The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09
TWO CENTS.

at the auction block-when the church was thus fonnd
holding slaves selling slaves and Encouraging slavery
welcoming the STAKEHOLDER to the communion table :.
then it that the abolition aborers found 1t
to speak against the church, IL not for the
desire OF assailing the church that did it, flor
know its influence its resources and its power but in
view Of these things should not the mask be torn from
her! Just look at 900 slave fathers left than
childless-all the agony they epdure-men robbed of
their manhood, and women Of their womanhood and
when the church possesses the power destroy all this
to correct those terrible things aud will not use it,
let me ask If the church should not be assailed! Rev
-tnat tnese enormities could not survive twelve
months- the church used its influence for their
avoided that assai the church. Il is on this ac-
count that we are obliged to tear the from the
church church but before she would speak against the
cieave to her mouthet her right be wthered
much shs a the church may do-however so
she toleratcs those horrors, when She has the
power to- prevent them SO long win she (the speakerl
assa the church. Luther was prosecuted and cursed
for assailing the church in his day when knew it
was corrupt and so it is at the present day But il
degenerate and the church will become corrupt. Now,
fw see that the church wrong must expose her
fshe has stolen the livery Of heaven, must say that
1t was only to serve the devil in. (Applausc) In an
| account Of sale Of beautiful negro woman in this
country, and which appeared in London paper, 1t
stated that she good seamstress and the price
Immediately went up from four to six hundred dollars.
1t then stated that the slave woman was Chris
tian, and the price at advanced to thousand
dollars, thus bringing profit from the Christianity
this is of Amerca Now the religion ofNIahommed pro-
hibs slavery It declares that the followers Of Mahom-
ism side and Christianity and slavery on the
other, which would you prefer Ive no doubt you
would prefer Nlahommedism. If she slave woman
In New Orleans, she would, of her Christian
slave sisters did join circus and go in the capacity
Of servant In order to get liberty when she reached
connected with the Christian Church. There
many who o, believe that we are inhdsls, because
vile the principles Of Christ whom we denounce the
church for holding slaves and encouraging slavery but
agnp a ha mr. of rln Nprth
cognisc as its Shareholders and uphods them in
their horrible work when the Baptist and Methodist Of
in human flesh and blood in the South; when the
people of the North know all this, they cannot but
know that the church which wal against is not the
Christian church We war with the church that will
recognise those who Undue their hands in the blood Of
their brethren We hail the principles of Jesus Of Ma
zarcth, and war not with the principles which he
taught But 1t is not because 80 little Christian,
1t is because the church encourages slavery that We
assa the church, 1t is because she untrue herself
These things are sad to and she thought Of
for warning against the church, but the facts 9TH
erwise and therefore the church. which pretends to be
the way of the liberty Of two and half millions Of
people. The time will when going to church at
certain hours and singing certain psalms and going
through certain ceremonies will not constitute reli
gon IT Is those who live good from hour to hour that
are are really religious and the time win come, when
cluson OF her remarks Miss Stone referred to the
of the refugee slave Brown, who before the audi
ence, and said that there are in our country many
places which are consecrated where took place
which we all love to look back upon. We have our
Bunker Hill, our Princeton, Saratoga AMI other
places of similar character but yet in all vast
territory there is not place where the refugee slave
have rest for the soes of his Were our friend
Brown to be Bunker HILL resting against that
glorious monument the law authorizes him to be
dragged away from that sacred spot and back to
slavery. Miss Stone sat down amid much applause
VIM BROW the refugee slave, then speke-iie said
had fed from slavery in Missouri, where his master
noWkives, to the North for liberty. He had doubt
| hC nof ho
would oblgc him G1ughtcr) In fact he thought
master might extend to him to return. (LaughterJ
Well, he appeared before the audience, not only
refugee slave, but also as the son of Shareholder.
Indeed 1t has been asserted that he Is related the
present President of the United States but however
that may be-, or however related he may be to the
Shareholders by the cndercst ties of blood he would
not on that account refrain from saying what he
perenced Of the horrors OF slavery The gases which
he bears ON his back have made too great
on him to allow his doing He then said he would
read few choice gems from the ST. Louis Republican
No. but it is edited by a MIR. Charles whom knaw
| very well, for worked for him, and he whipped me
made on my back, have made i'm Sesson of him
my memory Much has been said against the church,
but If it did not aid and abet and promote slavery no
arc called infdels, but give him the inddety of the
aboltionsts which knocks the letters from the slave,
in preference to the Christianity of the church, which
fastens them on his limbs Applause.) Go to the
South-see Theological Institutes selling slaves, and
with to make ministers When lived down South,
and my master-and here let give you description
! Of my old master for hc made impression on
which would like to make upon you-he was whn-
ing, praying, complaining, psalm singing man,
who ordered me- every evening at nine o'clock,
to go down to the nggersn and call them prayers
Uaughter) Every night he called them in, and the
influence which the master had, in putting them all
asleep, by prayer, remarkable. He possessed
magnetic power, which Sutherland could not
for reading the Bible and at every verse he would tell
the nggers to ask him the meaning of any passage
which they did not understand He was extremely
Cf sleI. fpr hN of ha
thought an expoundcr of the Bible. Well he never
asked him the explanation Of any passage but once
that passage Of scripture Whatever he would that
others would do unto you, you do to them! ," Why"
you" Gaughter) ''Igot it ia the city" replied
''Just like the City" said he; You never send
Laughter) "Now, mind you, Sainbo" said he, III
explain this to YOU but never ask me such question
DO, If you my master and your slave, would
you not like me to do all thai you desired to do'
laughter) Ne he never read that part of the Bible to
me, but he was proud of reading and explaining
that part Of scripture which ays Servants obey
masters" (siore laughter in which all present joined
heartily) 1t has been said, that masters and mis-
evidence gaughter)- that such is not the fact He
continued in this strain for minutes longer, and
concluded by singing
The fetters CALLED my weary soul
soul that seemed but thrown away;
spurncd the tyrants base control,
Resolved at last the man to play =
The hounds are baying my track
OChristan will you send me back
felt the stripes; the lash saw,
Red, dripping with fathers gore
And worst of all, their lawless law,
The insults that my mother bore
The hounds are baying on my track
o Christian. will you send me back
Where human law o'errules Divine,
Beneath the sheriff hammer fell
My wife and babcs,-I call them mine
And where they suffer who can tell
The hounds are baying ON my track
Christian will you SEND Inc BACK
seek n home where man Is man
| II such there be upon this earth,
! To draw my kindred II can,
Around is free though humble hearth
The hounds are baying on my track
| o Christian will you send me back!
| The meeting then adjourned. to meet again this
NOR ming and remain in session all day.
American and Foreign AntI-Siavery Society.
Yesterday this society held its anniversary meeting