Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-06-08

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the Gospel as the most incendiarous OF all
works; and were a stakeholder, with such
views, would rather give thousand dol
| lars per annum to the great manufactures oil
incendiary publications, the Bible societies,
| (Iaughter,l TO keep them away, rather than
| one cent 10 send them. We claim the right
| ms Christian nation to send forth missiona-
ries all over the eurth TO preach the Gospel,
| and do so except in our very midst. We
send the Gospel right under the Pope's nose
| in defiance of him aud his edcts to the con-
| trnry; we send il TO the Brahmin, tie Hin
| doc, the Coolie, the Chinese, the barbarian
and ignorant of every cline; aud yet, for
sooth, we must not send il to those in our
immediate vicinity, or make known its doc
trincs to them. Beautiful Chistian consIsten-
cy, trulyl Every minister of the Gospel
ought TO he, and to make it known that he is,
hater and opponent of slavery, and that he
will use all the means in his power 70 eradi-
cntc IL. To do this, every Christian church
need not be turned into n conventcle, or be-
come debating club but il man entered
that church it should be well ellunderstood that
he must he opposed to that damnabe sys-
tenn of slavery and one who is determined
by all the means in his power to aid in ban
ishing il from the land.
rccolect venerable man making some
observations on the sayings and doings of
certain persons in Washington in relation TO
this subject, when that remarkable paper, the
Journal Commerce, came out ngainst him, and
told him to mind his own business, and that.
his duty alone was TO preach the Gospel
| Whit the Gospel or morals of that journal
were he was at n loss to understand; but
certainly, as TO what the true Gospel was, it
had very little understanding LEFT. Laugh
teri Now if minister did not act thus, he
was like one who had the devil TO fight with;
he would ascertain just where the urch ficnd
was, and directly proceed in an opposite di-
rection. Go there 20 contend with him, oh
no, not thoy If the devil came to the spot
where they were, as soon as they ever ascer-
tanned il they would quickly clear out. Such
were the ministers suppose the Journal Of
Commerce wishes for. ! suppose It tho wri-
ter in that paper hud an army 90 lead against
an enemy, he would say TO his men, "Boys,
don't hurry yourselves, don't get into sweat,
don't hack your swords. soil your guns Jass !
;ssG e. Ss ,s s.s S siNIhs SsIs q @ e
TO DC felt even unto death or victory. Loud
approba,ion.) This was the duty of the
churches Of Christ. IL is vain TO write es-
spys and books; you may write apologies Tor
Chrstals in, vain. While such system
remains the stakeholder will repudipte them.
90 ~ s,,,,d ~ for ,l,n nn,notino of the evil.
and nor 10 ccase our exertions until what we
desiro i nccomplished to the uttcrmost.-
Eyerv minister that breaches the Gospel,
thnt does his duty, must boldly declare and
tench thnt the system Of slavery is iaccursed
of God and man. If they say or teach otli-
erwise recommend them TO the Journal ef
Commerce, and say they are just the men i
| tbnt once almost worshipped for the part
| bo took IN This riqhteotis cause but, aias
now con only say. G Oh, Lucifcr how art
| ibou fallen /" t'.,.'
n,,r;,,a ,be nrescnt. week we shall hear of
What has bren done ali, over the earth by
Ch.ist;a,, rn;ss;ouor;es. ,,be evils Of the 4
,yorld will be exposed md assailed. but vet
,ve shall hear of iittle, or .notbinp that has
Neon dome for the Sontb. +, There IA n region
M orr verv doors--thot is in A,nerica@jn
the United States--wllere there are three
millions of heatlicns--and ministers cannot
| 20 there without. being liable TO be sent TO
| the peniteniiary or suspended from the glib
| bet. In no other part of the world does
such a stnte of things exist; a minister may
| 20 anywhere and everywhere, and make
known the gospel truths, il lie is prudent,
without any such liabilities or danger. If
these very men who are yexing the whole
world with the introduction of Christianity,
dare TO speak or write OH the worse than
heathen system at home, they will swing on
a more dsgraceiul gibbet--not in the Jour
nal of Commerce. Laughter and applause.
This moral iceberg floating in the tropical
ocean of Christianity, threatens 10 crush
Christian papers and Christian ministers, ii
they dare TO sneak of the vile system, The
foul blot ,lpon christianity which prevails in
the southern part of this country. But their
threats arc in vain. We will not desst