Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-09
ANTT.sLAvERY CONVENTION.
Nov. %, 1854.

inst. by the Grifing's, Rev. A. T. FOss, and C. c.
Burleigh. Isaac g. Mott, Of Hickory Grove was
appointed Chairman, and NJ. II. futile Secretary.
a business Committee oal a Finance Committee
were also appointed, followed by a song, by c.. S.
5. GriiTng, and Josephine Gliflng. Then C. c..
Burleigh was called to the platform, and very ably
addressed the Convention, he held that they had
n right to expect the aid, and cooperation Of all
in the cause of human freedom, that according to
the declaration, all are created free, that no one
had n right to turn man into a beast, that the
slaves demanded justice. aud had n right TO It;
and our Country demanded it Of us As patriots.
We should not make merchandise OF human be-
ings our country should carry out its great prin.
ciple, g.. g..
The Convention Adjourned ill Evening.
TIE EVENING SESSION.
A. song by the Gritings.
c.. S. Grihing ofcrcl the following resoluti IN
WHEREAS, Slavery exists in this country because
the Shareholder is a respected, a popular AMI hon
pred man AMI Whereas Slavery will be abolished
when Slavery is generally considered II crime, and
shareholders loose the respect Of the masses,
and are looked upon ms other criminals, Therefore,
Resolved. That those who cnuntenance and sus.
tain such Churches, such Governments, and such
other Institutions as give a position of honor, of
honesty, or of liberation even to shareholders, are
giving to the institutions its most efficient aid and
support.
In support of the resolutions he snid that Sla-
very did exist, and would exist Notwithstanding
the recent election, for the reason assigned in the
resolution. The Shareholder is considered IN hon
orable man. We consider Slavery II sin, a crime of
the grossest kind. Then why not consider Slave
holders as criminals, and as guilty criminals as the
sheep s;caler? Would you regard the speep steal
err as an honorable MN? Not ut all. A sheep
stcalcr would not lie a fit member in a Church
and if so. why is not n Stakeholder an unfit mem
Der? The Stakeholder is the robber Of men wo-
men and children, and he is received and honorcd
in Church and State. 1t is in thus doing that you
give support to Slavery, &c. &c.
Josephine Crffng said our mission would DO far
more delightful if it was our lot to bring ,idings
of Peace On this occasion, but we cannot. Mrs.
GriEing then proceeded 20 answer the question
Why don't you 60 South" 1t is because the
Shareholders are here at the North the church,
the ministers, the majority Of the government, the
corrupt public sentiment, tho controlling Influences
which autlorisc the ,o.tinuance Of Slavery arc nj
here AZ tie North.
Rev. Mr.. Fvss, next took the platform, and gave
IN invitation to all, or any one who wished to
speak il reply to the previous speakers, none otter
ed, he said if it should he asked Of the audience
whether in their opinion the resolution speaks
truly, they would answer, it is just. Slavery is a
crime and the greatest of all crimes in the Ian
guage of Wesley The sum of all viIlainics Are
we the enemies Of the Churches because We do a.
the axcman does, cut down such trees as are dead,
or dried up and cease to perform their true use to
man. 1t is for this that we deal with Churches as
we do. Can that he the true Church that upholds
Slavery, or is it the dry tree? The Church regnr-
ded Anti Slavery as a crime and expelled those
who are Anti-Slavery men. This is the stand ia
ken by the Church. DR.. Judson of the Baptist
Church said that if the Church North, took any
grounds in favor of Anti-Slavery, that they would
treat it with dead silence. For this reason too we
are here before you to show you these connections
and these doings Of pro-slavery Churches and pro-
slavery people.
The session closed with n discussion with n
Baptist Minister who came there as he said a con-
sistent. religious Anti-Siavery man, who undertook
to make pro-slo gerry Churches consistent, but
failed.
SUNDAY SESSION.
Mr.. C. G. 3urlcigh offered the following rcsolu-
ti0r.
Rcsslvcd, That the Anti-Slavcry enterprise has
n right to use any day, or any place, however sa-
cred, in prom pting its great objects, the proclaim-
ing of liberty throughout the land, nto all the in
halitants thereof. because that object is itself II
noble and holy one and because 1t is sought by
means accordant with its own character.
lie believed it proper and right, and n duty t"
use the first day of the week, for the advocacy of
the cause of the slave, and to use holy time for
a holy cause. The slaves cause is a holy cause
and hence it is fit. that it should be advocated on the
Sabbath as we'll as any other day. He occupied
all the fore part of the day in a very able manner
and greatly to the satisfaction of the audience.
SUNDAY SESSION.
Mr.. Fnss read a portion Of Scripture, and prescn-
ted the following resolution followed by remarks
relative to the connection of the church with
Slavery.
Resolved, That American Slavery is a system
of practical infdelity and atheism, inasmuch MS
the tur ing of Gods children into chattelS is a
virtual denial of the existence Of a universal Faith
or, and of the vital religious truth Of human Broth
erhOod and therefore n church which sustains
that system is not the church OF him who came to
proclaim liberty to the captive, but is practically
an infdel and Atheistic Church.
EVENING Session.
This was one Of general discussion after which
the Rev. Mr.. Moore offered a resolution of thanks
to c. c. Burloigh for his very able and eloquent
liscourscs, and DR.. Packard moved an amendment
to it including Rev. Mr.. Foss and G. S. S. Grifing
and josephine Grifing. Carried.
Tho Convention Adjourned, sine die.
NJ. II. FUTILE, Sce.y.