Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-12-26


intelligence speak, and must not be disaPpoin-
ted. "The proposition" he said, ''involved
the discussion of another question, that fthe
natural rights of man, altogether extraneous
to the one we came TO discuss." There was
something more said, not now recollected ,he,
however, took upon himself the entire con-
troll of the meeting. Eight persons were
named who might, if they wished, have priv
ilege Of speaking, but all others were pro.
hibited. One who dared to think only as
his Priest dictated, asserted in his remarks,
that the real question lay back of the one pro-
posed here for discussion, 1T is says he
ais the Sabbath a Christian institution" He
attempted to show it to be such a one, and as
none appeared to be dissatisfied with it being
made the question, he demanded that we
should come to it. l arose and inquired Of
the audience which one of the questions |
should discuss, as it had been said that the
one Of holding temperance meetings on the
Sabbath was nolthe one W came to examine;
some one made answer-both. | then pro-
cceded to show the necessity Of doing good
on all days, and from that, and the fact that
the sabbath is not a Christian institution; that
the introduction of the Christian dispensation
abrogated the Jewish Sabbath and did not es-
tablish any other-that Christ, his Apostles,
nor yet the early Christians ever observed
any particular day as the Priests Of the pres
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another that the Church and State were the
only Institutions recognized in the Bible,and
we had no right to form others.
In reply,it was shown that if this doctrine
was adhered to, no reformation could ever be
accomplished in either, for the Church would
excommuniccte, and the State put to death
those Of their members who attempt to TO-
form them. The utterance of these facts,
was more than the pious Priest could bear;
(and by the way, all that was said by myself
in relation to the Sabbath was proven from
their own authority, the Old and New Tes-
taments and the standard Church historles.)
He imposed HIMSELF in the meeting for nearly
half an hour, for the purpose of abusing my
self and others: said we belonged to a Socie-
ty whose object was to destroy the Marriage
relation, bring about Agrarianisln, that we had
introduced our Community principles there
by proposing that all be at liberty to speak
who desired SC. He also stated that | had
left the question and taken up another, the
Christian Sabbath-and when asked who it
was that first introduced it, replied emphatic
ally 'did'nt / tell you what the question was,
and what right had you to pay any attention
to what they said!' thus, again, placing him
self in the position of the whole meeting, or
rather assuming to be the meeting.
1t would occupy too much space to give all
the particulars, but from those given all who
are net blind must see the necessity Of coas-
ing to sustain a lying and tyrannical Priest
hood. They are always in the way of every
reform that is started. The Rev. John B.
Wolf could charge others whom he knew
were laboring to reform the drunkard and
break the chain of the Slave, with striving TO
destroy the marriage relation, while he him
self represents a body, that has already abro-
gated that sacred institution in the case of
one sixth of the American people. If aboli-
t%ionists do not get the Priests converted to
truth, and righteousness, they had as well
give over striving for the relief Of the Slave
from his chains.
Yours for the right.
CARVER TOMLINSON.
Mt. Pl %easant, Dec. 10th, 1915.