The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-12
rec Religion.

The world rolls round from day to day, and
the purposes and passions of men roll IN q cir-
c.e with it. No one knows their beginning;
no one can see their end. But all is moving
IN ring, in which each, if he live long
enough, shall touch upon What has already
been known, done, and suffered. There Is
nothing new; and scepticism, and bowing to
the golden idol, are as oil as powdered wigs,
and extended trains. In the beginning there
was reverence and submission. Then, career
ing by, came violence and wrong. Then,
ushered in ty fute and dulcimer. broke the
day OF purple and scarlet Next was the
hour of forge fulness, and, last, was summary
punishment.
Of course it is incoavenient to be bothered
by thoughts of eternal responsibility. The
easiest program L is junketting, fsssting' love-
making, marrying, silver hairs, cramped
limbs, bowed frame, and then--nothing. Free
dom is understood to be, not the right 70 work,
and fight and strive for crown, but the right
TO do as Is pleased and care not jot for the
cost. All is pretty; all pleasant; oil luxurious
if it were only something more than pit-fall,
whose top is fair and green, but whose bottom
Is lull of spikes that tear, aud covered with
nets that aold.
Freedom in thought, act and word does not
cause freedom in trade. That is pocket
question; consideration of dollars and cents.
What a man will not do ior the next world he
will do for this; he will not give freedom of
| trade but be will have freedom in religion.
A number of persons have associated them
selves in Boston, as members OF church,
which is to revolutionize America and push 1t
little further down the steep sides If Avernus.
They announce that there is but one religion,
and that is their rsligion-FRsE RELIGION
Their solitary article OF faith is: membership
in this association shall leave each individual
responsible for his own opinions alone, and
Affect in no degree his relation to other as'o-
Citations" This mantle covers motley group
One applicant believed in his own unbelief, and
prated about the Author OF his Being;-he was
counted in. Another aid be was Il "Progres-
sivs Friend" and had no creed;-he vas added
to the roll A third wa utterly incredulous
on the subject Of spiritualism;-he was gladly
cceptcd. A four:1 alleged that spir,ualism
did exist, AID supported ,le gospel narra'ive;-
he was received with open arms. Believe in
one Deity or dozen, In LECoNTE, DALE
OWEN, PAYNE, JERExY BESruAN, MAL7HUs,
MuMso JUMBO, VoLTAIRE, the grave Of Ma
HoMET or nothing ct all, and there is room in
the ranks of the disciples Of FREE RELIoloa.
This new association absolve themselves
from all obedience to external authority, and
Govern themselves according 10 their own ca
pricious will They acknowledge no moral or
religious obligation. ~ will, or will not, is
,heir whole theologic system. They do i'll BY
stealth and blush not to find it shame; they are
going pell-nell TO devil whose existence they
do not credit
These poor fools-for fools they are in this
FREE RELIGION, however wise they may oe 10
other ,hings-ars endeavoring to free then-
selves from the bond Of az Almighty power
Religion knows no such freedom az they dream
Of; and there is grim amusement IN the ldea
Of dozen middle-agcd men attempting to es-
tablish system that neither earth nor HeaTeo
will permit. Men must have one firm pillar
upon which to lean They must have stafi
! that will not bend. There is no more hopeless