Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-25
COMMUNICATIONS.
PrO-Slavery Religion.

""""'eiJ dReH', anu consequently, II he is
observing, few are better able to Judge of the
true state of the cause than he. During the
past few weeks, Nicholas Selby and myself
have visited quite a number Of places on the
Reserve, and held one or more meetings At
Zach place. At every place there seems a
great desire on the part Ct the people to op-
pear as anti-slavery as possible, and especial-
~ Is this the case with the ministry, who
seldom, or never, are seen a, an anti-slavery
meeting. ] have thought it would be well
from time to time TO furnish a few SAMPLES
1T the Gnti-slavsry with which we meet, for il
Is a fact that meets US at every town, that
sects, parties, friends, interests are all held
In higher estimation than the claims of hui
mainly. am convinced that the greatest
foe that the slave has, is religion in the form
Of sectarianism. You may declaim apains,
slavery and all are pleased, but speak a word
In reference TO the position the church sus-
iains to the internal system, aud the church
becomes all in all, aud the slave may TO to
perdition.
SAMPLE I.
Al Deerfeld we held a meeting in the ac-
terroon at the school house, and in the eve
ming at the NJ. f. Church. Soon after
commenced, a reverend looking parsonage
came In, took his seat at The table, with ma.
per, &c. This person turned out to be the
"ReD." Keller. preacher in charge. There
were present three other divines of the same .
body, who very Inodesily said nothing. The .
positions taken were, that the church was re- =
ponsibfe for the present existence Of Slavery :.
that no slaveholding church was a chris "
tan church, and consequently the NJ. T..
Church was an anti. christian Church. This
brought, as we intended it should, friend
heller TO his feet. lie denied that the NJ. ID
T.. Church was a slaveholding church, and
began his proof by asking me "J / btReved 81
there uds q God?' VI,
Of course no answer was given 10 such a ap
question. lie said he wanted to prove us in co
hdel! Poor Keller saw that if he did make
US inGdel, that would not prove his church 70 elc
he christian. He sat down, but was soon up | '
again. His conduct was of the coarsest or Ar
der, so disgusting, so contemplate that some ho
Of his own flock left the house nausea.ed.- Pa
He is a fair sample Of this kind of PRIESTS Or
Loud, boisterous, ungentlemanly, dishonest las
and unirnthiul, a fl representative OF a soul an
crushing, man destroying religion. So excl Vi
ted and maddened did he become that he tn
threatened TO see TO US if we said such things pl
as we had uttered. What he meant, he SO
would net tell, SO we are left TO Judge as to nc
whether he meant 10 fight, go to law, or some is
other way. Yet this man is an anti slavery pa
man!!! In
SAMPLE II.
AT Garfield the houses, ! mean the church. p,
es, are all too holy for the cause of humanity isl
TO be pleaded within their walls. Applica- MT
zion was made for the Congregational house dr.
lit being under the control of LiGerfy pariv w
anti-slayery men! Deacon Tanner, 4 Liber- II,
~ party man, would not consent that we
should occupy the house because the InfdeLs ST
were rejoicing in what we were doing The 81
deacon was told there were two classes of in d
hdels, one, who had hearts of sympathy for S
the slave, who were moral, upright men, who b,
saw the proGigacy and wickedness of the f,
Church-these were on our side, and reioi- a
eed to cooperate with US; the other class
were low, drunken, %besotted, and profine- il
these ni,1ayS took sides with the church, and Nh
belched forth their holrid oaths at us because cr
we opposed it. Query. Which does Deacon III
Tanner love most, the slave or his pariy-the
ruth or his sectl 9,
SAMPLE III. es
At Wordsworth We had a full DISPLAY of II
the influence of pro-slavery religion on the -
heart and life. The parties concerned in this o.
mobocratic outbreak are too ious TO be cal g
led after men, and think it SANDER to be cal n
led anything less than disciples! Well these V
disciples were determined to give full proof tie
OF their faithfulness in their masters cause IN
on this occasion. WhileN Se!by was spea- Vi
king they seemed to be preparing their maya "
zine; for frequently low, half-slided murmurs Al
were heard. which, before | had spoken fiji Sc
teen minutes, broke out in fierce determine al
tion that | should not proceed. A Deacon ..
Mccoy determined 10 be captain over his al
weak brethren, and threatened if ! did not b
stop he would put me out of the house, is
Finding this did not have the desired effect, VI
aided by some other members Of the church,
they prevented our procedure by noise and u
other mobocratic demonstrations. The youn- al
ger deacons, and sunday school scholars soon la
Joined in the religious act of disturbing an a
anti-slaveTy meeting, and by the most full "
some %ePitheis and boisterous stamping and
shouting, compelled US 10 ID esist. The above V
named disciple Deacon, with his dear breth- ii
ron, appealed, as a matter of course, to the G