Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1845-09-12
CON MUNICATIONS
Onnodox yearly Meeting.

Read the following letter, if you desire to
know the character of the religion of this be-
dy. Ia lok Street of this place, we are
informed was one of the drag-outers.
MT. PLEASANT, Sept. 9Th, 1915.
FRIENDs:-This is a day wherein much pro-
fession is made TO religion; a day, wherein
he, who does not adopt all the foolish dog
mas Of the church is denounced as being
every thing that is base and deserving con-
domination; a day too, wherein, he who at
tends the church regularly, and adopts its
dogmas, and forms, is deemed the best man,
the truest christian, and one, upon whom
should be bestowed our highest admiration,
no matter if he should, in his acts, violate
every principle of justice and precept of Je-
sus; if he should trample upon the rights of
his fellow man, or crush to earth the image
of his God. No matter if he should refuse
TO open his mouth to plead the cause of the
dumb, or to aid in delivering him that is
spoiled out of the hands of the oppresscr,
but, on the contrary should drag from the
house of worship, so called, the person who
attempts to act the part Of the christian and
the philanthropist. But | must not write
thus. l began with the intention of giving
you some account of a transaction that oc-
Cured here on yesterday afternoon, a trans
action that should put TO very shame every
professed christian Throughout the land. 1t
was the day Of the public meeting at the
commencement of the Yearly Meeting of the
Orthodox Friends. Our friend Abby Kel-
ley who had spoken to a considerable audi
ence in the morning in a grove near the
town, in the afternoon attended the Friends
Meeting. Soon some woman speakers ad-
dressed the meeting for near halfan hour; then
jeremiah Hubbard Of Indiana, for about the
same time. After he took his seat Abby
arose and commenced. She had not spoken
more than five minutes when Benz. Hoyle
arose and said, ''Friend thee had better sit
down and not disturb our meeting for relig-
ious worship" Abby kindly replied, that
she had a mission for the Friends, and she
''must speak, whether men would hear, or
whether they would forbear." Then ]. Hub
bard got up and said, he "thought that good
order and propriety required the friend to
take her seat" He had scarcely sat down
before b. w. Ladd arose and abruptly and
sharply said, "Friend if thee does not take
thy seat we will have to carry thee out, for
thou must not disturb our meeting" Soon
much confusion ensued and she was seized by
one or two elderly men and dragged out Of
the house with, perhaps, two or three women
pulling at her dress, one, of whom, wishing
to flatter her a little said, ''Come friend, we
don't wish to hurt thee just come along with
me-" another very piously thrust into her
hands a small tract. But they got her out
of the house and closed the doors and Win
dows to keep her out. But the matter was
not to stop here, those whom they wished
to keep in ignorance were not to be prevented
from hearing so easily, a large number, per-
haps most, Of the young people followed her
out, and many stood by her during the whole
time in order, if nced be, to defend her from
injury for let it be understood, that these