Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-06-15

From North Carolina Yearly Meeting Of
Friends, held in GuiiOrd County, 10 the
different Societies and their indiriduai mem
bers, protesting The religion Of our Lord and
.SaUiOr, Jesus Christ.
Dear Breb -an,-Having been permitted by
The Great Head of the Church to come to-
gelher and tremendously 10 transact the bu-
siness appertaining 10 our W Cnrlstlan So
ciety, we have felt our hearts warmed, we
trust, with a measure of that love which
brelIhes "Glory 10 God in the highest, and
on earth peace and good will towards men,"
We desire that mercy, grace, and truth, may
be multiplied among you, and that ye may
experience an increase and Astounding In the
love of God, and in the knowledge Of our
Lord and Savior, and what it is he is requi-
ring from US, his rational and intelligent crea-
lures.
We have long believed that he requires
from US that we should love Him, the Lord
our God, with all our heart, mind, might and
strength, and our neighbors as ourselves
Under the influence OF this belief, We have
zealously labored to e~xtricate ourselves from
the system and practice of Slavery, and We
have cause for humble thankfulness in being
able TO state, that for more than half a centn-
~ our Society has been free from II. We
now crave your serious consideration of the
subject, and your co-lators for its removal
from your churches. For We assuredly be.
lieve that if all "who name the maine o
Christ were honestly concerned TO depar
from all iniquity," slavery would not remain
long on The earth.
We entreat YOU, suffer not your eyes o
minds to be blinded by the assertions Of the
Il advocates of slavery, such as that "ihe instI
tuition has always existed" SC. This W,
believe is not the fact. We may read in thu
Scriptures Of truth OF servants and servltude
from the days of Abraham to the days OF tht
Apostles, but in our apprehension, thes
terms are not SYNONYMOUS with slaves am
slavery. But admitting that servitude OF
dl1erent character was practiced under th'
law and the prophets, we conceive that thi
is no justification for us, under the gospel, t
practice the same, nor slavery in its presen
form. For the Gospel enioins us TO do unit
all men as We would they should do unto us
Now, what man among US would wilIingl
be made a slave, and know that his childre
were to inherit the same degrading relation
We believe not one would be found willing
Thrn, how can we innict on others that col
! dilion or relation which we are not wilIin
: TO receive ourselves Bring the suhieC
:, home, dear friends, and examine for you
> ~stlvts, whether slavery and its advocate
: can stand approved before the just Judge
heaven and Of earth, who has promised To T
t ward every man according to his deeds dor
= IN tins probationary state.
e In our apprehension, the day is Fastening
"uhen the knowledge Of the Lord shall co
a or Inc earth as the waters do The seas" wh5
II all cruelty and oppression shall cease, al
Justice, mercy, and everlasting righteousness
shall Y~redominate and abound.
In order to facilitate the coming Of the 81
rious day, we believe it a duty incumbent
all Christians to examine into the claims al
dispositions Of their representatives, wheth
in The State or National Legislature, in IT
pect TO their support Of this system of orpre
y sion, and ~. TO elevate any To office who a
Mt favordLly disposed TO the continuance al
y further propagation OF II, and IN all ways
lie discntangle themselves from any particiI
re ton in the continuance and spread OF IL
~ great evil. For great indeed must be The
AZ iquity Of that institution, which demands
ID its safety that more than three millions
nj human beings should be debarred from IRA
Il ing the Holy Scriptures. II the slaves are
a. degraded people, Is there not the greater ne
In of giving them light! Friends, think
s. these things.
o. "Happy is he that c%ondemneih not hi
rs self in that thing which he allOweth."-Ro
'g xiv. %. And having now, in Chrlsu
n plainness, laid before you this important ST.
n iect, we leave it for your serious conside
a ton, and are with sincere regard, your iden'
ct Signed by direction Of the meeting ato'
I'd said, AARON STALKER, Clerk.
20 llth mo-, lS4S.