Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-11
From the Free Presbyterian.
Letters Addressed 10 s. Bourne, and other
Kindred Spirits, In Andovrr Theological
Neminary,

Kindred Spirits, In AndOvrr Theological
seminary.
DEAR BRoTHER IN CHMsT.--I choose "a
reply to your letter through the medium oI
the Free Presbyterian, us by this means
slull comply wIih similar requests from OllI-
er friends.
You assure me "there ure hearts in this
Seminary who feel"--" that every Fridny
there is prayer ueeling in the Seminary lur
the poor slave, aud the spread OF free gos-
pel"--" that letter from me giving lignt OH
tie corrupt nature Of a pro-sldrery Church
would add to the interest Uf your meetings
aud uid in turning the attention of the stu
denis TO the great subject" You say fur
lher, that "IIie great difficulty around you il
indiGerepce-ihe let ulune--the silent policy,
is TIE policy pressed 10y the many" Ii is 10
be lainenied ihut this policy is not confined
hlome 10 the East, hui extends to the West, to
the North, the Soutli--over the whole land,
Not only is this true with individuals, aud
local Churches, but it extends to erclesiasii-
cal hOdies, aud missionary Boards them
selves--tlie prOlessed mediums OF light aud
reform. At the late Missionary meeting
held IN Chicago, (uot the Christian Ami
l
meeting convened June l0th, composed OF
friends Of the Home Missionary Society, aud
OF the American Board oi Foreign Missions
mt this meeting IL was "Resolved, 3. The
American Home Missionary Society, is liIni-
ted by its Constitution, aud we think wisely
too, to the preaching Of the Gospel Ia drst-
tute parts OF the country aud Is compelled,
therefore, to abstain. from engaging directly
in the erection OF Church editccs the cslaI-
lishlnent of schools aud colleges, aud the
prosecution OF various branches Oinnorul re-
iorin." nti.Slavery is one Of the reforms
OF the age. We shulI notice this position in
the sequel.
Friend Bross, of the Prairie Herald, in II
pleasant aud courteous conversation, asked
me the following question "As Southern
man what do you think oi the policy OF send
ing young men To tie South To preach the
Gospel, aud it The subject Of Slavery d'One ?"
1 shld to him, US | say to you, regard such
Il policy us wrong.
J. Because n slaveholdiug religion is u
false, deceptive religion.
II. The shareholder is selfish man. He
who compels another TO toll for his (ihe
slaveholder's) guin; and voluntarily with
holds from him the dearest OF nli rights, lib
eriy, is ot necessity selfish man.
have lived ia the South most of my life,
aud have mingled freely aud intimately with
shareholders, aud yet | luve not met with
one single man, who guve ne evidence that
lac held his slave, in Lille bondage, Tor tile
slaves benefit; but Tor the opposite, his own
beueiit. Sucl a Shareholder, lHnd this is the
practice aud purpose OF the umss OF slave
holders in Our Churches, PresbyIerians, Me-
lhodsts aud Bapllsts,) is necessarily selfish
man.
The difficulty with Annnias and Saphiri
was, not that they were unwilling 10 make
profession OF iuilh ia Christ, not that they
were unwilling to be b,plised in his name,
and eurOl themselves along with Cbrists
despsed followers; not that they were un-
willing to pray 10 him aud do many things
like IL Christian. Tie difficulty with the
stakeholder OF this age OF light is, not that he
is not willing To profess faith in Chris,-so
did Simon Magus, hut he coveted gold aud
silver-wus selfish not that he cannt make
solemn prayers-sO did the Jews in the days
of lsaiuli, q: l3-l7 y bu, 'Ibcir hands were
full OF blood"-ihey did not "Seek Judgment
relieve the oppressed; judge the latIieresS
plead Tor the widow"-tlley were SELFISH
; lis not that lie has not joyous songs ovei
false hopes, us those in ilIe days o! Amos
Is: %: but they "trned aside the poor IN
the gate" (place OF Judgment, or execution
of jnstice,l 'lron their right" verse l2th-
did not establish Judgment in the gate
verse 10 they were selfish. 'Iis not tia
tie Shareholders experience is without teur'
this the Priests had in the days OF Malachi
even covering the altar with tears, chapter
! 3; l3, hut they were "partial III the law,
they dealt treacherously every man agairIs
! his brother ""Are we not all OF one father
has not one God created us y verse 8, TO-
| they were selfish Notwithstanding all lhei
professions, aud otherwise apparent pieiy.-
! They lacked the essential tnng in religion
iOUe, impartial love. So with shareholders
aud slaveholding religion. Much, there
lore, that is styled the work of CJd, in III
South, is not his work, but only ialsc hope
over hearts sill selfish.
Nor does the stakeholder love Con will
all the heart. Does he love God with all III
heart who lranlples under his feet an inst
tuition OF God, the marriage relation, VII
chains his image, aud sells the very tempt
oi tire Holy Ghost.'
sSincc commenced these letters, brotht
from Washington, OHIO, has written to me, 1,
facts concerning slavery.
Q.) "What is slavcry--its character al
workings" (2.) "What is the present positic
Of the Old School Presbyterian Church on Il
subject"
1.-THE effort" he says, sis constantly ma,
here to make the people believe that the Pre-
byterian Church is anti-slnvery in its postio
and that those who have slaves teach them
read, treat them wcll." (whilst robbing them
that natural right dear as lile,( "and never 81
thcm-sunder families"
, /. Some OF .he efforts Of Slavery, will ende
vor to show in these letters.
, O. The position of the Church is pro-slave
how can il be otherwise, when the Chur
= receives daily into her bosom those who a
Shareholders and thereby baptscs the rclau
G declares by the act to the world that su
men give "crcdible evidence of piety, give
@ them and their practice the highest possit
= sanction, the sanction Of the Church-GoC
agent.
How can il be otherwise than pro-slavei
when the General Assembly of the Church
clared, in lSi5, that "slaveholdng is no bar
J. Christian communion (and that decision j
e not since been revoked ,)and the Church is NJ