Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-31
VOL. 6.
Salem Quarterly Meeting.

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a word in relation to Salem Quarterly Meet
ing held at Columbiana 10th inst, may not bo
amiss in The Buglc.
1t is known that for some years past, there
has been collision of sentiment amongst tho
members of the society of Friends in relation TO
their duties as regards the various reform move
ments of the age.
One part contcnding that members ought not
to cooperate with those, outside of society, to
promote the Anti-Slavery, the Temperance and
other kindred enterprises in Reform the other
assuming the propricty of associating with all
who may be interested in advancing the cause
OF humanity, irrespective of their opinions on
theological questions unconnected with tho
platform on which they corporate.
In order to understand the position that eocb
occupied at this meeting it is necessary to step
back to the last Quarterly Meeting moment
to get hold of the fact of adjournment
All the business done at last meeting was to nd.
journ and the Clerk being one of the ilibc-
rails, framed his minute SO as to adjourn the
Quarterly meeting to meet at Coumbiana in
stead of Boaver-Falls the regular ploco of
holding the meeting. The manifest object of
inc Clerk, in thus wrestling the Quarter from
It's legitimate place of meeting was to separate
themselves from the lbcrals,--But Il did NOT
succeed, and after the illiberals had succeedod
in inducing women Friends to adjourn theirs to
Columbiana, the Clerk in order to avoid tho
difficulty as far as possible that circumvented
him, finally left out CoLUMBrANA, and adjourn
cd the meeting without specifying the place ad-
journed to. But all parties understood that
Columbiana would be the place.
All met, and James Hambleton, who was tho
regular Clerk, but was absent at the last meet
ing, being present took his scat at tho table,
when Samuel Nichols who had served as Clerk
pro tenn at the last meeting, objected to James
uambleton serving as Clerk took tho
liberals and j. Hambleton by smprise,-and af-
ter considerable discussion, think the Nichols
party explanation was about this. The regular
Quarterly meeting should have been held at
Beaver-Fa consequently the regular Clerk
should have been there instead of Columbiana.
that this was not the regular @. NJ. but had
assembled in consequence of an invitation issu-
cd by Columbiona Monthly meeting to such as
would unite in carrying out the order of the
Yearly meeting to Salem Monthly meeting to
erase the minute receiving Oliver Johnson's ccr
uheate and that they had come to hold meet
ing under that call, that they would not hand in
Their reports to tho Clerk, or to any one who
would not serve them under the call from Co.
nm6iana and in no event would they co-ope-
rate with Salem Monthly meeting.
James Hambleton would not serve any party
either illberal or liberal, andEunlcss they would
60 on together he could not serve
Tho illiborals then appointed Edward Uoons
Clerk, Samuel Nichols assistant to 90 on with
their business under the CALL and although
some OF the liberals protested against their pro-
ceoding thus and though their trcspassing
against the rights of the Quarterly meeting
yet they had nerve enough to brave it through.
The liberals waited till tho others closed and
then held what they called the regular Quarter
~ meeting, in which they agreed to appoint q
conference to be held nth of next month, and
appointed Committee to cooperate with New
Garden Quarter in getting up tho conference.
what each party will now do is a matter of
speculation.--I think the Nichols party arc
very much pleased that they have succeeded in
thrusting the liberals from them, as they now
anticipate peace in their Zion, but there arc
somo that go with them who eventually will
not bear prescription in silence but induce
again trouble in the camp.
How long the other party will continue, it
is hard to foresec, perhaps they have not vcnc-
ration sufficient to exist apart from tho other
party, nor perhaps have they scctarianism
enough, to exist long without those whose
main business would be to keep up the machi-
merry OF their religion organizations: Most of
those dcnominatcd liberal Friends have sympa-
thies warmly enlisted in the Anti-Slavery en-
tcrprsc, and think it can truly be sad that,
that is THE question which produced the di-
vision in the Quarterly Meeting. Many too of
tho illiborals, have warm abstract sympathy
for the Slave, but still stronger one to pre-
serve their ecclesiastical organization. Y.
Christian Anti. .ZlaVarv Couyant;on