Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-27
1rorceoinos
or THE OHIO YEARLY MEETING OF
FRIENDS OF HUMAN PROGRESS,
He'd at Salem, Ohio, from the Gu TO the Sh Of oh
month. 1855,

month, 1885.
FiRsr MoRNIse SESSION, 9th no., 9th, l2G6.
A ommittee consisting Of Daniel Bonsall, Jas.
Barnaby. and Charles y. 6risell we're appointed
10 nominate officers to serve the meeting. After u
short absence the committee reported;
OLIVER JOHNSON. Chairman,
Esther @llAaals Secretaries.
CAROLINE STANTON,
RoprRr HlLLis, Finance Committee.
LEWIS MORGAN,
BUSINESS cOMaIrTEE.
Mary Ann johnson. of N. Y; Thomas Whitson,
Of Pa. Alice utmilton, Of Pa; A. I. Fnss, of N
II Lydia Irish Of Pa, and Mahlon Irwin, James
Barnaty. and Abel Underhill, of Ohio.
The Call for the meeting was read.
Resolved, That it lie mutually agreed by those
COMPOSING this meeting. that each speaker lie LIN
tied To 80 minutes, till all who wish tn speak on
any given suffice, are through. Discussed by
Isaac Trcscu,t, Thomas Ben,ly. b S. Jones. A.
T. Fuss, WIN. HEX. jane NJ. rrescatt, o.. ) s.
Griting, d. B nsall. A Gilbert. DR.. uarlo. VIM.
Myers, L.. Morgan. Oliver johnson, Thomas Whit
son, Amanda Britt. and Mrs. Webster.
a ~;ummittee consisting Flames Barnaby, Isaac
Treseot aud Caroline Stanton, were appointed to
make arrangements for evening meetings, tor ad'
dresses sNd discussions.
AFTERNOON SESSION. Of the 9th.
The committee proposed no he subject of inves-
tigatiun aud discussion this afternnnn, Sectd'idh'Sm
its nature, the evils arising thereirom, and the
means by which they may be most eiectually
counteracted and removed.
Discussed by Thomas Whit,n, Joseph Barker.
Andrew +. Foss, VIM. HEX. DR.. Underhii. Z.
Whitacre, Mrs. Britt, d. S. jones, and Oliver
johnson.
FIssr DAY-MoRNINo SESSION.
An impressive address was delivered by JOSEPH
A. Dugdale of Pa.
The following epistle was read, from the Penn
sylvania Yearly meeting Of Progressive Friends
and directed to 5e published with the projecting
Of THIS meeting.
The Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting Of Progressiv
EriendS. held ut Lohg,c0od. Chester county, az th
FJJM mOnth. 1856. to the OHIO ledrty Aeettitg q
Fiiends Of Human Progress.
DEAR FRIENDS Our Fourth Annual Convoca
tion Is drawing to a close. The nuhser RI AZ
tendance has been even larger than usual. some
times more than filling the spacious editce in wh'c'
We meet; while the interest i'll the various subject
prescribed Tor our consideration has been exceed
ingly gratil,i ing aud encouraging. Now, IN til
budding and joyous Spring time, when 'he cute
world, su latel, bound i'll the chnins oil a long al
severe Winter, is bursting into II new lie OF eon
and thanksgiving, We would atrune our stirits' I
far as may he, in unison with the brightness, ii
beauty, aad the harmony which surroutd US. }
this spirit Of harmony and peace, we SEND yo'
once more, our traternal greetings, acknowledge
the receoti.n of your interesting letter. dated ti
10Th Of last m.lth.
We are favored with the company of sewers
friends from II diota,rce, deeply Interested Tor u
good of humanity and the PRONUNCIATION Ut Il
liberal and progressive views which coAstitute u
.cbisf bond OF union. The disruurses uf the
fr,epIs have instructed and benefited us, and t
seeds Of truth winch they have dropped III .
midst will, We trust, bear abundant iruit.
Iu our meetings, US ia yours, the time, neces'
rily shurr 10 vccupied in the consideration oi
large uumier of topics, no one Ut which IL Is Pr
sible for US to treat with the care peed'ul To
thorUugh elucidatirn. In such circumstance
there is need for caution, lest crude and imniat4
opinions, Instead of sound principles, should nj
atterance. As you intimate. it is doubtless bett'
on sach occasions. to do a little work thorough
than tO attempt SO much US to do nothing we
but, with q platform so free ms ours hls u'm''
totfnd q remedy for this evil Time ana expe
ence may, ~perhape, snow as how to overcome
II has been remarked amongst Us, and we belize
with truth. that false theological opinions, nisc'
oeptiuns of God and humanity, and OF the re
tions which man bears to the Universe. he ut
root Of many Of the evils Of society; and that II
in vain 70 attempt to prune the oAshoots while
corrupt root remains liner dictated. Let us tn
dear friends, while we avoid. On the one hand,
cultivation of a barren faith without works.
deavor. on the other not to work with n blind d
.aisdirscted zeal. We all claim for ourselves, 4
oheevrully accord to each other. the right OF priv
judgo.eni; hut we must not f"rget that "pihh
formed up,n insufficient knowledge, or uiider
influence uf prejudics IN u perverted TASTE are
notions, which sill not stano the test OF investI
ton. Hence it b ehuoves us all 10 increase rs
AZ possible, our stale of positive ano demonstra
knowledge, SO that we may build upon a firm d
yelisbie lasis the opinions which must guide Us
the respnn.ihle affairs Of Lille. A dlligent cult
tion OF our intellectual puwers will tend greatly
lessen the TOO frequent and %prohtless conflict
opinions and ensure that spirit of harmony and
Operation wi,hogt ~hieh associations must ever
ert u chilling and peruieiOus influence.
Among the topics which have claimed our at
tion on this occasion are. Slavery, lntemperai
1'obaceu, the Rights # Woman, the Treatment
Criminals, and the Uses sad Abuses of Ann
ments. An essay on tho subject last named
pared with much care, and embniying sentime
which, though rarely heard in religious ASSENT
we believe To be MT only true but Of very n
Importance, was adopted with great unanim
and will appear with our published p%roceedii
We have expressed the opinion that Amuseme
en- sosae form, are needful both to the old and
Soons. and that. under proper regulations, I
would eEers q beneficial influence not only u