"Christianity," mine is only "Infidelity,” “Deism, at the best!" O, my Brothers, I am not afraid of men, I can offend them. I care nothing for their hate, or their esteem. I am not very careful of my reputation. But I should not dare to violate the Eternal Law of God. You have called me "Infidel." Surely I differ widely enough from you in my theology. But there is one thing I cannot fail to trust; that is the Infinite God, Father of the white man, Father also of the white man's slave. I should not dare violate his Laws come what may come;-should you? Nay, I can love nothing so well as I love my God. THE BOSTON KIDNAPPING. DISCOURSE TO COMMEMORATE THE RENDITION OF THOMAS SIMS, DELIVERED ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY THEREOF, APRIL 12, 1852, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE, AT THE MELODEON, IN BOSTON. 2* DISCOURSE.* THERE are times of private, personal joy and delight, when some good deed has been done, or some extraordinary blessing welcomed to the arms. Then a man stops, and pours out the expression of his heightened consciousness; gives gladness words; or else, in manly quietness, exhales to heaven his joy, too deep for speech. Thus the lover rejoices in young heart of hearts, when another breast beats his * REV. THEODORE PARKER: Dear Sir,- We know that we express the earnest and unanimous wish of all who listened to your appropriate and eloquent address last Monday, in asking a copy of it for the press. Yours respectfully, WENDELL PHILLIPS, HENRY I. BOWDITCH, Committee of Arrangements. BOSTON, April 15, 1852. |