Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-11-20
A NEW CHAMPION FOR THE CHURCH

We have not heard of any special "revival",. or
work of Grace iuNewL isbon,of late, but the Doug
las, Buchanan organ of that place has beeen seized
with q remarkable fit of Jealousy for the purity and
prosperity of religion there and generally. As a
result of this pious iervor, the Patriot counsels the
ministers in its last issue, as to the best means OF
promoting their popularity and usefulness. To
this labor with the ministerial brethren, the pious
fervor OF the Patriot compels it to add a serious
warning against the infdels and the danger TO be
apprehended from wicked perversions of Christi,
anity. With this reinforcement of the champions
of the "church-This new and Jealous advocate
Tor its. unpreverted purity. we shall doubtless
hear OF new %triumphs of the true democratic,
slavery extending and slavery perpetuating party.
The zeal of our ~neighbor was awakened on this
wise. One of Miss Watkins lectures in this coun.
ty was somewhat disturbed by rowdies, most prob,
ably of the pious, democratic school of which the
Patriot is so jealous and valuable an exponent and
defender. Somebody not approving of this ex.
treme border rufian sort of democracy, commenced
a prosecution of the the rowdies who it seems re,
tanned the able and pious editor of the Patrio. as
counsel. We are indebted to him for a report OF
the proceedings in the case, as follows:
"A NEW RELIGION.
On Friday of last week, we we're before a Justice
of the peace in Fairfield township in this county
where two persons were charged with disturbing
meeting, where the proof showed the meeting tC
have been held to hear an anti-slavery, anti
church. disuniOn lecture-by a certain Miss Wat
kins, a colored lady from Baltimore-which thu
country court decided to be religious, and bounc
over the defendants for disturbing q religious meet
ing under the Statute. There were q number o
witnesses present to swear to the character of tb,
assemblage and its objects, and one or two did ties
tify that it was a religious meeting, and that i
there was any religion in the world, it was GU
there under the ministration of SISTER WATKINS
and some seemed doubtful if there was any piet,
outside of their negro gatherings. They fran,
their notions of worship on the idea of doing t.
others as they would have others do to them, ant
they are further from doing any body any gooC
than any other class. They call their societies
meetings for the protection of the down trodder
and oppressed, and no slave ever feels am
benft from their acts, nor does he ever know tina
he has such maggoty Drained friends.
Negro worship is no religion it is i~rreligion i
can'i warm the heart; it can't produce honesty i
ant strong enough to take q man through a fever
and when he comes to travel out into the grea
darkness, he will go unsupported and alone, leay
ing his benevolent religion in the world, for tn,
benefit of his coloredsbrethren who are in chains
These fanatics used to call themselves infdels. =
But Republication sprung up calling itself the Cd
y true Democracy-thus more effectually 20 under
mine Democracy-anG the infdels have taker
from 'Republicanism this wicked perversion anC
call themselves christians. that they may more
efficiently injure the church,