Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-08-20
ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
CAMpBELL1sM AND CHRISTIANITY.

DEAR BROTHER: | have busy times on small
scale, too busy to record much. Indeed, | thought
would never trouble you to publish any thing
again from me- as suppose all our friends every
day engaged interestingly, and many times, more
50; and but little, comparatively, of what all are
doing can of course be reported in the Buglc.-But
perhaps it may be duty for each to give an account
of himself sometimes, that all may be strengthened
by finding that fellow laborcr has "aintcd not"
I went five miles, awhile since to hear Disciple
preacher, whose name was Eyerit or Erritt: the
man, am told, breaches in the church with the
highest spire, in Warren, Trumbull Co., O. lie
said some objected to joining the Disciples because
of Alexander Campbell's pro-slayery sentiments
In reply, he urged that MIR. c. had u right to his
own opinion on this, as we'll as ON every other
subject but that he had authority in that body,
other than to hold the Office of Elder, or Bishop in
the particular church where he lives; that his infu-
cncc must necessarily be what every wise, and great
and good mans influence necessarily is but no ono
IN that church need be n STAKEHOLDER because Alex
nndcr Campbell commands him to be one: but, suid
hc "lf the Lord jesus Christ commands you to be
II Stakeholder then you are bound toJed Sldrchoider'
If the Lord Jesus Christ commands you to wicld
the rod of oppression, then you bound to WELD
the rod of oppression u"
Knowing that the Camplellitcs are supposed to
consider Jesusas porlcctin goodness supposed that
this was said merely to convince US that Jesus was
considered by the speaker as having some more au-
thorty among the disciples than ALEXANDER; Lut
when called his attention to the point he persisted
in asserting that oppression, or any thing else,
whatever might be its character before, would be-
come right the moment it should be commanded by
jesus. ! said, | thought that God commanded or
required certain actions, because they right, and
not that they right merely because he has com
mandcd them. said, pro-slaycry priest one who
believed that God instituted slavery and that the
Bible sustained it, said to anti-sliycry lecturer
once "Whnt would YOU do if Cod should tell You
that he had intended slavery and that it was there
fore right" "Irowi PIT my heel upon that God!'
was the response. "Would you put your heel upon
Jesus Christ if he should command you to be a
fllyohollcr," said Mr.. Erritt if Jesus commanded
oppression, l certainly should put my heel upon
him so far as his divinity is concerned for know
that the being, whatever name you may give him
who requires me to do wrong, is not the God who
created me- and burned deep into my very soul 4
hatred of oppression and love of justice and truth
But, said he; God is the highest possible authority
in the Universe; there is nothing 10y which to test
the Justice Of his commands let them require wha
tlcy may, they must necessarily be right Whef
God has given you Il command, do you assume tha
YOU may disregard it, because you think it unjust
will you presume to sit in Judgement on God?'-
No, Sir but do presume to sit in judgement upol
the question whether the commandment issued iron
G0d. or the DcrH!
"Buthow could you do this otherwise than to com
pare the command with what God has revealed il
his word, the Bible" would compare it with hi
own image, the law which the Bible says. he ha
imprinted deeply upon the human soul or heart
and which would be imprinted there if there wa
no Bible, and by which the Bible itself has been,
must be compared before it can be told whether
be Bible or not "That is INFiDELlTY !" said til
preacher.
Meeting closed, and was soon surrounded by til
'brotherhood." Why, said one do you forget whit
God commanded Abraham to do? Suppose he ha
taken your course, and dsrcgardcd the comman'
mcnt because it seemed to be unjust and cruel
offer such a sacrifice? Why, | responded, do 70
bring Abraham here when you can by no possibil
ty make the least uso of him? Why not? said h
If you were to find Abraham, tomorrow, just as
should be, with the fatal knife drawn to take II
life of Isaac what would you do with Abraham
After little hesitancy "Scnd him to an Asylu
for the insane quick possible" said he, and wal
ed away. But an overseer, lis it any wonder tn
this term should be used to designate of Il
officers of religious body, whose members no
bne hundred thousand chattle slaves), standing ne
by, took mp the defence of the patriarch and roun
ly asserted he should have no right to Interfere
tween man and his God But have you no rig
10 interfere between man and child, when q
strength of the former has botind the weakness
the latter, and is determined to rob his victim
life? Wonder if God would have any comman
for y0u in such a case, well as for Abraham, al
if you would wait to get the Bible, to find in
teachings in the four Evangelsts, the Acts of t
Apostles, the several epistles of Paul, Peter Jam
John and Jude, and then to consult the ApocalyI
to find exactly what Gods commands to you mig
be on this peculiar" occasionY
But my Brother, will report no farther p
ker Pillsbury on hearing of some occurrence, OF
said, 81 should be surprised at this, If had !
long since got done done being surprised at a
thing" So | think that every anti-slavery N
needs to be done being surprised. If he is not,
will meet much to be surprised with. Here il
company of men who profess to be Disciples, or
lowers Of the blessed Jesus blessed, because
his moral purity; and what, to me, seems iqf
goodness, they reverence him so much, that Il
actually seem in some sense, to worship the V