Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-01-22
Letter from Michigan.
ADRIAN. Mich, Jan. sth, 1858.


FRIENp ROBINSON For three weeks and more
have made no sign of life or action through
your columns. No great loss, well filled as
they arc with goodly matter, but still not ex-
actly in fulilment of promise to keep friends
informed Of what is doing here. My last letter
was dated at Plymouth, and the day after wri-
ting Sunday had two good meetings in a
Union Meeting House some three miles from
the village-tho audience substantial farmers,
of a class quite inclined to do their own think
ing more than is customary in these days
Monday evening small meeting in the same
place Tuesday in school house near Farm
ington Wednesday at the Methodist Church in
the village, with a good audience. BY vote
OF the Society, the house is placed in charge Of
one person, and he is not to open it except for
those who can bring credentials to prove good
moral character and orthodox fith right i'll these
particulars l(especiaiiy the tatter,) the house is
to be free for Temperance, Anti Slavery, &c.
All these good lcsusos of course would undo'
such care, be jUdiciousiy advocated and no pro-
fame word uttered against the Church. had
being an agent of your most excellent Anti
Slavery Society, aud sad to say, that could
hardly be confirmation strong as Holy Witt
as to orthodoxy in faith and practice. SO i'll
Informed are some os TO its high standing in
both particulars. However, two Of the Trus-
tees opened tho house on their own responsible
ity, in very manly way, and oil passed off well
enough.
In Pennington and vicinity, much interest
has been shown, and "matcrial aid given for
the Canadian fugitivos. The Voice of the Flu
gitivcs" is taken by many, and its Editor, Hen
ry Bibb, has earnest friends.
The plan now on foot for helping the colorod
people in Canada to help themselves by buying
land to be resold in small parcels to them on
credit. The Refugees Home Society has some
leading and efficient advocates there.
went one evening to South6eld, some six
miles towards Detroit, daring with temcrity
almost unprecedented to talk "rght on and
right out" about Church and State, within fif-
teen miles Of Lewis Cass and Rov. DR.. Duflield'
"a bravery almost equal to that of the clergy,
whom they denounce gambling, profanity, or
some other unpopular evil, that nobody cares a
straw to defend. After spending some four or
Eve days in the vicinity of Plymouth l left for
Ypsilanti in company with Cyrus Fuller, from
whom had received much efficient aid. Held
three good meetings in Friends Meeting House
near Samuel ID. Moore's, thence went to Ann
Arbor, and finding the Court House occupied,
spent week on Lodi Plains talking every night
in School Houses held two good meetings in
Union School district west of Saline, among
liberal and andidpeople, and returning to Ann
Arbor took cars for Battle Creek.
Sunday and Monday held two meetings in
Bedford, some four miles distant, in the String
ham School House; the first a small gathering,
the next larger, but bowling wind, snow, and
rain keeping many away. 1t is an excellent
place to work n-readiness to examine AMI can
dor unusually abundant Had also two small
meetings in Battle Creek-audience excellent in
quality, but beyond the few faithful friends il
seems difficult to bring out audiences-four
churches and keen chase after the alnliqIity dol
lar divide the attention of the people, and be-
tween the two, fortified as they both are by a
spice of pride Of purse and creed, there is small
chance for such petty matters as Anti Slavery.
There are much better materials to work on in
the country round-less bigotry and prejudice.
Two days were fixed on TO visit the home Of
Reynolds Cornell and hold meetings; but illness
and a storm on the first, and a soaking rain on
tho second prevented, much to my regret.
Returning to Ann Arbor, and being still un-
able to get the Court House, in consequence of
prior engagements, held three meetings in the
neighborhood and left by stage for Adrian,
where Tomorrow Sunday meetings are ap-
pointed in Odd Fellows Hail. In Ann Arbor
| only one church (Universaiist) could probably
be had. The feeling among the orthodox may
be judged by the fact that Clergyman, (Rov.
Mr.. Vincent Of Cincinnati,) agent for the Chris
tian Press and the Ant-Slavery Tract Society,
| was refused admission to the church Of Rev.
Mr.. Curtis (Prcsbyterian) when he wished to
present his cause, although theologically of the
same faith and sect. He spoke in the Congre-
gational church, and it was said gave manly
expose of pro-slavery cxpurgations practised by
the publishing committee of the Old Tract So
ciety in obedience to their Southern masters,
and divers other highly interesting matters of a
kindred nature among " the elect.
He is to spend some months in this State and
if he goes on as he has begun, will open the
eyes of the religious community to'some strange
things not dreamed of in their philosophy. Al
ter week and moro leave for the East, hold
ing meetings meanwhile in this vicinity will
write again before leaving.
Yours truly, G. B. STEBBINS.
NOTICE
TO FRIENDS OF POPULAR EDUCATION.