Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-18
CYNTHIA WALTON, c,.,,,,,.;,,
RIcmARp GLAsIER, Jr.,
NOTES FROM THE IEcTUR1Ne FIELD.

blNONGA, feD. lUth, 1904.
closed q series Of seven Lectures at the Yves
leyan church at Wolf Greek on Wednesday night
The audiences were good from the beginning, and
increased in numbers and interest to the last
l am confident that many who were prejudiccd
against the Anti-Slavcry movement, are so no lon
ger but will be valuable auxilaries to the cause
in the future. Our faithful friends Warren and
Myra Gilbert have stood pretty much alone in that
neighborhcod but will do so no longer Trucr
friends to the slave can no where be found than
these. have had home with them during the
whole Of my stay in that region twenty meetings
in succession did our friends attend with thcir
team, taking from dozen to twenty with them
each evening. Would that the cause had such rep
resentatiycs in every noighborhood.
On Thursday morning, in the midst of severe
snow storm, Warren and started to attend the
Convention at this place. Never was | out in
weather so bitterly cold. In an open wagon we
bufieted the wind and snow, till we could endure
no longer After thawing out we started again,
and at night reached Ann Arbor, where at the
house Of Richard Glazier we met our good friends
the Fosters and Others on their way here. We
were indeed glad TO see each other again; and
especially when we heard of the very narrow es-
cape that Mr.. and Mrs. Foster had had but few
hours before. They came on the cars to Ann Ar
bor just they were nearing the station, passing
round very short curve the engine ran off the
track pitching headlong down a steep bank, roll
ing over and over. stopping bottom uppcrmost.-
The tender WAS upset on the edge of tho bank,
while the baggage and emigrant cars were thrown
athwart the track. The passenger cars remained
ON the track and although the confusion was very
great, none of the passengers were injured. The
fireman had one of his legs badly manged. Grat-
tude filed our hearts, for lily could such faithful
advocates Of the slave be spared from the field
of labor.
Next day found US at the homes of the Fullers,
on the evening Of which quite number Of friends
met and held an informal meeting preparatory 20
the meeting of the next day. At ten o'clock the
meeting was called to ORDER q goodly number
being in attendance. Cyrus Fuller was elected
President. The official report will he furnished
for the Buglc. During the meeting, our friend
d. s. Jones arrived, adding much to cur joy On
Sunday the house was crowded. The discussions
were animated and thorough, quite number par
ticIclH lHe nlcetluS tONuIus tHc closc
was annoyed by one or two rather querulous free
soil men, still much good feeling prevailed.
There are many sterling friends of the slave
here, and they evidence their love for the cause,
by freely sustaining it with their means. This
town must have contributed this year, considerably
moro than one hundred dollars to the funds Of the
Mich. Society.
Several of our friends from Adrian and the
were here though it is sixty miles dis
tant, and they had to come in wagons, among whom
was Thos. Chandler and wife, Jacob Walton, Ann
IIayhall, &c. On Tuesday morning VIC again sep
arated. Stephen and Abby returned to Ann Arbor,
B. S. Jones to Waterford, and l to Pennington,
where spoke once in the Friends House, PRO
gressivcl aud twice in the Union House, a new,
beautiful building. The meetings were very well
attended, the last being the most numerous. Par
ticular attention was paid to the Nebraska Plot on
the second night, and the enthusiasm was great
think the slave may safely reckon on a strong
influence in his behalf here.
Yours ns ever, w,