Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-01-29
The Lcayen is Working.

The signs of the the times are truly cheer
ing The agents Of the Western Soc. and of
the Am. Soc. in the West, appear to be do
ing quite as well as could be expected under
the circumstances. The winter is very un-
favorable for lecturing. The weather has
"eeh bad, and the roads most of the time, in
some localities, nearly impossible. But not
outstanding these impediments, interesting
accounts Of the movements of friends Pratt. /
Davis d Nicholson, who are laboring in
southern Ohio and eastern Indiana, have
reached us from time TO time. Hatch, Car.
u.s. Creighton, on the Reserve, report salts !
factory meelings. L. ]. Fuller and l.. Hatch
give evidence also Of being proftably engag-
cd Besides these agents, there are many
advocates Of the slave who are doing a great
WORK In their respective neighborhoods. In
tei'igence by private letter and otherwise, of
a deeply interesting character, touching the
progress OF the cause, has recently been re-
ceived from various quarters.
One tells us that a prominent mantle
main pillar in the Presbyterian church, in
his place-has seeded and others have FOL-
10 wed-another, that the church in his town
Is sealing its own doom by expelling aboli-
tionlsts-another, that Disunion doctrine is
slowly but surely progressing, in her neigh
borhood. One writes, "PubIic sentiment is
certainly changing here; the people ale not
afraid TO talk now about the value ofthe Uni
on. Rev. Mr.. - no was apparently
established in Liberty party principles but a
short time since, is now entertaining serious
doubts and fears whether his position be a
true one. l hope for the best. Be patient
with us here, and we will come out righr
yet" A minister writes, 81 am satisfied
that am in a wrong position the members
of our church legalize slavery. l must a
bandon it forthwith and direct attention else
where; and to whom shall | go but to thu
abtliionists they have the words of eterna
life. know | can far more efficiently servt
the true cause of Christ out of the church
than in il. 1t letters and binds, | must be
Free"
One says, ''the influence of your meetings
in this place is most salutary. Quite a mum.
Der have left the M. f. church"-another
says, ''let us have some more meetings in
our place now, of the right kind, and the
whole town will be carried" One brings
intellig ence that the church in his ~neighbor-
hood is severed in twaIn-one part is on the
side of the oppressed and the other with the
oppressor--ano,her, that the communion sea-
son cannot be observed as usual in his church,
because of the great agitation on the subject
of slavery.
Thus is the leaven Of abolitionism work
ing. The lines are being drawn--those whit
have humanity and christianity must aban
don their false positions. The prospects o
the cause are highly encouraging. The in
famous proposition of Ewing in the S,at'
Legislature, and the diabolical effort TO expe
the Randolph negroes, is no cause for alarm
1t can't be expected that slavery will expire
without many a hard struggle. The hottie
the fires of anti-slavery, the more malignan
will be the manifestations of the monster
Sharper conflicts, iiercer and more desperate
encounters may take place, between slavery
and liberty, than ever yet have occurred. |
becomes us all to be armed for the contest
and ii is matter for rejoicing that so many
are coming up to the help of the slave agains
the mighty. Ohio is making progress. Sh'
must be purged of the plague-spot of sla
very, and she wiH, unless error be mightie
than tIuth-unless the power Of Satan BE-
stronger than the power of God.