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Gc 977.201 W27sal Salem Peace Society (Salem, Ind. ) Minutes of the Salem Peace Society, 1818-1826
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Washington County, Indiana
MINUTES OF THE
SALEM PEACE SOCIETY
1818 - 18 26
Allan Coum Public Library 9040 street PO 50/2170 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
At a meeting of a number of the betagens of Mash. ington Bolenty Mals of Indiana, at Friends dle. . Wing House at iblue River The 19 at the 12elle Deember) 1818, after being mit messed to auf. -point Willis ele boy, Chairman, As Benjamin Albertson Secretary,- The italianing Introductory Pier bring produced was ordered to be dead~ Which is as follows ( to kit). 1781067
. Some Considerations on the Exbediency of The Institution of a Race Society; "dumbly offered. to the Serious attention of the Lovers of Peace in the State of Indiana ~
When our minds are turned Seriously to bewie The direfull Effects of war where by not only many Thousands of Souls have been precipitated into 1
. an aolule s termity, but innumerable Auferings and great Calamity have been brought whon" many fecho were Innocent; lechat man not devoid of the leader feelings of Humanity, or That hath Any Agard You Religion or Morality, Who will not. Har this Minas Ban prefered With fornow in Consis during the deplorable Conditions of Anauthereds Do "nechently engaged in destroying one another; and will he not be induced to Thery, Shall the Record thrown forever ?- Shall the Situation of the human family in this respect never be Meliorate ?_ Cani there be no Methode adopted for the Composing a aleferences 2 Betaling dichutes les tien nations rs laski as Individuals, withand his curving to 1022- - home of death? Is it impossible for The suit Passions
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Pepsions in National Creatures and Courteousnets, Pride, Encry, Hatred Dievenge to be Subjugation so far hit The Spirit of Love La Pacific disposition may Predominate: We have no doubt of the Possibility of this, but believe but believe that were India viduals and Nations actuated by The pure principle of Love they would be willing to use their Efforts You the promotion a encouragement of Peace on 1 Earth a good will to inen; That The Occasions of War may be Removed and The blessings of Prace Enjoyedo, ·
low as it hath pleased the almighty Superinten - don't of the universe to Illuminate the understanding of many, which in mention with Reverence and Gratitude) le hereby Freue fec un a clear point of Nico The rails of heart and Several Pace Societies have been Recently formed of dians Mestre table Citizens of the United States, in order to unite in laboring that Peace & Harmony may be buses. = vid; Therefore fellow betegens of this state not. only such as believe that all war's are Contrary to The Incepts of The Gospel but also Those Who think that offensive was only, is bonong, her desire your attention may be turned to This Very Interesting Themme; and diverting ourselves of any Proportion to The Contrary man, Audiciously Consider The ther it doth not achove us to make a prones use of The present turne of favor whirsin Prospects to animating, open with Such Conspicuity; aux from a Divine desire that the Willar &happiness
of the human dance may be promoted to insti- = tuk a Peace Society in This State for purposes Similar to Those of others already Organized Can this be incompatible with found Policy? although Those who langage in this good work, may, mert with some inposition yet those that and willing to bez instrumental according to Their Capacities under divine Providence, in defusing a Pacific principle runder a Sense of duty use their best Efforts that Love Prace 2 Harmony may prevails amongst mankind- los believe Such will receive The reward of
Prace in Their own minds, and Participate
of the blessings granted to the Pace makers; w of which the electing approved, 2 appoints
Leviekunden: Millis eliebay, Samuel Lindley
aleatthew boffin Joseph elloos he than thisblock İ Robert Dennis Jones Mit Benjamin Allure = tran William dobles & Thomas thomson to
prepare a foran of Constitution For The Salen
Indianas Prace Society, I Produce to next Mec= - ting . In motion the meeting adjourns une
= With the ow Seventh day in next month at
1 12th Idour at the
The Court House in The Town of Saleam at
