Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-09
CAMP MEETING At MARLBORO.

William 7. Holiday writ,e us mn account Of n
campmecting recently hell near Marlboro, Stark
county. There we're some COCO persons present,
and Mr.. II. thinks their object lruitloss and their
Christianity doubtful az tested by tho teachings
and practice Of Christ. After reference to some
theological opinions presented by Rev. Mr.. Mitch
cl Presiding Elder, he says;
This was preceded by q grand flourish on the
subject of slavery and bis method led me to sup
rose something valuable was certainly at hand, but
alas how mistaken. Slavery was wicked slave
ry was dangerous slavery was a curse, etc; bu,
here the slave and his wrongs were dropped. But
he said be would speak more of this subject in its
proper place that proper place, however, never
made it's appearance, and throughout the whole pc
Rod of the meeting l looked in vain for it. l
heard but one prayer from that vast multitude Of
fcred for the poor slave, with this exception, the
clanking of his chains was never mentioned, and
the four millions were allowed to weep on and
bear tho ignominious yoke of their intolorablc
bondage without sigh or prayer from the lips of
these proicssed ministers Of Jesus Christ, or any
effort for their redemption from that bondage,
which Thomas Jefferson declared one hour was
fraught with moro misery than ages OF that which
our fathers rose in rebellion to oppose.
But how could it be possible that any thing bet.
ter should emanate from a people whose boast
through the whole meeting was in the protection
of the laws Of James Buchanan or Governor Chase
rather than the laws of God or tho protection and
and guidance Of the Holy Spirit. The fact is, they
manifested no belief, no trust, whater, in the Higher
Law ; but were vulgar, brutal and carnal minded
enough to employ the aid Of esquircs, constables,
police ard jails, not only to keep the supposed
rowdies quiet, but to insult and anger decent peo-
pie, who found it necessary to stand Up a little to
rest their aching limbs, made so 10y long sitting.
This seemed different from the religion of Christ,
which was pure and pcaceable, and full of good
works, which opened the prison doors to those that
were bound and let the oppressed 90 f%ree-which
relied not on the war spirit and practice, by mp
pcaling to constables ard law based on violence and
fraud, but upon moral suasion, appeals to reason,
and tho exercise of the law OF kindness Conversion,
to BE beneficial and lasting should be brou ght
about by tho love spirit and mono other. What a
mockery to see the Savior's doctrines and practice
so represented. 1t seems as though the spirit Of
Christ is not in such, bus the bloodhound spirit
uiSu iu'cucS II NiuCh VI tbo bIuNo 1ucJ
thanked God that they could send the Bible to the
heather in other lands, and yet, at the same time
Democratic and Republican Methodists stood on
the palpitating and bleeding hearts of the down.
trodden millions of our own land, sending up
shouts and praises to the gods Of gold and silver,
for it was one of their chief boasts that the gold of
Mexico was fast filling the treasury of Methodism.
1t is blasphemy against the word thus to do and
yet to talk of freedom. How dare they talk of
public good, when their hands are besmeared with
tho blood of the slave.
How dare they lift their hands to Heaven
And ask or hope to 10 forgiven
How dare they breathe the wounded mir
That watts to Heaven the negroes prayer?
How dare they tread the conscious earth
That gave mankind an equal birth
How dare they even say there is q God who will
in justice avenge his children's wrongs, while thus
they are silent concerning those wrongs and fellow
ship as Christians those who perpetrate them
How can they be thus silent when human beings
arc sold and bought in America as slaves and that,
too, under the wing and protection of their Church.
lam for breaking every yoke from the neck of
the slave.
WILLIAM T. HOLIDAY.