Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-06-19

as wholesale murdorers of the bodies ana
souls of men. Yet these same men do
themselves drink spirits. They drink more
freely thnn other men. They admit spirit
sellers into their churches, and place them III
the highest offices. Instead of enforcing
their rule, and practising their doctrine on
temperance, they persecuto and eXpel inc
temperance reformcrs. They forbid each
other TO lecture on temperance. They shut
their chapcls and school-rooms against
temperance lectures. They have divided the
church by their opposition to temperance
Yet they claim to he the true aud dyinely
ordained agency for the cure of intcmper-
Pnce. But what does all this mean? Simply
this; that though the churches or priesthoods
ure determined to have the profits aud pleas
ures of sin, they are very unwilling to be
called sinners; that though they arc deter
mined TO serve the devil as long ns they
think there is Anything to be got from HIM,
they are dcsirous of being regarded as the
servants of somc other aud more creditable
master.
Mr.. Traflon said they were once called
drunken church, because they would not or
could not, turn out run-sellers aud drunk
urds Hero is another insinunton, that
they cannot always turn out offenders. This
is false inslnuntlon. They never 0ro I'M
able to turn out offenders. The Methodist
preachers have more power than any others
except the Roman Catholic Priests. In En-
gland they can turn ont any one, and they
can do the same here. They cannot always
turn out offenders without sacrificing pew
rents, donations and subscriptions aud there
is the difficulty. They want n share Of the
murderer's gains, and they must therefore he
careful not to offend him. The murderer
will share with them his spoils, if they VIII
take him under their protection, and call him
Christian. SO they wrap it up.
'The slnve power is two strong for the
church, says the reverend gentleman.
WINS nstounded nt this acknowicdgement-
The slave power is too strong for them, ana
yet they complain Of the men who refuse to
regard them as the church of the living God.
They used to- cXclnim as Daniel Webster
reminded them on Saturday last, 'The best OF
all is, Con IS WITH u.s. Yet here they say,
when they want to excuse themselves for
conniving at the sum of all villanios, 'lhc
slave power is loo strong for US The speak.
er reminded me of n passage IN the Book OF
Judges, where il H. sni !, And the LORD wns
with Judah; and he drove out the inlnbi-
tnnts of the mountains, hut could not drive
they had chariois of from Judges /
49, No doubt the Methodist churches hare
n God among them, hut, like the God of an
Glen, Judah, Inc sometimes meets with oppo-
nenis that arc too strong for him. True
enough, as the Apostle says, There be GODS
many, and LORDS many; but the Meihodlss
have not got hold of the right one, if we are
TO believe ilr. Traiion. Did Jesus complain
that the powers Of evil were too strong for
him? i saw Satan; says he, failing like
lightning; from heaven? But Jesus served
the true God, aud formed TO alliance with
the devil. lie bid him get behind him. Yet
the devil made vcry.libcral offers. 'Ail these
things will give thee, If thou wilt full down
and worship me- But Jesus was made OF
s,erncr stuff than Methodist Churches
'Thc shave powcr1s too strong for the church,
II was not thus that the Apostles talked
When Paul enumerated the enemies of the
church, and spoke of the church's conflicts,
he exclaimed, In all these things we are
more than conquerors.' The church of the
present day cannot conquer the mednest of
Gods foes if we are to believe its reverend
advocate. john said, lie that is born of
God overcomcih the world The Methodisis
cannot overcome il. 1t is too strong for them.
Then they nrc not born of God. Their
professions of regeneration nro n lie. But
no slnycholder is elipible TO Office where the
lnns of the State allow emnncipation.' saws
MIR. Tra(ton. Another acknowledgements,
that the world Is their master. A strange
excuse for church, We would not allow
onr members ard o(Iiceholders TO practice
the sum of oll yillanies. if the laws of the
villains. would allow us to do Otherwise
". must not lac better Than thc world else
the world will not love us. We should give
the world offence, If we were to be better
than they. Strange things these, to listen to
from a minister of the gospel Why, this is
below the standard of Judaism, the beggarly
system thar Christianity came to supplani.
When Daniel WINS forbidden to pray to his
God aud when the three Hebrew Youths
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