Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-11-21
From the Western Christian .9dpocate.
IMPOsToR AND IMPosTREss.

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Mr.. Editor:-It is said, by those who look
into the future, that coming events cast their
shadows before; SO | thought that | would
shadow forth to your readers, not coming
events. but the approach of the veritable Ste
Phen S. Foster and Abby Kelley. They have
htely paid a visit to Mt. Pleasant during the
Yearly Meeting of the friends, carrying away
a few of the steady and sober, and insulting
and wounding many others. 1t appears thai
$. S. Foster was once a student of theology,
but has returned, like the SOW that was wash
ed, to his wallOwing in the mire. Miss KEEL
ley was formerly amember of the Quaker fra
ternity; but having become dissatisfied, has
declared her withdrawal from that body; and
attached herself to the fraternity of inidels,
whose real object is to uproot the foundations
of civil and religious institutions. She still
claims her rights in the society of Friends;
and on last Sabbath attempted to exercise
those assumed rights; and by so doing Gre,
ated quite a disturbance in their meeting,
compelling them to submit to an outrage, or
have her forthwith out of the place. They,
of course, preferred the latter alternative
But Abby could not walk, and of course they
helped her along; and it is said, | do not
voucll for it, that she kicked tremendously
at the good Quakers' shins. S. S. Foster at
tempted to justify her proceedings by refer
ring to Wesley, and other great reformers;,
but particularly by reading from George
Fox's Journal. But in the midst of the justi-
~fcation, up jumped Abby, and declared that
she was impressed that it was her duty to-
leave her own meeting and 90 to the Friends
that she went under a heavy cross-that
she expected to be dragged out when she
went-and that when she got there she felt
quite comfortable in the discharge of her du-
ty.
II was my lot to attend her meetings but
one day; and what | have to say hereafter re-
lates particularly to that day. This same
beautiful pair have the reputation OF being
skeptics, and of having a concealed object in
view. This reputation had preceded them.
Thepublic mind was preiudiced againstthem.
They seemed to anticipate this; and pursued
such a cautious course, that many were de-
ceived, or rather, as they would term it, I'M
deceived. Abby is the principal parsonage.
Foster is a mere tool in her hands. She
makes no hesitation to jump up while he is
speaking, and take the floor entirely from him
right in the midst Of his talk. While one
would think that he was her travelling COM
panion and protector, 1t seems from her ac-
tions, that she goes along to help him out of
his difficulties. lie seems a kind of ward.
Their ostensible object is the abolition of
slavery: the means, the dissolution of our
Union-the destruction of the Churches, and
the reduction Of all things and men toa COM
mon level. Their real object is the abolition
of all religion.
l say this, first, from their sentiments. |.
She declares that religion is pure and deep,
and true philosophy. This you will at once
perceive is a convertible proposition. Pure,
and deep, and true philosophy is religion;
here is Rationalism at once. 2. She de-
'clares that ''naked humanity would long
since have accomplished the Liberation of the
slave. The Bible-the system ofpure Christ
ianity is in the road: hence, it must go down
with the Union and the Churches. Hero is
downright skepticism. g.. She recommends
40 her followers to stay out of all Sabbath
meetings, except such as they may have COM
mon privileges in. The sum of which is, that
they must not go unless permitted to disturb
religious assemblies by the repetition of inf
del assertions long since exploded. And last
ly, | infer it from the character of her follow
ers. Her strongest adherents were evidently
infdels. They occupied the highest seats.
They exulted most at the exposure of the de-
~fections of the Churches. And, not least,
she most s~tudiously avoided every thing that
would give that class %offense, while she was
,unsparing in the abuse of the Churches
And / might add to the foregoing, the dark
ness that was thrown over that period which
lis to succeed the destruction of the present
state of things. Upon this she was e~vasive.
Though Intercepted, she either would not OF
could not give any satisfaction. A feigned
attempt was made, but that was all. And |