Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-02-18

The man that says he is a follower Of Ie-
sus and ]tolerales slavery and war, will do
well to read Chris,'s sermon on the mount
and see if ho can find any justification for
loading the persons of our brethren with
chains, or porIordting their bodies with lead
and steel. Anti-slavery men should hold the
example Of Jesus continually up 10 the view
of professors because his example and pre-
cepts manifest a strong combination of all the
moral faculties unaccompanied by any of the
propensities.
And it would be well to remember that as
we would like to be taught, SO we should
aim to teach others; aud only as we are will
linz to be condemned should We condemn
Your Friend and Brother,
NJ. Il. JOHNSON.
Short Creek, Harrison Co., O.
lst. Ho. 18Th, 1918.
TTho following extracts from a letter from
a. friend in Medim Co. Ii it was intended
only for our information, we hope 10 be par
doned for laying it before our readers
EDGs.
LoDi, January IL, 1918.
DEAR BuGLE:-
find that Abolitionisln, professed and
p~racticed in union with principles of honor
and virtue Is quite detrimental TO ones pecu-
mary interest, even in a community distin-
guished abroad for its devotion to moral
principle, intelligence, piely, ct. Get, aud
chasing its opposition to slavery as highest
in the scale of importance.
Out upon the time. serving and psendo're-
ligious hypocrites! The patience ascrlbed
to old job could hardly endure the mischief
making, caniing, lying, and slayish charac-
ter OF the religion and morals which have
Justly distinguished us as a community
But we shall improve apacc-we are not
past redemption. Light breaks in upon us
and tho convicted against our will, it eXer-
cises a healthful influence.
Our Congregations shepherd having given
us over to hardness of heart and consigned
us to the tender mercies of his devil, has re-
Gently left us and his charge here for quar-
tiers nearer the fountain and source Of his
piety and wisdom, to wit: on the right hand
of Oberiin. The wicked people Of the world
here having made the discovery that the NOR
ais Of community rather refrigerated than i'm
proved under the influence OF his labors, We
ny Justly (solne Think refused to encourage
them. May his God 90 with him!
Our friends, the Episcopal Methodists
who have been wont 10 enjoy weekly, the
stated preachings of the peculiarites of theiI
dear Church, find themselves able, and ma
ny of them, no doubt willing to dispense
with their ,Ceahiy gatherings on each sue
cessive sabbath, and now meet seInl-Inonth
lv. Their lord generally meets with them
Last and least, the Liberty party whic'
en-passant here is composed chiefly of friend
t who are attached to the two foregoing rel
gious societies and also Of WesleyanS (whol
| had forgotten to mention as their meeting
are held but monthly now,) polIcd at til
last election but 2G votes instead Of 80 to q
as ii had heretofore done. Alas! for the pc
litico-anti very-banner-townshiP of Med
II ma County! There is however some soIac
in the reflection that altho' notas many vote
# are polled as formerly, anti-slavery sent
p ment seems to be advancing.
d Respectfully
II, G., SILL,