Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-28

cast out and troddcn under foot. II, with fcw
insignificant exceptions, the churches of America
are the stronpholds of oppression, slavcholding
and slnye-hunting forming no bar to communion
with any sect the revelation Of such facts and the
recognition of the real character that they imply
must almost of necessity, involve parallel theo-
logical warfare
If any evils pertain to such discussions, NO DO
to them by whom the offence cometh Read tho
earlier remonstrancos Of the aboitionsts with the
American Church. They contained no denial tnat
she was the very pillar aud ground Of the truth,
till her own inhuman and proigote declarations
made il duty to Christianity for (" declare her
no longer in our eyes its exponent This naturally
leads to wider discussions, with which zee, as dtoi
ttionists have nothing TO do.
Of one thing cun most sincerely assure our
British friends they incur no shadow Of response
bility for any belief unbelef that may prevail
in this country. The sole results Of the National
Bazaar, with exceptions too trfng to be enumor
atcd go TO the support of the Ndtiondt Ant- Siarc
~ Standard and the maintenance of the Anti
Slavery Office in the city Of New York. The Edit.
ors of the 4. s. Standard are Messrs Sydney II.
Gay and Oliver johnson; Mr. Edmund Quincy,
Corresponding Editor. Both as an anti-slavcry
and literary paper, il sustains deseryedly high
character and cannot, we believe, he justly Gems
urcd for any important departure from the great
principles Of mutual respect and tolcration on
which the members Of the Society have bound
themselves in their associated capacity to proceed.
We challenge investigation on this point, and we
! beg all parties feeling themselves aggricyed, 10
state in the columns of the paper the very words
and phrases at which they take umbrage, and not
to deal in generals.
Let us hurredly present one other consideration.
The religious tenets professed by an overwhelming
majority of the churches of the United States, al.
most without an exception by the churches in the
saveholding States, leaving the Catholics entirely
out Of the question: are those denominatcd eyan-
a,r,r ,tat,n tn
slavery under which members of those sects labor.
The liberal secs Ito popular phraseolOgy) are
small, and comparatively Insignificant bodies
There only two or three Unitarian congrega-
tions, to our knowledge, south of Mason and Dix
on's line. When We take into account the differ
cnce of belief in respect to church fellowship
that exists between orthodox and liberal churches,
it Is very easy to see why the latter should find u
much easier than the former, to cooperate with
the Auti-Slavery Society The theory Of the one
sect is, that the church is a society Of good mon,
(of the rcgencrate, of the other that it is so
ciety of men seeking to become such. With tho
one party, the sacrament is seal Of their accept
ance with the other, only means of grace. Ono
is bound TO defend the personal christianity of its
communicates, the other not at all. Hence the
difficulty that orthodox man finds in acting
with us, unless he be prepared to take the great
! step Of coming out and being separate from
0 churches which We denounce apOstatc. Tho
Unitarians and Unversalists holding very different
views in regard to church fellowship have worry
little temptation re'igiousiy to be untrue to tho
slave. 1t is from fashion, and commerce, aud
worldly considerations that their temptations
arise.
We have said this TO show that il is not from any
sympathy existing between the Anti-Slayery Sooi-
R ETY. and any sect more than another, that 10
- many of its prominent members and agents arc
+ either members of the liberal socts, belong TO-
none at all.
TO remedy this evil in the eyes Of tho evangel
ica A. s. churches of Great Britain, we would re-
spectlully urge it upon them to care not for tho
heresies Of portioa of the abolitionists Of this
country, but to concern themselves cnergotically,
and at once with that Practical Infdelity which is
sapping the foundation of every orthodox sect in
this country. Christianity aud siareholdng ednnet
erist together. Anti-Slaycry is the public sen
ment Of Great Britain, it must rise infinitely high
er before it can tell upon the churches Of this
country. An apostate abolitionst from the pulpits
= Of Boston, fresh from the defence of the Fugitive
y Slave Law, is welcome to the Ant-Sayery pulpits
par excellence of Great Britain. Such anti-slayory
y MS this can never accomplish the work.
The exclusion of DIR. Prime from the platform Of
+ the British Bible Society was triumph OF anti
d slavery principle; but the rarity Of such an event
n shown by the strong feeling with which it was
:, received by the religious public Of this country,
y who really seemed to think it a cause for war
between the two nations. We again repeat, it is
e for the churches Of Great Britain to take strong
)f and effective action this subject, and that speed
l. lily. 1t is necessary to their own vitality, which
v must speedily perish before the blighting influence
N of prO-slavery fellowship. What communion hath
y light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ
G. with Behalf
N We will add few words moro on the general
" question, and close paper already too long.
e The intellect of the civilized world is convinced
" as to the enormy of tie system are attacking.
> \ now and unique mode of defence is beginning
G to obtain in some quarters. The sins and suffer
y,fu Nod
Is urged to pationce-by what consideration, think
you? Because God is patient with the sins and
y sufferngs lie Witnesses lie is patient because
le lie is eternal says ST. Augustine.
or We must confess that, to speak of the Maker
NJ and Governor of all things, the Selfexistent and
no Omniscent, whose kingdom is where time and
n space are not whose methods and sovereignty arc
- in so many instances inscrutable rs waiting pa
70 tieny for the evolution of his own all-porfect pur
". poses and thence inlerrng that it is the duty OF
4 Ills creatures to look with patience on scenes o.
- wrong and outrage which they could not contem
o. plate patiently borne for day by themselves
90 is n species of can't impety of which is equale,
" only by its inhumanity.
h With the heart of the nation colder and harder
It, than marble, and mere handful of men awake tc
h, the Slaves terrible wrongs, and striving to create
Ia some sympathy for them, this miserable talk o
ly patience, aud Of judicial calmness, in summing ul
he the arguments on all sides of the question: and
Il scientific surveys Of the whole field Of conflict ap
n pears to us extremely out OF place.
he 1T is good to be always zealously affected in
IN good thing is maxim eminenty safe to follow
The best standpoint from which to consider thi
is question is that which the Slave occupies w,
its can but mperfecty approach to that but perpeIi
ut ties become easy Of solution in proportion as we d
in so. Ii we Will but remember how much education
of and temperament, and the providental arrage
ch ments Of life have had to do with the formation
re our own most cherished opinions we shall be bette
able to exercise tho virtue of perfect federation
us we mean py ths the allowance OF the same right
~ 70 others IN matters OF religion, that We claim TO
1st ourselves. This sentiment is easily assented tc
u.s. but it covers great deal Of ground. 1t implie
Die that an individual has perfect right not only
nat believe, but to teach and prOmugate as oarnes