Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-02-28
VOL. T..
Notes from the Lccturlng Field.

Our next meetings were held at Litchheld,
in Hillsdale County, where we met few per-
sons whose sympathies 60 out beyond them
selves, and whose labors arc for the elevation
Of the degraded portions of our race wherever
found. The churches which were opened
year ago for the discussion Of Anti-Slavcry were
closed They having discovered after we wcro
gone that our doctrines tended to infdelity. A
public Hall however was obtained, and four
meetings held, three of them on Sunday. Its
strange how blindly the people act, especially
those who arc leading persons in the sects. II
they fancy man holds different views to them
selves on any religious matter, they at once re-
fuse all cooperation even in matters where
they agree. 1 say fancy n difference, for no
word may be uttered to which they can object
But the minister comes along, book in hand,
and proves us guilty OF the most terrible here
sy. This was the case at Litchfcld. was in
vitcd to preach for the congregational minister,
which did. The church were deeply impress
cd, and declared the sermon one of the most
truthful ones ever delivered in the place In
short time after, it having been subjected to tho
anmadvcrsion of the priest, il was declared the
rankcst infdclity, and the sequel Is, the house
is closed. The meetings on Sunday were deep
ly interesting, not from tho number in attend
ancc, but from tho Developments of character,
which were exhibited.
Tho Elitor Of the jackson Citizen" Wing
paper was present and seemed especially called
upon, to defend what he called Orthodoxy"
and to prove us atheistical. His solicitudc for
the character Of God, was apparently unbound
cd 1t was Of greater Importance that wo
should believe right in the being Of Jehovah,
then act Alright towards our fellow man. lie
proiesscd TO be Anii-Slavcry, and to publish n
"higher law paper. And yet no story that he
had ever CLEANED, was too horrible or fulsomo
for him 10 charge upon the Abolitionsts.
do wish the people were impressed with
the idea that God could take care of himself.
God and tho negroes arc the only parties, I'M
less it be women, but whom tho people can
trust to attend q their own business. The bu-
sincss of the ministry to great cxtcnt as also
many of the lay brethren is to vindicatc God,
to defend God to instruct God to provide for
God, and to keep his character in good rcrutc
were to cease these labors of adorning and
wlitewashing his character. he would fall into
very bad esteem. l do wish they would let the
Great Father alone. IL his conduct towards his
children wont sustain him, better let him fall.
How much better would it be if Gods poor
children were cared for with halfthe soicitudr,
that God has bestowed Oh him. But it is not
SO. Mems hearts are turned away from those
that need. They give to those who have aLund
nncc, and take from those that have not even
that which they seem to havc.
The evening meeting was one of powerful
ly ludicrous character. Such an association Of
mind, such a blending of what is known as
Christ, and Bclial for the purpose of thwarting
the objects Of meeting. have rarely seen. I
had not spoken long before young man roso
and undertook reply. We soon discovered
the dcpravity of his character. But he stated
he was there as tic representative ofthe church
-thcn-dcnying this, he avowed nc was re-
qucstcd by the whole community, to vndicato
their character. This the audience denied, and
vixen faithfully portrayed to him his charac-
ter with doubled fist llc threatened violence in
the morning. felt some pity for this poor ig-
norant youns man, such evidently ought to DO
cared for. With his intellect unenlightcncd,
his moral character lcarluily dcbascd, he should
be placed under influences OF some kind, to res
train and improve. Near the close of Hcnry's
speech, Deacon Smith of the Baptist Church,
rose and warned the people against the doc
trines they had heard. While he was rccapitu-
lating his own virtues, recounting the number
OF times he prayed per day, &c., no was very
pathetic. But when he turned towards our
views and teachings, he seemed to get almost
deranged lie declared himself as strong OH
abolitionists as either of us, and then repeated
several tmeF, that might buy and sell the
image Of God, separate husbands and ieipes, drag
the child from the arms oftAe mother, compel The
serest to Zee in adultery aud possess the spirit of
Christ! After this we wcro not surprised TO
hear him loudly declare that he would rather
let into the Baptist Church "a dozen whore
mongers and prostitutes, then allow us to utter
the sentiments we there expressed. The whig
editor came to the help Of the Deacon, and a
general indication of disturbance was manifest.
You may think what the state Of this mans
mind was, when tell you that he rose and tried
to excite the people, by saying that he feared
that some would be murdered by the speaker.
ii. CIV, before morning. To show how much
the man believed what he said, would just
state, that when the excitement was becoming
pretty great as matter of sell-protection he
como and sat as close to us as he could possibly
get
mention these cases to show what can be-
done under the profession of religion, and tho
character of those who arc eternally crying In
hdcl, lnhdcl! No wonder after all, that wo
ghnnll he Tins froato1 Nyho,, ovo,, al. ~