Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-11-13

tees made reports which were mere echoes
to the views of the Secretaries.
1t was curious, too, that only one mar
seemed TO suspect that all this was not right
That man was DR.. Bacon. lie seemed to
have got The curious notion iuto his head that
the Board had a right to investigate the acts
Of the Secretaries, aud the proce, dings Of the
missions.-and that he, as an individual mem
Der, should vote inielligeniIy, aud moi blind
~. He made a very cu.ious speech to that
effect, which, if correctly reported, will have
a curious effect on the community.
1t was a curious thing, too, that slavehold-
ing aud polygamy received the special appro-
baton of God. 1t is known that among the
ChOctaws, there are many SIdUehOhiers in the
mission churches. Among these same Choc-
laws, one pOiYgGmist was admitted to the
church how many more we know not, as the
Secretaries acknowledged themselves pro-
foundly ignorant on the subject-lyowing
that they had never inquired. Now il is Gu
rious, that according to the Secretaries, these
identical churches have been flvo-ed with
special and remarkable REVEALS. The mis-
sionary was introduced on the platform, and
gave a thrilling narrative Of the tears,
sobbings, ~outclies, anxious seats, excite
menis, conversions, and enlightened piety ex-
hibited in these REVEALS. 1t was quite curl
Gus that the Secretaries should make so very
prominent, the remarkable coincidence in the
same churches, of the very curious things,
Sfaeehohtng, poiysdmy and reriCas. Ii was
still more curious, that the revivals had no
tendency to do away with the sins.
The ignorance of the Secretaries, also. was
quite curious. An ho~ncst-mipded friend of
ours asked them if polygamists had ever been
admitted to the mission churches. - Yes. in
ore case" ain others " 1--WE don't
know" - Have the missionaries ever in
CURED Of you whether you should admit POI
lygamists 10 their churches 2" Yes
:" hat did you reply! +" I'VE told them
to do as they pleased" "Did they admit
them " :" We do not know-we never in
%qaired." Have you missions in counties
where ~polygamy is practised 3" Eyes"
" Are not your missionaries then in favor of
admitting converted polygamists to the
church :" "Some of them are.' 'How
then do you know that there are not many
polygamisls in your mission churches ! -
I" We know nothing about it," We thought
that such Ignorance was very curious.
The treatment which a clerical friend of
ours received, was quite curious. He has
been, and is, a warm friend of missions-has
given money and most literally for their sup
port. Having som objections to the course
pursued by the Board, he once stated them
to an agent of the Board. That agent urged
him 10 come TO the meetings of the Board
Come and meet with them-talk with
them they want 10 see you; they are kind
men-they will discuss these matters with
you WAS his language. This friend of
ours went, and respectfully demonstrated with
the Board on the admission of po~lygamists
to the mission churches. But what a storm
They ridiculed him-sneered at him-taunt.
ed him-calumniated him-called him crazy,
f%anatical and snarlish. This treatment was
certainly curious.
} We saw "a curious kind Of beneyolenc
: also. When intelligence was read concern
, ing the prosecutions of Mr.. King, and a fe,
J Armenians, great number wept, and wer
' deeply moved most fervent prayer was oil
? fered for them. Those same men turn a dea
5 ear and a stony heart to us, when we teI
them of the worse wrongs of three millions 0
their own co%unirymen; will not pray 70
them, and denounce us as mere emissaries o
the devil when we plead and pray for them
All this was very curious. We could no
forbear asking, why is it right and noble 70
Mr.. King to break the laws of Greece, and
mean and wicked for Mr.. Torrey to break lht
laws of Maryland How much of this sym
pathy for Mr.. King is fashion and q dtiment
We are very curious to see true anwe rs t
such questions.-Charter OAK.