Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-10-31

at each other anxiously, as if to scan wheth-
er there was any one present who would be
likely to tell on them for being there. Such
had been the force and the poDer with which
4enia gospel had been preached that to DISC
hey it, and go to hear the gospel of Christ,
was what few men, and no women dared to
do. Abby's sister who had been travelling
with, her and whom she expected to meet al
Xeuia again, had rot c: rived, so we looked
around for other company. | stepped into a
store near by, where some females were pur-
chasing goods; it only required a word or
tWo to press them into the service. With
their company Abby, Stephen and | walked
from the tavern to the Hall, the numerous
seats of which were thinly sprinklrd with
gazing men. Abby made mn appeal to them
calculated to do honor not only to the female
sex, but to the age and nation to which she
belongs. With the most fervid ~eloqence did
she plead for the afflicted of the human fam
ily-humbly identifying herself with those
whose names had been cast out as evil for
obeyiDg the teachings of the gospel of Christ.
Her address occupied most Of the forenoon.
In the afternoon the audience increased a lit
tie; a few OF the female slaves broke their
chains and attended. Stephen then address,
ed them, and charged the guilt of slavehold-
ing upon all the party and sect organizations
OF the North. This raised a Baptist clergy
man to his feet in defence of his ssct. There
was quite an excitement created by tie dis
cussion between him and Stephen. Ste
phen proved bis charges clearly. the preach.
or acknowledged himself ten years behind
the times, declared his desire to know the
truth, said he intended to ''hew to the line if
the chips did fly in his own face &c.
The interest in the meetings increased
Stephen and Abby began TO find homes both
In the hearts and the houses of the people
On the second day of the convention, a DIR. |
Prescott came on to the platform in defence
OF the Liberty party. He is a man of talent,
and combines in his own person the whole
assemblage of what James BOYLE used to call |
''tffe Devils trinity"-D0ct0r, Lduver and
Preacher. lie spoke near an hour. MAKING
as ;.ble q defence Of that party as is common
to hear; but was lily prepared 10 answer SOM
OF Stephens questions. He was driven to
acknowledge that he had been telling it about
the streets that he believed Garrison was am
infidel. Stephen made an eloquent defence
OF Garrison, mingled with scorching rebuke
to his defamers. The DR.. arose to find a
more comfortable position by leaving the
declaring he could not STAY to hear
such personalities. Abby then asked his at
tentlon to a few things she wished him to
hear. He halted in the aisle while she con-
trasted has c0ndnct with CAriStianify in a man.
ner that showed quite a wide difference. At
candle-llght the house was crowded aud Abby
made good use OF the time-apparently ma
king both Democrats and Wings rue the dav
that gave birth to their sins.
On the evening of the third day o. the
mppfInu the hall wv arou-J.J .. -
Stephen occupied the time, and in the ear.
y part Of his discourse he ''Boarded the old
ship Zion,,' las the members of the Metho-
Episcopal church used to call her) and
t was soon very evident that he had attack
I'd them IN the right way. They houndered
ike dying cells, and if it were possible to
the disgrace of such a church its
would have done so that eveninp.
or they acted more like s'mGd men, than
hey dad like Christians. After he had ey-
Iosed the enormous wickedness of the Meth
,dtst Episcopal church, he took up the sece-
OF Aenla, declaring that they admitted
o their communion table persons who LegaH-
:ed slaveholding, when Immediately from the
Jack part of the house, there issued one of
he most furious little shrill voices | ever ,
leard. 1t came from a young looking man.
Who gave Stephen the lie, and then screamed
nd screached out ''stop! stop!''-'stop, | say.
you stop!" 1t was my business to !
end to the lights, and this called me to pass {
frequently through the different parts of the =
reat "Moh" and when | passed near the :
Dung moJocrat who was screaming at Ste {
hen to ''stop," | heard a well known phy- :
lcian of the place who is called an InfdcI, +
naming this young man for such conduct. +
nd telling him that they never had such con- =
lsion at any Of their political meetings as I;
iese religious people were making. / also n
'ok occasion to rcbuke this young mad man E
no was in such a violent fury tlatI thought !
he preachers would certainly be ashamed of r
I'm At he was a church member. lie attract +,
my attention so much that | made inoui- !,
to know who he was, and you may rest as 9
lred that 1t was more than | could do to keen n
''long face" when ] learned thai he was a n
ergyman-the regular Pastor of the Assoc a
ate Reform Church Of that place. His name ii
Mccoy. :,
with these hasty notes | conclude. The n
is now broken in Xenia, one of the n
irdest sectlrian places in the State. Ihope $
VIII yield a crop by next harvest. s.