which time a place all those who are pernille
to the above institutions are invited to attend abour The secretary is directed to have the Published
in the Salam doesin_ buon der
Makein Indianay, January the g" 1819
edt reelection met agreeable to adgovernment the Committee appointed ist last meeting to prepare and Glory of Constitution you the Stalen Indiana Pacer Society, Produced The following (To Mit) Constitution of The Sales Indiana Prace Society,-
Mr The Subscribers in forening This Society, Think proper to make the following Concess de= - claration of our moteurs 2 Myself
Having been unkaofsed by Considering The manifoldtrails 2 tremendous Calamities of Pub- = lie. Men ber ronesthey wish that men may he brought to Nisso it in a just light, Clearly to Des Its bad influence on The Political Moral Religious of Communities and its Opposition to the design & Spirit of the Paspel; and that The true dignity and Happiness of a Pickle te = sult tham Importeat bustier towards all cha = tions and the Spirit avistures of Peace ?-
Various facts and Considerations have Conspi- = red in exciting a hope that a change manche effected in public Sentiment, and'x more happy State of Society introduced,. -
the believe that a majority of The People in Civilized Countries when free form barty passions 2. hrsquatiers have Such an aversion to Public Hostilities That they would Rejoice if any plan Could be devised, which would both freue
Their rights and absolar From your The ben = Thens & Sufferings of war, _ The late Realy of Prace les tweea Great Bri- - trin and the United States has Suggested The Practiceability of fuck a plan "kud querer us an admirable lesson on the subject,- For this way of Pacific light wave grateful and hope it will be like "The Shining light · which bringthe more &more unto the perfect day"- It is Clear that every popular Custom must depend on public opinion and it appears from History that many Customs Which were Formerly Considered as honorable usefull & warm Bierfrany have been abolished, as inhus
1 = man & barbarous, and are now Regarded with detistation of Horror-
The attention of the European Nations late = by appears to be unusually Excited to the quilt and meseries of war; and with You willare that Pracy Docities are Established on the Other Side of the attacties as well as in the uni = text States- a Cooperation in different Coun= = tries is Joyfully anticipated in This great work of promoting place on earth and good will wrong men
Nr Contrand. That this Society Shall be Established = cil on Such principles as to cumbres The friends of Peace The They may differ in Sentiment on The question Whether kan les not in all Codes Prohibited by the Goshel, and may aus digerire
whenin one other Subjects ._ 1 the wish to norite The cause of peace by i'm trods which all biustions must athnout ;- la Exhibitions with Channels The pacific natuur of The Gospel and by teetering the attention of The Community to the nature Spirit, Causes & Efects of war, _ W. hope that by the Concurrence of The winds of Race in all stations and by the gradual d'umination of The Christian World, a Pacific Spirit may be Communicated to Govern = ments ;_ edund that in This Way under The dis = vins Depoing, The Occasions of war and The be = list of itst anecessity, will be Constantly diminish. =ing litt it & have be Regarded by ale Christians with the same homes with which we now look back on the exploded 2 barbarous Customs of former aged,
On Press principles and with Prese hopes le adopt the following articles,
Articles, In The name of this Society Shall be the Sudan(Indiana) Prace Society, - . In The Government of this Society Shall Com. sist of a President, Inrassurer Recording Areastory, Corresponding Secretary, and 14 Trustees Who Shall be annually Chosen These of Whowe Shall Constitute a quorum ;-
300 The funds ?! this Society Shall be under the direction of the Officers to be employed for the diffusion of light in the Subject of Was a in Cultivating the Municipales a Afunit
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Spirit of Praes; The officers Shall have Power to appoint an Executive Committee and Counselland to advise with the Course - spending Secretary 2 to make Regulations you that dispatch of business.L
