Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-12-15

CORRESPONDENCE

When l wrote you last, | mentioned nm appoint
ment for a meeting in the African meeting house
In Mt. Pleasant, which resulted as ] somewhat an.
%tioipated, in excluding us from the house and also
from their school house adjoining. The latter |
infer from q hint ! received, was designed to be
occupied that evening for Il prayer meeting. As
there was no less respectable place, no lower deep
TO which to send the advocate of the slave in search
Of a room in which TO plead his cause, as the clos
est imitation possible to them of their white Chris.
tim brethren, these colored people had no other
means of disposing of the matter than to exclude
entirely IN anti-slavery nssemblagc from their
property. In this village are held now three year
ly ~meetinga of the people who cali themselves
Friends" and their influence is very extensive.
The other denominations of Orthodox Christians
are also to be found there with their houses for
worship, priests and church going members. |
I was told by an influential Quaker. it would not
DO worth while to call a meeting there on the Sab
bath for anti-slavery purposes, as the people would
not attend on that day.
The short road to Heaven, by faith without
works is II very easy one, apparently, to travel in
and SO crowded with passengers it seems hardly
possible it can be the one described as-"narrow is
tno way WHlCh icuuS W ire, Uuu ioW lhSIV uC tH"'
End it," If | could have the cars of protesting
christians in that vicinity as well as in some other
places, l should be compelled to ask them to ex-
anime well whether they be self-deceived or wilful
hypocrites in their religious ms well as their anti
slavery professions. AT Colerain, in Belmont coun-
ty, l found the same state of feeling rs in Mt.
Pleasant. From there l visited our old friends,
William and Jane Robinson and their children,
who maintain the anti-sluvory zeal in which we
knew them in 1887 and 1911, when we had such
numerously attended anniversary meetings in Mt.
Pleasant neighborhood. Had a meeting in their
school house, at Trenton, which was small. The
next evening, the 9th, had n pretty well attended
meeting in the house of the Episcopal Methodists
in Harrison county, in which neighborhood We
have some active friends and co workers. Some
opposition to the disuniun doctrines was made by
DR.. Kearns, who wound up however, with an exhor-
tation to the audience to subscribe for the Bugle,
but they followed his example rather than precept
and l obtained no new readers in that place. The
next evening, we had q meeting in George Town,
a few giving donations to the Society. Spending
q night with our friends, Mr.. Nicely, at IIopedale,
where l felt too unwell to have n meeting, l found
them interested as usual in the progress of our
cause, but so engrossed in the affairs Of their Nor
NAL School just going into operation under the d.
rection OF the State Association Of Teachers, their
reformatory efforts are principally directed into
that channel. From there l visited New Market
and made arrangements for a meeting on Sunday
tho End Of December, and went on to secure the
assistance of our active fl iond John Holiness in the
operations, in that vicinity, but found him occu-
pied with a sick family, and anticipating the spec
.dy death of an interesting child. With them l
staid two days assisting to nurse except during the
time for the New Market meeting, and then pro-
eeeded to Deersville. 1t happened to be the even
ing for the monthly concert of prayer, in the Wes-
leyan church and by the advice and concurrence
of some of those active in that meeting, l adver-
tised q lecture to follow in the same house at the
conclusion of their services. They very kindly
determined to shorten the exercises of their meet
ing, and gave place to me at a seasona5le hour
Three opposing females left the house, but the re-
mainder of the audience gave attentive heed to the
most radical Disunion sentiments, and eyinced
their sympathy with them in private conversation.
The visit Of S. S. Foster to Deersville has produced
effects which will long cause it to be remembered.
] have met with no place where the Bugle seemed
more properly appreciated, and this was to me the
more gratifying because of the Orthodox faith of
most of its patrons in that town, evincing that
their religion had not become a mere Formally, to
be trusted in, in lieu of practical righteousness
/ expected to have n meeting in Uhricksville, Tus'
earawas county, but finding the attention of the
people occupied in n course of lectures by DIR. Ev-
erett, | merely distributed tracts and the Kane p
titions in that place, in the towns of New Phila-
delphia, Dover, Bolivar and Canton, and fastened
home.
have found every where q great interest felt to
obtain these tracts, and have great hopes of the
assistance they are to render in revolutionising
this nation. Wherever a hearing can be had the
most ultra revolutionary sentiments in respect to
our slavery supporting government, are respectful
ly listened to and seem to be accepted as a matter
for careful examination. Twenty-Five years we
have labored to obtain the attention of the people.
That object is now accomp i he'd. The work before
us in the future is to make them comprehend the
true relations they sustain to slavery whilst sup
porting this government and to quicken their con-
sciences unit! the guilt of their present completely
with the crime OF crimes shall be felt to be too in
tolerable to be endured. Yours, &C.,
A. BROOKE.
MARLBORO, Dec. 6, 1855,