moments；　when　I　felt　a　degree　of　freedom；　and　said
  what　I　desired　with　considerable　ease。　　From　that
  time　until　now；　I　have　been　engaged　in　pleading　the
  cause　of　my　brethrenwith　what　success；　and　with
  what　devotion；　I　leave　those　acquainted　with　my　la…
  bors　to　decide。
  APPENDIX
  I　find；　since　reading　over　the　foregoing　Narrative；
  that　I　have；　in　several　instances；　spoken　in　such　a
  tone　and　manner；　respecting　religion；　as　may　possi…
  bly　lead　those　unacquainted　with　my　religious　views
  to　suppose　me　an　opponent　of　all　religion。　　To　re…
  move　the　liability　of　such　misapprehension；　I　deem
  it　proper　to　append　the　following　brief　explanation。
  What　I　have　said　respecting　and　against　religion；　I
  mean　strictly　to　apply　to　the　~slaveholding　religion~　of
  this　land；　and　with　no　possible　reference　to　Christi…
  anity　proper；　for；　between　the　Christianity　of　this
  land；　and　the　Christianity　of　Christ；　I　recognize　the
  widest　possible　differenceso　wide；　that　to　receive
  the　one　as　good；　pure；　and　holy；　is　of　necessity　to　re…
  ject　the　other　as　bad；　corrupt；　and　wicked。　　To　be　the
  friend　of　the　one；　is　of　necessity　to　be　the　enemy
  of　the　other。　　I　love　the　pure；　peaceable；　and　impar…
  tial　Christianity　of　Christ：　I　therefore　hate　the　cor…
  rupt；　slaveholding；　women…whipping；　cradle…plunder…
  ing；　partial　and　hypocritical　Christianity　of　this　land。
  Indeed；　I　can　see　no　reason；　but　the　most　deceitful
  one；　for　calling　the　religion　of　this　land　Christianity。
  I　look　upon　it　as　the　climax　of　all　misnomers；　the
  boldest　of　all　frauds；　and　the　grossest　of　all　libels。
  Never　was　there　a　clearer　case　of　〃stealing　the　livery
  of　the　court　of　heaven　to　serve　the　devil　in。〃　　I　am
  filled　with　unutterable　loathing　when　I　contem…
  plate　the　religious　pomp　and　show；　together　with　the
  horrible　inconsistencies；　which　every　where　surround
  me。　　We　have　men…stealers　for　ministers；　women…
  whippers　for　missionaries；　and　cradle…plunderers　for
  church　members。　　The　man　who　wields　the　blood…
  clotted　cowskin　during　the　week　fills　the　pulpit　on
  Sunday；　and　claims　to　be　a　minister　of　the　meek　and
  lowly　Jesus。　　The　man　who　robs　me　of　my　earnings
  at　the　end　of　each　week　meets　me　as　a　class…leader
  on　Sunday　morning；　to　show　me　the　way　of　life；
  and　the　path　of　salvation。　　He　who　sells　my　sister；
  for　purposes　of　prostitution；　stands　forth　as　the　pi…
  ous　advocate　of　purity。　　He　who　proclaims　it　a　re…
  ligious　duty　to　read　the　Bible　denies　me　the　right
  of　learning　to　read　the　name　of　the　God　who　made
  me。　　He　who　is　the　religious　advocate　of　marriage
  robs　whole　millions　of　its　sacred　influence；　and　leaves
  them　to　the　ravages　of　wholesale　pollution。　　The
  warm　defender　of　the　sacredness　of　the　family　re…
  lation　is　the　same　that　scatters　whole　families；sun…
  dering　husbands　and　wives；　parents　and　children；
  sisters　and　brothers；leaving　the　hut　vacant；　and　the
  hearth　desolate。　　We　see　the　thief　preaching　against
