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

ri'n would inietGra with the revival, if IT
were Of God nevertheless, If it WAS thought
best not TO have discussion. they wruld not
and 30 they left with the conviction
that the people here were honest seeker, after
truth. But since they left, up to their recent
visit. no stone had been left unturnpd to Grip
pie their influence, and hedge up their way.
For weeks after their departure sermons and
lectures were inter1prrsrd with remarks de-
signed to show that the Dl~unionisis were
seeking the utter overthrow Of NIL govern
mcni~, and the destruction Of all things &c. j
and hoIy-that c nne.outcrism was the foui-
dltion stol o ol all things vile aud irkrl.-
Que Of our most l., fllentiil men, ia u ser
mon affirmed, that with Mr.. AID Mrs. Foster
Anti-Sl very WIS only d secondary oljeci-
a covert under ahirh they Nigh, lash the
church. Whilst some were holding them up
TO scorn, publicly from the 8 crsd desk. 9TH r.
wcr" busiIy engaged in circulating f Use and
s'andrrous reports. Whether lh,y hid any
evil design in SIRE ding these reports, | will
not here express an opinion +; but this much
l will say, that they dill not take the pains
that . Christian ought to have I, ken, TO ascpr.
tain whether these reports were false or true.
Thus matters went on f II few months.
Alter Mr.. and Mrs. Foster returned from
the East last June, they wrote a letter to this
place requesting that they might come and
have q hearing, as the revival was the over.
Al a meeting of tie Faculty it was decided,
ihh, it was undesirable and unadvisthle for
them 10 come. When the President informs
ed me Of this decision. / told him that as
NJ. and Mrs. r. were not particularly under
tn" direction aud suil nee Of the Faculty, it
they chose they would Como and spell to the
people, whether they would hear 1T whether
they would forbrar. To this the President
remarked that if he were 10 express his ow n
private opinion he should say; have them
como; and if they did, he should psepare to
meet them in discussion.
Accordingly, I informed Mr.. and Mrs. Fos-
how matters stood, and received from them
in reply. a notice that they would address the
.citiz4u Of Ober.in, commencing the second
Tuesd y Of Sept.
As soon as it WAS known that they Were 10
this place, the %tatlcr's tongue was again
Embossed to do its work Of mischief. Not a
day passed in which individuals would not
come to me with language like the following:
s. Sir, what in the name Of common sense do
you mean in wanting those vile hypocritrs Il
come here again 80 do you not know that
are devils disguised allow, degr ,ded,
lirrnticuS vlgab ,nis - infipls of the
b ckrst dye "-'',he quint-rssence Of all
evil !"-ind then coacluied by saying, IL
hope and pray that the Lord will put it in the
minds Of Ills people not 10 60 near their meet
ing.." Said nne lady. IA mrmbrr of the
church, " will Mt 20 Unless | an dragged
%there;' bnr she dhi %; wIrrrh-r she was
dragged there or not | clnnr t tell. The san
woman remarked to those standing NJ II her,
al the closr nr the evening meeting, ;lat"Mrs.
Foster ought to be ia,rsd and Ceqiherei.
The Sunday previous 10 their coming, Pro-
fessor Finney. when the notices for the pnsr.
ing week were given. requested the Trustees,
Faculty, &C., tn meet during the intormis~ion
Of the services, to consult about their having
the church in v hich to hold their meerinus.
The result Of their dtiIher iiohs vas, thai the,
should not enter the sacred tanuIr. Beforr
the a ternoon services, | called % P ofaa,or
Finney aud asked him to give notice OF The
meeting, hut he refused to do So. ani remark
ed that ii President NJ han was gping to dis.
cuss with them. he might appoint hi, own
meeting when he returned home, IS he was
then gone ON a journey E,st.) Furthermore
he remarked, that if President lhan kne W
whit HI aud the Fest Of the Fl.ulty knew
about Mr.. and Mrs. Foster. Se would not bs
seen on the stand With lhem. said To- hin
that Mr.. VI han dill know, 40 far Is nanort
WAS concerned, hui | did not think him cred
ulous enough to believe every report that he
heart. especially ia the absence of proof. I
asked Proir. Fnu'y il. n, they had shut them
out Of the church. they could b. permitted to
g. into ii" ca'pe', (n old building always
open for Wing meetings, and The Ike pro.
s',very c.acuse,.)
He SID that he did MOI think that the Fac
ulIy would grant them even tl4t.-,t least
he should b" Ia favor Of shutting them out, so
far as he was concerned. Tns,d y afternoon
a Faculty meeting was h'ld to deter.nine
whether or not they should have the chapel.
Alter due deIiberati"n They concluded III ., as
the colored people wanted tn have Mr.. g. Mrs,
Foster lecture, it was best to lie, them have
the house. ! have only made the above
statements To show The feeling existing to-
wards our friends when they ramp and now
! leave you TO Judge whether such a Stale or
public mind would be very likely t. pass p
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