Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-11-21
MEETINGS IN WESTERN PENNsYLVA-
MA AND NORTHERN OHIO -
ROCHESTER. Nov. lIth. 1857.

FRIEND RoDrNsoN: The Bugle of the 7th, inst,
came to hand last EVENING" notice no word rela.
tive to meetings of A. NJ. Powell, WV. Brown
and S. B. Anthony, in Western PENNSYLVANIA and
Northern Ohio. I-
1t ls due the cause, and the friends there, that
such words shall be spoken through the Bugle.
We found preliminary arrangements for the
meetings named in the programme you sent me.
Friends Law and Dawley met us. at Girard De.
pot on The morning of the l5th. They had made
our appointments in school houses, in their neigh
borhoods, instead Of the villages Of Girard and
Lockport.
The meetings were well attended though The
night was very dark and rainy.
Mr.. Brown remained and spoke Friday evening
in Mr.. Laws school house. Mr.. Powell and nv
self accompanied Isaac Brooks, who had kindly
come for us, to Linesville. The roads were very
muddy, and the speed very slow, but the faithful
PONY" was now and then relieved of the masou-
line portion of his load. Powell and Brooks walk
ing up the hills. Our Journey, however was de-
lightful, the lowering sky and ~drizsiing rain to
the contrary, Notwithstanding. Tie scenery was
all new to me, this being my initiatory to Western
Pennsylvania. / never saw the autumn foliage 60
rich and beautiful. ~
But the most grateful event of the day, was the
right hearty greeting we received at the home Of
the Brooks. The daughters joyous welcome at
the gate, the mothers glad face, cheerful word
and cordial shake Of the hand, the good old fash
ioLed fire blazing on the hearth, the mir Of COM
fort that ~pervaded everything, the beautiful supper
soon spread before us,--all, oil, filed nv soul
with n N, IL y.
fate it is to be much apart from the loved ones of
the home circle. will readily understand how great
a blessing comes to the ~wayfarer, at tie home Of
the Brooks.
The Linesville Convention was held in the
shabby old school house," the doors of the Bap-
tist Church being shut against the slave and all
who plead his cause,
On Saturday A. NJ. the attendance was small.
nearly all present were aSolitionists, and our
meeting might very properly be termed q confer
ence meeting. .r.'. d. 7ei
MesSrs. Brooks, Bishop, Ninety. Bunda and
Others OF the Linesville Friends participated in the
meeting. Some seemed discouraged, others hope
full. MIR. Powell made al earnest and telling
speech on the influence of the true life of the in
d~ividual. All seemed to feel that their strength
had been renewed, and that it is good for tho
brethren and sisters to thus confer together.
Saturday evening and the three sessions of Sun
day, were large meetings .'a. an ts
A novel spectacle to me, was the almost count.
less numbers of Babies" in attendance. II is
rarely that we see a baby at meeting in the East,
and my risibles would get the better Of my CRAWL
ty, when the little creatures Gro wing and crying,
overtopped the voices of the speakers. But tho
friends said you'll get used to the babies" and
doubtless | should. H
Mr.. Powell being quite i'll. with severe cold on his
lungs, Mr.. Brown took the 'laboring oar, and most
m~anfully did no WELD it, faithfully exposing tina
terrible guilt of both Church and State. Never
before had | heard him so thoroughly and forcibly
set the sins of the people in order before them
The Republican Party. especially, did he arraign
for its wicked alliance with slavery. And, since
we abolitionists are accused by the "world's pso-
pie" of being given to mutual admiration" I
may as well add, Mr.. Brown to my mind, proved
himself fully equal to the emergency.
Friend uks made an appointment for me at
Gears school house, East of Linesville, where I
had a large audience, and provoked a Methodist
Glass Leader to reveal to me a neto School Of 81
mon pure Anti-slsvery Methodists, called tho
evangelical Methodists." But, alas for the New
School" he proved it n fac simile Of the old one. in
league with slavery, and its father and mother, the
Devil. .t'.F
Monday evening Mr.. Brown read his Drama,
GLOW to give a Northern man a back bone" to a
large audience, Tuesday night he spoke in the
Baptist Church at Conneautville. Wednesday at
Wellsburg. Thursday and Friday at Lockport viii
1laoa NaJnaoday aganin1N6r DoyaI.n II nnn.aIe
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks, Mr.. Bishop
and son. had a meeting at Conneautville. The
Baptists had had about all the Anti.Slavery they
could bear, from Brown the night previous. and
were threatening to close the House against us
but Mr.. Brooks persevered, opened the house.
built the fires, furnished the lights, rang the bell,
and gathered together quite o respectable audience
rs TO members.
The NJ, T.. Minister was present, and told what