New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-19
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SPEECH OF GERRIT SMITH ON RELI-
GION.
MADE IN BOSTON, JUNE IS, 1862.


waters which Ibsye seen, but those which have no
se.n. l love ia white men, and also its red and
black men. To me the wOr Is full Of attractions
and endearrnenis. Moreover I sm unconscious Of
snmliy prejudice against nation or individual
Not strange is il, then. that should lie reluctant to
leave The world. Nevertheless 1 sm moro reluctant
10 leave it becau-s OF what il barefu Than O wha,
lovely III IT, | would lin.er IN II longer and YET
longer 10 exert more aud more faithfully my inhoit'
e.iuI snare OF luhuence against thvss gly,inc
for s Of evil which my pbsery ,ions aud retecIoos
md re.pOt ung efforts during wa"y YEAR, have
.duraed nv sOul 10 hate. IL 10 Dera1se must Rave
.u much whish IL hnieiul IA The world - va against
20 much in il vii 10 lovely, that fesl uatesdy to
lie part from IT, II in all tni' betray the tlooes
OF NV faih 10 God aid foolish Standardization
.l.o 80 tie il. | had better DO irsIk than dlesnised.
| 1 shall leave an afflicted suf di-tfu-sed world.
| For war viii continue Ia Wholesale slsuY tere.
Slavery Which il the wort type of ~sr, VII 20 o
multiIhiug Ia HgOuized yIri aud matches hoF-
rols. lntepper1nre will DOT stop lerPetrai'ng hs
mnuurrable mufdsrr, which are The wort \ nd ~
u.urder-. Ltud mOn.,Oly viii keep Oh robbiny he
poor OF homes. Woman will cOninue 10 be cfnei.y
and sixul-fuy oppiesss nIth, IN tie lod2 distance,
,ho shall become sufficiently de- e'oped 10 se t"aI
sn. IL oppres ed. Civil goYernnei VIII continue
IL. bad work Until, confined ut last within liz ow'
narrow Ir vince ths peu-fcenee u us iuIh It
innate iuuc,lJBs shall exceed the mischief OF its tor
Ter usnrptiio"s.
But ,he,e is another great evil which sfs'l leave
~ tie world. II - lar greater thnh any nav
.uoken Of. II ia the prirstboOd-'hy sassriO,tl Or
,l,,c;.l order vi meu. Toe Ire-t,, be 1t those D
,Liua III .do-ian, i AHA, Perfa, Europe, AWsiica'
or lseM hire, aud he hcy however honest, are TIE
wors ene nicr Of mankind. Ley are PIE enlIeuiy
re-t onriule tor At geai e,ile. For II Is l"ey rf
! rui,ri,tiy VINO grrp mautud down IN those isi.>
stsi,s aud upon thv.e low dimes "bere i,;noraice
ara superstition uours1 sud give scope 10 all great
! rV l..
Wnv is f. ls, Scam Is go far beAird the other
grest Ia OIrYu states IL The march Oh cIvlza i"I
Wuy /, y,t =. h i,fssod with mnIwCraos hOrfes u
robIrr.1 Why is sne suil making 20 con ID febl3
outri ,ntion- 10 sue sipci Of human k'o"icJse ana
.,,-,ul uyeutioLsl Wy = That lepecuUiIS srlN
which, In imcs past, H.. nptrd her 10 sied the blood
OF scores VI thousands Ui CONSCIENTIOUS i"d hho,ept
Wur,hiYers siIil riie wHiiA III her hordefs hh!
doe, r,e s, dig 20 Sayeiy and the All an slave
t,.re1 IL 4. al berarse her Government Hud eu! J.
,,s SILL as th.y have beon Tor tsei'e hh"drei
/ eats, 20 thoroughly under Tire ihhncn,e 81 inc
! ule.is. f. Wa merry ,wo centuries afer hAfst!
i--,,ye~ea e cirtulatlu os the l)0d, before hef
r,ri,lans would believe 10 -. fuf nealy ac'ntuIJ
ace, schools rtlrc,5a scwtyn's Asircnciny aud chung
4, ARA ols'r PHILOSOPHY; ana AL ths tor The ~
n.ngd rea-on .tu lA- one dia hot Ind tie o1sf dld
l.rnonils with "rsSea.-d reii-ion.
Bat lie priesthood ny - a'tyoca;e!' IL ncce' cary
10 ,.arh Religion. slunt DE e,essity 20 Religion.
II Is ihr ous hiu1 eediuL II 20 j. e religious he.
iirv lie /. mIrs 10 alp...JS'e the claim. Of God
Ia utu upon him; tiiu 20 luye bis Great Father
and qnai brpiucE h1d bo but frlnnll' r,liy ons,
I +, world Wi j, nos 'Ofai OF gnt nd hlrrry,
would have heen para.i'e Bii wL"h "te !" Tue
linfaicv of us ri,e asa was therefore i{noru, sl'
usriit OF. bra. a. graft tnems.igc uion tis y O
r.ic. AID 90 n.in ls vi AMI cyifupJ his fci .on.
