Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-10-27
The New Garden Conference.
Editorial Correspondence.
CANTON, Oct. %, Is

Editorial correspondence.
CANTON, Oct. %, IS49.
My DEAR FRIEND-I seize a moment be-
fore going further on my journey to the
Southern portion of the State, TO pen a few
words respecting the Practical Christian Con-
ference, which closed its sessions yesterday
ut New Garden. Although it was not eXclu-
sively an anti-slavery body it was yet thor
oughly anti-slavery in spirit; and its men,
bers stand in such relations to the cause that
the readers of The Bugle will desire and ex-
pect to be informed of its proceedings. ]
have therefore requested the Secretaries to
forward you the minutes for publication in
this weeks paper.
The Conference has, in every respect, more
than answered my highest anticipations. 1t
was numerously attended-mainly, though
far from exclusively, by members of the So
cietyo Of Friends. Its proceedings were char
acterized, in a rare degree, by a spirit of lib
erality, harmony, and brotherly kindness.
There was in fact-with the exception, per-
haps, Of two or three individuals-an entire
uhanifnity of opinion upon all essential points;
0nd | have never acted with a body whose
members so universally participated in the
proceedings. Few, of course, compared
with the whole, took part in the debates; but
when the propositions were put to vote, there
were few who did not manifest their hearty
concurrence in them by raising their hands.
There were few mere spectators, all appear
ed to feel that they had assembled for a great
and solemn purpose, and each individual
seemed prepared TO meet his own RESPONSE
bilities bravely though meekly. 1t was in
deed cheering TO look upon such a gathering
of free spirits, and note the manifestations of
zeal mid devotedness which were constantly
Occurring: Philanthropy wide as the world,
az ffu1iss,1 stifieFfig
and human wants, and a charity which en-
btaced the Whole race of nian-these were
the characteristics of the Conference. The
great truth of Human Brotherhood filled and
expanded every heart, awakening the hottest
syhipathies and calling forth the most exalted
sed by CoLERiDGE was set forth both in words
and deeds;
otis the sublime Of man,
Otr nocntidc majesty, to know ourselves
Parts and portions Of ONE woNDERoUs WHOLE /;
This .futanf=es men-this constitutes
Ills charities and bearings
The propositions adopted by the Confer
ence will speak for themselves. They en-
body, in a brief compass ideas of transccn-
dant importance, which have obtained wide
GGiiehcy and which thousands in our land
believe to be solemn truths. Let them be
seriously and carefully scrutinized There
is no more deadly foe to the Anti-Slavery
Reform than sectarianism-no obstacle to the
progress of that Reform so great as that in
terposed by the false and corrupt religion of
the land. The proceedings of the Confer
ence, by calling attention TO the superstitions
mid sorreries Of the various pro-slavery sects,
will do something e~fiectual to break their
power. / regard the Conference as the OMEN
ing of a new era In the cause of RefBrm at
the West. But | have no time to express
the thoughts and feelings which claim utter
unce, and must close abruptly, with assur-
ances Of high esteem and regard. o. ].
Parker PnLsBURy.-This fearless and indie
fatigiblc laborer in the Slaves cause, after a
brief hut e,,ccnsefn1 noo,pain, II, 4bo No-+La..