Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-08


Mr.. Editor: Again has Mr.. FOES visited our
town. And though the weather, as before, was
exceedingly bad for people to get out to meeting,
the house wa, very well filed. Mr.. Foss discuss,
ed the following propositions.
LIST. The religious element in our nature is
most potential.
2. When it expresses itself in words and acts
of love and good will towards our fellow men then
is il a saviour but when it is expressed in the
ceremonies and creeds Of the bigot, then it be
comes a destroyer Of the peace and well being o!
the human family.
lie spoke e,nphatically against the atheistic
iufdelity Of the proslavery religion its influence
on our country, its demoralizing effects. its blend
ing with the giant evil IF slavery. Its wide con-
,rnst with the true Christianity as taught by
Jesus.
sd. That adopting the rule laid down by Jesus,
that a tree is known by it's fruits. the religion OF
this land, ia utterly corrupt and corrupting. II
has whipped and hung those who have denied its
doemas Il has robbed and murdered the Indian
il has stolen. ens!sved and murdered the colored
man. lie therefore pronounced the tree bad be-
cause it's fruit is the apples of Soiom and the
grapes Of Gomorah,"
4,h. The religion Of this land seeks to justify
i.s wrongs by the authority Of the Bible.
Mr.. Foss concluded that slavery was self eri'
IDENTIFY wrong. No justification for it could be
found in any words Of Moses, OF any other man
Ito expressed his opinion that the law OF Moses
lid recognize tho principle of property in mar
But Jesus repudiated portions Of the law o
Moses. And Mr.. T.. said, $50 do l." lie chose
70 en- brace the religion Of the golden rule an thu
good Samaritan. Such a religion commanIe'
the respec. of his judgment and the affection o
his heart. lie spoke Of the REVEALS OF tins cor
rupt religion, as IA God dishonoring, Christ reject
lug, and man bru:alizing work. lie read TIT
letter OF II colored nau, who with a colored woma'
WAS taken out OF one Of the daily revival praye'
meetings in The city Of New York. lie spok'
beautifully, and impresSively on the noble saying
Of George Fox, mind the Light And de'inea'
ed in a pathetic manner, that which was new t
me. and no doubt 10 many of the audience, tn
oppression that two Quaker worsen suffered iron
the Puritan Fathers for mindinG the light, which j
the God within. For preaching what they heliev
cd to 10 the true religion. 1t may be new /
some uf your readers, that these noble women 10
being true to the Light" were deprived OF thei
clothing, and tied to a cart. and whipped throug
the streets of Boston. And faally Tor persever
ing in that which they believed 10 he their Go
given righs, were hanged. There seems to be IA
Unborn propensity within the human mind to rus'r
chat which auoesrs new, or i,ff,rS from the estal
lisl,ed custom vt the age. Events are o'ke
un,u with sus ,ic,un. No doubt these Paritai'
> thought then selves perfectly justified in the'
treatment of the poor Quakers, who could NIT b"'
nc the same altar with themselves. As year alte
year rulls by we fud the same spirit e1ertirg itse
:. Invested Of none Of it's malignity as ready new
kiodle the flames Of the burning fagsot. smoIho,
ING lis victims shrieks or TO upraise the mu
, derous platform, as in days gone by. But II
rendered less ~powortul 10y the division of sects.
I Our CouDtry's history is but the history OF tn
:. bigo, and oppressor, with here and 'her' a gle"'
of humanity. Amid the boosted religious resivn
Of Our country we hear the low wall OF Afric
children borne across the Indictment wave. Fro
tho slave ships. bearing their wretched victim
from their native homes. Our Country is Il
!. Rome of the nineteenth century And like tn
. ancient city, with all her progress. in scienc
literature aud art, she stands ,o,tering on Il
d verge Of ruin. .pv n ronn
y Parkman, April Goth.