I ne long they were piled up inio those
huss struc'nrcs Of lu'o'eSr, OF In'.f1 G.
molo'0sy, which cast trs.c bla,k md bale
-
com Zoe The sunlight uf iluth . r9aeh aud
iced sua sustain Tie ehs 100 pt trIih. IL WIS
these snpelrtii,o Whom called for q priest
hood: an,i to IN .iotrii uni mui ~ them was snd
iii l., rs one wOik. 40 TAR, Therefore, from ~
heinz u.,es-t nv 10 toach and prJ,u1to rel. gVus
truth tn. office Of the lne,tpoo1 tas over been 10
pat sn.ei ItiOns - Toe place oi rtsuri aud fare
hoOlb la the place Oi truth. but would bo' &c 80
uucbanta T. and - unlui as 10 make wronH to-
tive, tie ring q al swrOug deed. la AL a. es
t, prl,,ib oil has been d., llOtd ~ well deiuding.
A priesthood l. lOt sanry 20 teach b. is!On Al
IA ss ui.ue,gss ny ~ would be u VfOorrOrshlp 10
t.ncn tie nocossty Of breathing. IL Is not religion
tat cails ipr 4 rii,ethood - is hUch clbahsic
my.,,rie- asd s!y supe siil1us ~ ABOUND 10 'he -
cte books hat coll lot ~. Aud no priesthood calls
for thee lucy i've And ,.rnW VI eiCA other. Tue
u.ouI. " DO ale uiyst given 20 n &c mysteries am
rupsr,tii1ns crave TO m,ot priests. Where Ar.fd-
ais i,e content y IA one lriesi, cplni-fds want
ball dozen. The hlpiy 2 e. NHgre .i.Q7on and
=
iminios hts IA u1ge jr.-d Of piio,t lban O. any
other ryil-d.,r IL may ~ so 10 tesr Frot is-
hau, ~ New York. fuu-e Ia I,llpiti, ha, and D..
Changing Ia Washiu ,iou. Bal il D. 5-cor they le
Amply pieac err, in'.gad Of e cgpirI rnes'r no
my sill ~ 10 bear u eolrr a,l thetyc- But
l. br,aa,e there Is 20 much 81 the ur!rssiyi 40
80 httio Of hc piisstly, IL thsm
4 on, 10, rtiI lon needs not plissacod 10 Is a.
iruple r1d motive as catDy Or dilnbiug. J. 10
as mach born WITH rs 80 ID our ioos or hari. From
snces-r faults or "ther cau-e. our moral affections
NAV be born lripericcf. NJ, too, may oar 100, or
maud be- Bat ia neither case i our uuthro resi- on
-ibie for the impcgifc'i0n. ihe cirrul ton Of 'ue
blood 81 not mote h,w ot our uatrIG tbuD - loving
al AID being lus, 10 all. And religion is nei lss
moe nor let- thn loving All and beng jusi 20 ali.
Tbs priests tell us That religion IL sy,t, m end a
ecsncs. Bur n ia feitheT. IL /, Onr JeHris feCO'
ni"n Of our relations and obligations. l. is sim.iy
nfelI'y 10 our naiue. Had we never De-. r,ed orr
uaiuis we should never bave been iirei IIIus; aud
al ithI eL iol nska OF rs is but 10 return frou
tba, Je,.rirr. ibs Tggion II huhan huinr" II thf'
mony no, only with h niture, In, w''1 ~ us'
ture Hbd with God. for every part 4 ntiure 10
harmonious with every OF or part 81 ~ AID MI
nature 10 ~ harmony with t's Author Of al nature.
Tie great Teacher Of The duties Of religion Dbl not
regard IL ne sysien or s'irnco When he ~ keo 81
The mi srnsd people; And why jude ye not
even of yourselves wins. Is riyhtl' Ito do uot 20
regard il when he ssid /" / thank tee Fa,her,
Lord II Heaven AID earth, that Thou hast bio
,brse things from tie wi and prudent, aud hat
reveale, them unto bhbes." Tie vsa ard prudent
we're buy with their bundles of slIer-titiou, aud
mun-inane religions. The Gud-uiadc or true rel ~ -
| " baher hai-ior they were born ~hh H.. Al are
born with ard hen wh,u one loses u is babc-re-
li,iOD must in order 10 recover 4, bec0mo babe
agnin "Whosoover shall bot receive The Kingdom oi
God as hlle child, ho rhlll not enter therein"
Did tho Churches know Jrrns and h' religion, no"
quick would they cease from their lhsgoB about
Election, Atonomeni, Trinity, and all That, which
not only n lIfrlo cid, but even biz man cannot
Understand Aud how quick would they seI t.eul-