Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-04-10

the best. Take nothing second-handed, when
you can get the original. Go sit a, the feet
Of Jesus and listen to his teaching, and learn
his life; for the life of Christ is the only
true commentary upon his teaching. And
what is Christianity as taught by Jesus
Christ! He tells us that the whole law and
the prophets are contained in this one simple
sentence, "Thou shalt love the Lord with
all thy heart and with all thy strength, and
thy neighbor as myself" This is the whole
of Christianity, if Christ be a true witness.
If Christ tells the truth, it is all and nothing
else; he requires nothing but lore and that
which grows legitimately out of it. Show
me a man that loves, and | will show you a
true man. Christianity does not consist in
going 10 meeting, in singing, and paying
preachers and listening to sermons, in a
oroad-brlmmed hat, nor in any particular
form it consists in that, the possession of
which ,0U save your soul. 1t is that which
a man cannot have and not 90 to heaven. If
you have Christianity you are certainly a
good man, and it is that without which you
cannot be good. Whatever else you NAV
have, if you have not Christianity, YOU cam
not be good you cannot 20 to heaven. You
may go to meeting every Sabbath day, and
be first in prayer, and pray every night and
morning with your family, and yet be a vii
lain. Let me here relate to you an instance
that illustrates the difference between Chris.
tlanity and forms and ceremonies. Near
where lived in New England, there was a
man who belonged to the Congregational
church. He was first at the prayer meeting,
stood among the most prominent in the soci-
ETY., was called an " ornamen to the church."
He contributed very literally to send the
Gospel to the heather he was considered
the most active member in the business oil
the church, and was instrumental in getting
up many ~revivals. He was in the habit o.
visiting Canada every fall, and before leav
ing, he always said, Brethren, let US have
a revival; l wish to keep the church alive
and actiye-so let us have a revival before !
leave, that brethren may be cheered up,' &c.
AT these ~revivals he would pray most devout-
ly that God might save his brethren-just as
Methodists do, as if they feared God would
not save souls without a great deal of prais-
ing-not as the prayer which is given, sour
father which art in heaven" &c., but it was
40 Lord, have mercy on these sinners" &C..
The brethren and sisters would respond with
heavy groans to the prayers of this brother.
They would say to each other, "The prayers
Of brother - must avail with God see
the happy ~revivals of religion produced UNI
der them'-and they were ~revivals. This
brother would then get up in the night, take
a neighbours horse and ride of 10 Canada. He
was accidentally seen in the field one night,
in pursuit of a neighbours horse with a bri-
die in his hand, which led to his detection,
and it was then well rccollected that horses
were missed every fall for 6 or 7 years about
the san time that he had left for Canada.
DR.. Fay, of Charlestown, a celebrated min
lister of the Orthodox church., was known for
years to be an sdulterer, but was suffered to
remain unexposed, to save the credit of the
church. He gave many licenses 10 young
men to preach during the time, and one oil
our come-outers has one which he exhibit.
frequently.
Foster hero also related briefly the case o
Bishop Onderdonk, Of Newly ork, and refer
red to his practices.
Now, said he, are these ceremonies and
: performances any part of Christianity Go
ing to meeting, paying the preacher, praying
! &C., are no part of Christianity. They ar
the characteristics OF the American Chu;ch
How can you tell a church man from anoth
! eri know, and you know, that you mus
watch a man in the church as much as yo
Z must watch one that is not in til church.
The man who has love is a Christian, an
e he who has it not is not a Christian, and TIL
e is all there is of it. | say whistling will q
as much toward saving a man as prayin
= for neither will do it. A wicked man CT
pray as we'll as a good one; of this the wor
has had abundant evidence.
If going to meeting would save you, III
q, would be the cheapest way you could G
salvation; or if praying in your famili
n would do it, you could easily DO saved b
4. the men that do these things are the VOL
T. OF men oftentimes.
10 If you will 10 to the South, you will S