The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-25
LETTER FROM KENTUCKY.

4 Free Gospel-ERen, or The Chained Moth
e-The Methodist Episcopal Church.
CHENILLE Ky, Aug. 9, 1853.
To the Editor of the National Era,
When | first became contributor to YOU,
paper, | trembled for the success of an Anti
Slavery gospel in Kentucky. Ii is not vet time
for Boosting yet we now regard an Anti Sla.
very gospel here as fixed fact. We now have
seven churches, organized upon the principle OF
no fellowship with sayeholding dram selling
secret oath bound societies &C. These churches
are small but regularly increasing in mum.
bers. Their influence upon the public mind il
daily extending and the area Of their labors
widening Three colporteurs are in the field,
distributing Anti-Slayery documents, Bibles TO
slaves, and eonversing with shareholders and
non-slavehoders upon the sinfulnoss of the sys-
tenn of Slavery, their duties to the slave, and
the Church Of Christ
start tomorrow, God willing, to visit the
churches in Madison and Rock castle counties.
Before going, wish TO commend to your read.
ers the little work recently written by Mrs.
Mary b. Harlan, entitled, Ellen; or, The
Chained Mother Mrs Harlan III native of
Kentucky, and previous to her marriage was
resident in this State now, she resides in Mid
dletown, Ohio Her book is written in an easy,
pleasant style, and the narrative strkingly H.
illustrates the sad consequences attendant upon
the bankruptcies or death Of those denomna-
ted kind masters"
That which to me il passngly strange is
that the friends of humanity in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, with all that has been writ
ten and spoken upon the subject of Slavery,
still continue to fellowship in their church.
those who of choice, and for profit or convent
ence hold slaves, and who deliberately, in the
most fragrant manner, violate the fundamental
law OF the gospel-tbe law of love. church
that will not fellowship any known sin, is
God-appOinted and Heaven.approved institu-
ton but one that deliberately and persever-
ingly fellowships what John Wesley styles
the sum Of al villanies," or, as DR.. Elliott
says, double robbery" perverts the very design
of church, and thus far breaks down the
distinction between It and the world.
Mrs. Baker narratcs such facts ms now exist,
and are liable TO exist, in the Methodist Eps-
copal Church. Many members in the free
States seem not to know that there are several
some six or eight Conferences which have
more or less slayeholding members in them,
and numbers, too, who hold slaves for GAIN
Almost every week pass the largo mansion Of
local preacher in that church, who not long
since sold brother preacher belonging to the
same church-then o slave to him. True he
sold this brother to himself; but he let him 90
free only rs the stipulated sum (s4O0, as stated
by one who ought to know was first secured
by tho surety Of neighbors. Then he lot him
70 to beg the sum from his the slave's) aboli-
ton brethren. That preacher holds many more
slaves. Docs not that preacher hold slaves for
"GAIs?n
write these these things for the eye, espe-
cially, OF DIR. Pond aud DIR. Elliott will give
names and places when either of these breth-
rem wish them. john G. FEE.