Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-24


assertion that the Methodists are Christians
would be true of the few, but false when APP
piled to the body. What if there are some
among us who would have all things free to
man as the air he breathes or the light which
gladdens his eyes, who would have mankind
live together as the loving children of one
family, each producing his share for the COM
moR good, each having his wants supplied
from the common stock; we will Venture to
say that such never takc from their brother
that which he has toiled to produce, without
first obtaining his consept or rendering him
an equivalent. Can the members of the
Methodist Episcopal church say as much for
themselves and the other religionists Of the
landl On the contrary, is it not a notorious
fact that many Of them liva by the plumber
of Gods poor, and that their brethren i, the
the church justify the deedl
What If there be some abolYionisis who
are opposed to all humM governments and
human laws which contravene the laws of
God, their peculiar views no more form a
part Of the anti-slavery movement, than do
the peculiar religious views of those NIetho-
dists, Baptists. Presbyterians, Quakers, T.,
piscopalians and Catholics who are members
Of the anti-slavery societies; and it'll becomes
a profesSed christian minister to stand up and
reproye those, who unlike himself choose to
obey God rather than man, who desire rath-
or 30 live under the perfect laws of Gods
government, than to sustain the bloody and
oppressive governments which men, in their
wiekedness, have builded up. With what
priestiy assurance, with what CLERICAL impu-
dence he henouaoes us as the opponents of
he and his church are UNFOLDING an %institu-
ton which not only contrayenes the govern
ment Of God, but destroys the foundation o
all just human governments-the doctrines of
mans equality. the principle of the equal
brotherhood Of man.
We understanFi something Of the tricks of
such modern Jcsuits. The priesthood, I'M
less its members are fools, know that the re-
ligion they teach is foul and corrupt, and will
not bear investigation, and when they see
pubic attention bd.2g directed toward Il, they
strive to call of, and divert the minds of the
people into some other channel. But we
tellyhea their efforts wiz not save them.-
If the pro-slayery church cannot be reformed,
it must be destroyed. If the teachers of a
pro-slavery religion caEpot be converted into
true ministers of Christ whowill ''preach de-
liverance TO the captive, and the opening OF
the prison to them that are bound,'' they must
be haried FROM tho place which they unwor-
thiiy, ciaim a right to oes4P*. 'Fhe sna-sla-
very cause is destined TO go forward. and ev-
erything which partakes OF the likeness and
character of slavery will fall before it. We
care moi whether the image and spperscFrip,
ton of Cesar be enstamped upon chuseh oil
strife, we shall not recognise II as the image
and superscription of God. and the power o.
CGsH Will be found too weak to save IT,
Let the priesthood lie and howl, it wall no
avail them. TYi"y feel, they know that theiI
power is being destroyed, and that ."MENt
MEME, FEKEL UPHAR IN" is W it G n legibls
characters upon eheir uugodly temples whert
they have dcsecratcd the vessels of the liv.
ing God, and defed the power ef the Mes.
High.