Author: Smith, Gerrit
Title: Three Discourses on the Religion of Reason. Unchanged from Their Original Publication
Description: New York, Ross & Tousey, 1859. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 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. Light soiling on rear wrapper else a fine copy.

Keywords: Slavery, , Americana, Slavery, Americana, 19th c., Gerrit Smith, Rationalism., Free thought., Natural religion., Afro-Americana, Slavery, Abolition, Temperance, Religion, 2010NYCBKFR, newyork2011, Pamphlet


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