  theft；　and　the　adulterer　against　adultery。　　We　have
  men　sold　to　build　churches；　women　sold　to　support
  the　gospel；　and　babes　sold　to　purchase　Bibles　for
  the　POOR　HEATHEN！　ALL　FOR　THE　GLORY　OF　GOD　AND　THE
  GOOD　OF　SOULS！　　The　slave　auctioneer's　bell　and　the
  church…going　bell　chime　in　with　each　other；　and　the
  bitter　cries　of　the　heart…broken　slave　are　drowned
  in　the　religious　shouts　of　his　pious　master。　　Revivals
  of　religion　and　revivals　in　the　slave…trade　go　hand
  in　hand　together。　　The　slave　prison　and　the　church
  stand　near　each　other。　　The　clanking　of　fetters　and
  the　rattling　of　chains　in　the　prison；　and　the　pious
  psalm　and　solemn　prayer　in　the　church；　may　be
  heard　at　the　same　time。　　The　dealers　in　the　bodies
  and　souls　of　men　erect　their　stand　in　the　presence
  of　the　pulpit；　and　they　mutually　help　each　other。
  The　dealer　gives　his　blood…stained　gold　to　support
  the　pulpit；　and　the　pulpit；　in　return；　covers　his　in…
  fernal　business　with　the　garb　of　Christianity。　　Here
  we　have　religion　and　robbery　the　allies　of　each　other
  devils　dressed　in　angels'　robes；　and　hell　presenting
  the　semblance　of　paradise。
  〃Just　God！　and　these　are　they；
  Who　minister　at　thine　altar；　God　of　right！
  Men　who　their　hands；　with　prayer　and　blessing；　lay
  On　Israel's　ark　of　light。
  〃What！　preach；　and　kidnap　men？
  Give　thanks；　and　rob　thy　own　afflicted　poor？
  Talk　of　thy　glorious　liberty；　and　then
  Bolt　hard　the　captive's　door？
  〃What！　servants　of　thy　own
  Merciful　Son；　who　came　to　seek　and　save
  The　homeless　and　the　outcast；　fettering　down
  The　tasked　and　plundered　slave！
  〃Pilate　and　Herod　friends！
  Chief　priests　and　rulers；　as　of　old；　combine！
  Just　God　and　holy！　is　that　church　which　lends
  Strength　to　the　spoiler　thine？〃
  The　Christianity　of　America　is　a　Christianity；　of
  whose　votaries　it　may　be　as　truly　said；　as　it　was　of
  the　ancient　scribes　and　Pharisees；　〃They　bind　heavy
  burdens；　and　grievous　to　be　borne；　and　lay　them　on
  men's　shoulders；　but　they　themselves　will　not　move
  them　with　one　of　their　fingers。　　All　their　works　they
  do　for　to　be　seen　of　men。They　love　the　upper…
  most　rooms　at　feasts；　and　the　chief　seats　in　the　syna…
  gogues；　。　。　。　。　。　。　and　to　be　called　of　men；　Rabbi；
  Rabbi。But　woe　unto　you；　scribes　and　Pharisees；
  hypocrites！　for　ye　shut　up　the　kingdom　of　heaven
  against　men；　for　ye　neither　go　in　yourselves；　neither
  suffer　ye　them　that　are　entering　to　go　in。　　Ye　devour
  widows'　houses；　and　for　a　pretence　make　long
  prayers；　therefore　ye　shall　receive　the　greater　dam…
  nation。　　Ye　compass　sea　and　land　to　make　one　prose…
  lyte；　and　when　he　is　made；　ye　make　him　twofold
  more　the　child　of　hell　than　yourselves。Woe　unto
  you；　scribes　and　Pharisees；　hypocrites！　for　ye　pay
  tithe　of　mint；　and　anise；　and　cumin；　and　have　omit…
  ted　the　weightier　matters　of　the　law；　judgment；
  mercy；　and　faith；　these　ought　ye　to　have　done；　and
  not　to　leave　the　other　undone。　　Ye　blind　guides！
