Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-11-10
The Church in Randolph.
R.Nno.r1t. 18th Oct. 1919.

Of their respective zions. They were formerly
engaged in deadly theological war witt each
other; not because either claimed that q belief
Of its peculiar doctrines made any better men
or women than q belief in the doctrines of the
other, nor because they did not all equally be-
iieve that the only way of salvation" was by
the atoning blood and merits of Christ but one
great bonc of contention was the way to get an
application of this blood in which lay salvation,
for they all acknowledge themselves fit candi-
dates for damnation, if justice were dealt out to
them, and only hoped to escape through "thc
merits" of--somebody else. some said that
the only way to get at "the blood" was by
"Eaith,' and that this was wrought in the heart
by God Of his own good pleasure ! that this
faith was the 4" gift Of God !" that mono could
s7en attain it only the elect "-those who
were chosen "before the foundation of the
world" or at least before they had any exis-
teDce. Others stoutly denied all this, and
claimed that the only way to get at the blood
was by water batism-that here only they could
"washa away their sins" Some contended that
infants ought to be baptiscd instead of circum-
cised, as in olden t~ine-while others regarded
Il as a damning sin. Some thought that bread
ought to be eaten and wine drank every Sun
day-whilc others insisted that once in two or
three months would answer. Some argued that
mankind were all "tOtaHy deprared "
others thought it was only partial but all
united in charging the guilt and misery OF the
human race upon old father Adam, because he
ate an apple. On such important and momen-
tous questions as these were they all engaged,
when a few strong blasts from the anti-slavery
trumpet levcled the walls of each antagonistic
Jericho, to rc-build which they arc now mutu-
ally assisting each other. There is an outward
show OF sympathy and friendship between Plate
and Hcrod, but whether there is any thing real
about it may perhaps be a question. Since l
last wrote you the Disciple church Of this place
has sought to amend its pro-slavery ways
somewhat, by doing an act which it never did
before, Whether it is really deserving of any
credit the SEQUEL will show. Notice was given
out e few weeks since, under the auspices of
this church, that a colored man, who had been
a slave, would lecture at their house, whose OBJ
jcct vas to raise money to purchase his wife and
child yet in slavery. 1t was thought by some
to be quite remarkable that this church, the
prominent members of which have long been
noted for their bitter opposition to all a%nti-sla-
very agitation, stigmatizing it with all manner
of u-names, should all at once so far repent of
its misdceds as to be willing to take upon itself
the responsibility of circulating q notice of an
anti-slavery lecture, and that too by "~ nigger."
When the evening arrived, at an early hour the
heu-pssas filed 70 overlooking. The meeting
was opened by singing a hymn, and q lengthy
and ardent prayer by the colored man, abound
ing in all the technical and cant phrases peculiar
to a certain sect, so that it was very evident un-
der what colors he sailed. The burden of his
prayer was the "conoersion Of souls! For
this he struggled Justify and spasmodically.-
He seemed not to doubt that God could do any
thing he saw fit, and he therefore besought him
earnestly to "po,@ out has spirit" and make
bare has arm" for the conversion of Sinners
But he uttered not one word for his oppressed
race doomed to the market and the auction
block by American Christians nor did he pre-
sent a single petition to the throne of grace "
for his wife and child in slavery. He then took
a text and delivered a set discourse, the sub
stance of which the audience had probably
the most of t~hem-heard a thousand times.
He proved from the Bible" that his church,
i. c. the Disciple church, was the only true
church of Christ on this planet-that the only
way to enter this church was a baptism in wa
fnr-tbaf poaaoea;n1 oil othar qualifications yaf
failing in this one, they would all be consigned
to the roasting flames of perdition. The colored
preacher was accompanied by ]. J. Moss, a no.
ted theological pugilist and hair-splitter, whose
reputation in these departments is well known
to many of your readers. He delivered a dis
course here some year or two since, and proved
from the Bible" that ~"qualifcd slavery" was
right, and unqualified slavery" only was
wrong. I once heard him preach a sermon OH
Pharaoh. in which he "proved from the Bible"
that the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart and yet
He did not harden it-that the Lord hardened
only a specimen of his theological acumen and
le~gerdemain. With a heart as crusty, unfeeline
and hard as adamcnt, and a disposition morose
overbe~ing and desperate, he ever deals in low
vulger and insulting invective, and treats an OPP
poncnt as though he thought a sound cuff OIL
the side of his head would be much more sal
utary than the most ingenious and labored ar
gument. Place before him a question that cor,
Germs man, his happiness, liberty and rights a
human being, and he treats it witch priestl,
contempt. But throw him a theological BON
and he will chuckle over it and seize it with tn
voracity of a shark. On the question whethe
vatcr-baptism comes in lieu of the bloody, bar
barous and heather rite of circumcision, he i
In his alon,anf Ii Il o.. ~. A.