Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-02-05
FRIENDS EpiroRs:

Congregational Church in this place have Of
late adopted the views Of their Pastor, the
Rev. Tracy. | yesterday had a discussion
with one Of them, (Barber Clark,) who, with
our friend D. L. Rockwell, both claim to be
as anti-slavery as any body, but they can't
sw allow Disunionist Comeouiism," and thew
both agree in the doctrines of Trncy, as no.
ticed by you in the Bugle a week or W since.
Mr.. Clark admitted slavery to be a sin,
contrary 10 the laws Of God, and the slave
holder to be a man-stealer; the General As
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church to be in
direct connection with and sustaining slave
ry, and a Presbytery or Synod in connection
with the General Assembly in the same sit
uation. Being so, he could not fellowship
either of those bodies as Christian bodies
but would willingly fellowship Rev. Mr.. At
water, or any other clergyman who is a mem
Der Of either or both of those bodi IS, and ac-
knowledge him asa Christian UhiIe reiqining
That connection. lie believed that many slave
holders were good pious men while holdino
their fellow men in bondage, and every day
robbing them Of their rights, because MANY
of the ChriStian shareholders OF the South were
unenlightened. When they were enlighten-
ed, then they must quit slayeholding prac-
tees as soon as the laws of the land would
PERM them to do 50, and allow the emanci-
pated to enjoy his freedom thought that un-
der some circumstances a man might steal a
horse and be a Christian referred to the case
of Peter denying his Lord with an oath, and
to David deliberately laying plans 10 murder
Uriah in order to crafty his lusts; thought
that the acts Of both were unchrisiian-were
not like Christ--yet they were both Chris
tians when they committed those unchristian
acts. To illustrate, a case was brought for
ward of a very pious man, a clerk in the Bank
of England, who, wishing to give fifty dol
to the missionary cause, and being dis
in getting the money, forged a
check or acceptance on the Bank, obtained
he money thereon Intending to replace it)
the fifty dollars TO the Missionary Board,
eceived his money and paid the check, but
lot ill after he was detected and arrested
lie was tried, convicted, and executed, and
his dying breath acknowledged the JUS
ice of the law which deprived him of life, and
'as hung as a felon, but died a Christian,
nd certainly tUaS a Christian when he COM
lifted the forgery. This led 10 a reference
the acts Of the American Board, which he
tempted TO defend and thought that where
he laws permitted polygamy, and a man
narries from two 10 forty wives and after
yards repents of his sins, he should be ad-
nitted to church fellowship without requiring .
MIN to abstain from cohabiting with his plu-
-ality of wives, &C.. also commended that
the missionaries took ground against
a missionary in Oregon, and said that
The time had not come for them to take a
against adultery, they were correct, that
although the time has come in these parts
% take a stand against adultery, yet that time
not arrived in Oregon, because the Chris
iians there were yet u~nenlightened. Now |
admit that adultery is no worse in Oregon
than in our Slaveholding States-that the
is the same whether committed in Ore
gon or South Carolina; but that Christians
On the Western Reserve, in Ohio, in the
century, should undertake to de-
lend the doctrine advanced, that the time had
not come in Oregon 10 say to Christian pro-
lessons, "Ihou shalt not commit adultery"
IS something that I can't reconcile with the
iuty OF even a non-professor, let alone pro-
.essors (; and affirm that this doctrine as ad-
vanced by Mr.. Clark, one CT the deacons of
The church here, and re-allirmed in the main
by our friend Rockwell, in my view never
Fan convert the world. y If the doctrines adj
Vanced by Deacon Clark be Christian doc
then am | an Infdel indeed but this
IS not TIE doctrine which Christ taught. and
these be what the clergy teach for the Cos
pei of Jesus Christ, then are the church
ind clergy infdel to the core, notwithstand-
ng their loud cries of "infdel! !" which
hey charge upon those who rebuke their
inns and short comiDgs. Yours,
c. w. LEFFINGWELL.
= Convert the world lit will sink it to
,erdition. It's the doctrine of deyils.-
EDRs.