Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-12-11


the title Como-outism. This is expressive
OF a class Of persons who come out of all or
CARNATIONS of Church and State, and are
seeking their overthrow, either by physical
or moral MEANS"
The man is grossly ignorant Of the Anti
Slavery movement, who does not know this
to be false.
The Come-outers, as they are frequently
styled, are persons who refuse to sustain and
uphold slavery, by sustaining and unfolding
either a Government which enslayCs, or a
Church which s%ustains, the enslavement of
human beings. Some of them are orthodox,
some are heterodox, some are professors Of
christianity, and some Of them are not, some
Of them are church members, and some are
not, some of them arc non-resistants, and some
are in favor of exercising physical force
SOME hold to the doctrines of the Presbytc- F.
rians, some TO the doctrines of the Methodists,
some 10 the doctrines of the Baptists, others
to the doctrines of variou denominations
The non.resistants are in favor Of submitting
entirely TO the government of God, obeying
the precepts of Christ as their rule of con-
duct; but they are quite a small minority, as
by far the largest proportion Of the Come
cutters are in favor Of the exercise Of physical
force and with the exception of the Reform
ed Presbyterians (Covenanters), which is a
Come-outer church, they object only 10 The
slaveholding features of the Government, and
regarding the Union of the States as the band
which binds the slave, they are trying to break
that band. They do not interfere with the
State Governments at all. We said except
the Reformed Presbyteriaus, which is Come
outer church. That church has other obiec-
tons TO the Constitution of the United States,
than on account of its slaveholding features.
We believe these objections exist in the fact
, that the Constitution does not recognize the
authority of God. There are various other
churches that are Come-outer churches, and
= the number is increasing; and the time i:
: approaching when a church sustaining sla
very will be regarded as more infamous thai
a band of horse thieves, or of Algorine pirates
But the Methodists, as well as some other;
are either so egotistical, or else so wicked
T. that when their infamous slaveholding churc
: is opposed, they say that all churches, whett
er they be free from that obnoxious feature
the Methodist Church or not, are opposed
But it is too late for the M. E.. Church to q
all other churches to make common caus
with her. There are Come-outer churche
= that regard the NJ. e. Church as p%ractisin
h every villany.
= "Said Mr.. Foster not long since, when
4 attack the church the inGdels gather aroun
me and rejoice Well they may, for tn
Come-outers are doing up their work for them
Where is there an institution of Christianity
that they have not assaulted in the most reck
less manner?" Now all this is fallacy, fol
perhaps thrce-fourths, or even a larger pro.
portion of those styled Come-outers are Chris
tians, and are indicating Christianity from
the foul aspersions cast upon it by slayohold'
ing churches. And as TO what is attributed
to Mr.. Foster, taken by itself, is, without
doubt, a vile falsehood, because Mr.. Foster
tells such that if the church was what he
would have it to be, that they who hate il
r now Ii. G. the Shareholders church,, because
, of any good imputed to it, or because it may
, have rebuked them for some sin, that the dis
= lance would then be so great between then
and the church, that they would hate it still
more. We heard Mr.. Foster often tell thosC
who opposed the church because they supposed
G there was some good in it, 10 go home and re
= pent, that until they repented and were convert
n ed, their cooperation would be an injury to on
e cause. We have also heard Mr.. Foster sa,
e that to charge home the guilt of the church
S and make its members feel sensible Of it s.
much so as to become excited, thatthis class
- sinners would often be found belching fort
horrid oaths, because the church was attack
.e ed thus would even they come to the de
at Tense of the church, because they perceive
the countenance it gave them in their wron
IS doing. We have no more room for comment
ID as we wish to publish what follows, take
from the Free Labor Advocate. S.
From the Free Labor .4dUOca'e.
I'd NJ. T.. Church and Slavery.