Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-11
LYDIA IRISH.
New Lisbon, 9TH of 9th no., 46.
Meeting at Chester X Roads.

EDIToRs OF THE BuGLE
FRIENDS Mr.. and Mrs. Foster have been
in Chester, a place as notorious for cuwardly
servility as the Demon of Slavery would de-
sire. At the centre of the town is a Presbv.
terrain, Calvinistic Baptist, Free Will Bap-
list, and Methodist Meeting House, each
within a stones throw of the other. Each of
the societies occupying them is united and
harmonious in its W affairs; and between
them all there exists what they would call,
"a pleasing degree Of union" This union
was cemented last winter by a .'reyival,
which took place under the auspices of FL
der Viewers preaching, and in which the
above named societies, except the Methodist,
united. Since that time they have kept up
a weekly union prayer meeting. The re-
Vlvals, as reported, resulted in the conversion
of fifty. But what is the effect of all This
religious effort, ''these means of grace in
impressing the great principles of Christiani-
ty, love to God and love to man, upon the
people of Chester! Let the following de.
plorable facts answer.
came to Chester las. Spring. Soon at.
ter my arrival, ! attended one of the .sunion
prayer-meetings." 1t was a monthly con-
cert of prayer for the conversion of the world.
A variety of missionary intelligence was
Observation-Disclosures prayers were offered for
The conversion Of the miserable heathen-
very deep interest in the missionary cause
was expressed. Deep feeling and strong
sensation were the result. But in behalf Of
whom was all this expenditure of sympathy?
What was the world in the view of this
meeting! Not in behalf of American hea-
then. Our own land did not strike their
vision.
A young man saw the manifest absurdity:
and under the figure of a father Ieayinp his
dying son to perish alone, while he, 1.-THE
fdther) should very btnevolently employ
himself In relieving his afflicted neighbors,
he showed up their doings in such bold CON-
trast with the duties which Christianity i'm
poses, as to tell upon the excitement. The
scene was well calculated to remind one of
the effect produced by dashing cold water
upona blazing forge. A flush covered the
face Of the minister-the burning zeal was
quenshed-aAd THE spirit of the meeting
died.
After this attended one ofthese meetings,
and read an item of missionary intelligence.
1t was the late letter of the Baptist mission
airy among the Karens. | followed with
such remarks as the letter and facts connect
ed with it warranted, The meeting was
completely non-plussed. As they listened to
their own condemnation at the hands of one
they themselves had endorsed as a mission
airy, their great uneasiness testified that it
was impossible to hide the guilt in which
they were Involved. That evening there
was enough to do to keep the meeting in con-
tinuanee, let alone getting up an excitement.
Such is the religion of Chester. Such is
the effect of the revival. And such being
the case, of couFse none of the public houses
would be open for those faithful preachers of
the truth, S. S. and A. X. Foster.
The PresbyterianS, when considering the
application | had made for their house, indul-
ged in such slanderous remarks against Mr.
and Mrs. Foster, that one of their Doacons
demonstrated against it on the ground that
they were desecrating tho Sabbath. One
remarked that they had had something of
come-outerism before, and that they wanted
no more of it. Reference was had, in this
remark, to my reading The letter, above re-
frdto. So suppose we may look out for