Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-26
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Mr.. pillsbury, writing to the Libcrator from In
diana, some weeks since says:
As to the religion of Indiana, il seems to me well
represented in the sheet let down from heaven in
the vision Of ST. Peter. There is great abundance
Of it, tud as to It's ministers, their name is Legion.
In 1850, Tie Mcthodiss alone had eiyht hiudfci Of
tLom, all hGrucsscd ia battle. The now Constitu-
ton received its strongest support oltcntmcs in
the strongest Methodist districts. This county Of
Randolph the only enc in The State which rejected
the thirteenth article rs have copied it, is known,
in all the region round, rs The hEod county :; 50
we wcrc often assured. There is Il written constitl-
ton somewhere whcn declares that cod is no re-
Spccicr Of persons : and in another article that
God hath made Of one blood all the nations.'-
Whether these NethOdists cycrrcld that instrument
Is doubtful or if they have, they probably deem
| i too antiquNted for present use md SO they
have repealed and superseded it by the new const
tuition Of Indiana, which is more in accordance with
present advanced and refined state of civil and re-
ligiuus society Aud thus they have corrected the
taste Of Tie Almighty in this matter of complexion
favor for which he will forever hereafter be duly
grateful.
No religion nourshcs like Methodism Whether
this shall 10 true when Education to be more
general and thorough, is more than doubtful
Many Of its minister's am sure owe the rcpun'
ton they Lave entirely to the scarcity Of school
masters. Still, there are some talented aud even
pretty trUc-hcartcd mon. At the Indiana Confer
cncc the other day, in Richmond, | saw several
who only needed better company to be II good deal
better men. One Of them declared his dcnomina'
tion pro-slavcry to the extent Of having seventy
thousand members directly implicated in the guilt
and crime Of holding slaves; and Ec said further
/ that the Methodist Church was q hundred years
/ behind the age ON this all-mporunt question.
The Conference passed u series OF alti-slaycry
resolutions. But among the most houorcd name,
/ flasC ~ DIR nUyltiu and Ipy lptlrN
Sliccr; the former Of whom hNs cxultiugly dccar
ed the Philadelphia and Baltimore Conferences ~
pro-slaycry as the churches and ministry south
and he goried apparently in it and tue latter, tho
known and firm friend Of Hope IL. Slater and 9TH
cr slayc-radcrs, and the author of the sentiment
while Chaplain in Congress, that in the Mexican
war, The maa lrbo .fougM tie hdJdcst rhcrc Hc Liow
.W the H'cIcsi, anil prdyCd ajHcclc,y tO& Godc
bditlS, that man lrdY Tie best sol3icr and tie be,
; chriytiW" Both these men took the most actiy
part in the Conference. As for Sliccr, he was al
lowed to preach on Sunday evening" and take
collection to build Methodist Westinghouse j
. Washington, delegate from Maine, to whom tn
time had been assigned rclmquishing his clUir
for that purpose. Anti-slaycry resolutions irUl
: such bodies can have very little effect; they bu
7 make palmer their dcprayity.
BY this time, it is hardly nccdful to say this Is
I hard field for our operation. ! never sank III
der the pressure before. We are now leaving thi
State, and not soon, either, my health has dc
$ mnndcd it. But we came here at great expense
and as we can collect no funds at all, we did ne
: like to abandon the field too hastily and thus who
@ ly lose our Journey We find few aboltionists
- the trucst mould but they have toilcd alone The
= have done an immense business on the undergroun
acknowledgements fugtiyes passing throug
( one town, few weeks ago in " single train, Thi
: work absorbs much time and money.
= After ALL we Lave done good work. We hay
: checred and cncouragcdold friends, and made som
c now ones. We have left goodly number of sui
scribers for the Buge in every place where we hay
n laborcd. We have softcned and subdued niue
. prejudice, and many who came to scoH have I
Q turned homo wiser and better men, sometimes eve
inviting us to accompany them, | never had
i harder campaign; and yet it will be ever rcmeI
u bcrod with pleasure and satisfaction.
# We append an extract from another letter of NJ
st p's. in tho same paper.
% A few years ago, two young slave girls, near
y white escaped from Tennessee, and took refuge
y IL colorcd settlement near where we held meeth
:, t, last week On Il Sunday morning, their pursue
arrived and rallied the whole region to the rescI
~ Three times that day, our friend told u.s. no WI
, y summoned by Justice of the Peace to go in pu
- suit. The cOlored dsettlement was beseged by nea
, ly two hundred armed men, drunk with rage M
. whiskey, some with rifles and muskcts others wi
clubs and cutlasses. One old man, over sixty, NJ
; half doubled with rheumatism, was ON the spC
y with loaded rife; and hungry for his prey hy
y ma. A messenger galloped mp to Methodist NEE
y ing in the place. and with startling cr' reused |
~ the worshippers to the holy hunting, Nearly eve
~ man went and the minister preached to the wom
'" and prayed, doubtless, for success in the hedte
warfare to which their husbands and fathers III
~ consccratod themselves Once, tho pursuers th'
in that his prayers andthcir bravery were to be crow
edwith the dirine success and blessing The $
al Tins appeared in sight, ard were hailed ty tht
master. 4 shout Of dcyilsh delight rent TIE II
But they were all doomed to disappointment BE
30 the girls slipped On suits Of mems apparel and u