Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-13
MICHIGAN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
FRIENDS OF HUMAN PROGRESS,

VIII be held at Battle Creek on the first Satur.
day, and Sunday, the 9TH and 9Th Of October. In
issuing the following call, we wish it to be under
stood that the invitation is not to any sect or party
rs such, hut as believers in the equal and impair
llal f"therhOUd If God, the universal Brotherhood
Of man, we cordially invite all ; especially those
who have faith that the Divine effort never slack
cns, that infinite bencfcence will not bU banked
and consequently that progress il virtue, and
moral excellehce-.thl the acquisition Of knowl.
edge through the intellect, and n clearer per.ep-
tion Of spiritual truths through the intuitions, is
possible, should become experimental to every hu.
man soul-and hence are earnest, and hopeful work
ers i'll the direction OF Il more natural and harmo-
Nous development of the race. We use the term
"aturat with reference to that nature created in
the divine image" the finite divinity which when
left free, and uuhindercd by creeds and convcn.
NonallSin, by all arbitrary authority" true to its
own tempted ap~horisms," ever seeks its all at.
tractive origin the infinite Divinity. With regard
to the mature, and scope Of our organization we
we would say. belieyif & that the law Of progress
is universal, that the world Of mind has not ad.
vanced in physical and mental science, and stood
still in ethics but that progression is the law of
unfolding in every realm Of thought, and being,
and jcst as a progressive, inventive genius has en-
bodied its more perfect ideals in new and ultimate
forms, have they taken the place of old ones; aye,
as the world has outgrowh wooden plows, and
pod augurs, just so will the cfTete bodies Of
thought, the gospels, and institutions of the past
die and crumhle away, before the creative power
Of new and higher thought. To answer this de.
mand for a new social order corresponding to the
spiritual growth Of the age, and that shall be its
exponent, we have adopted a frec-platform for the
discussion Of general principles, and practical
measures relating to human well-being, q platform
unpledged to partizan, or bigot, but to the honest
utterance OF the highest, largest thought Of every
brother man, who has n gospel" within him to
P'each. The limits of discussion will be unre-
stricted save by the demands of truth, yet we
earnestly hope we may vindicate ourselves as pos
sessing the character. the true manly spirit Of do.
ing good unto all by espousing the cause of the
poor, and oppressed everywhere. The urgent ne.
cessity for such testimony. becomes most apparent
when we remember, that from the forty thousand
pulpits of the popular, and Influential Churches
of our land with a few noble exceptions comes no
voice Of hope, as deliverance to the outraged
slave, A church, a religion, which is still truth.
fully portrayed in the following graphic lines.
And the solemn priest to Moloch on each God
deserted shrine,
Broke the bondman's heart FOR bread, poured the
bondmans blood for wine,
While the multitude in blindness to a farrell Saw.
Jour knelt
And spurned, the while the temple where a pres,
ent Saviour dwelt.'
And while it may be truly affirmed of parties,
and governments, tina: they have shut the gates of
Mercy on Mankind, let US with the lust, and
noble Na2arene, reverence the inviolability of hui
man nature and teach
That he who treads profanely on the scrolls Of
law and creed,
In the depth Of Gods great goodness may find
mercy in his need.
But woe to him who brushes the soul with chain
and rod,
And herds with lower natures the awful form of
God,
We may add for the information Of all that NAV
wish to attend, that seyera. eminent speakers, and
Iaborero in Tho harvest field Of humanity have
been invited, some of whom will be present and
lend the weight Of their influence and conservation
To the right, to give character, aud interest to the
meeting.
EMELINE D'GAPMO.
RICHARD GLASiER Jr,
PllE}E II MERIT,
IiIOh AS CHANDLER,
EAMCEL d. MOORE.