Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-10
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Lccturing Field.

In every place ] have visited of late. | find
the people laboring under the greatest posi-
BILE mistakes in reference to the anti.slavery
society, as well as in reference to the charac.
ter Of leading aboIitionists, especially agents.
For some months past it would seem that tho
leading ministers Of the churches around
here have had little else 10 do, than eyposs
the wickedness Of "Garrisonians," "Walk-
critics." SC. This course is intended 10 SAW
the "chnrch," but it has in most instances
the opposite effect. The people become anx-
ious to hear us, and when they do hear MS.
find nearly every thing 20 be the very orpo-
site Of what their ''sPirituaI guides" had re-
presented. A short time since ! received a
request from several Of the citizens Of New
market, in Harrison co., to lecture there. |
went, and held meeting on the Saturday eve
ming, and all day on Sunday. The congre.
CATIONS were large and very deeply interest,"
ed. On Saturday evening a democratic ''Di-
sciple" opposed us on the Constitution. but he
knew so little Of the subject upon which he
rose to enlightcn the people. that lie made
out but little farther than 10 lead us out more
fully or tina, subject. On Sunday the Con-
%stitution and tue Church claimed our atten- .
ton. Several who had allowed their minds
to be influenced against us somewhat, saw
they had been deceived. Some, l trust, were
converted TO the anti.sla,cry faith. ! sold
about all the books | had with me, and OBJ
tanned two subscribers for the Bugle.
Last Sunday week, the Rev. Israel Arch
bold preached his long announced sermon,
(t is four months, | believe, since he notif-
ed the people on the subjec;) to prove the
NJ. f. Church a pure church, a thoroughly
anti-slavery church. OF course | made it
my business to be there. | thought it might
be possible thai we had mistaken the char
acter of that organization, that we had been
engaged in a false issue, opposing as pro-sla-
very that which was the great instrument for
good, in TIE A. S. cause.
The congregation was large, the Wesley.
ans having given up their services that all
might hear this sermon on VI. E. purity
/ took my seat as near as possible to the
place in which ! was collarcl a few months
ago. After the usual preliminary exercises,
the gentleman proceeded 10 say that there
never had been a pure church-that the pri-
miIive church had bad people in it, and ',hat
even Christ was not very particular in this
matter-that even among the twelve apostles
there was a liar, 4 thief, and a pr9fane Swear-
err" Query If l, or any anti.slavery man,
had said so much, would we not be denoun-
ced as infdels1
| do not know the cause, whether it was
the preachers nervous and debilitated state
Of health, the character Of his congregation,
or the badness Of the subject, but Of all eff.
forts to maintain the anti-slavery character Of
that church, it was the most aboriye. His
chief force was the early description Of the
church, and the late action of the General
Conference in the case Of Harding and An
drews. AS usual with such preachers, char
ges the most vile and malicious were made
against anti-slavery people, especially lectu-
Iers. lie made an attack upon n. y. Sell
by, without mentioning his name, the name
was called for repeatedly, bat he refused to
give it. At the close, Mr.. Selby rose and
demanded, as a right, to repel The vile attack
made upon his character. The preacher
would not give him leave 10 speak, but he went
on without leave. BY this time the ''dear
little fellow" that Instituted the proceedings
against myself, rose and told him to take his
seat; and told him he ought to remember the
other Disturbance! lie ought to hare remem.
bered that. 1t was in vain that requests were
made to sing. Selby stood firm, and proved
the preacher guilty of the basest ISLANDERS
that man could well be guilty of. But il
was all done for the "good of souls"
At the close j! was announced that the ser
mon would be reviewed at the Wesleyan
Church that day, at three o'clock-printsd
notices were also stuck up--and the meeting
was we'll attended. | reviewed the sermon
at length, showing from their own accredited
works thsn rue position. ! sent a Request