Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-06

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young clergyman who is not avowedly more
unti slavery than the majority of his ronpre-
CATION. This Is to soy liule. know. but IS 10
say something. The new Tcmrerance Law
of III S state, has been chiefly carried by tIc
clergy Nor has any profession contributed
so largely to the most fearless rndicalism.
think II has done the clergy good to proclaim
their ihulis; but they are in these days such
very sale game for rcformers to attack. that
the dehunciation may in time grow rather
inglorious. Taking them at the worst, their
timIdIty ahd ignorance nre hardly worth so
many shots as the sclGslncss and ambition
OF the lliiy who control them. To Il .lounre
them and spare their rich parishioners. is to
dcnouncc the wcatLercock aud spnre the
breeze That whrls it-a policy quite safe in
deed, but not perhaps, either heroic or ef-
icctuul-
But whctlcrthc fault be in clergy or con-
grcguiion, the result IS equally bld--n sys.
tem Of churches where creed and ritual
supplaht the divine life. So far has this
reached, that when nn organization arises
like Our own, n Free Church, seeking it's
own light from Heaven, not asking what
may be the forms aud doctrines of others,
not desiring The aid of any secinrinn ma
chinery; when this occurs, men seem nctu-
/ l'aiNN'ii hS " iltt llut kllilflSe were
! not in hearing that any Church should eyer
wish my other basis
! In regard TO our practical position. we
! still hold TO our theory of Old and New
| We believe in nposlolica succession, TN
! doubIcdly Bat believe in direct evidence,
| rather Than historical There arc certain
practical tests usually provided in every gen.
Grafton, Difficult, works to he done, crosses
to be borne--which nre 'the only relies of
the true cross of Christ, let The Romanisfs
sny what they will.' by their fruits We shall
Know them. do not see positive marks of
nnithIng npostOicnl in churches whose mem
bers buy aud sell their fellow. members hut
chn see zeal that looks quite upostolical
~ several reiOrnlatnry societies, aud even IT,
they do rcprove rather sharply nj times, so
did Paul and Peter. In times, when doctors
Of divinity openly offer to sell their brothers
~ tie unrlghleous cause of slavery, we need
not wonder it irregular practitioners 20 so far
rs to scold their brothers in the cause of lib.
erty. still, Two wrongs do not make rirlt.
rclorincr mny he n grcyious sinner at the
snme time; though so lar us he is II true re-
former he is not grcylous sinner. A mnu
may bc Secretary of seven reform societies
aud secretly commit the seven deadly sins,
all tie while. Judas was the first executive
officer of the Christian Church, and we have
not yet ouilived his decendants.
i" ln right state ofsociety, the theme Of the
pulpit during every summer should predict
the matter of next winters legislation. Why
do you place your look out at the must head.
If moi that lie may cry Land o. belnre those
on deck, even OH the quarter deck, have
spicd it
a" ! do not sny that the clergy. in particular.
make the best politicians but | say that
there is something more important than pol
ilicians, and not so easily to he had for ask
ing. The truth is, that moral movements
take aboard politicians MS packet ships take
aboard piots-when they are near port.
" II is admitted l,y n recent aud able Ortho.
dox writer that The boundaries between the
church aud the world nre rapidly fading
away. Lalge numbers of the world are
coming TO act on principles which were for
merly peculiar to the church, while it is to
be feared that n large body of the church is
fast advancing in n spirit aud in practices
that belong only to the world.'"
IF ! were TO hear that was TO reside in
the same house with Two persons, the one u
church member, aud the other an atheist, |
should hardly know from which to expect
mos; honesty or most kindness. And once
knew case in small town where n man
who had not entered church for four wears,
was appointed as chairman of the Board of
Assessors, on the avOwed ground that he WINS
the only man in town honest enough for tlIut
rather trying position"