Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-02
THE METHODIST CHURCH.

There is hardly n village in the West, where
there is a Methodist Episcopal Charch and circuit
preacher, where the people are not taught that
there is no Slavery in the Church North : that the
North separated fran the South because thew
would not be Complicated in the guilt Of slave.
holding, nnles indeed the teachings from the pull,
pit are positively of tho Southern etripe, Justify.
ing Slavery from the bible, from the practices of
the patriarchs, the silence Of Jesus and the slave
rendition of Paul. How this denial of facts is
to be reconciled with the honesty and intelligence
of the Methodist Ministry, va are unable to tell.
But we commend TO our readers who live in the
mel shborhood of such Ministers, the testimony on
the subject which will be found on our first pare
to-day. 1t probably will not affect the clergy who
disseminate the fiction Of the anti-slavery Of the
Church. but it may be servicable to some of their
docks who are led astray by Misrepresentation
and false CLOSES.
We find the following account of a discussion
on this subject in tho New York Conference,
which reveals well the animus, of the controlling
influence Of the Church. Alter passing resolutions
in favor Of the Colonization So,iety.
Mr.. Woodruff rose to an explanation. lie WAS
a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ, and cared NOT
for Inconvenience in carrying out the dictates of
his conscience. lie thought the ministry must be
heard On this great question. tho monster evil Of
the day. The other PRO. Slavery side had been
heard. The Rev. Ueman Bangs, last year, de-
liyered a discourse at DLnbury. which gave new
vigor To i~niIclity, and made the cause OF true re-.
ligion pile.
The Rev. Nathan Bangs and others called Mr..
Woodruff to order, but be was allowed to pro-
coed.
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right to be heard, to denOunce this enUrmity which
was stalking in the land unchecked. When the
highest Judicial authorities in the State were re-
cOrding their infamous verdict.
The Rev. n. Bangs sOlemnly protested against
this language, and entreated Brother Woodruff to
desist Ter his own sake.
Mr.. Hntield-"Let him go on. we will take care
Of him."
Mr.. Bangs-"It will be enough for you to take
care OF yourself"
After some confused interchange Of remarks,
rather unbeitins the occasion. aud savoriny Of
personality, had passed between the support.
ers and the opposition. Mr.. Woodruff proceeded in
IL similar strain, advocating the spiri. of the reso.
luton to wage war against the institution oil
Slavery.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Kennady protested against this
discussion. and was rather sharply answered by
the Rev. Mr.. Floy.
Tho Rev. Heman Bangs said he had beer
charged with quoting Scriptures in support o.
Slavery. lie would say that he had never said I
word in favor of Slavery in his life. His callin,
was not to preach politics. Abolitionism, or Pro
Slavery, but to do the work Of his master, Jesu.
Christ, to save souls. lie was opposed to bodie,
ecclesiastic meddling with civil institutions i
was no, their business. They could find no pre-
cedent for it in tho acts Of the Apostles; Chris
had set them no such example, but had CAREFUL,
abstained from m~eddling with the civil govern
|, ment and civil institutions. They had one worl
TO do, and that was enough for them, without med
} ding with political questions, and this SLAYER,
question is political. lie believed that God re