Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-05-08

keeps.
He next told us Of a /" resolution recently
passed by the Synod Of Cincinnati, declaring
Shareholders, under certain circumstances, not
necessarily sinners, and that Father Dickcy
was the first TO vote for it," We know not
tho nature o. these resolutions, but suppose
they refer to circumstances which are INSULT
cient foundation on which TO build a support
Of slavery. We are glad to hear him quote
the good man with appreciation, but are sorry
he did not extend his appreciation further;
and it was well FOR him that he did not. For
Father d. has the temerity to differ with the
great ID. DIS and the little D. DIS in his
Interpretation of | Tim. 6: |, 2. Mr.. d.
thinks that the servant mentioned in the end
verse was free, his master having become a
believer. That the apostles advice to labor
for his master implies that his compliance
was optional. That "believing MASTER"
means repentant Shareholder, and the master
being a brother and an honest man, and pqr-
tGker Of The JeHeft of his labor, and not pro-
prietor of his body, soul, wife, children, and
all his and their earnings, would, of course,
give unto him that which was just and equal
&c. knowing these to be Mr.. DIS senti-
ments, how dishonest to take advantage of a
bubble, to convert an aged abolitionist into
the unwilling a~pologist Of the whole accursed
slave system m.
He next gave us the reasoning of Drs.
Bacon, Beecher, Stow and others of the Board
of Missions. One thought 'slavery the
greatest sin in tho n~ation.' Another thought
it the greatest abomination on the face of
tho EARTH" But notwithstanding its bad
character, and as if to make amends for this
abuse, they all agreed that it should remain
In the church, being the sin of the body poll
tic, and not of the individual. (Wonder what
will become of the individual when God de-
stroys this same body polite! But why
ask Have any of the scribes believed on
Him by quoting the opinions of d. DIS
against church publication. We could not
see, unless of the great comfort derived by
the speaker, from being able to take shelter
under their sanity wings. That the slave
holders are deeply indebted to them is no
doubt true. That they seem to consider them
their body guard is equally true. And that
such recreants, by prostituting their powers
to the business of degrading the church to the
level of the Whore of Rome, do more toward
filling the land with ~inidels, than all the
avowed infdels in it, is truer than all. But
that their opinion is to weigh down that of
Scripture and common sense, we ara not so
ready to admit, especially as they are arrayed,
with q few, and a very few, honora BILE excep-
tons, against every salutary reform that
blesses our age and nation until they become
popular.
His next labor was to prove that "members
are not responsible for the sins of the church.
and that abolitionists had wrong views of re-
sponsibility. All we have to do is to beal
testimony against what we find in the
church." This he attempted to prove, by re-
ferring to the seven churches of Asia. Now
it seems to US, those churches were held re
sponsible for the views they tolerated. The
Balaamites and the Jezebels were command
E cd TO be excluded, or the churches would b,
fearfully scourged, and the guilty member
cast upon beds Of death, &c. This looks Xix,
responsibility. Bear testimony, forsooth
But those whose lips are sealed do not d
this, or if they do, their testimony is like til
lectures of one Eli Of old-"l few and far he
tween" Let them beware lest his fate
which is the best commentary upon his poll
cy, becomes their own. He, it will be re
collected, had his neck broken. And if tn
necks of all the unfailhful Ellis throughor
+ the land were broken, it would occasion
g wailing equal to that of Egypt.
N He then insinuates that 60 our attack on tn
d pro-sIavery clergy and churches is done i
II league with infdels." An infdel society i
n. Y. had determined to join the Abolition
Of lists, and abuse the clergy and churches, {
is the best way to put down Christianity. Nov
admitting the truth of this statement, whi(
n we by no means do, it is an entire mistal
or to suppose that such proceedings tend TO t
growth of inideliiy. What tends to this,
10 the corruptions Of the churches themselVe
- These, together with the scandalous lives