Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-09-23
ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
DoINGs OF THE LOWELL CONVENTION

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According to previous dnhohhcoment, an Anti
Slavery Contthtioh assembled in the Tent at
I,owtlvlle, on tho 9th inst, which was organized
by appointing VIM. Watson President, and W. W.
Walker Secretary. On motion of C. S. S. Grifing,
a Business Committee, consisting of the five follow
ing persons, appointed, viz. Mcssrs c. C.
Bureigh, l.. b. Grifing L. NJ. Stephenson, Hugh
ATamilton and Edwin Sharpless c.. C. Burleigh
then read the first resolution, and addressed
the Convention in its support. lie demonstrated
the fact that the Ant-Slovcry enterprise is genu-
inc religious one, urging as it does the practical
application Of the principles Of truth, justice and
humanity, as illustrated in the life and teachings
of the Great Founder of Christianity. lie showed
that he worshpped best who best bestowed his
powers" That to do the deeds of kindness spon
taneously, to those who most need them-that to
labor to lift up the degraded and outraged victims
of the tyrants inhumanity, and secure to them the
enjoyment of their God-givcn rights, is genuine
worship, far more acceptable to God than the hol
low ceremonies of a church, which in theory re-
cogrizes the obligations of humanity, while she
practically sanctions the brutazation of millions
of her innocent fellow creatures, the children of
common God lie showed that, according to Chris
tianity, love and kindness manifested to the most
despiscd and degraded of our race was the fulfill
ing of the law; while slavery, to which the right
hand of fellowship is, according to its own judges
an institution OF supreme selishness, into which
the interests of the slave do not enter.
At the close of his address, the song, Your
brother is slave" was sung by the Grfings
The President then introduced the " Rev." l.. B.
Grifhng of Connecticut, to the meeting. Mr.. Grf-
fng expressed his regret that more persons had
not heard the remarks Of Mr.. Bureigh, in vndca-
tion of the character and aims of the Anti-Slavery
Society. lie said many stood aloof from the Soci-
ETY. and refused to act with it, on the ground that
its objects were the uprooting of Christianity and
the establishment Of Infdelity. lie defended
the Society from these charges, proving them to be
false and uufounded, and proved it to be the duty
of all Christians and Christian ministers to coop.
crate with the Society in promoting the cause Of
liberty and justice in the world. 1t was not he
said because the standard of the Societys morals
too low, but the reverse that its religious OPP
poncnts refused to act with it.
C. S. S. Grfing further elucidated the subjects
referred to by the former speakers. lie showed
some of the advances the Society had made, and
the grounds of encouragement we had to persovcre
in the prosecution of the great work of the slave Is
redemption.
Mrs. j. S. Grfng next addressed the audience,
in speech in which she forcibly exposed the re-
creancy of the proslavcry churches of this land to
principle. They did not call nfdcls because
said they were pro-slavery, but because we dc.
denied that churches which bought and sold and
bred slaves for the market were Christian churches
The church acknowledged that she did these things
and justified them in the name of God, and when
we expose her wickedmess and inhumaniy towards
her outraged brother and sister, she cries inflel
If to defend the oppressed and expose and denOuncc
their rclig gious oppressors is nfdelity, are inf
dels and glory in the name. The apostle says,
pure and undcGed religion before God and the
Father is this: to visit the widow and the father
less in their Affections, and keep ones self unspot
ted from the world. Look down South and see the
widows whose husbands live, and the orphans
whose parents live. Does the church sympathizc
with them? Does she labor to mitigate their sor-
rows or alleviate their agonies? Not at all. Not
only does she not do so. but she actually inficts
them and denounccs as infdcls those who labor for
their deiverance.
The Convention then adjourned until tomorrow
morning at half-past 0 o'clock.
Sunday, Sept. 10th. The Convention was called
to order at 10 o'clock by the President. The song,
"Stand for the right" was sung by the Grifings.
after which, the Rev. L. B. Griffng read and COM
mented upon a number of passages of Scripture,
which contained the stern denuncatons of the
men of old against the bypocritical lying of priests
and dumb dogs of tho ancient church. lie showed
that as then, now, truth had fallen in the street
and equity could not enter" and "they that de-
parted from evil made themselves prey" for the
church had made lies her refuge, and lent her
sanction to the viest system of oppression on
which the sun ever shOne.
Z. 5. 5. Grifing remarked that the position and
treatment of reformers in all ages bore striking
resemblance. The prophets exposed the corrup
ton and treachery, the lies, oppression and de-
bauchery Of the church, and for it were assailed in
character and person, were defamcd and murdered
20 when we assailed the character of church
which justified the sale and brutalization of it,
own members, Immediately we were denounced as
infilels, &C., and q storm of defamation pCured
upon us by the church, which is true only to her
SELF lie referred to the slave code, and showed its
gross inequality. 1t murders the colored man fol
sefdefence against the most unjust assault of tho
white man. 1t murders him who is twice founC
attempting to teach him to read He pointed ou
the guilt of the North in swearing to uphold and
defend the South in the perpetration of these out
RACES.
The Business Committee reported the first five
resolutions of the series, which were, on motion
received by the Convention.
c. C. Burleigh then gave the Convention one o
his ablest speeches. He spoke with great force anc
-clearness. He made apparent the fact that thu
pro-slavery religionists of this country, nOtwith
standing their boasted reverence for Jesus and goo(
men of the past, are the true spiritual children o
those whom Jesus denounced as hypocrites and
generation of vipers. He commented upon tn
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