Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-10-27
From the Liberator.
American Missionary Association.
BosToN, Sept. &c, 1919.

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l went this forenoon into the fremont
Temple to attend the meeting of the Ameri-
can Missionary Association. This is a ONE
outer body from the old pro-slavery Ameri-
can Board, formed some years since as an
avowed Anti Slavery Society. | have here
toiore reioiced to do all / could to aid this bo-
DIV in giving a free gospel to the nations that
sit in darkness. / have contributed to its
funds according to my limited means, and
have labored to get funds for its treasury
from my friends. But have done with it.
| shake off the dust from my feet as u testi-
mony against it.
Remarks had been made in the meeting
this morning, by various persons, i'll regard
to the Mendi mission in Africa. 1t was sta
ted that brother Brooks and his wiie,-ior-
mcrly Miss Coburn of the Canada mission,
were soon going out to labor on tins
| ground with Mr.. Thompson, who is already
there. Much interest seemed TO be mani
tested in the success of the Mendl mission,
and much sympathy and love were express
ed for brother Brooks and his wife. Mr.
Whipple rose and asked if brother Brooks
would come forward and address the people
upon his feelings about this mission. MIR. Is.
was not in the house, and then L. Tappan
rose and said he should be glad TO hear sis
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how she had been moved to offer herself for
this dangerous duty. He added, that he pre-
sumed all the house would also be delighted
10 hear from sister Brooks. The President
of the meeting, Mr.. Jackson, of Newton, inn
mediately, and in a very gentlemanly man
ner, requested Mrs. Brooks TO step forward
and crafty the audience by giving the dcsi-
red relation. She rose without hesitation
and started to come forward.
Mr.. Patton, a minister Of Hartford, CT, a
Ibis rose, and objected to any re
marks from Il woman i'll a public assembly
MIR. Loveioy, of Cam~bridgeport, moved tina
Mrs. Brooks have the privilege of speaking
+ This motion was promptly seconded. An ap
= neal was made TO Mr.. Patton TO Withdraw
. his opposition, on the ground that Mrs
: Brooks was soon TO leave us, probably ncye
. to see our faces again. But no, he replied
Q at would be establishing a most dangerou
; precedent. Ifhis wife should ever speak i
n public meeting, he should feel that she la
@ been led astray. If Mrs. Brooks were allow
ed TO speak now, nobody could tell how mi
nv other women would be moved by dlyin
r providence to 70 ont as missionaries, and W
If might have some of these at all our publ
is meetings to intrude their speeches upon us
Another minister deprecated this dlscu
g sion, and earnestly hoped Mr.. LoYeJoy won
G withdraw his motion. He said with an III
blushing brow, II is not eray minister 'cho
II placed oUer a large church that wiH plead 4
1t cause Of oar Society as brother Patton does
This sounded to me as the argument OF
man-fearing rather than a God-tearing mi
il lister. Various eXpedients were tried TO sta'
is off the terrible difficulty before the Societ
&c One suggested that the President put son
a questions TO Mrs. Brooks, as no one cou
ID object TO her being cross-eXamined. NJ