Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-09-12

name was introduced, A portion Of those
who opposed his appointment, affirmed that his
nomination was a movement originating ia,
the spirit of hostility to the anti-slavery re-
form; this although repeatedly asserted, no
one presumed to deny; and they were fur
Their told that if Amos Wilson was appointed,
it would be in opposition to the larger por-
ton of the meeting. The gallery influences
however prevailed, and he was appointed
The usual form of minute upon sanh ocea-
sions is, 1.-THE Representatives reported the
names Of two Friends to serve The meeting.
as Clerk and Assistant Clerk, which wers
separately uaited ucifh." The new Clerk
having made the minute in this way, it was
objected to as untrue, and he vas obliged to
substitute the phrase switch were agn 81 To-"
On the first day the use Of the house, when
unoccupied by the meeting was applied for
by the anti-slavery convention which had
been called here the same week.. 1t was ~
fused. The application was renewed on
the second day, asking for it during such
time as neither the meeting or its commit
tees wished to use it, The second applica-
ton was treated as was the first; the only rea-
son which was given in the meeting, so far
as we have learned, was, "they didn't feel
like letting it co." though after adjournment
one prominent Friend said, 'it would be "a
sin to open the house for such a purpose. -
These applications created no little excits-
ment, and were the probable cause of two or
three sermons against the MIXTURE" Sam
uel Comfort, of Bucks county Pa, and Jo-
seph Horner of New Jersey, took occasion
to bear their testimony against uniting with
these benevolent societies that the world had
formed. Samuel Comfort ascribed TO the
Quakers all the credit for the present advance
ed stage Of the Temperance cause, though we
presume he is intelligent enough to know,
that there are ministers, and elders, and men,
bers Of the society who feel no hesitan-
cy in using Intoxicating liquors, if they
are not presented in the form of ardent
spirits. His position was shown to be false,
and It was demonstrated, that not only in r-
lation to Temperance, but also in regard TO
Anti-Slavery the world was in advance Ct
the society. Our old friend Samuel LeyicF,
of Bucks Co. Pa.,-or Sam, as we used to
call him, when he was an active and efficient
member of the Junior Anti-slavery Society
in PhiladelPhia-also spoke against ''tle
mixture" Samuel used TO be one Of the
most devoted friends of the slave Philadel-
phia had, he was instant in season. and out
of season, laboring continually for his eman-
c~ipation. Instead of attending meetings reg
ularly on first days, he frequently used to go
into the southern part of our city, where the
poorest of our colored people congregato, en-
ter their miserable novels, and speak words
of comfort and good counsel. Sometimes he
and his young associates would gather these
people in an open lot, and lecture, and preach
to them, and strive by all proper means to in-
prove and elevate their character and cond:-
ton. And we have seen poor miserable We
men, so vile and polluted, that they dared
not venture into the synagogues of our FASH
ionable sects, draw near to these meetings,
and listen attentively to the words that fell
from their lips. But that was when Samuel
mixel with the world for the purpose of do
ing good. He has how become a popular
preacher of a popular sect, and his philan-
thropy and humanity are bound in the chains
which his society has forged. A young man
of the name of Grimshaw said a few words
in confirmation of what had failed from the
preachers. He had been a member of these
associations, but had minded the light"
and come cut from them, as would all others
who obeyed its teachings. Nathan Galbreath
and several other aged Friends declared they
had "minded the light and had STAYED in
these societies, and some one observed that
it was very strange that ifthe light led Friends
out of them, it did not also lead them out of
Rail Road and Banking companies and 9th.
er money making associations.
Perhaps some of our readers will be at a
loss to understand the Quaker technicalitles
in this article, particularly the one about 500
ing into the MIXTURE" They may think it
strange that Quakers should ak against mix.
ing with the world, when they see them 30
continually doingit. They know that Friends
hold stock in Canals, make investments in
Rail Roads, unite with the Mutual Insurance
Companies, buy cotton of Southern planters,
and sell goods to Yankee pedlars; and this
seems to them mixing with the world, We
will explain. The mixture which the Soci,
ETY. so earnestly and a~ffectionately cautions
its members against, is mixture in benevo-
lent associations for the purpose of doing