Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-03-13
THE CHURCH.

The following extracts are taken from an
article in the Evangelical Union, bearing the
above caption
There are now two extensive organizations
which have made the destruction of the Chris
tian Church one Of the leading objects of their
efforts. These are lnfdelity in its open char
acter, and the American Anti-Slavery Socie-
ty. They agree in declaring it to be their
object to overthrow the Church. And they
agree in the measures. at least in the begin
ming, by which to effect their purpose.
They agree in endeavoring to render the
Church and the Ministry as odious as posi-
BILE. in operating upon the populace, with the
combined influence Of the notion of oppres-
sion and the hatred Of religion. And they
also agree, in connecting the overthrow Of
the Churches with a political revolution.
The American Anti-Slavery Society de-
ciared its purpose to make an erodus for the
Slave to freedom, over the ruin of the Amer
lean Church, and the grave Of the American
Union. And to effect these objects through
popular agency, without political action, the
Church and the Ministry are represented in
the most odious point Of view in which Ian
guage can represent them. Every thing that
Imagination can conceive, that is vile and
abominable, is charged upon them in mass.
And this is done, not only with reference to
American Slavery, but to moral character in
general - to the common principles of free
dom - and especially with reference to the
common people, and to the female character.
Speaking of the Churches, John A. Collins,
in his speech IN the New-England Social Re-
form Convention, published in the 9TH No.
of the Communists, says "They are, al
ways have been, and necessarily must be,
the deadliest enemies TO popular freedom"
James NJ. Beckett, in a subsequent No. of
the same paper, says: "Down with such
Churches" The Anti-Slavery Bugle calls
the religion upheld by the American Churches
a Z" tremendous system Of traud." 1t applies
to the Ministry the epithet of the "lying
priesthood of the land" 1t styles them deS-
pots-declares that it is a part Of their calling
to crush the common people underfoot, and
especially TO fetter and degrade iucman and
says they are TO be hurled from the pinnacle
of their power.
This is the course by which popular feel
ing is TO be operated upon, till it shall be-
come prepared to tread under foot the ruins
of the American Church, and the grave Of
the American Union.
AS to the notion of destroying the Church
and the Government, in order to liberate tho
Slaves of the South, there is in it such :
complication of evil, as to indicate the very
worst of passions, working with the worst o
principles, to accomplish the worst Of pur
poses.
| do not know the precise time at which
w. l.. Garrison organized his Society il
the Stable Loft in Boston. Their resolution
f of 1914 Processes a warfare with the Slav,
power for ii years. This would reach bacl
to 1880. James NJ. Beckett, in speaking 0
f the beginning of the same movement, in a
) article published in the Communist las
year, counts it 10 years. B. Stanton, edito
l of the Free Labor Advocate, apparently re
! ferring to the same event, counted it 10 years
. The former would go back to 1882, and tn
, latter to 1888. / never heard of the institu
ton till 1888.
. But just to think of the position taken b
S such an institution, so soon after it commend
4 ed its existence A secret organization, b
a few individuals, in a Stable Loft for thu
was the character given of it by f. Douglas
y at a public meeting held in this place -b'
o cause it had not, in l2 or IA years from sue
n a beginning, abolished Slavery in the Unite
l. States, was so filled with passion as to d,
clare its purpose to destroy both the ChurC
10 and the Government! The world does n
afford such another example.