Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-10-27

The minister had the floor, and was urging
the necessity Of their having a house in which
they might worship their Heavenly Father,
bu, paused as she stood before him, a wreck
of humanity. Her auburn hair, olce her
beauty and her pride, now long neglected.
hung in wild confusion around her neck
Her dress, soiled and torn in Fragments, re-
vealed her form almost in a state OF nudity,
which she took no care TO conceal, fot self
respect and modesty had long since become
obliterated. Every eye was fixed upon her
for a moment, and then instead Of words OF
warning or pity, came the loud and bolster
Gus laugh of scorn; and in that tumultous
laughter joined hoary headed age and giddy
youth, the professed christian and the scep-
tic, the libertine and the advocate Of purity,
men earnes, for the preservation Of correct
morals and those who had contributed 10 bring
her to this state of degradation and united
with her in her crimes, the minister and his
people, all, all united in laughing her TO scorn.
In the tumult she passed out; the minister
resumed his speech and spoke right eloquent
ly of moral and religious responsibility, and
the duty of contributing Of their substance 10
the treasury Of the Lord. The meeting was
successful, funds were raised, and now a
stately edifce, with spire towering to the
clouds and pointing to God in the Heavens,
who takes cognizance Of the doings Of all his
creatures, adorns this village.
The next day the authorities assembled ia
the majesty of the law, and resolved to send
the poor wretch 10 neighboring city, where
other unfor,unates were copyrighted, hoping
that death would soon do its certain work,
and thus relieve them from any farther re-
sponsIbility in her case. Death did come
soon and fornd her
Mad from life's history,
Glad TO deaths mystery
Swift to be hurl'd-
Any where, any where,
Out of the world"
The world says they have done right
The Religion Of the land lifts up no warning
voice against them. Perhaps that minister
never dreamed that he had a mission Of peace
and kindness to such an ou,cast. He may
have supposed his mission was only to those
" who were clothed in soft raiment, they who
are gorgeously appareled and live delicate
ly." Now he has learned all, for he too has
met death. The rich and poor have gone to-
gether TO the judgment, and there we will
leave them.
A short time since ! visited their village,
and as looked upon their beautiful church,
] could not suppress the thought, that if but
a tythe Of the effort which it had cost had
been expended upon this unfortunate family,
if but half the expense of one Of the splendid.
useless columns which adorned its front, had
been appropriated in relieving their wants,
they might have been saved 10 the world, 10
themselves, and perchance to-day united with
them in worshipping the God of Love who
maketh His sun to rise upon the evil and the
good.
1t was a distinctive Characteristic Of the
Savior's mission, that to the poor the gospel
was preached. But many mistaken souls
now suppose it is only preached in houses
made by mems hands, and by ministers on
whose heads hands have been laid. But I
have not SO learned Christ. i think il may
be preached in various ways, and often more
effectually by a cup of cold water, by any act
of kindness, than by the most abstruse meta
physical dispositions. God has many imi-
tators of his power, justice, and independence,
bu, few Of bis love, condensation, and kind
ness. Oh, for the spirit of tenderness and
compassion which sbone so eminently in him
we call our master.
"Then should we worship God in word and
deed,
And clothe the naked and the hungry feed
Send back the wandering from the ways Of
vice,
And point them to the pearl Of greatest price,
Unite with all in any act Of Love,
To glorify our common Lord above"
ISHMAEL.
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