Stitched paper wrappers
1859 · New York
by Smith, Gerrit
New York: Ross & Tousey, 1859. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Light soiling on rear wrapper else a fine copy.. 85 pp. 8vo. Contains three sermons originally from 1858-59 entitled: "Discourse on Creeds," "The Religion of Reason," and "What is the true religion," plus a "Letter to Mr. Goodell" in which Smith defends his opinions. "...what, as a whole, is a man's religion worth, which is not able to hold him back from voting for men who believe that there can be valid, obligatory, sacred, real law for making slaves; and from voting for men who believe in the right of making drunkards? For many, many years have I been calling on the Unitarians and Universalists, as well as on the orthodox, to throw away these religions, which murder instead of saving humanity, and which are a stench instead of an incense in the nostrils of heaven. For many, many years have I been calling on them to accept, in exchange for their abominable religions, the simple religion of reason and justice and Jesus. What the world is perishing for, is a religion of common sense and common honesty." Not in Sabin. LCP. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 2127. (Inventory #: 27784)