Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-04-10

1879 y NV St''O 'NN ~ l'NiH ~ ia
relation to the teachings Of the Bible. The
Universalist made up his mind that Univer-
salism was true, and when he went to the
Bible he found all Universalism there. So
the man who comes here believing before
hand that we are infidels, hears nothing but
infdelity. The Baptist was told by his mo.
ther that water Baptism was taught by the
Bible and was right and necessary-so when
he becomes old enough TO read the Bible he
finds the doctrine there. We have hundreds
of scots in this county, all obtaining their
religion from the Bible in this way-all 90
ing to that book to prove what they had pre-.
vlousIy made up their minds to be true.
Those members of churches who come to
Anti-Slavery Meetings, having previously
made up their minds, that their churches were
entirely right, will of course think every
thing said against them is wrong. A men,
Der of the Methodist Episcopal Church would
come and listen with interest to an Anti-Sla-
very discourse-he would be pleased with
every thing that was said on the subject, be-
lieve it all true, till it touched his W de-
nomination, and that he would be sure to p:o-
nounce it false. All is right till it comes in
conflict with their own church, and then they
are of the track.
On a recent occasion as he (Foster,) was
lecturing and condemning the three parties,
Z, ,,op cot boFora I;,, ,,.bo ,r,, .h,Ita- Ii,
sides with laughter; he was very Indifferent
on the subject Of politics; he voted with the
Wings, but was willing they should also re-
ceive a share of the castigation for the sake
of hearing the Democrats well whipped but
as soon as | came to the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, he was heard in the neighbour
hood where he was sitting, to call out, that's
a lie.' Men having made up their minds that
the church is right, of course all that goes
against it is wrong, and he must be a bad man
who will oppose it. The fault is in set
ting it down that the church is right. II is
unsafe to set down any body or sect or politi-
cal party as infallibly right.
How many are there in this place who
come here for no other purpose than TO hear
the churches denounced, simply because they
have exercised a check upon them 1t is
because they have rebukeI you for your sins;
it is for the good that there is in the church,
that you desire to hear it denounced. But
as soon as we touch your political parties,
that moment your Joy is turned to anger.
Well now friends, truth is indivisible; it
is one, if you and l differ, one of US must be
in the wrong, and both may be. You some
times bring it against me as a fault, that |
oppose every body who don't do as l do
Certainly it is my duty to do thus. If | am
right, as / think am, every one who differs
from me must be in the wrong. Bat while
! think so, admit | may be in the wrong
and my neighbor may be in the right, and l
am anxious to get him to convince me. Yet
while / think him wrong, am not his enc
my if | do not try to reclaim him. If y)u
are right every body who differs from you
must be wrong, and you are not therefore an
honest man if you do not try to convert
every body to your faith.
Why do we differ so widely on the subject
of slavery? We may all be wrong. How
should we settle the question whether we
are right or wrong! There is bu, one way
by which we can find who are right and who
are wrong in this maiter-that is By discus
sing the subject. In the first place we are
/ to find out what is the standard Of right, anC
then we must try every thing by that stan
dard.
The man who comes here TO save the NJ
L. Church will go away a deceived man
and the woman who comes here to save tn
Quaker Society will go away a deceived wo
man. l say if ! am true to duty shall hav
no wish to save any one Of these societies.
The only desire of every true Christian is t
try to find ont what's the truth, and to try t
save il. II to speak the truth is a reproof t
the Quaker society, | shall reprove it, and S
of the Presbyterian and Methodist churche
i have no preference. If any will sho'
me that it is my duty to come to this hous
and worship, / will do it; show me that
90 to the prison or to the gallows is right, an
t l shall go with pleasure, for am convince
that whatever God requires at our hands,
is best and most conducive to our happine'
S to do. There is no difficulty in ascertain
ing what is tight, if We use the. power whic