Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-16

ness to be qualified upon that assertion which he
afterwards denied, and tried but failed to prove.
A deep interest was manifest in the audience,
and the discussion upon that point closed late, to
be continued at some subsequent meeting.
The Methodist minister announced that he
should preach in that house at tho usual hour for
morning worship. In the afternoon tho house was
secured to us.
We of course availed ourselves of the oppcrlun-
ity Of hearing his sermon from the text, STAND
80 in the way, and enquire for the old paths" &c.
The sermon can DO so easily imagined that l need
not elaborate.
In the afternoon wo reviewed him, and pointed
Tho people to the original landmarks, traced by
Gods own hand upon the constitution of man, anu
made eut appeal in behalf Of his relations, duties
and rights. The house was filled with the most
intelligent citizens of tho village, and we were
told tho churches were all well represented, though
the Presbyterian minister recommended that his
charge should bear a testimony against US by stay
ing away from our meetings.
In the evening, Mr.. Foss took up tho position Of
the Baptist Church, and exhibited her slayohold-
ing chai acter-showed the relation that exists be.
TWEEN the North and tho South, through the %pulpits.
associations, Missionary and Tract Societies, guard
ing every stop with most conclusive testimony from
the best authority in that church, and taking with
him the conviction Of nearly the whole people,
that the highest duty of nnt-Slavcry men in that
denomination was to come out from among
them.
As soon as he was through, DR.. Post roso to
complain that the speaker had taken so much time
upon n free platform, and claimed rs his right the
remainder of the evening. lie wished to substan-
tiato his position in regard to the religious condi-
ton of the slave, and had procured d written tcsti-
mony from Mr.. Root, the Presbyterian minister.
who had spent a year in Maryland, which he pre-
scented with much assurance and great gusto, add
ing thereto the reading of c. c. Jones's Religious
Instruction to slaves. All this concurrent evil
dence, thus solemnly delivered, went far to prove
= psint which no one d~enied-viz, that there were
REVEALS of slavcholding religion among the slaves.
Mr.. Foss again triumphantly indicated his first
position, by the reading Bishop Mcad's sermon to
the slaves. Rev. c.. c.. Jones's Catechism, and Jones
before the Georgia S~ynod-where he says, The
slave is placed beyond our sympathy and effort as
an immortal bciug!" But the Doctors vision was
too obtuse to see the gist Of the argumcnt-and on
Monday evening he came, bringing with him n
troop of boys, lawyers, ministers and a drunken
Doctor. who very much annoyed the meeting by a
asnseless gibbering when we attempted to speak
but was evidently in sympathy with the orthodox,
and felt able and willing to ID defend a slayeholding
religion.
Mr.. Grifing opened the meeting with the pre-.
sentation of facts from the slave code, and the
practice under it, in proof Of the d~amn:ng crimi-
nality Of slavery, aiming as it does to destroy the
very foundations Of society, Church and State
leaving onc-sixth part of the people nf this country
an utter wreck upon tho sea of time, without
home or ncishherlood, Icing neither citiz"n nor
cosmopolite- woman denied the right Of custody
Of her own pcrson-togcthcr with Tic inferior right
of proper safeguard q d guarantee, which would
be douhly enhanced when a horde of infurintrd
m,imen, without moral restraint, are let lousc,
driven by lelliSh lust to ra,ish all affections, and
all ,irtuc-protccted by law, religion and public
sentiment-the mother denuded of her RICH, to
sustain the most sacred Of all relations-thc rieh,
of protection and guardianship from the parent 20
the child utterly disregarded, and promiscuous in.
tcrcoursc between the sexes not only encouraged,
but absolutely compelled.
In this investigation of slavery as it is there
was found no want of deeds
"To make the reused blood rush,
Like red lava through the veins"
of those who listened. When he proceeded to
demonstrate from tho testimony of the Church
South, that in her estimation, $50 far from being a
moral evil, slavery is a mercitul visitation ;" upon
which decision the Church North have nc,c n taken
issue.
As he concluded, Mr.. Jennings and DR.. Post
both claimed the noor--but Mr.. Jennings meekly
r;all;,r nr p,st Iosiro1 tbnt tho Paw Mr. Rnnt
be permitted to adduce testimony in favor of his
paper presented the evening previous. Mr.. Root
congratulated himself IL Eon being known to the
audience as an anti-slayery man who had voted the
anti-N ebraska ticket, and who would not therefore
be suspected as an apologIst for slavery. He then
proceede | TO read from a missionary publication
the success of Home Missionaries among the
slaves.
Here q number Of slaves were happily converted
and gathered into the Church, and deep conviction
fastened upon the minds of others. Many i'll
stances were cited to show that slaves were sus-
ceptible of religious impressions. Some death.bed
scenes were referred to, which gave evidence Of as
great triumph through faith in the the trying hour,
as in their moro favored white brethren.
But in all this, the ktad of instruction that i'm
pressed the slaves was nowhere referred to. Mr.,
Foss examined the testimony, and asked, Mr.. Root,
do you say that the slaves have the Whote Gospel
preached to them? Mr.. Root answered. Yes. Mr..
Foss said-To search the Scriptures" is a direct
command Of inspiration-are they taught to do so?
Yes, was the reply. That, said Mr.. Foss, is
adding insult to injury-hy creating laws making
that a crime, punishable with Heath to the body,
which is "a necessary condition Of life to the soul.
At this point, the Methodist minister arose, and
presented a challenge 10 discuss the following
proposition 1t is the duty of true men to come
out from the Christian Church, and withdraw from
this Government"
Mr.. Foss said he should prefer a different state