Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-10-14

intoxicating liquors, ana 10 treat all VINO engage In
it as other offenders against the peace and welfare
of community should be treated
To the Senate and House Of Representatives in Con-
gresS assembled:
The Yearly Meeting, &c:
Would respectfully request you to abolish sla-
very in the District of Columbia, and the territor-
les of the United States and to exert the power of
the Government for its overthrow wherever your
influence may Extend they would also ask yor to
forbid tho interstate slave trade, aud to declare it
in principle and practice the same as the slave
trade on TIE coast of Africa.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock, tomorrow.
Tenth month 3D. Again convened.
The Committee appointed on Correspondence.
produced epistes for Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Waterloo Yearly Meetings, and lTopedule A8socia-
tion, which we're directed to be signed by the
Clerks and forwarded
Cornelius Whittacrc, Benz. S. Jones' Isaac Tres
cott Lewis Morgan, Arr Pearson, Anna Garr1tsot
were appointed to draw up an expression Of
sentiment in regard to the action Of our Govern
ment in committing Kansas and Nebraska to sla-
very and also take cognizance of such manifesto
lions Of public action and popular tendencies as
should claim the attention of our next Yearly
Meeting. They presented the flllowing:
The Ohio Yearly Meeting o.; Progressive Friends
would earnestly protest against the act known a.
'the Nebraska Lil :" regarding its passage as a
violation of national faith, as u sacrifice Of human
rights, a pandcrng to the spirit Of doapotsm, and
cntailng in its results, the curse of slavery upon
yet unborn generations.
Tie meeting entered into consideration of tb,
Importance and wants Of society. for social relig
ious meetings, and the necessity of stated meet
ngs, wherein more liberal and attractive course
of action should obtain, than has generally charac
terlzed religious meetings, which resulted in ap
pointing the following Committee to visit sucl
localities as seem most to need such meetings, and
consult with those taking interest in such meetings
and advise such course of action as shall tend t,
the desired result VIZ: Thomas Hamilton, Emelin,
/ Fawcctt, Mary Griffith, Sarah Smith, Pcarce Gar
retson, Samuel Myers, Caroline Stanton, Iloope
Bailey, Rachel Dutton Ezra Braunan, David l.
Galbrea,h, Isaac Pierce.
Tue Committee on exposition of sentiment, ac
ton, aims, &C., produced the following which wa.
adopted. .It
The Yearly Meeting Of Progressive Friends
assembled at Salem, OAio, Sept 3Oth 1851, desir
ing that the aim and object Of the association and
the mode Of action by which these are proposed t.
be attained, shall be perfectly understood by the
community in general, offers in this document q
brief exposition of their present views.
Believing in the universal Brotherhood of Man
our plan of membership extends to all who feel
sympathy with our desire to improve ourselves, ol
to assist others in bctterng their condition; and
therefore invitation is to all to Join us in these
undertakings.
We ask no one to subscribe to Il creed or confes
sion of faith. As the mental organizations of men
differ, each from the other, 50 various must neces
sarily be their opinions upon a speculative the
ology.
But We do invite GIl to unite with us in the in
vestigativn and comprehension of those laws .
the human constitution which control US as physi
cal as intellectual and as social beings, and in aid
ing us in the effort to render unto these perfec
obedience.
1t is easy to perceive and to demonstrate, that
until we understand these we cannot obey them
and hence the duty of investigation is plain an,
imperative.
1t is easy, we think, to demonstrate that in yield
ing obedience to them, we perform the only accept
able worship Of the Great Father, whose scriptur
is thus unchangeably written for our instruction
and guidance. Forms ceremonies, ordinances
silent meetings, and oral efforts to offer instrnc
ton, prayer and praise to the Almighty, are liabl
to be misunderstood and misapplied in human al
rangements \ sincere zeal in these performance
is daily to be compatible with continual vic
laton of the Divine Law
But he who learns the laws which govern him
as physical, intellectual, religious and socia
being, and obeys them cannot err therein; and h
gorifcs God in every act of his lile thus o(Tcrin
the only alteration aud homage which it is possibl
to render to Being Of perfect purity and holiness
to whom mere verbal praise and lip-service ca
only be an empty obla'ion.
Our Object may then be described to be the a
tempt to worship God by rendering a perfect ol
edence to His Law. To do this, we shall be con
PEELED to the continual effort to lift all whom W
may perceive to be beneath us in physical comfor
in intellectual culture in social advantages, to IL
same level with ourselves; whilst we omit no eiFo
, which is possible for our own advancement.
For if we be all children of God and therefor
brethren, it follows that We are not only equal
rights but that the interests Of all have been uni
ed and made indssolubly one. Hence, we cann
fulfill the social law, and Jeave an individual
the race subject to the evils of ignorance, Of j
temperance, of slavery of injustice Jr vice Of al
kind or measure, which it is in our power to /
u move, or in the slightest degree to alleviate
And the means which we propose to emplC
must necessarily be in harmony with these laws
i our being already alluded to.
: AS like must ever beget its like, in the NOR
as in the physical creation, we feel constrained,
e our effort to change the conduct Of our fellow
II ings to rely wholly upon the influence OF trut
u promulgated in the spirit of love and kindness
The whole of the past experience of mankn
warns us of the futiity of expecting to reap pl
& duct different from the seed we SOW. Acts of u
l. kindness towards our fellow-beings, can no mo