Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-04-03

IeSs MIN and his words before men. at the
rlsk' II need be, of life, or our RELIGION is
an speak not of exceptions. Our in
d".y Is ailer the rule. And who preterds
ana' IN 'he cases actually before us, il is the
. I. only that have been welcomed to
VIC 'iisslon churches or that the temporiz-
ing ana fellowship OF idolatry and refusal to
constitute bible churches for converts from il
are also mere exceptions And, arpue not
dnoout supposed soulless forms Of things
Cur business is with the actual realities of
.ne case. And who dare say that real idola-
Try does not exist and has not been so lem.
pc i%fd with and fellowshipped in those Eas-
.erh Churches; or that the real slayeholder
Is not In the Mission Churches amonp Tho
Cherokees and Choctaws, and the real . on.
P'eSSlVe ruler IN those at the Sand wich Is
iands, and the real proud Brahmin' in those
oil India, and for aught tina, appears, the real
husband OF several wives in the same or 9TH
u churches We repeat it, then, what a
Prostiation have We here of the order, admin
lS'ratlon and discipline of Christ's house.
anu what Is most alarming, these are
PROSTATE Just where they should be most re-
Sld!iy maintained, What is the obligation
or importance of disciplining one for scold-
ing or beating his wife compared with that
OF d%isclpilnlng him for the adultery Of seye-
raj wives What the obligation or import
ance OF dIsciplining for slandering a brother
compared with that of disciplining for enslay.
ing ana living on the unpaid toll Of a score of
orolhers What the obligation or import
dhce OF disclplining the oppressive ruler for
a carousal or a falsehood, compared with that
OF dlsciplining him for an abuse of the bioh.
est trusts OF God to man-for unrighteous
eXlctOuS' Wrunn pnt of thoea H.. I'LL
SunJects-not victims and wrung out bv the
very power that God gave to protect the vic
tim and punish the spoiler! And wha, also.
the obligation or importance of discipliping
the proud Brahmin' for freaks of passion or
words and deeds Of anger, occasioned per-
maps by the touch of SOM polluted hand, COM
pared with that Of disciplining him for that
settled pride, contempt and hate by which it
becomes the habit Of his life and the second
nature oil his soul to despise the poor and
thefeln to mock his maker What is it, in
a word, that We hold a rigid discipline touch
ing the lesser lements Of practical godliness
and morality but throw the rein on the neck
OF indulgence In respect to the creator =
VINO does not know, that of all other WAYS,
this must tie most ~effectual in laying the true
ord er, administration and discipline Of Christ's
house in the dustl And yet it is just this,
and all this, that the methods we are consid.
ering, have done and are doing. They NAV
be, and probably are exact enough in other
things, but when we approach the fundamen-
tai relations and obligations of our being in
respect to each other, when we arrive at those
points of morolity and godliness where rela-
ton is most sacred, and obligation most i'm
P%erative, and a true piety should be mos,
evidenced, and the glory Of the church as the
pillar and ground Of the truth should shine
brightest, there a dispensation comes, relation
Is of no consequence, obligation a convent
ence, piety a profession, and the glory of tho
church the twilight of eclipse. We insist
then, that we have here an alarming depar-
ture from the true scriptural order, admins
tratlon and discipline of the church and we
enireat the friends of missions and especial
ly of the Board TO take the alarm in season,
and to demand a change before il shall be too
late for the missions, and God shall have fgs-
tened a communion upon ourselves as lax
and corrupt as that which we are sending to
others"
We shall try to make room next week for
a few extracts from some Of the speeches
made during The Convention.