Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-25
A New Non Voter.

thoroughly aroused TO the danger which threat
ems the church, and is considering the propricty
of rcpudiating every form of anti-slavery out
of tho church. Judging from the tone Of the
article in the last No, he will probably find it
very easy matter, and the anti-slavcry with
which he will cooperate will produce little
disturbance either in the church or among
SHAREHOLDERS. The cause Of hi. special alarm
Just now is, that "Mr. Garrison has openly
allied himself with the most dangerous move
m ent against the Bible which has been made
since the reformation" and that some Of the
Editors of free soil papers, have shown that
their Christianity prcdominates over their the.
ology. and they have in consequence rebuked
the Press for holding itself aloof from anti-sla.
very cooperation with men who arc not ortho-
dox. The Press is especially troubled that bro.
Hall, of the Ravenna Star, should have taken
such position especially IS he is a member of
an evangelical church. We have othing to
say on Mr.. Halls behalf lie is Of full age
and can speak for himself; and we doubt not,
will speak as fidelity to the poor and to the
benevolent teachings of Jesus sl.all dictate.
A most dishonest and wicked attempt was
made in the proceeding number of the Press
aud also in the last, still more deliberately re-
peatcd to represent the Bible Convention at
Hartford as an abolition movement, and on that
account to dissuade all Christian anti-slavery
men from all cooperation in the common anti
slavery movements. The Press says, speaking
of the resolutions presented by Mr.. Garrison at
the Hartford Convention, "Wc hope that all
will sec that either the anti slavery cause must
be separated from such associations or he aban.
doncd by all who love the Bible aud Jesus"
With such, Christians cannot walk, and We
earnestly hope that all those who are urging
upon anti slavery Christians to give the rgh
hand of fellowship to such helpers, will calnl!
consider vhat they propose"
| Again; Between these and crnngclica
religion there can bc no concord, no agreement
The choice Of the one involves by rceessity
rejection Of the of the other, and VIC hope every
Christian will prayorfully PONDER this before i
is too late. We need some tint
in which to investigate and decide, before W.
again cast our votes.
"pcrhaps the principle Of non-communior
with shareholders aud the supporters of slavery
which has separated so many Christians from
pro-slavcry churches and the old parties, muy
yet lead them to rcpudiato political association
with open inflclty."
Speaking of the extracts We published from
the Columbian. the Ohio Star and Frederick
Douglass Paper, he says:
"1hc extracts we have made arc, We believe
from one Ga,risonian, and from three Frcc-soi
papers. The complaint is, that we refuse Il
put ourselves in alliance with inidelity, in or
der to advance the anti. slavery cause. We con
fcSs ourselves annoyed at such course, frou
these Free-soil papers, aud arc unwilling Il
believe that they have calmly weighed the no
very remote consequences of their position.
"When we saw the remarks of the Colum
bian, We concluded to pass them in silence, bu
when this lead of the State organ is followc
by others, until we must regard it in degree, a
the voice of party, it can scarcely remain un
noticed.
81 Let us now consider. Either the Free so
party will, according to the recommendation
these editors, ally itself with the infdcl move
mont Of the country. or it will not. Let U
remember that this is not simply to vote 9
some other individual may vote, who is sccpi
cal in his views this cannot be avoided. Sue
men arc in oil parties. But here is an organise
I moren,rnt against the Bible and against tho cro
ac "A eba o,netiA,, Ia phntb tbor ebo 70
lowers of Jesus shall withhold rcbukc ma
more. extend the right hand of fellowship
I this banded opposition to evangelical rcgio
F, in order to win its votes.
"If, as these editors seem to desire, sue
alliance is courtcd and formed, then, we asl
will evangelical Christians consent to the con
pacti VIII they forsakc Jesus TO follow
party"
ave would ask every Christian reader,
}. ponder the resolutions presented against Il
Bible at the Hartford Convention obser,
how they sweep the whole of our faith away.
and then consider whether it would DO
abandonment Of principle" to link ourselv
to movement of this kind"
"Lct the Christian public understand precis
ly howfar the political anti-slavery moveme
of the country is in sympathy with those w
rcpudiate the Bible and sneer at the Cross"
L From these extracts cut from articles
the Press, it will be seen that its burden is
mako the impression, that to unite with abo
tIonists, even with the Free Soil party, is
unite with the anti-bible movement Of I
country, and especially to countenance I
Hartford Convention and it also charges up
| the Columbian and theStar the advocacy of su
unioni and represents that it is for opposing Il
2, union, that the Press has been denounced.
though the Bible Convention at Hartford a
20 the Cincinnati Anti-Slayery Convention W,
identical in their object