Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-05

On Monday, the 10th inst, we proceeded, horse
and foot, to
HANOVER.
This village is the present abode ofRev. Archibald,
the NJ. Z. Minister with whom l had u discussion
at Salinesville last winter. 1t appears the Rev.
gentleman has not forgotten his old trick of bear
ing false witness against Disunionists. When
Mr.. Rowland went to Hanover to make arrange.
ments for our meetings, be saw Mr.. A. and pro,
cured specimens of his Justification. But perhaps
the poor man should not be greatly censured for
being unable to cover up the pro.slavery character
of the Nj. f. Church, the next best thing he can
do is to vilify the character of those who expose
its ~iniquity, and this he does to the best of his
ability.
In my discussion with him last winter upon
American Slavery and lite church supporters, l re.
fused to answer his impertinont question as to my
view of the Bible therefore he pronounced me to
be an infdel. lie declares that at Salineville he
vanquished me-, and l ran away. Perhaps he re'
ally thought he did the first, (some men are easily
deluded, but / am very certain | did not do the
latter. He says he challenged me to discuss with
him further, and at other times. but that | was
afraid to meet him. He certainly never spoke the
challenge SO that any but himself could hear it, or
it would have been accepted sooner. a., it is now.
He afirms that l declared that Atchison and
Stringfellow of Missouri, were as good christians
as Moses and David ofthe Bible. l never thought
of making such a comparison, nor did l ever hear
any one else make it. With such stories as these,
and others like thereunto, he and his friends dill
ligently labored to keep us out of Hanover, fear
ing that the people would receive light.
The Disciple Meeting House had been granted
US, but so zealous.y did those who opposed us do
their work, that it was thought necessary on Sun.
day evening to take a vote of the members of the
church, whether they would keep faith with us,
or bolt and bar their house against US. They vot.
ed that the house should be opened, and the house
tcas opened. Although the Me,hodists had a revi'
val meeting in progress, yet on Monday evening
quite a large audience assembled to hear us.
THE DIFFERENCE.
At our meeting was preached the necessity of
practical righteousness, the duty of immediate re.
~pentance of the sin of slaveholding. and the bringing
forth of fruits meet for repentance. We enforced
the necessity Of everv one who was asking MAS.
ter. what shall | DO to be saved ?" to learn his du.
ty as taught by Jesus in the parable Of tho Good
Samaritan's, and to then follow his injunction"Go
thou and do likewise"
A the Methodist meeting, sinners we're urged
to believe in Christ, and to come to Christ. not
as do consistent reformers, but theoret'
ically and abstractly as taught by pro'slavery
churches and some were led step by step to
knock at The door of Mettodism. and ask for ad.
mission into the church.
One of the preachers engaged in conducting the
revival meeting is a Mr.. Pugh, who claims to be
anti.slavery in feeling, and who hopes tina. the
next conference will turn slavery out Of the church;
but lift fails in 1860. he will hold on to the church
until the conference of 1864, aud if it then con.
tinues to retain slavery, he will leave the church.
In a conversation with one of the citizens of Ham
over, Mr.. pugh told him that if he was an out.
slider, be would not join the NJ. E. Church, but
being 10, he thinks he can work to more advan.
tage there for the slave, than if he was to leave.
p. in bis efforts to p~roselyte does not tell his
hearers what he understands to be the character
of the church in relation to slavery, the great ag-
itating,question; .and with what show of consistency
he can invite others to join \ church Of which he
could not himself become a member, 10 more than
| am able to perceive.