Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-01-22

" ~. - " blIbll NIIiSilln CDlEkrN. tllt
s'e Is foremost Ia the spread Of the Bible, in
N'G cause oil missions, and in promoting revi.
walls at home. But dors she never ,hink of
"" ''Tte m'tHphS Y i5t"iJrtnl beings in her
W!,S'' doomed by her 10 pagan darknesS.--
"e,e are 'he bibles found among her slave
r"P1''tlo"! Are Hcy tiughl 10 read that
Book which pf3cIaimsS Liberty to the captive.
ana Tie opening Of The prison doors to them
That are bound Are there not lws which
"'cfee EtqH Tor the second offence Of teach
Ing a slave to read! Wonld Missionaries
DE- suffered 10 preach the unfettered rospel 7
IT they did, would not their lives nav the for
Ieit OF their laithfulnesS Can this be con-
slStent with Christianity ?-consistent with
me comihlnd Of Jesus, so We into all the
"or.l, ana preach the gospel to erery creyo-
"rt : Women of America, lii, your voices.
use your Influence against this poryersion Of
the laws of God!
We know that /, is said Tint Christianity
prevails among the Slave States--,hat the
Shareholders are Christian men. and Chris
'lan W omen--(tnr we are not ignorant of the
painful fact. that some of our W sex are in
mis- sad position If sin)--but we maintain
that to be a s~9uri0us Christianity which an
UluriAes the stealing Of men, women and
nv 'NlhllE VI llGUl lDUtAltT like
Drut's, and the Withholding from them that
volume which (through faith in Christ Jesus)
Is declared able to make men wise unto sal
%vltion.' May not such Christianity he class
th with that of the Sciibes and Pharisees,
who were denounced by the Saviour as those
who bind heavy burdens. g%rievous to be
borne and lay them on mems shoulders, but
they themselves will not move them with
| one OF their hunprs - IV,k, cha, ,, H. Ii
do'n OF heaven against men who devour Wild
oWN' houses, and, for a pretonce, make long
prayrrSr
We deeply C~rieve that any protesting
Ehri>tians Of MIR land should have riyen the
night hand Of f. ~llowship to such a system, by
Joining In communion with its uphollars, by
assIsllng to throw the mantle Of Christianity
over the iniquity of slavery. and, in so drinu,
rivetling the letters on the lambs of the slave,
and sitting the cries Of his distress. Let us
unite In every effort to Withdraw the veil, TO
expose the horrors underneath, and to pro-
claim the night throughout our land and
yours. II we are members of churches,
whose teachers attempt to screen Slavery
il their prayers make mention of the slave,
holder. forgetting the slave; if our fellow
members join in these acts,-then let us Inf
up mr. voices Tor the oppressed. let us protest
against such unchrlStlhn distinctions, aud
should our circumstances prove unwilling
then let us obey the command, Come on
from among them. and he We separate Sis.
itrs, will you unite with US ia bearing thi,
testimony to the honor OF Christianity and
the cause of humanity
We address ourselves 10 the women Of 4.
mPrlca and, oh that our enrreaties might
penetrate into the Southern States, and reach
the heart OF those of our sex who use their
ncighhOr's services without wages, and give
him not for his work. behold, the hire OF
the lhborrrs who have reaped down your
fields, which is Of you kept blck by fraud,
crltth; and the cries Of them which have
rraped are entered into the ears of the Lord
ot Sabaolh.' Therefore, we implore you,
Give unto your servants that which is just
and eQuaL.' Wash you make you clean: put
away the evil of your doing from before mine
eyes; cease to do evil learn to do WE'LL
Then trust in the Lord aud do good. SO
shall you dwell in the land, and verify you
shall be fed
we address ourselves TO the Women of
America; but we do not forget that a million
and a half of our sisters in that land cannot
hear our voice.; our sympathy cannot reach
thrm they are dumb, they cannot respond
To our words: but we know that there is a
mong YOU a noble band of women, who are
the 'self-conserrated priestesses in the tenn
pie OF humanity,'-whose cause is the cause
OF their sisters in bonds, who are mouths for
Inc dumb, who, with untiring, seli-Sacrlic-
Ing zeal, pursue their course, esleeming tri-
ais and sutfrrings light, that they may aid in
The glorious work OF opening the blind eyes,
bringing out the prisoners from the prison,
and them that sit in d IrknrSs ont Of the pri-
son-house.' For these beloved sisters, our
hearts glow with ailectionate sympathy:
they are bearing the burden and heat Of the
day, and we would sustain them by all the
means in our power. We pray that they
may he preserved in their glorious course by
an Almighty Arm, and strengthened in their
lnbors and trials by the approval of their own
hearts. and the blessings of those who are
ready to PERISH
We are cheered from time 10 time by the
presence among us of ZONE of The true-heart-
ed from Your land. AS iron sharPeneth
IRON, 50 doth the countenance of a man his
inend,' and these visits have strengthened
our hands, they have encouraged our feeble
~ftforts, and have stimulated us TO use our in
nuence on this side of the Atlantic, and to
send 10 the other, as occasion may demand,
our prayers, our enIreLties, our expostula-
tons, or our %sympathles.
In conclusion, Women of America |! dear
sisters shall slavery continue! 1t is for you
to make an answer. Yours is an influence
not to be rosiSled,-will you not exert it on
the side of justice and humanilyl In the do
nestle circle, your sway is unOounded it is
yours to lead, by mild persuasion, the iuhc-
ment Of IA husband, a brother, or a father; it
is yours pre-eminently to inslil into the ope-
ming mind of the child, the principles oflove
and truth; it is for you to sow the seed let
It he good seed, that it my bring forth good
fruit. to the service of man and the praise OF
God. Neglect not your influence on the So
clety in witch you mingle,-neglect It notln
the churches Of which you are members
avar kaar oka,t ,.t,h ya,, tho remembrance