Proceedings Of The American Anti Slavery Society At Its Third Decade

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Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book Proceedings of the American Anti-Slavery Society at Its Third Decade written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Proceedings of the American Anti-Slavery Society at Its Third Decade: Held in the City of Philadelphia, Dec 3d and 4th, 1864 In pursuance of the preceding Call, the American Anti-Slavery Society celebrated the completion of its Third Decade at Concert Hall, in Philadelphia, December 3d and 4th, 1863, commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M. The Hall was decorated with the beautiful banners of the Philadelphia. Female Anti-Slavery Society, on which were inscribed appropriate mottoes from the writings of Whittier, W. H. Burleigh, and others. In the rear of the platform, the American flag, now at length the symbol of Liberty, hung in beautiful festoons, extending each way from an Eagle and National Shield in the centre, and surmounted by a white banner or band, on which were inscribed, in conspicuous black letters, the words, "Union And Liberty." At different points, large white cards were displayed, on which were inscribed appropriate sentences from Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Olay, and other eminent men of the past. The Hall was filled at an early hour, and some time was spent in mutual greetings and congratulations on the part of friends of the cause from different parts of the country, who all appeared to share one common feeling of thanksgiving and hopefulness. The meeting was called to order by William Lloyd Garrison, the President; and on motion of J. Miller McKim, to complete the organization, Aaron M. Powell, of Ghent, N. Y., and Wendell Phillips Garrison, of Boston, were appointed Secretaries pro tem. Mr. McKim also moved the appointment of a Business Committee of twelve, to prepare work for the meeting, and to receive resolutions and other papers, and report them at their discretion. The motion was agreed to, and the following were appointed as such Committee: - Tames Miller McKim, Mary Grew, Aaron 31. Powell, Lucrktia Mott, Robert Purvis, Oliver Johnson, John T. Sargent, Sarah Pugh, Theodore Tilton, Abraham Brooke, Alfred H. Love. Rev. Samuel J. May offered a very appropriate and impressive prayer. Introductory Remarks By The President. Beloved Friends and Coadjutors: - This is the Third Decade since the formation of the American Anti-Slavery Society in this city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.