Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-31

/ HCknOWcuge nlSclI lNueUteu 10 pOIuVns VI
the Bible for much that is good.
Uiison.-Mr. b., you never read the whole
of the Bible; you have never radically inves-
tgated it ifyou did, you are most Aasran t
caluInniator OF its principles.
Barker.-Vcry easily said; but tho prooI
friends the proof; where is ihot? Do YOU
not know that il requires neither knowledge
nor virtue, but only rage aud rusliness, TO
make such statements?
UaSon.-Beware, lest you are rushing up
on the thick bosses Of Jehovah's bucklcr.
Barker.-So you think man who regards
the Bible as imperfect, who believes that pOr-
tions oft teach iilseliood, and sanction vice,
must hc an enemy OF God. do not envy
you your opinions. have better opinion
OF God MYSELF than to think that he will
punish men for freedom Of thought, even il
such freedom should lead men into error.
Jehovah is more likely to he dispieascd with
you, for making him answernblc for the inn
periections, the errors. the fOllies, tho con-
tradictions, the crimes of ancient writers,
who lived in ages of darkness and savagcry,
than with me. lr God were as sensitive, as
impatient Of misrepresentation, as you APP
pear to think him, | should tremblc for those
who represent him as the author of the BIZ
BILE.
WjLsou.-Wc recommend you to take
some lessons from Mr.. Garrison OH this sub
iect.
Bdrker.-Does Garrison consider God an
swerable for all that is to bo found in the
Bible ?
Wiison.-lle can find passages in scores TO
give scathing rebuIes to this guilty nation
for its slnveholding.
Barker.-Can he find any passages which
says that il is wrong to hold slaves? Can
you?
UdSon.--YOu are the first person we re-
collect representing Jesus as lavoring slave
holding.
Barkcr.-Are you sure you recolect me
doing so? You are not tho first person |
recoIect misrepresenting brothers state
ments.
Viison.-Both Jesus and his Apostles de-
nounced the constituent parts of slavehold-
ing.
Brrscr.-Are you sure? What are its con.
stiIuent parts? How many Of them are
there
WiiSou.--When Christianity got the as.
tendency, slavery declined.
RyrEor IIn,y huo II ha,n "a, ,Io Ir,;,aI
States? Were not the Pilgrim Fathers
Christians suppose you are aware they .
were Shareholders, and that they considered /
themselves justified in holding slaves by the
Bible, and even by the New Testament it.
self. Did not slavery revive with that revi- |
val ofChristinnity called Protestansm, which |
set up the Bible as the only rule of faith and .
practice?
Ui'son--Thc prccept, Whatsoever We
would that men should do unto you, do ye
even so 10 them would be sufficient for ils .
condemnation.
Barker.-Are you sure of tIiat. Would
TINT principle condemn holding criminals as
slaves? Aud suppose it would, are you sure
that Jesus and his Apostles saw the bearing
of that precept on slaveholdug and punish
meni? Arc you not aware, that people fire.
quentIy announce great principles, without
perceiying their hearing on existing insiuI-
tons or prevailing customs? Men are not
always hypocrites when they teach aud prac.
tise things inconsistent with their leading
principles.
Hiison.-Wc cannot possibly labor with
any who would endeuvor to destroy our be-
liefin the Bible.
Ddker.-Well; there is no compuIsion,
Icould labor with any one for good object
How would you do with Jesus? Jesus en-
deavored to destroy peoples beliefin portions
of tho Bible.
Filson.-When you have done away with
the Bible, you propose to adopt the United
States Constitution, as pure anti-slavery
document, and as a suitable instrumeniality
for the abolition of slavery.
Barker When have proposed any such
thing? Will men neuer learn to be just TO-
wards those who differ from them?
WiisOn.-The Bible says, He that steal
eth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found
in his hand, he shall surely be put to death
Exod 2l-l6.
Bnker.-This cannot be intended 10 con-
denim or prevent slavery, nor even the slave
trade, for in the very same chapter we read
the following IF fthou buy an Hebrew SER
want, six years he shall serve: and in the sew
enth he shall 60 out free for nothing. Aud
if man sell his daughter to be maidsor-
want, to sell her to strange nation
he, 1.-THE masterl shall have no power Ex-
od. 2l-l-s. Then read the following from
Levitcus, 25--44-i6; Both thy bondmcn
! and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have,