Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-09-20
MICHIGAN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
FRIENDS OF HUMAN PROGRESS,

viii he 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
as such, but as believers in the equal and impair
tial Fatherhood of God, the universal Brotherhood
of man, we cordially invite all especially those
who have faith that the "Divine effort never slack
ems that infinite bencfcence will not be banked
and consequently that progress il. v%irtup, and
moral excellence-.that the acquisition of knowl-
edge through the intellect, and a clearer pcr.ep-
ton OF spiritual truths through the intuitions, is
possible, should become experimental to every hu.
man soul-and hence are earnest and hopeful work.
ers in the direction OF a more natural and harmo-
NOUS Development of the race. We use the term
natural with reference to that nature created in
the divine image" the finite divinity which when
left free, and unhindered by crecds and convcn.
honalism, hy all arbitrary authority true to its
own tempted aphorisms," ever seeks it's all at.
traetivc origin the infinite Divinity. With regard
to the nature, and scope Of our organization we
we would say. believing thNt the law of progress
Is universal, that the world Of mind has not ad-
vanced in physical and mental science, and stood
still in ettic-, but that progression is the law Of
unfolding in every realm Of thought, and being.
and just as a progressive, inventive genids 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 %outgrown wooden plows, and
pod augurs, just so will the efete bodies of
thought, the gospels, and institutions OF Tho pas,
die and crumble away. before tie creative power
of new and higher thought. To answer this de-
N and for II new SOninl ordnr hprros,c.1;-- A.. II -
SPIRITUAL growth Of the age, and that shall be Its
exponent, we have adopted a frec.p!atfurm for the
discussion of general principles, and practical
measures relating to. human well-Leing, p platform
unpiedSed to partizan, or bigot, but to the honest
utterance of the highest, largest thought of every
brother man, who has a gospel" within him to
preach. The limits of discussion will be unre.
stricted save by the demands Of truth, vet VIC
earnestly hope we may vindicate ourselves as pos
scssing 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.
cesslty Tor 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 far.cff 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, that they have shut the gates of
Mercy on Mankind, let US with the Just, and
noble Nazarene, reverence the inviolability of hu.
man nature and teach
That he who treads ~profanely on the scrolls o.!
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 may
wish to attend, that several eminent speakers. and
Iaborers in tho harvest field Of humanity have
been invited, some of whom will be present and
the weight of their influence and Conservation
70 the right, to give character, and interest to the
EMELINE D'GARMO,
RICHARD GLASlER Jr,
PHEBE IL MERIT,
THOMAS Gil |