The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-12-17

"a, the daV upon WHICH ne is 10 be executed, we
close our places of business between the hours Of
ten and three o'clock; that sermon be preached
lat IL o'clock A M., in the A. NJ E. Church, and
that appropriate services be held in the evening
s. at the same place at which time collection shall
Abe raised in behalf of Capt Browns family.
Y Resotced, That the teachers of our public
schools be requested to suspend services on thai
B day.
b ReSolred, That in the event of the execution o.
John Brown upon the ID of December, the ami
H versary of that day be hereafter perpetually OBJ
served among as as a day of humiliation ant
IS prayer.
q Accordingto resolution, sermon was
& preached last Friday, at II o'clock, by thu
s Rev. Nelson Il. Turpin, pastor of the Wy
Lie street Church. His text was the frs
& clause of the twenty-second verse of the
Seventy fourth psalm. After he had con
#cluded, Rev. John Gibbs, pastor of Browns
4 Chapel, Allegheny City, arose, and made
Ia few fitting remarks, which had tenden
icy to make one feel that more than an ordi
mary man had fallen prey to tyranny
In the evening there was meeting al
8 the same place, at which Rev. Mr.. Turpir
presided, and B. L. Tanner acted as Sec
:sretary. Addresses were delivered by
sa Prof. George b. Vashon, M. III. Freeman
zSaml. A. Neal, and Rev j. R. V. Nor
sgan, after which collection was made il
behalf of the family of the martyred Brown
amounting to sixteen dollars
Z On Sabbath evening, Rev, j. Gregory
i white preached sermon on the life and
sscharacter of John Brown, at his own church
lin Wylie street. H.
q MEETING IN DETROIT.
4 On Friday evening, December I'd, 1859
Apursuant to previous notice, a densely
!Mzcrowded meeting of colored citizens con
Evened at the Second Baptist Church, Gro
Eaghan street
Il The meeting was called to order by
saWm. Lambert, who briefly referred to the
solemn event of the day as the cause o.
the meeting He then introduced the eve
Saning's exercises, according to the following
programme:
q Prayer, by Rev VIM. Webb.
B Reading of the 9th Psalm, by Rev. A
Up. Green
Music-Ode to Old Capt John Brown
by Profs Martin and Browns Liberty
sSongsters.
3 Religious and Anti-Slavery Character o
s Brown, by Revs, Messrs. Anderson ant
#Green.
Music--Daughters of Zion, by Liberty
aSongsters
Browns Christian Fortitude, by Rev
i VIM. Webb.
i Music-Might Speed the Right, by Lib
serty Songsters.
8 The religious exercises being over, Mr.
AGeorge Hannibal Parker, President of thu
old Capt John Brown Liberty League
Sascended the platform and took the chair
8 The meeting then assumed more delib
Eerative and revolutionary character, where
upon VIM. Lambert presented and reat
&the following declaration of sentiment anc
Sresolves, which were enthusiastically re
''sceived:
q Whereas, We, the oppressed portion of thi
community, many of whom have worn the calling
Sehain and felt the smarting lash of slavery, ant
know by sad experience its brutalizng effects up
on both the body and the mind, and its damnine
upon the soul of its victim; and
8 Whereas, We, by the help of Almighty Goo
land the secret abolition movements that are
NOW beginning to develope themselves in the
Esouthern part of this country, have been enabled
10 escape from the prison-house of slavery, and
s5partially to obtain our liberty; and having be-
come personally acquainted with the life and char
z5acter of our much beloved and highly esteemed
&riend Old Capt. John Brown, and his band Of
Svaliant men, who, at Harper's Ferry, on the 10th
z3dav of October, 1859, demonstrated to the world
E;hs sympathy and fidelity to the cause of the suf
Eering slaves of this country, by boarding the by
zdra headed monster, Tyranny, in his den, and by
Shs bold, effective timely blow is now causing the
whole South to tremble with moral earthquake,
sas he boldly and freely delivered up his life to-
%dav as ransom for our enslaved race; and there
$by, SOLITARY and alone" he has put liberty ball
Lin motion which shall continue to roll and gather
4strength until the last vestige of human slavery
within this nation shall have been crushed beneath
Its ponderous weight Therefore,
! Rssolued, That we hold the name of Old Capt
& .Johu Brown in the most sacred remembrance, as
THE first disinterested martyr for our liberty, who,
S upon the true Christian principle of his Divine
Lord and Master, has freely delivered up his life
for the liberty of our in this country. There
fore will weever vindicate his character through
out all coming time, as our temporal redeemer,
& whose name shall never die
z Resolred That as the long lost rights and lib
s critics of an oppressed people are only gained in
81 -, nc thav act in their own eause there