Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-08
EpISTIE

To Friends Of Michigan, Genesce and Green Plain,
by he Yearly Meeting ef Rogycssiec Friends met
at Salem, Ohio.
DEAR FRIENDS: In the love Of that Divine truth
which brcathes joy and peace to the whole brother
hood of man, we address you fraternally occupy
ing the same high position with ourselves.
We apprchcnd that great good may be accom-
plishcd by social religious association if that as
sociation is based upon true, liberal principles,
where all can realize and exercise the responsible
ties that duty and truth enioin upon thcm where
no privileged orders exist to cramp and crush the
uprisings of truth in those whom bigoted fancy
assigns more humble positions.
True association dcvclopcs our latent goodness,
enarges our understandings increases our rational
enjoyment, hnppifes our social natures, and helps
us to realize the deep fountains of wisdom and
inspiration, that God has opened for his rational
creation to enjoy. In our social position enucnce
each other for good, stimulate each other to become
mediums of glad tdings to our fellow men, and
exercise the glorious privileges of the of God
Everywhere God and the attributes of truth are
the same, but the different ages and conditions Of
men appreciate less Of divine truth in pro-
portion to their perceptions and tho stand point
they occupy in regard to truth. While on the one
hand we should receive no revelation either jewish,
mahomedan, pagan or christian as oracles for us.
Yet We believe that the word of God which is ex-
pounded through our divine nature, has gone forth
in all ages Of the world and true hearts have res
ponded TO il as the voice Of God and purer and
better thoughts have been generated thereby, and
although all revelation must be moro or less ini-
perfect, yet we can but be thankful that the rich
streams af inspiring wisdom arc open to all who
seek their living realization. Tho jewish, pagan
and christian sacred books, although from the ma
turc of things fallible, andcoyering much error
under their "thus saith the Lord yet they con-
tain gems of thought and wisdom which consti-
tutc n part of the written and "great unpriEe,,
,cord Of God" Which the future progression of
men shall yet develope.
Dear Friends, le. us not look back to the graves
of ancestors for the oracles of divine TRUTH but
permitting the wisdom of the past to have its true
merit impressed upon us, may we press forward to-
ward the light that attracts us upward and onward
realizing that more word of truth is there,
than in the misty revelations of bygone ages that
we have frcsher springs of revelation to satiate our
lhlst' uiVi 'hV ihhh'o bNihe' thuh tuhlhS ior uu-
thority the assumed revelation of Others Let us
follow the example and teaching of those who are
held up as patterns for admiration, only SO far
as they harmonic with the reason and divinity
within us.
The subjects of slavery, war, intcmperance, the
inequality of sex and condition capital punishment
the best method of treating criminals, and other
humanitary interests, has claimed our attention
and something has been done we hope, to hasten
the jubilee, when the lion and the lamb shall lie
down together, when the man strong in his animal
propenses shall give way to the spirit of the lamb
and the child of wisdom and love shall lead him.
LOT HOLMES, M,
ANN PEARSON, O''"S'