Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-29
PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS IN INDIANA.

AT Quarterly Meeting of Progressive Friends,
held at West Grove, jay Co., Ia, 9Th Of 4th mo-.
1854, J. Y. Hoover and Sarah II. votaw we're called
upon to serve the meeting as Clerks.
On motion, Joshua Small, Thomas Gray, Enos
Lewis, Daniel yotaw and Sarah Kees were ap-
pointed in connection with the Clerks as Business
Committee.
The meeting then adjourned until 2 o'clock, p. NJ
Near the time adjourned to, the meeting again con-
vened. When the Committee on Business pre-
sented the following resolutions for the considera-
tion of the meeting:
l. Resolred, That tobacco las used in the present
day. is suicidal, both mentally and physically to
the human family.
q Resolped, That the religious element in man,
in common with every other Nature Of his, seeks
to be gratfed, and il his spiritual vision be couded
so that he cannot behold the true and living God,
he is seen worshipping God Of his own forming.
3. Resolved, That the popular religion Of the
day tends to obscure and veil the mind with ignor-
ance of its true relations to God and man. therefore
it should be rejected.
4. Resotred, That the evidence we collect from
the late spiritual manifestations make us believe
in the dawning Of a brighter day, when man will
be divestcd of his Ignorance, and will have better
knowledge Of the true relation between man and
his God, which we hail with great joy.
S. Resolred, That the salvation of the race in a
great measure depends upon the elevation Of wo-
man.
6. Resolred, That religion which seeks to throw
its mantle over the system Of oppression as tolcr-
ated by the American Government, is altogether
unfit to be called the Christian religion, which we
understand to be doing unto others rs wo would
have others do unto us.
Z. ReSoired That q government which en-
slaves single individual may justly be styled
despotism, undcscrving the support Of those who
love justice more than injustice.
g. Resoieed, That we look upon the attempt Of
Congress to repeal the Missouri Compromise as
daring act against the best interest Of humanity.
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Q. Whereas, the action Of the House Of Represcn-
tatives, on the bill known as the Homestead bill
manifested an illberal, unnatural and iendish dis
position in making distinction between those who
are to receive the benefits of said BILL denying the
benefits to those who shall be Of African extraction
and oil females; therefore
BE il resolved, That we cannot consistently avail
ourselves of the benefits Of said BILL TO the excu-
sion Of the down-trodden OF any race bo they male
or female.
10. Resolued, That there is no subject, ancient
or modern, that is too sacred for man to invosti-
gate.
The meeting then took up the 5th resolution, and
after discussion had thereon on motion il was
laid on the table. On motion, the End resolution
was taken up and discussed, and was finally re-
jected. The meeting then adjourned to 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
9th. Friends again assembled, when the Sd res
olution was taken up and adopted unanimously.
The meeting then took a recess
Friends again met and proceeded with the bust.
ness. On motion, the 4th resolution was taken up.
freely and fully discussed, and adopted. On mo-
tion, the LIST resolution was taken up, and after
considerable discussion. adopted. On motion, the
5th resolution was unanimously adopted The
meeting then adjourned to 10 o'clock, 10th.
Near the time adjourned to, Friends again as
sembed.
On motion, the 9th resolution was taken up dis
cussed, and adopted. The meeting then took re-
cess, and again assembling, proceeded to the dis
cussion of the 7th resolution which was finally
adopted. 9Th, 9th and 10th were severally taken
up and adopted.
On motion Of Ensley Lewis, it was resolved that
the proceedings of this meeting be published in
the Anti-Slavery Bugle and the Mississenewa Ga.
zettc, with request that all other papers friendly
to the cause do the same.
Resolved, That we now adjourn to meet in Grant
Co., Ind, the last Seventh day in June next to
which everybody is invited
JoHN. Y. HoovLR, NIL.
| SARAH IL. VoTAw, '"''
Jonesborough, Grant Co., H., April 10, '54.