Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-04-11
Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friend

The undersigned a Committee appointed fol
that purpose, hereby give notice, that the FIFTH
YEARLY MEETING OF THE PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS OF
PENNSYLVANIA will convene in the Lnngwoon
meeting house. Chester County, on FIRST DAY,
the l7.h of Fifth month. 1857. at 10 o'clock. a. N
and continue its sessions, probably, for three
days.
The distinguishing popularity of the Religious
Society is, that. not being founded upon II creed j.;
invites the co operation of every friend Of Truth.
Humanity, and Progress, without regard to secta
rian or theological distinctions. The rights of those
who come into our assemblies are graduated by no
differences of sex, nationality. or complexion. We
have no u,der of priests or ministers, lifted above
tLeir brethren, 10 address US in n voice Of author
lty, to define the Dor ndaries of thought. and in.
terpret for us the will Of God. Free discussion
has for us no terrors. We say with MILTON.
Though all the winds Of doctrine be let loose to
play upon he earth, SO Truth be in the field, We
do iujuriously to doubt her strength. Let her and
FalSehood grapple. Who ever knew Truth put to
the worst 10y n free and open encounter %
We assemble ourselves together, from time to
time, not 10 wrangle about the abstruse dogmas OF
a dry and sapless theology, but for the renewal Of
our spiritual stI ength, and to worship the SUPREME
in the search for LIVING and VITAL TRUTH; to in
spire and promote the love and good,wi among
mankind to confront in a manly spirit the great
moral issues of the time to testify against every
form of oppression and popular wickedness to
'nvigOrate every noble and generous impulse and
every aspiration for purity and virtue; TO speak
words of encouragement, sympathy. and hope to
the poor, the unfol tunate. and the degraded, and
to devise and execute plans for their relief. We
accept, rs expressing the spirit and purpose of our
Association, these memorable words of HUMBOLDT:
The one idea which history exhibits as evermore
developing itself into greater distinctness, is the
idea of nUMANITY-the noble endeavor to throw
down all barriers erected between men by pref.
udice and one.sided views and, by setting aside
the distinctions Of religion, countr Y, and color. to
treat he whole race as one brotherhood, having
one great object, the free development of our spirit.
ual nature"
To all whose hearts incline them tn Cooperate
with us, in this spirit and for these objects, we ex.
tend n cordial and earnest invitation to meet with
US at the time and lace above named.
Joseph A. Dugdale, Ruhaney Way,
Oicer J0hnSon, Thomas Garrett,
H. NJ. Darlington, Isaac MendenhaH,
William Barnard, Philena Head.
John G.. Jackson, Ruth Duo9,Ie.
Lizzie Mcforian. Frdnkiin Darlington,
Hannah z. Hanloay, Josiah Wilson,
Dtu0h MendeRhdH, Susanna Chambers,
Sarah N. Barnard, Sarah A. Entriken,
Rachel Wilson, Agnes Sanders.
COMMUNICATIONS for the Meeting u ay he ad.
dressed 10 JOSEPH A. DUGDALE. Hamorton, Chester
county Pennsylvania or to OLIVER JOHNSON, Anti
Slavery Office, New York.
LoNGwooD MEETING HOUSE is one mile west of
IIamorton. on the road leading to Kennel Square.
Strangers are informed that a daily mail-coach
runs to the latter place from Wilmington, Delaware.
passing directly by the Westinghouse. The dis
lance from Wilmington to Longwood is IL miles.
Between Philadelphia and Wilmington there is
daily communication both by Railroad and Steam
boat