Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-09-27
T Ii Z B U G L E
Speech Of Mr.. Pillsbury,


We are late in presenting this sketch of
Mr.. Psburyis remarks; but they have lost
none of their value by the delay. They
were made at Mount Union during the late
Anniversary.
Mr.. PnLsBuRY commenced by saying:
If any thing could compensate me for the
severe suffering have endured to attend
this meeting il is to see so large and aten-
live an assembly as is now convened under
this canvass. The largest have seen
- gathered for similar purpose in this state,
and most glad ane to meet and unite with
you in the great work that is before u.s.
believe you to day keeping the Sabbath
that God has appointed. In all the meetings
holden to-day throughout this entire land,
the slave holder breads none but such as
this; and yet ours is called an lnfdel move
ment. To day $4,000 congregations, each
with priest to offer sacrifice, are assembled
MS they profess to worship God Yetamong
them all, there is perhaps not one, the inhu-
cnce of whose worship will send n thrill of
horror through the South. No, such meet
,.i ngs trouble not the slave holders, promise
deliyeranco TO the Slave. Ours alone is
rr terror TO yrants.
Throughout this entire land, we are all
broken out with M eruption of meeting
q, houses the cities are full of them, and they
-Dol are to be found in every village. Surely we
aI ' hive enough millennium Of the popular
.'o'ia religion. believe now there is a perfect
agreement with the church and the world,
''''i for mobs and Daniel Webster huye become
" Dnrsiag fathers of religion. The reign of
grace is triumphant, for there is now no con-
troversy between the world and the church.
VIM. Penn once wrote book entitled "No
i.. Cross NO cRowN"; but such books and such
90, 4, teaching are unnecessary now, "tor the Of
es.s. fence Of he has ceased" 1t requires
-r, more character to keep out of the church
than 1t does to get into it, and higher de-
1Y-II gree of morality is necessary to keep good
s...al character in tho world than in the church.
r- Hence Politicians, to make their calling and
sf't election sure, find it expcdient for them to
Join the church. Once it was said not
i" many wise not many mighty were called"
but we are inan age of Improvement Now,
tile great called. Henry Clay and Dan
s- iel Webster sing the triumphs of the cross
t We have two kinds of Religion in this
country. One builds and dedicates costly
temples TO the worship of God, has impos-
ing ceremonies and consecrated priesthood.
We build no costly temples, consecrate no
priests, and yet we hope and expect 10 con-
quer the world. The Religion of the church
is emphatcally Religion Of Faith "not of
works lest any man should boast !" and in
deed they have little cause oil boasting We,
% ir preach the doctrine of iGorks, we preach il
sf boldly. 1t is part of our Infdelity. Sal
vation by works, God does not need our
worship, yet some suppose God lives and
should he worshiped in n fine house, in tenn
Piles made with hands aud like the ariso-
81" a cracy, likes little better house than his
neighbors This Earth is his footstool and
Heaven his throne how absurd then to sup
pose he can be pleased with the worship or
the building of such temples, for Religion is
of another character We build houses not
for God, but for his homeless children from
40 whom pride, ambition and worldly power
have taken the rights and pleasures of life.
Here is an audience assembled of great
''''' moral power, capable of shaking down the
,iis,,, ialest throne of despotism ever reared in
ID z this land. The difficulty is, we not full
slas.a ly exercising conscious oGour abiity,pow-
.hasis ar, and influence. The character of nation
depends upon the character ofits individuals,
and we need to possess conciousness OF
,''''i our own importance and responsibility in
-, making upihis character. We are noby
y, born, royaly descended, and have work TO
., do Of greater moment Than have the kings
4 odi 10 y ana Po'en'a'eS P" oi u. 'ne eur'n' s,
,5i ,r,r,s THIS is un Anti-Sluvery meeting and our
business is to emancipate the slave, we have
no business TO worship while there are
oil aii 100000 Slaves and more, groaning in their
Do 'F' chains and praying to US for deliyerapce
fag k.r1ag indt o. aFf1ol1