Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-24

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toned like their modes of dress. Christiani.
" as preached in England for several centu-
ries did not tend TO rernove war. The Chris
tian Englishman was just as eager for war as
the pagan Saxon; in Christian England, war
has always its place as a Christian profession
by the side Of law and agriculture. Ia the
year 1850, after the Gospel had worked"
for 1900 years, Christianity as PrsGched, had
done little or nothing to abolish war ia Eng
land. Nay, Christianity now turns round on
those who would abolish war, and hurls the
Bible at their heads, and thundefs with a
whole artillery Of texts 10 prove that she sane
tons war.
Now after organic sin has wrought all this
havoc, what would he sill have2 He pays
us still for a home in the Church of God,
that he may corrupt and disgrace US yet lon
ger with his foul deeds, that he may tranple
yet longer on the vineyard OF the Lord-that
he may still keep open The door Of The bottom
less pit, TO let loose the locusts and scorpions
which have ravaged the Church.
Sowiih Slavery. The Gospel, as ii is call
cd. has been preached in the Southern States
for one hundred and fifty years, and faithfully
preached as men understand tia! term. That
is, those dogmas or theological statements
which are called the Gospel-sucl, as the
death of Christ, the atonement, faith in Christ,
regeneration, Sc, &C.. have been as faithful.
ly preached in South Carolina, for aught !
know, az in any country. But with what
results on Slavery Not the slightest: ra-
Their during that time slavery has been creep
ing with silent and Shiny progress nearer and
nearer to the altar, has wound itself around
the pillars Of the communion table, seated it.
self in the pu pit, and has worked out for it,
self a nest within the covers of tie Bible, and
there proudly rearing up its crest, threatens
with mobs here, and hell hereafter, all who
attack it, instead Of covering away like a
doomed thing before the light and rebuke Of
Christianity. That has been The result OF ia
king organic sin into the Church. She has
compelled the Bible 10 be her defender, as if
Christianity, instead of being Gods minister
to bless the world, was the devils paid agent
10 deceive and curse the world.
The Gospel then, may be preached for CEN
tuTies. and not lead men 10 renounce slavery.
But we have spoken of the Gospel as preach
ed. ] maintain, however, that in these spe-
ciic cases and similar ones, the Gospel was
not preached. The command, "ht The OPP
pressed 70 free" is as niuch a part Of Gods
message, as that " he was bruised for our ini-
quities." Christ came to "preach deliver
ance to the captive" as well as remission Of
sins, and the Gospel commands justice and
equality to be rendered TO the slave no less
than repentance In general. Not The Gospel
but a mu'lla'ed' emascnIa'ed sci OF dogmas
called me gospel nave been preached. Ihoi
GosPei may De preached forever anu WORK
forever, ana ieao 10 no result out me ihcieas-
ed insolence of sin.
One would think the experience OF sixteen
hundred years might have taught US some
lessons. and vet in modern times, men, with
a strange inia'uation, alter seeing the Church
stlned ana crushed IN lhe ioius OF lhls ana
conda, nave just qulety invited thIs same IN
satiate monster INTO their missions
Accordingly, the history of modern mis-
sions affords another sad illustration Of the
results Of this temporizing policy with or
ganic sin.
About a century ago., Schwartz proceeded
to Southern India as a missionary, and labor.
ed there nearly fly years. His success was
wonderful, far exceeding even the utmost
dreams of our more recent Missionaries in thai
part of the world. The converts enumerated
by him and his fellow-laborers, were counted
by tens Of thousands. But he met that organ
ic sin, the curse of all Intia-cGste-the fruit
ful mother Of pride, hate and all uncharilable'
ness. Schwartz thought the evil too grea.
and deeply rooted to be at once assailed, and
its abandonment made the indispensable con.
dition of Church membership. We are told
by his admiring biographer, that he $50 treat
ed this difficult and delicate point, that the
distinctions of caste were gradually disap'
peariDg, and would probably, in time, have
been entirely forgotten" So dreamed the
good man as he admitted caste into the
Church, "that men might be led TO renounct
it,"
But with what result, after the Gospel ha,
"worked" for a hundred years! Why, caste
and Christianity took root together-as part,
of one system and became So interIaced tina
no human power could uproot the sin, with
out tearing in pieces the Church. WheI