Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-23
From the L~iberator,
CLERICAL CALUMNY.

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we'll suited to stir up their pure minds by way of
remembrance of the things they were most apt to
forget and ncgiect-wrote a small book called
profession not Principle. 1t has passed through
many editions, received much commentator. and
may still be found on the upper shelves Of tho Ii
brarios Of elderly people Of a serious turn, but is
little read at the present day. Since it contains
nothing against slavery, and is q work Of sedative
rather than exciting character, &c suggest to the
American Tract Society to publish n new edition
Of it for tho special benene6t Of the clergy, who
seem to DO pre,eminently under the dominion OF
the error which it opposes. Judging by the Ian
guace Of these Reverend gentlemen, ever since
philanthropy has been doing those works of Chris
tan reform which the Church left undone, they
have held profession to be the most essential
element, the sine qua non Of "principle".
The latest instance of the verbal expression Of
this idea-it is constantly expressed in the actions
of the clergy-we fud in an account, given by the
Worcester correspondent of the Alias and Bee, Of
on address delivered in The Union Church, Worccs
ter, On The evening Of tho II inst, by Rev. Henry
I. Cheever of Jewett city. Connecticut, in explain
alton Of the ideas Of the new Church Anti Sla'
very Society of the United States" which he had
JUS. helped to manufacture. Among the reasons
given by this gentleman fer the formation Of such
a Society was the following:
80. There rever was any distinct Christian or
Church Anti. Slavery Society. The American hn-
ti,Slavery Society did a great pioneer work, and
it's originators were men of whom the country
might we'll be proud, but it never was distinctly
Christian, and %latterly it had come to be mainly
guided by men, truly aud thoroughly anti-slavery
inclined, and so far having our fullest sympathy,
but VIGOROUSLY aud a~vowedly rejectors and oppon
ents OF the fundamentals Of Christianity. In
view of this fact, the Church Anti Slavery Soci.
ETY. meets q long'felt want"
The "~long.felt want" here spoken Of has been
born, BY the Reverend gentleman and his assooi-
ates with exemplary fOrtitude. They have so ef'
fectually kept their desires in subsection, to have
RETAINED, for many years, from all outward and
visible manifestation of them. The last faint APP
prosch towards such q manifestation was seen in
this city in May 1857, when it was announced in the
Transcript and also by q written notice posted in
the vestibulc of tho hall where the New England
AntiSlaveryConvention were holding their Twenty
seventh Annual Meeting that q "Christian Anti
Slavery Meeting" would be hold in Boston, and
held (of all places in the world) in Park Street
Church.
At this mceting-in which the church.members
of Boston showed themselves ready to come to.
gether for the examination Of slavery to the full
capacity of the house rhen the clergy called them
there wac ON abundance OF strong dsnunciation Of
slavery, without even the attempt to incite the
crowded and attentive audience TO organize or act
for it's immediate abolition, or even the attempt to
follow up the impression there made by tho ap-
pointmcnt of subsequent meetings.
The question to which We wish now to direct the
attention Of our readers is-what wero the points
of diversity, between the Anti. Slavery meetings
then simultaneously going on in the Mclodeon and
in Park Street Church, which caused the holders
of the latter to designate it, by way of contrast,
the Christian Anti'Slavery Meeting.
The actual points of diversity between the New
England Anti-Slavery Convention and the Park
Street meeting were these
/. Tho former was one link in a chain Of opcr
atoms which has lasted twenty-seven years, and il
to Lost until slavery is abolished, ~devoting two
days every year to the work Of discussing princi
pies and measures, and raising funds, to incitc thu
people Of the United States to earnest and persis
teul Wdlldi dSaiuSt oIa'SiJ
The latter was a single afternoon meeting, max
ing no arrangement, and expressing no desire, fol
any further action upon it's subject.
2. The former was free to all speakers, seeking
the aid of all those who wished to oppose slavery
The latter was not free at all, and permitte no
body to speak except clcrgymen, who had previ
ously been selected and invited by other clergymen,
8. The former indicated, enlarged and
strengthened its established system of operations
for the diffusion of these ideas and purposes
SLAvEHoLDING is A SIN AGAINST COP. No CoMPRoM
IsE WITH SLAvERY!-No UNIoN WITH SHAREHOLDERS
The latter warmed is hearers with fervid decla
nation, and then left their awakened interest e
cool and evnporate, without even .he attempt t
direct it 10 action.
4. The former called itself, as usual, an ".Anti
Slavery meeting.
The latter christenei and adver Used itself {
"Christian Anti.Slavery meeting.
Now, since the points just mentioned are thu
only points of difference between two meetings. i
must be some or all of these upon which is found
ed the claim of the latter to be considered lin it
self, and also by contrast with the f0rmer) q Chri,
tian meeting.
Bull, in every ono of these points. that is to say
in systematic persistency, in freedom, in thorough
ness, in practical efficiency, and in appsllation. q,
it seems to us. the Park Street NEE ing was les,
satisfactory and less Christian than the other. =
Yes. even in the appellation. For the advertised
title Of the Park Street meeting would necessarily
repel all who do not choose to adopt, or who dc
not think themselves authorized to adopt, the name
Of Christian, Distinguishing both these classes al
pninvited. Whereas tine New England COnven.
ton, inviting all to unite with it in acting against
slavery. may gain the cooperation of jews and
infdels as we'll MS oiChristians. and as far as it does
gain these. will certainly unite them in a good
work, the abolition Of slavery, and also in a Chris
tian work, opposition to a widespread aud increas
ing sin against God. In view Of these considera.
tions. and Of the Limitations and deficiencies of tn
Park Street meeting ~inregard to Anti Slavery char.