Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-25
7 II E B U G l. L .
The Church and Slavery.

We have yet on hand condensed report
or several of the excellent speeches deliver
sd at our iast anniversary. We were too
crowded n, tie time for their insertion. But
they huve no, hurt in the least, 10y keeping.
The following is the substnnre of remarks
by J. w. Walker, on the church and slavery.
Reported by J. w. Towner.
The acknowledged principle Of the
churches is, that no man shall lie considcre d
Il, to he member if he violates the require
rents of Christian character. II a man
walks iucousistently, the church takes action
N tho cnse; il he gets drunk, in these DAYS
Of temperance ideas, aud il is knoien tIut he
gets drunk, the church will not lie under
the signs OF having him belong to tie body
viibsui reformation. Just so il nan
should be guilty of stealing, countcrfeitiug.
etc. Aud 80 when man is retained in ftl.
lowsliip, il is al evidence that lie is consid-
cred to I've a good nlen,ber Now | ask,
have not the churches received aud retained
shareholders ia their connection without re-
hsits. Can you put your finger upon the
shurch which has ever expelled a member
for slaveloldng. While at the same time,
hAvs they not received tIloiisa nds of the best
aud worst Of Shareholders to their commun-
ion tables, and recognized them us bona fde
Christians. Is the language of our rcsolu-
lions TOO strong, when the church by all her
professions und actions, declares herself to
bs the "light of the world" aud at the same
time thus iellowships Shareholders, aud re-
sSeuizes slavery Us hl.st Of God. Besides
thus fraternizing with The slavehoder, there
are other reasons why the church is Justly
shsrgcd with justifyiug slavery. Have they
got tried, at lenst, to justify and defend it 10y
The Bible. What did Prof. Stuart spend the
lsst days OF his life in attempting to do
Wss IL not 10 demo nstrAte the ides, that
slavery with all it's o,trages aud crimes had
been recognized by God in every dispensa-
lion; that the principal characters in the
bible we're shareholders, that Jesus md his
apostles fraternized with Shareholders, aud
did he not take the ground that we who con.
denim slavery as sinful per Sc, set ut nought
the teachings of Christ and his apostles? /
doubt whether there is ID. d. (some one
said DR.. Pennington hut does not DR.. PEN
nington belong to the Church, is he not in
fall fellowship with Drs. Cox, Lord, ETC.
tDr. Nevin, said n voice. Well, admit these
exceptions, hut doubt whether with these
exceptions, there is u man Of all those whose
the same ground with Stuurt aud the Slave
holders. Aud they generally want TO make
out that slavery is peculiarly philanihropic
institution. II is bad in itself they viii
sometimes admit, but they hold on TO it
as blessing to the African race. Attempt
20 remove il, aud they will cling to it as il
God had come down from Heaven with both
arms full of blessings on the institution
Actions speak louder than words; and The
action Of the church hus always been in
seme such direction as this. ] thought we
had branded The mother of harlots" years
ago, 50 lint every man saw The mark stand
Jug upon her forehead us plain ns the mark
OF Cain. There is one thing, which ought
20 sink the American church IN the esiiInn-
tion ofevery friend of humanity. II is his,
1hat during 200 ysnrs she has had the COIL
troll of public sentiment and in that time
slavery has increased seven fold. There are
some thousands Of priests in her bosom.-
What an nrmy Of men! Why Gen. Taylor,
with no moro men could operrun Mexico,
without moral character. We have as great
n number of men ia our land rs hs had,
ordained of God, as they say, and yet they
produce no quailing in The heart of slave
holding tyrants. Let them be heard, for hut one
Sabbath day in strong condemnation Of their
doings, and we should henr universal clsnk-
ing of broken letters, and universal rejoicing.
Such facts as these against the church are
damnatou enough. Possessing such power
as she does over public sentiment, the iact
that slavery grows Ond is strengthened right
by her side, eondems her more strongly than
tay laHsusy Of ours san possibly do