Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-08-27

J.for any man who believes he is in the right, to
admit that his ~ncigHbor, who Occupies q differ ont
position, is also right. From the very nature OF
things both cannot be right, and both may be
wrong. We may, however, change our opinion on
this matter when we cease to believe there is but
~Onc God, one faith, and one baptism"
Our correspondence church history must be a
. little at fault inasmuch as he now afirms that
he never knew a church SO bigoted as to donounce
- heretics all who differed from them, If he
will give even q very cursory examination 10 this
matter. he will find that the Roman Catholic
Church donounces as heretics all who are not
counted among her members he will find that
the Protestant Evangelical Churches denounce as
hsretics those of other protested Christian Church
be which deny their faith and no will further
6nd Roman Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, and
Hstrodox ~unitedly denounce as heretics those in
kde!s who are represented by the Boston ~lnUestiga-
tor. And in the main, the Genuncia,ion- and pun
ishment for beresy is not limited to this world, but
tke evangelical churches bind tho h%eretice hand
and foot, cast them into outer darkness, and con-
sign them to an eternity Of suffering, If our cor.
respondent had read attentively the letter upon
winch his charge Of bigotry is based, he would
have learned that DR.. Cheerer's own church, while
recognizing men-stealers as Christians, and
christian ministers, has just denounced and
expelled a member for Sabbath hercsy.
Churchisnity is very oytto be bigoted, while
Christianity is always liberals liberal as not to
ask what a man processes. but enquiries by what
works is his faith made manifest. SO does anti
slavery ; aud it is a libel upon abolitionists TO say
tk.t tb,y daolare u,o III shopost bnrnuaa tbev
differ from them. Many a man who is in the
wrong 10 as honest as wa, Saul when be persecut-
ed the Christians unto death but it is not record
Cd that even in those early days, Christianity was
90 charitable and liberal as to regard Saul's kill
ing of Christians as q Christian act, though he
honestly did it, believing God required it at his
bands.
Our correspondent appears to occupy the snme
platform upon which Mr.. Cheever stands, and APP
pears we'll satisfied with it. Its occupants de-
nounce the Garrisoniars, on the one hand, for not
coming upon that platform, while, on the other
hand, they deuounce as false to the slave, and
.false to Christianity the members Of the American
Board, and of the Tract Society who refuse to
stand with them. This may all be right, but the
question will arise in many minds, IL it bigotry
for Parker Pillsbury to act toward DR.. Cheever
and his friends, as they claim the right to act
coward others? And if it be 6igotry in the one
case, is 1t not 80 In the other True, there are
thousands of men Of good Judgment lin many
shings) who sustain DR.. Cheever and his platform,
while there is but q handful of Garrisonians. Are
these. thousands, asks our correspondent, all mis-
.sakenf Perhaps not. And yet it is but recently
they took the position they now occupy. They
- ~ -.;.o1o1 hoTora tbau ocanp,a1 = mr.
they are mistaken now ; and perhaps they were
not only mistaken then, but also now. Being HUI
man, they are fulliable. Again, if tn Husands of
men Of good judgment sustain DR.. Cheever, yet
tens of thousands of men of as good judgment op-
pose him. When we get down to the question of
majorities, and regulate our anti-slavery action by
the approval, of numbers, what becomes of DR..
Cheever's platform? Should that time ever come,
there will be none to respond to Coils interroga-
rive, "Who will 60 up to the help of the Lord
against the mighty ?"
So long as the Church sustains slavery, so long
a. DR.. Cheever and other ~professed abolitionists
n the Church recognize mcu-stealers as lit mem
bers, and qualified for its ministry so long as the
Government unites with the Church to uphold
and sanctify the institution, 30 long will the true
abolitionist bear bis testimony against the position
of every man who lends his influence to the sup
port of either. And if the upholders of Church
and Statc-or some of them-in their blindness
verify believe they are doing God service, while
admitting their honesty of purpose, their purity
of motive, We will strive to SO concentrate Gods
moral power, to so flash conviction upon
their minds that they shallLe stricken down, even
as was Saul of old. And if this be bigotry, then
are we bigots. And if every mans hand is raised
in defence Of slavery, then will our hand be
against the hand of every man, and consequently
every mars hand against us. '..a u