Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-03-26

the operation.
Ard now ia regard To the Wesleyan Dis
oiplire. whirli he says ! examined for rear'y
an hour. although tnli il WAS not the Di>ci
c%ipline! None other Than Mr.. w. Butwhl
did he do thi>l Evidently because he knew
he could not defend it. But what was his
surprise and CONSERVATION when ! read from
the prefnce the follow ing; 1.-THE Discipline
Of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection 81
America, Canton Ohio. Published by ]. u.
Miller for the Wesleyan Methodist Connec.
tion. Daniel Gotshali, Printer" Another
was handed to nc. published by o. Scott him
self, whrn Mr.. Walker acknowledged that
the reading was The same in every case. TIE
Discipline which Mr.. w. was so unwilling
TO own, and about which he made so much
ado, is still Offer rec for sale by the agents of the
Book concern If the Wesleyan Methodist
Connection, and the identical one ] held in
my hand had been sold by one Of their preach
VI diu IFNuillHtuuFu IN WV bVSt ~ i've ~
is true Mr.. w. on the next evening attempt
ed 10 make an impression on the public mind
that their last edition cf the Discipline was
much better on the subject of discussion, and
that ] had no right to use the one | had, but
in this he failed. ard was constrained 10 con-
fess that ] had applied 10 him for one Of The
1afcef nlifian. EkbDt - cid h. .,;f 7 ho1 ma
do you think would let him have it 10 break
our heads with!' A virtual acknowledge
mpnt that he knew ii would moi bear pxami-
nation. He could not he prevailed upon to
stay and hear my reply, though earnestly So
Iicited 10 do so. The Wesleyan Discipline
referred To-, 10 show that however anti
they we're as a church, that the Ian
yuage Of the Discipline was nct so decidedly |
opposed to slavery AS ours, and the c%onclu-
ion must be that if our Discipline was pro-
theirs must he; but as they declare
heirs is not; We show most conclusiyeIy
ours is not.
Mr.. Observer says, "the effect was pow
rful-intense was the (, telling Of indignation
wards the Rev ahettors Of sin, when Mr..
'. said that ! stood there to plead that under
circumstances it was right TO steal ba-
and to tear husbands from their wives"
here is 10 wonder that there was an "in-
feeling Of indignation against the Rev.
,%ettors of SIM" for every person who had
card me knew that | advncat, d no such doc
inc, that | had not said it was under any
circumstances right to steal any human being,
II right under any circumstances to tear hus-
lands from their wives; why then, should
here moi he indignant feelings towards the
nan or men who, without any foundation,
would make such a statement as this! As
o what is said about the pro-slavery priest
nd Mr.. Walkers success, and the declen-
zion Of pro-slavery merhodism, it may pass
or " hat i, is worth. II the writer had been
manly enough 10 give us his real name, |
ihonld think it worth while to attend more
to his case. But we deny the pro-
Of both preacher and people in the
ease referred to.
Ii we cannot defend the church nor our
against the foulest aspersions, without
being charged with fAvoTing the system Of
be il so; that matter will be settled
at some future day. As 10 my having jun
into my reply (as he Supposed every
which ! had thought of for a year, | re-
mark, it is quite possible there were some
he had never thought Of; but WI hope
he will not conclude that others are as desti-
Iute of ideas as himself.
With reference 10 my finding fault with
Mr.. Walker because he did moi open his meet
ing with prayer. ! Mould say if Mr.. "ObseT-
vrr' had not been vary careless, he would
have known that the fault found WAS noi he.
cause he did not open his meeting with prayer,
but because he stated that if a minister al
to pray for the slave the church
gag him. ] inquired if this Was the
reason he neither orened nor closed his meet
ing with prayer, and advised him to make his
allegation good, or recall what he had said
but he was speechless
now say as formerly, that wherever slave
ry exists there must be sin connected with il
somewhere IN some way; but do not think il
a'Doys chargeable upon the person " no holds
the slaves, il he does il in obedience to The
golden rule, do as you would be done by nm
der similar circumstances. envy not the
man his thinking powers who concludes the
physician is the cause of, or is accountable
for all The pain occasioned by amputation of
a limb which had been fractured. by a robbtr
IN an attempt TO procure the money of The pa
iient. II there is a case in which il becomes
necessary TO hold a slave for his own good,
either ia a state of infancy or under any Other
possible circumstance all the sin come cled
with it q believe.) will be c,argeable upon
those who create that Necessity, whether il be