Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-30


y truth, 1t was gangrene of Simon Maguses. The
T. object oi preaching not pay the expenses of
n the pillows and music for the Sabbath's nap. II
the Church kept silence in regard to Slavery, they
sustained it, 1t it were in Africa they could
preach about it with impunty aud they were not
10 Oe silent because the nation had need of it.
The effect OF supplying the truth in any thing
cAended to all others The result of this silence
was as terrl lie as that of the new Cap of Silence
with which the NeapOtau tyrant stihed the gruans
of his victims. 1t the business of the church
especially to care for the poor and to raise them
up Where were they? Was there n nation un-
der heaven that had one-tenth part of the number
that our nation had? Never in any age or place
was there such opportunity for the churches to
meet their high and glorious responsibilities. But
they had taken the part of their oppressor. They
had shut out the slave. from their considera-
Il ton, and, not only the slave but the free man, i'll
guilty OF a skin more duSky than their own
! They had said, Put it awoy it is abolitionism
avoid 1t as the pestilence. They might, week af-
ter week, and year after year, have insisted on
emancipation, But they had not done it, And
now, alter this delay and derelicton, was it not
Ythe more their duty to proclaim from the pulpit
the thunders of Gods word against this iniauity
The ministers were clothed with his authority for
such work, and the sepuchure of the dead He
brew nation then were deuunciations which broke
upon US as if they were launched at the prnphets
ot this age. They forbade silence they compelled
an outcry. IL was amazing that the ministers of
Guds Word could keep back. This daubing of
mems sins was no less terrible now than in the
days Of Jeremiah. Where should men look for
light if not to the church and the minister! That
sudden blaze of tremulous and living light which
flashed up once year the dome of St Peter s.
was counterpart of the light of the church which
should flash forth, flooding the world with ceesti.
al illumination at such tyranny az this The eff
feet of this initiation of tho church was to render
men neryOusly conservative of evil tor fear of
change. The ministry were ordained to declare
Gods Word and they could not do their duty un.
ses they spoke against all unrghteous law and the
Slniulness OF obedience to it. Every year that
such wrong was not righted, it became more tre-
mendous. The nations interests were built upon
vocanoth the suHucatiun of justice; it was charged
with Gods wrath and could scatter an empire as d
easily AS warehouse. No matter how many be- t
neV'lent societies held stock in it-no matter if
Baxter or even Paul himself, had country seat
there-a must 90. There was no barrier against
eterna! justice. No dams could protect against it, ;
Corpurations.counting on private sucewavs for :
their protection must fail with the rest Aud
Gods time was coming. We need not dream of
being engaged in Gods missionary work that
was to save the needy. When nation took the
babes OF four millions OF people and stole them ,
from their parents it could not play tho hypocrite
with God, 1t was greater confusion of piety and !
delusiun than ihe world bad ever seen to uphold
Slavery in America and denounce it in Africa
Never was so mad and monstr ous mistake
made among mankind. The masses were fast
coming to the conclusion that no law was to be
obeye: @hr;h wasnot right. Wrong law and wrong
prece2eul wOdld hang themselves, give them rope i
enough. There was an mex plicable law of cohfl.
sion, which would, later, cause them to :
destroy each other and their supporters. The t
Sabbath not made for mans mere enjoyment h
W as il instituted to please to sanctify? W hat
was GOd's rule for preaching? 1t was to please l.
God-.iot man. If people spoke they ought, Il
they would say to their ministers: I'VE have Ii
chosen you to warn US Of the dangers which beset
Iur country and ourselves Speak ou. what the ci
Word ard I mol Oh
Sabbath dishonest debtor with preferred sc
;redtnrs. Ii was cur stronghold, forthcation OF
rom which national sins were to be bombarded- tu
II was our advantage, our tOrthcatiOn and we
ire bound to make every embrasure fash with
iod's fire upon II nation in arms against God
There those whose religion seemed to consist
against preaching upon Slavery thiuk upon Judge IN
ment day, and the command-"Remember them ~
that are in bonds as boInd with them" II
In conclusion, DR.. Cheever rehewed his appeal
in behalf of the colored school in Washington and L
and collection taken up in aid Of it. Since m
his last sermon, he had seen in the letter of the W
Mayor of the capital of our country, in which he "
demand the suppression Of this purely benevolent st
rs IAN unj Just and dangerous inerfer. p
ence with the rights of the community. Did ev. oi
eI the skies witness greater brass? This never 81
could have been written before the decision Of the
Supreme COurt-it was pendent to that DR.. "
Tying had pledged 81 600 toward $4,000 for the to
of this school. The very raising of la
this amount. and the effect it would produce I
throughout the country, would be the strongest h
protection which the school could receive. tt