The Paine Festival: Celebration of the 119th Anniversary of the Birth-day of Thomas Paine, at Cincinnati, Jan. 29, 1856V. Nicholson & Company,., 1856 - 35 pages |
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119th Anniversary adventurous life led Age of Reason Agrarian Justice American Independence American Revolution appeal army Author-Hero bigotry BIRTH-DAY OF THOMAS calumnies of creed-bound celebrated ship city of Newport Civil and Religious COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS congratulate Cincinnati consciencious Continental Congress country that embosoms creed-bound sectarians creeds CRISIS crowns despotism distasteful labor embosoms this glorious entitle him especially fruitless bond gave vigor German language GREENWOOD HALL hereditary rule honest honor and gratitude ISAAC E JANUARY 29 King of Prussia mankind Mary Wollstonecraft mediumship memory mind monotonous and distasteful MUSIC.-NATIONAL AIRS neighboring city noble response occasion onward ORATION PAINE FESTIVAL perform worthily persecution philanthropy position your committee pounds currency principles prompted your noble qualed services Queen City queenly city says sentiments ship The Terrible spirit summons to address superstition T. L. NICHOLS testimony THOMAS PAINE tion tried men's souls unappreciated heroes VALENTINE NICHOLSON wrongs of half
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Page 3 - Any person who has made observations on the state and progress of the human mind, by observing his own, cannot but have observed that there are two distinct classes of what are called Thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking, and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord. I have always made it a rule to treat...
Page 4 - I trouble not myself about the manner of future existence. I content myself with believing, even to positive conviction, that the power that gave me existence is able to continue it, in any form and manner he pleases, either with or without this body ; and it appears more probable to me that I shall continue to exist hereafter, than that I should have had existence, as I now have, before that existence began.
Page 5 - Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel.
Page 4 - I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of man, and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.