Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-05

| phAticaly to the prefix Of Reverend to Lis name.
! Mr. Grew Because tits title applied to the
Almighty alone; am a minister of the Gospel
| Mr.. FOss-Does brother Grow claim any title or
authority to preach that is not conferred upon oy-
ery other man that has the capacity?
Mr.. Grcw--No; every Christian Should be a
preacher of the Gospel.
Mr.. Fcss--Ihcn you and will have no contro-
veisy. Now, brother Grew says that Paul sinned
isnoranHy, and that the Shareholders are like him.
But there is a difference. Paul thought that the
Christians ic persecutcd were criminals; but there
is not STAKEHOLDER alive that does not know what
- crime it is to hold a slave. If Paul had under
taken to put those Christians in Jail and to death
because they did not happen to have just such a
coloured skin as he he could not have acted gno-
rarty. Blu, he believed the christians that he per.
secuted were criminals and had committed overt
acts. No man ever did or ever can believe tina:
slavery is right for himself Suppose it we're pos
sihe for to make DR.. Lord believe that had it
in my power to make him a slave, henceforth to
exercise no right of his own, but at my will; do
you think, that with all his learning, he would
find passage in Leviticus or paul's epistes that
would authorize the act ask brother Grew If
the man lives who, under such circumstan :es,
woulk believe slavery right?
Mr.. G.ew--No.
Mr.. FOss-Then it is not the sin OF ignorance
and cannot bate one particle of denuncation.--
Now, it seems to me it is owing to wrong state
of moral perception when any one attempts to
apologize for those who palliate slavery. We
do not in regard to any other crime.
Mr.. Garr:son--It is because the sin Is respec-
table.
Mr.. Foss-Well want to make it disgraceful.
Brother Grew, i! seems to me is not taking the
right course to make slavery disre putable 1t
would be better to let the truth come down red-hot
upon the hearts of those poor sinners and hold it
on there and let il sizzle (aughter) l know they
will feel the pain ard writh2, but it is tie only
way to make them leave Off SHINING. ! attribute
nothing wrong TO brother Grew, unless it is an
excess of goodness (laughier;) and / think it is
always best to have just the right measure OF
everything.
I have nothing to retract; the readers of the
newspapers will understand me when say have
got bravely over being divine as meaning such
II divine as Dr.. Lord and Mr. Wadsworth-as get.
ting over being preacher of that religion which
has divorced itself from humanity. Instead of
ta,Jng that title any MORE mean to wy toss live
t6deniY lie shall be divine applause. y 8,
Mr.. Grew reiterated his views, saying that the
man who commits murder when intoxicated was
not as criminal when sober. lie appealed to
tho audience if he was not correct
Thomas Winston then took the platform, and re-
lated aneedote of neighbor of bis and his min
stcr. His neighbor told him that lie met the min
lister one day who very much concerned for
the salvation Of his soul, and accosted him thus :
"Christopher some time ago urged you to come
to my church. but since then | have never seen
you there; l am very sorry" The man replied
Il am foreigner when came to this country,
was told it was a land Of liberty, where l could
have a voice in the Government. Well, | was
anxious to he party in such Government, and
so | went and took q solemn oath to support the
Constitution of the country. But when l came to
examine that Constitution, found that it was a
piretical Constitution and pratical Government.
Now, am afraid to go to heara Christian SER
mon, lest should be tempted to break that oath;
therefore don't go to church."
Now, think if the man had examined little
further into the Christian gospel of this country
it no bottcr than the constitutions You have all read
the story of tie man who Travelled from Jericho to
Jerusalem and fell among thieves and was robbed
and left naked and half dead; and the priest,
passing by in a good deal of hurry (having to
so and preach sermon, attend a baptism, or
some other important duty,) passed by; and the
Levite, too, having some urgent business, could
not stop; but the good Samaritan camc along and
found time to attend to him. Some who read this
story may conclude that is tho doctrne preached
in our churches, and, perhaps, my neighbor, hav-
ing the same impression, feared that it would be
an inducemcnt for him to break his OATH But
this is an error. Tho robbers of this country have
improved in the business. Instead Of stripping
their victim and leaving him half dead, they have
so managed that he shall be kept alive, so that
they can make more out of him, and they have
continued to rob him as fast as he has acquired
anything. Now suppose some of these robbers at
tho South had got hold Of a man and robbed him
not only of his property, but his intellect and
morals. The man passing from Washington to
New York is discovered this city, in this
wretchcd condition. The priest and the Levite are
too busy to attend to his case. But there is one
person who can neglect his business long enough
to go and deliver him from the hands Of the rob-
bers, and ae is successful, The robbers then go
to Pontus PLATE and enter a complaint against the
good Samaritan. Plate mas got worse than he
used to be, and instead Of fnding no fault with
him, and trying to release him, knowing that the
people are not camorous for his condemnation, but
are rather anxious to let him 60, aud fearing that
if he trusts the to them instead of crucifying
him they will rather let him 70, lie raises the cry
himself Of "crucify him." and assumes to judge
the case himself The man is condemned, and the
Judge, unlike Judas, who repented Of his deed at
once. and takes three months, and then only re-
pents half way. Now, one would suppose that
if this man was to go to Christian church in this
pacehc would get rebuked for his treatment Of the
Samaritan. Not so. Sermons are preached against
Cain for staying his brother, but not against the
Haues Of our own time. So il would be perfectly
safe for my ncifhhor n attend church he would