Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-20
Communications.


GIRARD, Erie Co, Pa, March 9th, 1858.
DEAR FRIEND ROBINSON: l have now completed
three weeks of labor in Pennsylvania, and when l
fulfil my present engagements l shah have made
the term a little more than four weeks.
Wednesday evening, my appointment was in a
school house, in the Gear neighborhood". had
been invited there by two young men by the name
of Gear, who have drunk in the spirit of reform and
are working with earnestness and intelligence in
the cause. Nothing SO much cheers the heart Of
the lnti.slavery lecturer as to see the young, Civ.
ing the strength and enthusiasm of their carly
life TO this great cause. When we arrived at the
house we found a good collection Of people on the
outside, but the house dark and securely locked
One of the trustees q very ignorant mar. had been
induced by the influence Of the religion that wa.
around, and within him, to order the house locked
And when called upor for the key refused to give
it up; the sectarians use the house at their pleasure,
Thusa number of persons who had helped to build
this house are deprived Of those privileges in it,
that tbs sectGrian and the bigot are constantly,
and to the full extent Of their pleasure enjoying,
the religion of this land is destitute of all
sense of justice, and to the extent of it's power,
has always arrogated all privilege to itself and in
utter disregard Of their rights, taken all privilege
from others.
Thursday evening l lectured in Drightstown.
Our being shu. out of tho house the preceding
evening. aroused the people, and from all par,s
they hockei to our meeting and the house was
literally packed. Our meeting was one of great
interest tho it was most exhausting to speak in
such . crowd, with very imperfect ventilation. yet
| enjoyed the meeting exceedingly and men and
women, stood for more than two hours, in earnest,
aid apparently unweariod attention. On an earn
est request to hold an other meeting. | appointed
one for the next TUESDAY night and we adjourned
On Friday and Saturday evenings We had good
meetings, in remote parts Of the township.
On Sunday in Linesville we had the large double
school house well filled in the morning, the folding
doors were thrown open and the two rooms accom-.
medated handsomely about shree hundred people.
In the afternoon the house was slightly crowded,
in the evening, densely. At the close of my
speaking a man by the name Of Gillian, a democrat
an exceedingly ignorant and copceited man
attempted some criticism of what | had said, which
turned out to be u defence of The democratic party.
lie has always been "a sort Of flea in oil our anti
meetings in the place. and like that very
active insect, is more annoying than dangerous
The meetings on this day were of the deepest inter
eat to me. 1t Was particularly grateful to see
friends in the congregation from Richmond. Cher
ry Valley, and Andover 10 Ohio. some Of the per-
sons that were present on this day, were in attend,
nnce for the fourteenth time within the few weeks
| have been in this vicinity. Oh how it g~laddeDs ones
heart te see such zeal, connected with intelligence
in this great, and creates, Of all reforms.
On Monday evening We had a good meeting in
one Of the school houses in The vicinity of Lines.
vile. Attendance was good and considerable in
,crest manifested We'll, Tuesday evening cam and
with ii our second meeting at Brightstown. Ihad
heard during the Cay, that the Meth0di.,s would