New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-07
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
YEARLY MEETING OF PROGRESSIVE
FRIENDS.
Coucspondence ofThe n. 7. Tnbune.

given you brief account closed ts proceeding last
evening having been in session four days. The at
tendance large from first to last. II il safe to say
that other religious movement has ever awakened
20 deep interest in this region as that Of the Pro-
gressive Friends. The crowd which came together
on Sundny could not have numbered less than five or
six thousand and the good order that prevailed
among the os,ng multitude, not one fourth Of whom
could get into the meeting house, creditabe il
lnstraOn Of the moral and social influence exerted by
Ouakersm from the earliest settlement Of the country
There not the slightest exhibition Of rOwdysIn,
even among that portion Of the thrOng whose chief
motive in coming to the meeting was probably,
curiosity. Not drop of intoxicating liquors seen,
AID the keeper Of a small tavern, mile from the
meetipg- house, though he dned over three hundred
peope bad much respect for public opinion that he
sbnt up his bar for the day
During the last three days following Sunday the
house was filed at every session by 40 earnest and in
telgent assembly, ell taking the deepest interest in
the proceedings. The mode Of transactng business
was, in some respects quite QaakertSh. There was
10 President, but the three Clerks (Joseph A. Dug
dale Elizabeth Jackson and Oliver JOhnsOn)
cised TO some extent the powers Of presiding officer
keepr speakers TO the question under discussion, and
putting il to vote at the proper me There was less
confusion than in most popular Conventions, 30 far as
have observed
The spirit of the debates admirable. The
speakers uniformly brief and pointed in their
marks indeed, the patience OF the assembly not
once taxed by undue prOlixitv This is the
markabe when the freedom Of the platform is cOnsd.
ered The call embraced the friends Of truth, purity
g. and progress Of every shade Of theological opn
ion and question pertaining to the welfare Of the
human family deemed out Of order. The AssOcia-
ton sets forth creed but simply declares that its
purpose is to inspire and dfuse that love Of God
whose fruits seen In love 10 mankind in efforts
&" 10 EN-! !ghten, elevate and ennOble humaniy-to
claim the fallen TO break the chains Of the slaves
4" to promote those principles OF peace and universal
brotherhood which beautifully Illustrated in the
life Of Jesus of Nazareth to search out and remove
tba ff sniff fo he
principles OF pure and undefed religion into every
relation Of life every institution Of society
to edify another in love, to devise and execute
g of practical REFORM and to cultivate those
religious faculties and aspirations through which
'' mankind consciously allied to the benefcent
I" Author Of their existence, aud by which they re-
4" ceive assurance of immortal life." The meeting
invited the presence and aid in the promotion Of these
objects, of all those, however named or nameless,
"who while earnestly wishing to avoid the spirt Of
sectaransm yet feel the need Of religious associa.
" tOn and wish to share the privileges and joys OF
spiritual communion and fellowship
Upon platform broad and free as ths, most per
sons would expect to witness only confusion worse
confounded from all sorts of mOn0maniacs and bores
each fercely bent upon carrying bis own particular
point But there was nothing, or next to nothing, Of
all this The meeting seemed To be penetrated for the
most part with spirit, to be inspired by one pur-
pose aud TO have very clear and discriminating esti
mate of the various subjects introduced for ts cOnsid-
Grafton. Women served with men upon committees,
and took part the dc bates Just lar a. they desired
to do 80. Not many women were present, however,
| who are much accustomed to speaking in public.
The subjects that came before the meeting were
| The Relations of Capital and Labor, Slavery, War,
| In.emperance, Tobacco, Education, Spruallsm,
Treatment Of Criminals Marriage, Sectaranism The
Rights and Wrongs of the Indians and the Prejudice
against Color. The debates upon some OF these topics
were very interesting and impressive. Those from a
distance who took part in them, Thomas Went
worth Hgginson of Massachusetts,, Griffith VI. Cooper
| hey and w Psnfeld Of ONO, and Rowland and Oliver
johnson Of New York. These, however, by no means
monopozed the discussions, many residents OF thu.
neiehborhood or OF New.Jersey taking a prominent
I aud honorable part Mr. Higginsons addresses were
uniformly eloquent and impressive and to many per-
haps, the most attractive feature of the meeting.
Several interesting aud weul letters were received
| fror, eminent champions Of Liberal Christianity
| among others from the Rev. A. ID. Mayo Of Albany,
the Rev. Samuel johnson Of Salem, Mass, the Rev.
! w. IL. Fish Of Toledo, and i. Maria Childs. The
writers all express the heartiest sympathy with tn
principles and purposes OF the Progressive
Friends The letters, understand viii be published
with the proceedings Of the meetIrg. COminunlca a.
tions also received from several other yearly
meetings organized upon the same basis with this.
Two of these meetings in the State of New-lO
lone Seneca the other in Efie County, one IN Ohio,
| and one in Indiana
OF the testimonies adopted by the meeting, tran
scribe for you those upon Slavery, Marriage, Physica
Educ alton and Secarauism which appear 10 me 10 be
those in which the largest number Of the readers OF
Tar TRIBUNE vii be likely TO feel al interest These
may be taken fair representation of the spin. and
l purposes Of the meeting.
i SLAVERY.
continual droppins vii away The rock The constant
peshs Of truth and Esheolsness mus; have s eject upon
We renew our protest against the Of all yancs ssv.
,y By our love Of q Ldnoui.h- Il consider
relation % ,h sFvAs national ,iH Desnas . u.s. our
fueDce wherever eNs,s are especially bound %
naks State Petnyvsnis free 0 81 direct share IN
Ti. essno, be ons every foot q ii. sol remains.
stry e o tbe States should declare is 81. truly
Zee AID prohib; by statute tie Kidnapping u men
STATE syery and u whatever color ooncl
legally free. ana be ensavea In Assschusst'
proper sssion 4 The PennsyyAni.
LEGS 15 should b. msde for tle enscteui Of
aHAi l,w AID We cal en Progressive f'lea' 70 iate en-
i es1i sctiOn foT that end
WAere human lIhrty concerned make eompgo
Esss Toe L. 5 Coui-tion a. us1ALy ini-fP-;-d po;rs
slavery. Evegy party std every iuavi'uaL a;inf
ficsy UEdsr the CoIsiEiiol morally partskr ~ tbs
<iS,a,ioS q til. iS..fasa, B. = esode As uos, poa
sl Dc the ProSsvy cha-ler q ;ae Constitution AID 81;
visslcy iuary Freedom. Tae sr- "a; oouoens
vsa1 VAS ever Religions set vhich 1ls hsaes with TIE
We have DO sympstly ~a ose who 3y suppoe "a: the
trEr battle WITH Slavery tr,sdy oeu fo1 o. TIE
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