Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-01

all the months knew him, aud weary months
before, a stout iron collar-the only one ]
ever saw-wlth a projection at the back and
front, and one at each side by the handle or
tail, which stood up over his head farther
than he codld reach, and was an iron rod as
thick as my smallest finger. The collar and
handle must have weighed fall five pounds,
and was so formed that | never could tell
how the child lay down. 1t was kent on
him because he would run away. and as
christians keep slaves because =. they can't
get rid of them" what could the deacon do
with one that would not stay Mr.. Riddle,
neither you nor Mr.. Amman need try TO i'm
prove my logic in this, for it must be sound,
or it could not have stayed so long in USE
There was another church there, where they
sung Ddvid's psalms without a fddle-that
is the white folks-but the black members of
the families the young ones-had the same
psalms which the boys belonging to the
hymn-singing neighbors had. = >
= We used to have some laughing
about the old preacher who started an inqui-
ry about the relative value of souls on Coal
Hill and souls in Pittsburgh but | would
like to know if a soul in Asia is worth more
than a soul in Georgia 4; or one in China than
Oilt III ZAldudlllds Oul CHRISTIANS nave re-
ioiced in the murders and cruel wars of Bri-
tain in those two countries because they
changed the laws which kept the Bible from
reaching the people; while they make and
uphold laws to create darkness-to keep the
lamp Of life from those whom the Kentucky
Presbytery has pronounced - a nation of hea-
then in our midst" Ask our Northern
churches TO interfere for our own . perishing
| Io,.Inn - o,J ,Io I,... = . -,... =
the answer: "churches have no right to in
%terfere with the laws of the country The
laws Of the country doom, as far as they can,
these millions to eternal death, and christians
made the laws of the country and refuse to
unmake them. Again | ask Messrs AMMAN
and Kerr, what are you doing for those per
ishing millions-those prisoners whom you
brethren in the church have appointed unto
DEATH? We hear a great deal about you
missionary zeal for the heather over the wa
tiers, what about those at home?
They are your brethren's merchandise, anC
when they sell a soul,
You'll get part of the price, TO spread thC
truth from pole to pole.
Where are even the prayers for the be
nighted heathen-'and echo answers where !
Go into one of our churches and the petition
are going up-tlat is if such breckenridge
concerns can get u1-for the downfall c
Popery and p%relacy, but not a word abou
slavery-er the bringing in of The Jews
together With the greater fullness of the Ger
tile nations; " but not a word about the ger
tiles we have looked out. Most of GU
preachers are like the Priestand Levite whe
they come to Mason and Dixon's line-t
the people who have fallen among thieves
they pass by on the other side, and then com
TO us with their cant-their zeal for the puri
ty of the church, and its worship, just as
saying long prayers and contending about til
meaning of words, while all have their fee
upon the necks of those whom they ar
trampling into perdition, could be any woI
ship. But | may as well quit here, for
should never get done and again call the al
tention of our religious presses, all of then
to the question, "Shall we give the Bible t
the millions of slaves. X =
JANE G.. SWISSHELM.