Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-04-02

As l in one place quoted his brother Me,hodis,s
Of the New England Conference against him, he
said they were only Yankees, who were always
liars and knaves. They had peddled tin, and man.
u~factured wooden nutmegs, ill they we're found
out and could not cheat tie people in trade any
longer, when they took q new turn and by EJuca,
ton societies gave them q FREQ theological educa.
ton and they then invented new heresies and
weaknesses. like Spirilua!ism, Aboli,ionism and
Free Loveism, which they were now employed at
the rate Of Fifty dollars a month TO retail in the
community, and found it TO be d more profitable
business than the tin or wooden nutmeg business
ever was.
AT the close of the meeting / appointed another
az the School house on q succeeding evening, a,
which | had a goOdly gathering. But, alas, this
Rev. Methodist, was brought forth to annihilats me.
A chairman was appointed, and | was timed to an
hour, which space l filed with a clear exposition
OF our political relations and complexities with
Slavery. The priest followed with his slang and
villifcation. and as l labored diligently to keep
him to the points under discussion, he could not
fill up his hour, as be disputed none Of the state.
monts l had made, but admitted and justified the
points, except the statements Of the Declaration Of
Independence, which he declared false.
When he was exhausted, without attempting a
discussion Of the question, l followed with a dis.
tinct statement Of our duties growing out of the
admitted facts. Which, as there was 80 little in
his speech to notice or reply to upon the subject in
hand, l had the remaining time entirely free.
Then the p;ous batteries of wickedness we're
0pened a0aip and nc 7 u,oJn ~ ..t...sI - -.
him to the discussion, he had full sway, and pour
ed out bis diabol:sm till he was tired, and at half
past eleven be surrendered, and we went. home,
As | desired to make no reply to bis last decla,
ration, l took the liberty of asking him illustra.
tive questions as he went along, that with his ans.
wers showed all candid persons present the wick.
edness and sh%allowness Of his assumptions, better
than any following speech of mine could have
done.
My inquiries in the neighborhood as to who and
what he was, satisfied me that his real character
was q fair exomplifcation Of bis avowed princi.
Piles, l understood that hardly any one had any
confidence in him whatever, and most who knew
him disiked to hear him preach, many Methodists
even, going out Of the house if they found he was
to ofhciate. That his character became 50 uoto.
riously bad that he could not stay even in the
Methodist Church, and fearing expulsion he with.
drew. But at a Camp Meeting some two years
ago, he got religion" once more, was "born
again." and united with the Church as q new
convert, standing now as q good and worthy mem.
Der and preacher, although no one appeared to
have any more confidence in him than before, and
most seemed to think him as wicked a, ever, in
which opinion l should entirely coincide. fully te.
lieving that he will need to be born yet again, and
many times toe, before he can be a decent, honest
man, or safe member of the community
There were many apparently candid listeners,
and l doubt not that the presentation Of truth
that made was Of good effect, and will tend some
what to elevate that neighborhood towards the
true standard and right position. With this meet.
ing closed my labors in Belmont County, where
| had held twelve meetings. And on the next
day . walk of twelve miles, o chance ride of two
miles upon the top Of q four barrel, with q ride
of sixteen miles in the public Hack by a rounda,
bout road, brought me to
in Harrison County, where l held one meeting in
the Court House, that was fully attended, and my
talk Of an hour and three quarters was carefully
listened to by an intelligent looking and apparent
ly appreciative audience, whom l hope will be
p~roftcd by the attention. As there was no house
to be had for further meetings, the Court House
being in requisition for the approaching session OF
the court. l held no other meeting there.
And thus closed my work in Harrison County,
where had held in conjunction with B. S. j.
and alone, twenty meetings. And here l canno,
refrain from mentioning the very hearty co.opera.
ton and aid we received from our old and tried
friend John NJ. Holmes of Connotson. who, while
we were in this County, gave his service valiently
to the work, pioneering the way, and arranging
meetings for us at all points accessible to him, and
rendering US every possible other aid and comfort
to say nothing of the generous and warm hospital
ity SO kindly lavished upon US by his wife and
family. Were such friends often found, the labor,
Of the agents would be very much l~ightened and
relieved Of the dreary GOODNESS and opposition VIC
too often encounter, and we could essay our worl
with lighter hearts and less weary bodies.
We found in our travels of the past three
months many other kind and efficient friends and
oo.workers. whom if 1 do not now mention by
name, l hope will not feel that | do not fully ap
p%reciate oil their sympathetic hospitality, as ]
shall ever emember their homes as pleasant Oases
in the great desert of proslavery wickedness.
From Harrison Co. 1 made my way by railroad
to Salem, to recruit and take a new departure.
j. A. II.
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