Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-11
Conference Of Friends in P,nnsYlynnla.


This assembly which was some time since
announced in our paper, has been held agree
ably to appointment, at Old Kcnnett, Chester
Co, Pa. The following account Of its proceed
ings, we copy from the Tribune, which also
publishes its address. long but excellent ar
tice, similar in spirit and the character of its
recommendations, to that issued last summer
by the Ohio Yearly Meeting Of Progressive
Friends;
"In accordance with this cal, "a large assembly
convened in Friends meeting house in Old
Kennett, on Sunday May %. Every seat was
occupied, many stood in the doors and passages,
and others went away because they could not
find room even to stand. The meeting presen-
ted an imposing appearance. There were
goodly number Of aged Friends present of both
sexes, dressed in the usual Quaker garb, but
the bulk Of the audience consisted of intelligent
persons of middle age, and as fine a company
of youths as l ever saw convened.
"After an hour spent in preaching the Confer
ence was organized by the appointment of Jo-
sEPH A. DUoDALE and Miss Sidney PIERCE as
Clerks. The subject for the consideration of
which the Conference has been called was then
opened by proposition to organize Yearly
Meeting of "PRooREssvB FRIBSDs that
being the name adopted by similar bodies in
Ohio and Michigan. Some preferred the namo
FHIESDs OF PRooREss," fearing that, If the
first name should be adopted, the new Society
would be regarded by the public as only fac.
ton of Quakcr. This question was discussed
in an animated, but fraternsl manner for about
four hours, without coming to a decision.-
Among those who took part in the discussion
were VIM. Barnard, Thomas MClintock (of
Waterloo n. ", Ernestinc L. Rose, Lucretia
Mott. Thomas Curtis, d. Rush Plumly Oliver
johnson, Thomas Whi;son and others.
"The next day the subject was resumed, and
the Yearly Meeting was finally organized under
the name first proposed, and upon the basis
explained in the Exposition Of sentiments given
below.
Interesting communications were received
and read from the IIopedale (Nlilford, Mass
Community, and from the Salem (Ohio) Quar-
tcrly Meeting of Progressive Friends; and val
liable letters from Gerrit Smith, Cassius NJ.
Clay, s. J. May, VIM. Lloyd Garrison, J. G.
Forman, L. Wentworth Higginson, and others.
These letters will be published with the pro-
ceedings. .
"After the Yearly Meeting was organized, it
proceeded to take decided action upon Intem-
perancc, War, Slavery, Womans Rights, Capt.
tai Punishment and Tobacco. Each of these
subjects was referred to a Committee, composed
in part, of both sexes. and it was pleasant to
observe tho warm interest with which the young
people performed the duties allotted to them.
"The Conference did not adjourn finally till
Wednesday afternoon, having held no less than
4 eight sessions, some Of them protractcd to Q
late hour in the afternoon. The interest was
unabated from the beginning to the end. anC
4 the house we'll filed to the last. The meetings
however, were not altogether free from annoy
ance-two persons especially having attended
apparently for no other purpose than to defea
the objects for which they were held. Thes
persons oman and woman, though not man an,
wife) stopped at a rum tavern in the neighbor
hood, and one OF them at least behaved s
shamcfully that it were only charity to suppos
that he had patronizcd the bar too freely to b
in possession of his reasoning faculties. Tn
Conference bore his interruptions with pa
ticncc worthy of their professions as Nom Re
sistants. In almost any other meeting, l al
sure, he would have been roughly handled.
"Thc nature and objects of the new organizd
ton are very clearly deRred in the followin
document, which was submitted on Monday b
Committee of which Mr.. OLIVER JOHNSON
of New. York, was Chairman. If / am no
mistaken, it expresses the sentiments of larg
and rapidly increasing class of the community
and on that account, if for no other reason,
worthy of general attention" L. o.