  which　strain　at　a　gnat；　and　swallow　a　camel。　　Woe
  unto　you；　scribes　and　Pharisees；　hypocrites！　for　ye
  make　clean　the　outside　of　the　cup　and　of　the　platter；
  but　within；　they　are　full　of　extortion　and　excess。
  Woe　unto　you；　scribes　and　Pharisees；　hypocrites！　for
  ye　are　like　unto　whited　sepulchres；　which　indeed　ap…
  pear　beautiful　outward；　but　are　within　full　of　dead
  men's　bones；　and　of　all　uncleanness。　　Even　so　ye　also
  outwardly　appear　righteous　unto　men；　but　within
  ye　are　full　of　hypocrisy　and　iniquity。〃
  Dark　and　terrible　as　is　this　picture；　I　hold　it　to　be
  strictly　true　of　the　overwhelming　mass　of　professed
  Christians　in　America。　　They　strain　at　a　gnat；　and
  swallow　a　camel。　　Could　any　thing　be　more　true　of
  our　churches？　　They　would　be　shocked　at　the　propo…
  sition　of　fellowshipping　a　SHEEP…stealer；　and　at　the
  same　time　they　hug　to　their　communion　a　MAN…
  stealer；　and　brand　me　with　being　an　infidel；　if　I
  find　fault　with　them　for　it。　　They　attend　with　Phari…
  saical　strictness　to　the　outward　forms　of　religion；　and
  at　the　same　time　neglect　the　weightier　matters　of
  the　law；　judgment；　mercy；　and　faith。　　They　are　al…
  ways　ready　to　sacrifice；　but　seldom　to　show　mercy。
  They　are　they　who　are　represented　as　professing　to
  love　God　whom　they　have　not　seen；　whilst　they　hate
  their　brother　whom　they　have　seen。　　They　love　the
  heathen　on　the　other　side　of　the　globe。　　They　can
  pray　for　him；　pay　money　to　have　the　Bible　put　into
  his　hand；　and　missionaries　to　instruct　him；　while
  they　despise　and　totally　neglect　the　heathen　at　their
  own　doors。
  Such　is；　very　briefly；　my　view　of　the　religion　of
  this　land；　and　to　avoid　any　misunderstanding；　grow…
  ing　out　of　the　use　of　general　terms；　I　mean　by　the
  religion　of　this　land；　that　which　is　revealed　in　the
  words；　deeds；　and　actions；　of　those　bodies；　north　and
  south；　calling　themselves　Christian　churches；　and　yet
  in　union　with　slaveholders。　　It　is　against　religion；　as
  presented　by　these　bodies；　that　I　have　felt　it　my
  duty　to　testify。
  I　conclude　these　remarks　by　copying　the　following
  portrait　of　the　religion　of　the　south；　（which　is；　by
  communion　and　fellowship；　the　religion　of　the
  north；）　which　I　soberly　affirm　is　〃true　to　the　life；〃
  and　without　caricature　or　the　slightest　exaggeration。
  It　is　said　to　have　been　drawn；　several　years　before
  the　present　anti…slavery　agitation　began；　by　a　north…
  ern　Methodist　preacher；　who；　while　residing　at　the
  south；　had　an　opportunity　to　see　slaveholding　mor…
  als；　manners；　and　piety；　with　his　own　eyes。　　〃Shall
  I　not　visit　for　these　things？　saith　the　Lord。　　Shall　not
  my　soul　be　avenged　on　such　a　nation　as　this？〃
  A　PARODY
  〃Come；　saints　and　sinners；　hear　me　tell
  How　pious　priests　whip　Jack　and　Nell；
  And　women　buy　and　children　sell；
  And　preach　all　sinners　down　to　hell；
  And　sing　of　heavenly　union。
  〃They'll　bleat　and　baa；　dona　like　goats；
  Gorge　down　black　sheep；　and　s