Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-19
Chr Anti- Iaprrp Buolr.
salem, ohio, November 40, 1853.
SOUTHERN AID SOCIETY. -

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New York city DR.. DoS, Dr. Bethune, Anson G..
Phelps, and other distinguished new school Pres
bytcrians, arc at its head If We understand its
object it is to build up and extent churches in the
south favorable 70 slavery. The originators Of
this movement seem not only dissatisfied with
every movement against Slavery, but like their
friends the slave owners themselves. they are also
dissatisfied with all attempts Mt neutrality, or to
steer middle course between the aboltiUnists and
the Shareholders Hence they condemn the Amer
lean Home Missionary Society, which most freely
tolcrates slaye-holding churches and church mem-
hers, because they will not appoint shareholders
among their missionaries. I'VE are not sure that
the society is not charged falsely in this thing -
This is however charged upon them as proscriptiyc
aud unfair to the slave holding members, aud dis.
astrous TO the cause Of true religion and the good
Of souls. The now society is more liberal in its
principles, acknowledgement. 1t would not have
the minds of its pious manstcalng communicates
disturbed by suspicious Of the abotionism OF their
minister's or by the possibility Of word in sermon
or prayer condemnatory, even by implication Of
the patriarchal practice. Hence they propose to
afford material aid and spiritual comfort to those
feeble sloyc-hodng churches, which are especially
thorough and consistent in their slave holding
practice.
This strikes us as every way capital movement.
In the first place. we think the A. II. Missionary
society, and all other trimming neutrus and COM
promisers, utterly wrong. If pious laymcn may
hold slaves, why may not pious shepherds also
have this same means Of grace and comfort? We
cannot sec. And the Methodist Episcopal church
which has often been pushed for reason on this
point Of its practice, has heretofore been utterly
unable to give any satisfactory one The Home
Mission Society-with its friends the Independent
the Evangelist and the New York Observer, have
also equally failed Of good reasons, though they
hAve laborcd the point with great assiduily.-
These new school doctors are now satisfied of this
and are stepping over on to the side Of consistency
and maintaining that if slaveholding is no bar to
membership in the family of Christ, it should be
no bar to its priesthood. That is bold and con.
sstent, as it should be, and will save us abolition
lists world of labor. We have hcnccrorth no
need Of argument or facts, to prove them pro-sa-
very. We have ouly to point them to their South.
crn Aid Society and its declarations, and we have
done.
Our issue with these men is made at once. They
are no snivelling dcprccators of slavery, while
they fellowship it. Slavery is like other human
relations not to be abused Of course, Jm diriRe,
and to be protected, upbuilt and extended. Hence
their fratcrnal hand Of support, pious consolation,
and material aid is extended to the totcrng slave
holding churches and the prosecuted and outraged
saycholding priesthood. To this complexion of a
positive issue-of an open and irreconcilable rup-
ture, between slavery and freedom this contest is
rapidly coming. 1t is the gloriously encouraging
sign of the efforts of freedom This Southern aid
society will be to all aIolitionists star of hope
a clear indication that the day Of compromisc-ol
neutrality-of whining hypocritical cant about the
evils of system men are supporting, is fast pas
sing away.
! Below will be found some extracts from the adj
dress Of this new society to the public. The pre-
tence Of regard for the slave, is supremely rdcu-
lous, and indicates an hypocrcy unparalleled in its
impudent presumption upon the blindness and
gullibilty of the people.
SOUTHERN AID SOCIETY.
A new Association, bearing the above title, has
recently been formed in the city Of New York
The object is the diffusion Of Gospel truth in tho
Southern and South Western States and in all
ordinary cases this is to be done under the direction
Of ecclesiastical bodies or missionary organizations
of an evangelical character, trikh lie states. The
President is James Booman, and among the Vice
| Presidents are Anson G. Phelps, Dr. Cox, and
| Cyrus Il. Smith, in New York and neighborhood
Mr. llalock, Of the journal Of Commerce. is Trea-
surer, and DR.. Bcthune, Dr. Baird, and Dr. Eddy.
of Newark are on the Executive Committee.
Tho Society has just issued long address to the
public, in which they fully recognize the impor-
tance Of other societies, and hope for their aid and
cooperation. especially of the American Home
Missionary Society. But they say that Society
is restricted by its rules from aiding any minister
or missionary however faithful, laborious or self
denying, who, under any circumstances is slave
holder And secondly, the impression is general
at the South, that the Home Missionary Society is
closely allied to Aboitionism, so called This i'm
pression however erroneous, renders the aid afford
ed by that Sovsty to churches in the Southern and
South Western States Of doubtful value in refer.
ence to success; insomuch that in some cases
where such aid had been rendered, il has been
voluntarily relinquished by the recipients needy
though they were as damage rather than bene-
/ ht While therefore, we are convinced that the
American Home Missionary Society, without a
change of policy, is essentially unable, even if il
were disposed, 10 perform work we desire still
10 cherish toward il the sentiments of Kindness and
good will, which, with some Of US, date back to It's
organization and even before; for some of us aid
z" ii i's ioInlullon' host OF inc members OF the
Southern Aid Society are, and long have been, sup
porters Of the American Home Missionary Society
and some of them are among its largest cOntribu
ftors. They expect to aid it still. They rejoice in
its efficient labors at the North and West, and hone
in some measure, to supply itq lack of service al
the South and South West. The ,cbole countrV i,
our field In so far as it is occupied by the Amer
lean Home Missionary Society, we gladly cooperate
Where that Society pauses or lalters, there tn,
Southern Aid Society begins its separate action
and thence proceeds, Thus, between the two. \
Providence smile upon efforts the nAole Of our
beloved country will be cared for and aided accor
ding to the measure of the benefactions of the
churches
With regard to their mode Of operations thcy
say; THE Southern Aid Society intend to deaI
with their southern brethren in the confidence Of
Christian friendship. Reproach, calumny. and ali
sorts Of injustice, have been tried upon The south
for quarter of a century, without apy good re-