Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-01-25
How 10 Work for God...lIOw 10 Work for
Humanity.
onrENsnano. Ia, Dec. 20, 1851.

0REBSsBoRo, Ia, Dec. 20, 1851.
DEAR OLIVER: The Scmi-annual meeting
of Congregational Friends in Indinna is now
going on around me. 1t commenced its ses-
sions yesterday; ono session by day, and ono
| ly candlc.is sht The fugitive law, and our du-
ty to protect fugitive slaves, regardless Of all
enoctmcnts of Congress or Constitutional COM
promises; tho expressions produced on the col
orcd people of this State; War; and the Wo-
man question have been before the meeting.
The Rcsoutions and doings of the meeting
will in due timc be forwarded to you by the
Clerks. The tone and spirit Of the meeting
have Teen earnest, and practical. A goodly
number have been present. Some have come
moro than so miles l will mention few Incl
dents which will not probably be alluded to in
tho report of the Clerks and which strongly
call to my mind the heading of this commune
cation. mnrking the popular distinction between
working Tor God, and working for Humanity.
| The meeting is being held in what is called
"Lijeriy Hail." Tho ARh-SiIrery Friends,
who lett the Orthodox to free themselves from
the blood of the slave, have ieyai right to the
Hall from | | to o'clock every first day of the
week. So last evening VIC adjourned our meet
ing to 0 this morning, TO have two hours to
work for Humanity before tho Anti-Savery
Friends came together to work for God-for
these Friends still cling to the dogma that they
oice duties TO God aside from those ,chich they Oice
to men: Working for God is called Worship;
working for man, morality. large assembly
came together and We resolved to redeem hu-
man beings from the battle field, tho gallows
and auction block till IL. Then adjourned to
one p. NJ. The Anti-Slavery O. Friends re-
fusing to give way. So as we went out from
working for man, some 10 or II Orthodox
Friends, calling themselves Anti Slavery, came
IN to spend oue-and-a.half or two hours work.
In SILENCE, seeking to empty lhcr souls of eve-
ry feeling and sympathy for human beings and
human affairs, in order that God might come
into them for they, with all religionists, wor-
ship OH the principle that in order to get God in
to our hearts VIC must turn man out that
thoughts of man, and thoughts of God, arc not
compatible with each other and that love and
reverence for God, and love aud reverence for
Humanity arc necessarily distinct and can not
cocxist in the sumo heart. SO at half past IL
they had done up worship for God, und at one
we came in again to work for Humanity. l
am certpn that VIC arc truly working for aud
with God only when We are working for our
fellow beings and for the good OF other crca-
lures.
Another incident in conncxion with this meet
ing has caused much cxcitcmOnt. The follow
ing paper was put into my hands yesterday be-
fore the meeting. l give it us it is vsr5atins ct
iteratim.
Estate Of Indiana, To Thomas l.. IIar-
Henry County, )pcr, Trustee OF School
District, No. I. In Township (Grcensboro) No.
IL. in said county, you arc hereby notcicd, that
the following Children oil coler is now allowed
to attend the public school, taught in the school
house, in and Tor said district, to wit Jane Will
son, Virginia lIargrnvcs, Thomas Alitchacl,
and Henderson SpcllInan, contrary to law, and
to the great grcovancc OF the undersigned rcse-
dints, in suid district, and who have right to,
and wish TO participate in said school, by send
ing there children TO said school ii not further
prevented by the introduction or continuance of
said children of oolcr; you arc therefore here
by required TO remove from, and prevent tho at
tendance OF said Jane Wilson. Virginia Har-
grave. Thoma. Mtchacl, and Henderson SPELL
man, who arc ncgros in and at said school.
Dec, 23 1850.