World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-05
SLAVERY OUR LIBERTIES.

had brought those burning words
from the heart and lips OF Patrick
Henry, Give me liberty or give
me DEATH 1t is evidently that
after this language had been utter
ed tho hearts Of the people OF the
thirteen colonies was welded to.
gether in such manner that no
giants strength was able 30 break
them asunder, and upon the prin.
cipsls, that all men were created
free and egual--The battle was
fought and victory won, Aud the
dark boat prestige moved
from our shores--AppearaDtly
dragging it's colors to watery
grave.
But not so, new life strikes her
sails, they raise. once more she
is on her way with her dark car.
go--Appearantly extending hef
hand Of peace with craft in her
blackened heart for greed and
gain---One bright sun shiny morn
ing, she steams into our port--ADd
says, here the cline Of the sunny
south is to hot for the white man
Here we have the needed sub
stituie In the black mah.--We
stole him from his home
Brought him from wife and fam.
: lily and bis own native land, to
, make him your servant, TO serve
you in the hot sunny uth-Hol
, make you rich, buy him--No soon.
or said than done--Now see the
, flag Of prestage unfold her coils
and the colors OF liberty fade
The curse Of Ham is now on us
We have looked upon the naked
, ness of our earthly lord--Our
/ boasted liberty is gone--Our reli-
gious declaration OF, Let every
q man serve God according to the
dictates of his own conscience is
buried.
b The day which WAS then 80 much
| honored 10 prayer and tds nksg'v.
0 ing, after the turmoils of the eek,
d ~hish wss called the first day--The
trading and working lie of the
i nation, seemed suspended Upon
this day-All marts OF trafc and
labor laid by and evorv one with
n every mcmber Of tho family went
to church--But over a century has
. passed-And while yet we can boast
4 of more liberty than any other ma
ton on the gl'5e, yet the bitter
struggle Of Lahor to compete with
!. capitol, is lik" the struggle be-
- tween life and leath
!. If YOU doubt our words, please
So look AT the strikes---and tho lives
lost in the combats Labor has with
. Capitol--ln this boasted land of
=, the tree. and the home of tho
brayc--Just lot w look for q mo-
, ment AZ the difference in the fitness
of the material, then and now--We
are not unmindiul of the Noble
(" principals which glowed in the
y breast of Washington and his COM
% rods, and the service rendered TO
% the people. the helpless aud reli-
~ gion by introducing and defending
= the principals Of Liberty and Uni
/" ty.
D But since that time, there has
3 been fatal mistake made. In
|, ,, stereotyping those principals into
~ creeds and divisions.
:. And by this taking backward step
!, toward the spirit Of slavery, and
:. the principals Of Rome, who hold
: her laity as slaves to the priestly
'e powcr--Thus the good promise Of
q our iorefathers, which gave to all
u o free religion and an unfettered
n conscience---lay broken,
;" For if individual rights OF pri-
!, vate judgement is yet allowed
- Why do the churches condemn and
= expell from the church. men who
:, might honestly attempt to obey
:, God by his Word IN some partlcu-
! lar way, besides their particular
- way, which would not DO IN accord
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