Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-09-07

been persuaded 10 go on with the business
regardless of the feelings and wishes of the
friends of Reform. After a long debate, the
subject was referred to tile Representatives
of Redstone, Saltwater and Short Creek
Quarters, in conjunction with a Committee
of FIVE from Salem Quarter, which, owing to |
differences of opinion, had been unable 10
agree upon Representatives. This body as
senbled a, Short Creek meeting house on
Third day, at3 p. NJ, to hear The parties. Be-
fore them appeared the Representatives of
the two New Garden Quarters, and each
par,y was permitted to tell its story. The
following statement, signed by Nathan GAL
breath, William Griffith, Eli Garretsor, and
other New Garden friends, was presented
and readi
STATEMENT.
The undersigned, members of the New Car
den Quarterly Meeting, now in attendance upon
the sittings OF the Ohio Yearly Meeting, feel
called upon to submit to the Representatives,
and other Friends to whom the two reportspur-
porting to come from that Quarter have been re-
icrred, the following Statement in relation TO
tho division which has taken place in that part
Of our Socictyi
At the New Garden Quarterly Meeting held in
,ho Eleventh month last. a proposition from the
New Garden Monthly Meeting for the discon-
tinuanco Of the mid-weck meeting for Worship
at Grove; whercupon Committee was ap-
pointed to visit said meeting, TO inquire into the
r;rcumstoncos of the case. and to offer Friends
| holm and announcement as way might open.
Al tho Now Garden Monthly Meeting in the
Trs, ,nnntb ls5n mi, Com,,;tton a,ncorod.
hn. ;ustcad Of con6nina themselves To The busi
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haa -,a ,o roist;on ncar or rc,notc tn fhc canscs
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: ing vandidiy intu tic rensufN which had led L
: the discontinuanrc of the mid-weell meeting a
Grove, and offering to Friends kind and Chris
: tian counsel for their help and announcement
: were apparently bent unon driving them from
l. the Society, ut whatever sacrifice of Justice anS
the requirements Of Discipline At the Quar-
tery Meeting held in the Second month, the,
,. submitted Report, in which, to the utter sur
: prise and astonishment not only Of the Friend
# from Grove, but of many other conccrnc
= minds, 1t was proposed summarily to lay dow
G the New Garden Monthly Meeting. Upon thi
o report there was, in tho Quarterly Meeting,
. wide difference of opinion; one part insistin
. upon its immediate adoption, and the other be
d sccching that a measure so extraordinary migl
g not be thus summarily adopted. They contcndct
!. moreover that according to tho Discipline an
J. we'll settled usage of tho Society Monthl
v Meeting eouka not be laid down without its ow
4 consent, and they bcsourht their opponents
- defer the consideration of n question so impoi
is tont 10 the ncxt Quarterly Meeting. and not
carry tbcir yievs over Inc heads of thoir brctl
: ron Tbcx reminded Tho (lcrk narrower. {
:, the rule laid down nv him when acting as Cler
u of the Yearly Mcctinp in 1919. TO Wit that
IS measure couid NOT rightly be odontcdin mecl
: Inc of Pronds oxeayt IN the ,,nitr, or while an
= considcrable mart of tho members werc opposo
{ - II The Clert bowcvcr ;nstood of maxim
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