Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-10-09

and every thing went on finely un,il towards
lis close, Whom tho seeming harmony was to
i great degree destroyed by the President
coming cut aud saying that he did not be.
Iieve that NJ. aud Mrs. Fos,er were SINCERE
that they were no, lihoring for tho over-
throw of slavery. or for tho good Of the slave.
This u%ntimely remark called forth express.
sions OF a similar kind from Mr.. Foster.
This conduct in either case condemn as
ungent emdnly aud out Of place. At the
close Of The discussion, a resolution was Of
feed to this effect. tn i President Mihan had
gained the day. The b ter judgment, and
good sense Of Prof. Morgan prevented it from
being put.
FRIDAY evening Trey commenced a discus.
sion Of the church question, which closed on
saturday evening. | was MT altogether
pleased with this, from the fac, tn II the par.
ties INDUCED too much in personalities, the
climax Of which was President Mahan's
closing speech, when he gave a description
Of come-outsrisn.
will give the Substance Of it az well 40 I
cdu ren' mhpr. and then close fer fear you
will think my communlcati,n too long.
lie eaid he had watched cnrnp.outerism
from Its commencement, and had carefully
studied the actions and motives Of its lead
ers, aud lie had come 10 the conclusion that
they were acIuated by no other motives than
those ofhaie and inj~usiice-thdt they were
opposed to every thing that is good-lhat he
had often sought for an object to which lie
could compare it; hui had sough, in vain.-
But he remembered that years ago during a
severe S ckneSs while in "A half dreamy slate,
induced by having taken n large quantity If
| ~ ium, an Obj ct presented itself before him
which he b, lieved WIS a T al rerso"ifcd,ion
of come-outcrsm. lie SEEMED to be in a
strange place aud was conducted by a guide
to paradise Lost"
Long, long, he wandered through those
sooiy halls, and viewed in wondering gaze
''sad figures traced in fire." But there he
saw nothing that would hear a comparison
to come-outerism His guide then led him
10 another rlace which no words can des-
cribe. Whilst he stood, and wondered, and
gazPd, suddenly at his feet a monster began
to rise aud expand, until it had, to use his
own expressive language, increased 10 the
size of n towr bu,hei buskei. On all sides
round the hideous monster, great claws
srrang up, each armed with htllisl dlggers,
and THERE, h. said, he saw CJME-OUF-
ERISM-,he object of which was 10 tear
down and tear duDh and never build up.
AS a rtjoindPr t. this awful viSltn, Mr..
Foster T the first fur ve,s 8 of the eigh-
,eenlh chapter Of Revrlations-and tien asked
lions OF come, uierlsm-PreSident Mdhan's
John the Rrvtlttor's.
Al the close of the meeting a prominent
Wing aud menber of the church. (Pllale nd
flrrod often IN ,ke friends over a common ELL
emy,) arose and presented a resolution Of
this import, thit President Mahan had in
this discussion acted the part of a christian
aud a gentl"mau, and had c~ertAinly z iued
his case. The vote was taken and carried
Another vote of like character was tIken up
on the constitutional question which was al
so carried. TO this sel;-landing cunducr, Mr..
Foster rem rked, that he thought our Presi-
lrnf needed a home vote; and suggested
that the three votes with the President and
S crPtary'S names appended, be published in
the Oherlin Evangelist. The vote was I, ken
and lost. When Mr.. T. remarked, he thought
they would br ashamed TO have the world
know their doings.
Thus ended the meeting. ! have lust been
Docking over the proof sheet of the Evangelist,
and find tn I the editor has given President
Mahin's positions, pretty much in full
When you see it you can judge for yourselves.
Appended you will See the resolutions
passed At a recent meeting Of the cnlored
people expressive Of their feelings towards
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster. They were drawn up
by Lawrence W. Minor, and by him pre-
s'nted 10 The meeting.
Tue genllemanly and obliginr secretary
has permitted he to make the following ex
trIrls.
Whereas. We the colorrd people Of Ober-
lin, are t%endrrly alive 10 The interests Of hu-
mantty, and feel assured that in n. way can
the cauS" Of ~Anii-Sldvery reform be so effect
ually retarded as by distressing the fidelity
OF the advocates of freedom ind whereas.
in consequences of the recent discussion in
this place We are aware that there are appre-
tensions in the minds Of 0ur friends ia re-
gard To the genuine Anii-Slavrry character of
The parties who cDnlucied thai discussion.
which should be removed. Therefore,
Re'o'red, That We consider the Rev. Asa
Mahin ID warm and sincere friend OF the
slave.
Re,olDed, That we do not concur in the
opinion expressed by President M.han, that
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster are not sincere and safe