaaoatas of |
the question may go before ny followers
barely - question, IL political tight i |
Do you belieEe alayery righs In the abr
ssract sense Of the tarm2 |
Uriss. / do. In the economy Of GOD |
il has been so ordered in the creation of |
man, that without complete control over
mankind, by mankind, no ASH should |
remain alive; and hence IL the existence
of mankind depends on one portion Of |
mankind enslsEing the other, ID cannot be
wroag TO anslava him. Moreover; if 1t |
becomes necessary to enslaye the infant,
In order to propagate the species, Is it not
right in the abstract" to snsiave those
who may be incapable in whole, or in
part, TO protect himself from famine and
death, whether his peculiar condition of
ineapscity arise from bis own wicked acts,
natural weakness, or accidents in either
case, absolute control or slavery is abb
stractly right and humane.
Again you AK me 10 argue this qusa-
ton aside from the holy word of God II
can do no such thing "Be still and know
that am God" whose holy word ''Is
truth" and an infallibls guide to men.
BeschsT. am willing to admit, and
do admit, that the phraseology Of the BIZ
bic seems not only to permit, but TO Esgu-
late slavery, both in the old and new tss-
taments but the tenor Of the new tesla
ment is all in favor Of its abandonment,
aud this principle is comprehendsd in the
broad commandments, do unto others %
you would that others should do unto you
to love, and not 70 hate mankind-to
love your neighbor as yourself, and nu-
merous other commands relating to the
world Of mankind, as being Of one broth
erbood and considering the truths of
christianity TO be system intended as
platform upon which its improvements
Is to be made by It's followers until itcov-
ers the whole earth With its glory, and I'm
til the whole shall see "eye 10 eye," and
then there shall be no more wars, or slave
r. of any description; and further there
is now in the land an improvmsn! in the
churches Of the different protestant sscta,
which astonishss those who lived in the
early part Of this century, ON the account
of the change of rules, and style Of preach
ing, teaching, and practice of the denom-
nations, so much so that they would not
from appearances suppose they had ever
belonged 10 the same communion when
first known By them.
These improvement" in the christian
religion mainly consist in the abandon
ment of the doctrines Of John Calvin
of "election and Reproduction" osteasibly,
for the doctrines Of Armenius, which a.
preached, directs man TO obtain toe heaE-
emily gift BY bis own good works; the mode
Of teaching youth in this "improved',
state Of christianity % is different now
from what it Vas early in the present CEN
fury. Then the youth and the whole peo-
pie were taught from the cradle, to revere
the constitution, and to respect the laws,
as though they emanated from God Him
self, the improvements" before mention-
ed, have abandoned these old worn opt
formulas respecting constitutions and
laws, which conflict With the religious
Improvements" Of the age, and teach
disobsdieBce to them when they fail to
square With the reasonable fractions Of
cur church rules.
| Chrial. Yeu have spoken the truth ;
bat o, the woe that has hefallen the peo-
pie Of this once happy nation as an inev-
table consequence of such a traitorous
course Of teaching, and examples, As these
in6del seots have brought to bear upon
the tender mind Of youth, and the softer
sex and through them, and your own
wicked Vaccinations have led the mind
of the starner seq to the infamous dogma
Of rspudisting the Laws Of God aad nan,
until you have smbroried nation 10 dead
| ly strife; and brought to dishonor the re-
ligion of God, and the Bible yea, you
have taught the child, that portions Of the
holy word of God are not true the moth
sr, that heaven is to be attained oaiy By
repudiating the constitution and laws of
the beautiful structure Of government
given by God to this people to enjoy ; tAe
sister, to persuade the afFectionate broth
err, and the intended future life partner,
loved by her, above ell Qtheas, the loving
wife to importune, until all who have eoas
within the influence of this infdsl poison,
have repudiated the laws and the holy
word of God, to effect the unhallowed
purpose Of disrupting this once glorious
union of States.
| The blood Of the murdered thousands
Of fathers, brothers, and kindred, and the
rivers of Redeemed gore now ebbing from
the brave hearts the mgtilated, and dying;
cries aron shs gsaand for Vengeance a,
gsinst the inssigstors of this unholy var,
brought upon my people by the grossest
fraud of these infdals, ever perpetrated on
a people.
O, thai the irresistible power Of God
would arrest the insane hypocrisy of these
fsnatical bigots, and turn their hardened
conseienees, to love, and mercy--love to
God and their fellow man He desires it,
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