Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-04-23
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

beings as chattlcs, u IS equally right 10 hold |
hundreds Of millions. Hence Christianity, If |
il indeed authorizes this unlimited despotism of |
the strong over the week.-Mrs. vast indefinite |
snnihihilation Of tho conjugal and paternal re-
lations-this total abrogation of the rights OF
conscience, Of property, Of personal happiness.
has surely little claim our reverence, for its
tendency to mitigate the sorrows and trouble
of the present life. Certainly it is not wonder
full that benevolent, well-meaning men should
question the divine authority of a religion
sanctonng such Tremendous enormites, and
whose professors recommend the catchirg Of
slaves, as a service acceptable to the Deity when
required by act of Congress.
Most orthodox, Sir, is this the faith professed
BY the Socictyi thank my God and Heaven
" Father that he has given me grace to en-
brace with my whole heart and understanding
the doctrines you dcnomnatc evangelical. But
it behovcs us all to remember that workless
faith is n worthless faith. Can we refuse obe
dicnce to tho second of the two great COM
mandmcnts on which hang all the law and the
/ prophets, and yc, hope to be saved for our or
/ thodoxyi Very properly your Society has not
confined itself to the simple proclamation Of
Christ and him crucifcd, but has added practice
! to faith by nssailing sin in its various forms,
laboring to convince the sinner Of his guilt, and
striving to excite him to repentance and refor-
nation. But the sin most rampant in our land
"A sin which counts its victims by millions,
and its perpetrators abcttors and apologists by
! ,,;i al Nphiob tninta holy
thngs, cnfcebics our churches, corupts our
statesmen, sways our judges, hardens the hearts
Of our people, blunts their sense of mercy and
Justice and which is crowning the ranks of in
hdclity--this sin may not be mentioned in our
fashionable pulpits to Gears polite" nor even
alluded to in the multferious publications Of
the American Tract Society.
And now, Sir, what is to be donc' Your
response of course is, NOrnIyo. You will be Pt
no loss FOR arguments TO show, that any anti
slavery action on your rart will not merely
diminish your receipts, and thus lessen your
ability to DO good, bu, will nlso prevent your
tracts and volumes from conveying religious
Truth to the inhabitants of the Slave States
The question of duty Is not to be decided by an
estimate Of probable receipts. Morris it by any
means certain that your policy is the wisest in
pocuniary sense. or that one or two tracts
condeming American Slavery as moral evil
would Prove injurious to your Treasury. The
persistence Of the American Board in countc-
nancing Slavery in its mission churches, in def
ercnce to the contributions OF its Southern pa
irons, called into existence the present flourish
ing and efficient "Amcrican Missionary Associ-
ation." daily growing in strength and public
flavor. This new Institution is almost wholly
supported by former subscribers 10 The Board
| find the total amount of donations received
the preceding year stated at $209,7o3 90. OF
this sum, s lO,2j7 % camo from the Slave
States and the District of Columbia. Now the
last report of the Association announces the
receipt of S3l.l3i co for the past pear. Nearly
every cent of this sum is virtually premium
paid by The D9ara on its Southern subscriptions
The American Tract Society, IL am not much
mistaken, is destined to pay premium of like
kind.
You will perhaps say that i; is better our
Southern brethren should be saved rs slsvc-
holders, breeders, and traders. than not at all,
and therefore yon will not touch the subject of
slavery, because if you do, you cannot reach
them with your tracts, which under God might
lead to their covcrsion and salvation. ii this
principle be correct it is of wide application
The Territory of Utah is acquiring a large pop
ulation, and will soon claim admission into the
Union. The people are Polygamists, but it is
better they should be saved as such than not at
all. Hence it becomes the duty of the Society,
for fear of offending them, to avoid any allu-
sion TO tho christian doctrine Of marriage, and
to "movo forward on the simple GRAND that
brought the Saviour into the world, proclaim
ing Christ and him cruciied," and thus render.
ing the tract useful and acceptable to our Nor
mon brethren. So. also, as the usefulness OF
the minister Of Christ depends on his message
being heard, he ought to preach smooth things,
lest by offending his people, by telling them
unweleome truths, he drives them beyond the
sound of the Gospel.
believe, Sir, not only that this reasoning is
unsound, but that the apprehension on which
il is founded is groundless. 1t is not desired
! by any that your Institution should be convert
cd into an Anti Slavery, any more than into
an Anti Gambling Tract Society. All that is
asked is, that this great and influential Chris.
7 tian Association should publicly dissent from
the impious claims made by the advocates OF
American Slavery, that this vast mass of accu.
mulatcd sin and misery is sanctioned by the
God of Mercy and Justice, and allowed by the
crucfed Redeemer-in other words, that Amer
lean Slavery should share in the condemnation
you bcstow on tho "Thcater, the Circus and
the Horse.Ia race"
Were you to issue one or two tracts against
American Slavery as an evil, will it be seriously y
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