Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-11-15
A Voice from Kentucky.

JOnD ", rec OF hentucRy, ~ continuing
his letters in the Free Presbyterian, address
sed to the Andover Theological Students
The position he advocates is secession from
u slaycholding church, and withdrawal of
support from the religious societies that sup
port the system. lie gives facts to prove
that the American Board gives its decided
sanction to poligamy aud cast among the in
habitants of Asia, aud to chauel slnvery
nmong our aborigincsc, and that the Home
Missionary Society, fellowsliips and sustnins
the system.
Thus the money Of Christians, and of Abo-
litiOnsts too, together with the reputation
and Influence of the American Board, are
employed to manufacture n deceptive reli-
glon for the poor heathen, aud send them
blindindcd down to perdjtion. The Board
is hiding these Churches, too, when it has
evidence that they are inc0rrigihly pro-sluve-
ry. The missionaries there say:
"In regard to tile question Of rejecting any
person from the church simply because he is
n STAKEHOLDER, we cannot for q moment hesi-
tate for we regard it MS certain that the
Apostles, who are our patterns, did receive
Shareholders TO the communion of the church.
Nor can we even make it test of peiy, or n
condition of admission TO the privileges of
the church, that n candidate should express
determination not to live and die n slave
holder"
In regard to the separation of parents and
children they sny, at is one Of those things NOT
forbidden by any erprees injunction Of Scrip
tire (" and concludes thus: at is impossible
in our circumstances TO make it general
rule that the separation of parent and chill
dren, by sale or purchase, shall be regarded
as disciplinablc offence"
In conclusion they write thus awe earn
cstly hope that what we huye written, in
stead of Leading To any prolrnctcd discussion,
will rather be taken as n final exposition Of
our sentiment, defining Of our position. So
ire do, and IN so doing, ice must stand or faur
Aud now, my deur brother, in speaking OF
these things, at home aud abroad, um NOT
prompted by any unkind feeling against cith-
er of these Boards II have loved Caesar
less have loved Rome more. II have low
cd these societies less, hope | love the cause
OF Christ more. ! speak of many things I
have seen and felt. | speak because, as ibe-
llcvc, reason, observation, history and reveln-
ton tell us such n policy iS wrong. ] spenk
because fidelity to souls and the welfare of
tie Church demand it. Could all the Neros
and Domllians that have ever lived, be resur-
recteG with teniold more power than they
ever had, aud could they wage again. upon
the Church, u bloody war of persecution. il
would not he snch an injury to souls, nor
such II curse to the Church, as the poIicv
that takes the ,Gicked along with the rigateom,
into the Church, and thereby confonnds i'm
the minds Of the people the distinction be-
tween right and Orong. ] speak because |
see It noticed in some of the journals of the
any, tlat there are at your institution, and
other Eastern institutions, Young men who
are expecting soon to throw themselves un-
der the patronage Of these Boards. | hone
they viii consider where their names and
influence will so. That influence ougltnot
to be "savour Of death unto DEATH"
We should he careful not to "bid God
speed TO those who build up wickedness:
especially when there are other Boards, ns
that of the American Missionary Associa-
l,oh' "hIri' has no fellowship with any of
these specified wrongs.
And in conclusion let me sny 10 you. INV
brother, that this policy of non-fciowshiD
with gross sins, is not only dictated by God.
but il is practicable even in n slave State
Our little body is yet small, yet it is demon
siratIon OF the fact, that such can exist and
prosper, even in slave State. The same
has been demonstrated by the success of the
Wesleynns in North Carolina the Seceders
III Alabama, aud the Qualkers in several of
our slave States
=. NJ Clay has recently made n tour tlrn'
eighty of the one hundred counties of our
State, and he says he believes there will be
free Churches all over Kentucky. Tbat tho
people nrc beginning to sec the inconsistent
cy OF Church of proiessed Christians fel-
lowshipng gross sns-wat most admit to
be wrong. Come on, then, my brother, with
all the 6rdUe hearts and kind spirits you can
induce to come with you. The fields aro
white lready TO harvest. There are already
more places where the people are willing to
hear free gospel, than we have men TO fiji
them. Let us pray that the Lord may send
forth more laborers into his vineyard. For
though they Ego forth weeping, bearing pre-
cious seed, (of the pure gospel,) with Them,
they shall doubtless return again, bearing
their sheaves with them."
JOHN G. FEE.