Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-07-21

Falls, where we held two meetings on that,
and three on the next day. That afternoon
and on the next morning we occupied a beau
tiful grove, near the centre Of the village
The evening meetings, and, on account of the
rain, tina, of First day afternoon, were held
in large upper room, over a blacksmith's
shop, all the sectarian sy%nagcgues, Of which
the place has three or four, being closed
against us. The attendance was pretty good
on Seventh day, but much larger on First
day, though doubtless considerably smaller
than It would have been, but for the threat
ening appearance Of the sky in the morning,
and the heavy rain Of the afternoon. We
dwelt on the facts Of slavery, the relations OF
the North to-, it, the position Of Church and
State, the compromises Of the Constitution
the claim Of a Bible sanction, &C.; treating
them in our usual manner. We also gave a
part of the time 10 other reforms, particularly
to the cause of Peace, which occupied the
meeting Of First day afternoon. Some dis
cussion arose from time TO time on som OF
the various topics presented, but in general
our remarks were received with silent acqul'
escence, or, as was now and then the case
with loud and hearty assent.
Ia the evening, while Henry spoke at the
Falls, | went out three miles TO a place cali
ed Souls Corners, where, in spite of the rain
and mud, a small assembly gathered at the
- Disciples" meetitg house to discourse on
the duty of the North in regard to slavery.
We went next to Cleveland, and spent the
4ih and 9Th insts., discussing Anti.Slavery
in its various bearings, also speaking on Peace
and the Christian way Of treating enemies.
Partly because the weather was unfavorable,
and partly because the various modes OF man
ifesting a patriotic regard for the "Glorlous
Fourth" absorbed the attention of the people
one day, and our intention to hold meetings
the next day was not generally known, our
audience there was small, till the second eve
ming, when it was very respectfully numer-
Gus. The forenoon of the 4th, we met in a
pleasant grove not far from the heart of the
town, but on account of the rain, our meet
ings in the afternoon and evening Of both
days were held in the Tabernacle of the Sc
cond-Adventists, a very commodious place.
The usual topics were handled in the usual
manner, some little discussion took place,
and everything went off pleasantly-unless
perhaps, with one exception, that of a man
who went off in sublime disgust at the re-
plies which were made to his questions and
objections not because the answers were
not, ! presume, but because they aOerc, direct
and clear and convincing, and quite s~atisfac.
tory TO every body but himself.
The 9th and 7th We spent at Twinsburgh
At first we could get only an unfinished meet
ing house, with no windows, no Killing, n,
seats but temporary ones Of loose boards, ant
no %pulpitor platform but one of the same sort
to meet in there and Tor the two afternoon
we occupied that. A heavy rain on the 6tl
made the meeting small, and prevented on
even trying to continue it in the evening"
The evening of the, 9TH was pleasant, and W,
were let into the Methodist meeting hous
on the sole responsibility of the man VIII
keeps the key. The house was well filled
and the meeting a very pleasant and interest
ing one. Antl-Slavery and Peace divide
between them the time of the meetings d
Twinsburgb, and the interest in them contir
ued TO increase to the last. We were tol
that if w could stay there another day, an
house which we could get would be crowde
10 excess.
Thence we went 10 Rich6eld, a beautifl
spot, and most fifty named. We held tw
meetings on Seventh and three on First da,
The Baptist meeting house was opened
us, and on Seventh day was quite %sufficiel
for us, but was much too small on First da.
In anticipation of this, application was mat
for the much larger house of the Methodist
u WV W Nv ihSCtiiS III IL tilCiilStlN'
that day-but it was refused, though bui
in considerable part with the money of tho
!, who wished to occupy it-and, to make gu
, of our not getting in, the priest pocketed Il
key and went of to a neighboring town to q
: tend a meeting of his sect held in a borrow
meeting house, while his own stood empt
h and a throng of people clustered around Il
=, house we occupied, unable to find room wit
in. We commented on the various aspeC
. of pro-slavery, in Church and State, not fc
: getting the claim of a Bible sanction for 81
very, to which our answer was as it had be
elsewhere no Divine book ever sanction
such a system, and therefore whatever BIO
s rs proved to do so, cannot be Divine. v
S had some discussion growing out of our
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