Article the to book on track Shallbe published. Northout its being approved by a majority of the members present at a Quarterly os annual directing. - 5 Each Subscribed of Our Dollar annually Shall be a member 6- All donations to the Society Shall be Recorded; and Each member of the Society may receive one half his annual Subscription in Such books or hacts as the officers Shall approve and at the lowest forces of the
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In the Society Shall meet ones in every thace months and may be concerned bey order of the President at other times when The officers shall deem it necessary; and reports shall be made to the Society by the Trustees 2 Treasurer annually on The 2"- Saturday of the first month in each year; and in Case of the absence of the president at any Meeting of the Society, The members present shall have power to choose and- - Then to officiate as President Pro Tempore, 8Th This Society will encourage the Horaning of Similar Sociales, in other places la the dispersion of tracts, by. Correspondences, and
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And hy other Suitable means; They Will also encourage mutual aid, and coopera. = tion among all the friends of Peaceof quesu denomination. -
che 9- Derzee leaderof man ter or uh wards in number Living too Remote to attend our Quartertest ducting may be a brauche of this by representing The State of Theirs to this annually! To - to Change in the objects of The Society Shall this be made; but the articles man la amandado and news articles Ingles Deaded as Occasion Shall require; provided that no alteration lee made except at their regular aunque meeting and by the consent of two Thirds of the members who may be them present. Signed on behalf of The Comments By Berich Then throws At
towhich after having tetratedias deliberately Read was approved of, and the following Persons Subscribe Their names as memberd Thereof,- , Kastheo baffie Jons White William idobles J'ai Kunden David Denn
Benoni e lloris
Jafree Stanley
Quel chour John & Chavier James Theblood Sent
Henry, Driedon
Jehosaphatellovis
Nathan Trueblood
Willis ello Car
Benjamin Albertson William Hodgin Elisha "Lobby
James White
Joshua Sattoch - Nathan True blood - Treasurer, Benjamin Albertson Orecording Secretary 2 Buch Bradley Coraishouding Secretary, - Mathische Coffin, David Penny, Million Kobles Smarten Lyon, Samuel Lindley & -
Ebenezer Patrick Jacob box elliles Fattoche Jonathan Luon Elijah Lawley
Thomas Saint Burr Bradley
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Ordered that Fre Graduar
Boks In the Recording
John Box Thomas Lindley de" Miliam Linder James Denny. James Q Higgins Gabb Whitt James Goblin Robert Dennis Joshua Grow- Thomas Finding Libre
Who after being Called together proced to Vappoint Berbec Booth President,
Glad that the Couchanding drentar have this electives ettinuts, perished in The Same Mocsin touther with two Hundred6 Copies of our Consti- tuction printedin Hand Bills,
Theelections adjourns until the 2nd Saturday in apriletext at the 12. down at The Court House in The Clown of Salem
Ordered that The Recording Secretary have Published The line of the Setting of nextelecting in the Salam Season two Westies previous thereto- Salem The 30/ January 1819
at a Meeting of the officers of the Salemondi - and Proceed Sociale, Ordered that the Record. =ing Trenstary giun information to the Correspon - ding secretary that This meeting directs him to write to all the Race Doeither Within this knowledge as also any other docieties of any. hind which we der friendly to our institus - tion and process Copies of all The number of The friend of peace over 2 alive The first Eight numbers, salsa attain any other Books on Facts or information otherwise welle for us,- This meeting adjourus untett the next Emergence Salon butianes) April 10. 1819
"the Society not agreeable to adjustments- (sport Day all orders papred at last meeting are Complex, Mint
Q. Code of iby havens hring produced for This Society Horse. head tobe proved by The handuns busent to doit) Matthie boffin Prvi ellunden David Denny Samuel Lindley Miliam Hobbs Joseph ellobe boel. Annon James Querblood, Dra. Joshua True blood daheraplats ellosis Methane True blood, Benjamin Albertin, daran chores dowithan Lyon Elijah Chauvin Gruber Booths Thomas Saint Quer Bradley Joseph Nixon, James Higgins Ball White "Ding "Buurman. Which were ordered to be Recorded A and as follows, By Laws of the Salim Indiana Pencer Socialy Perfecte In Quer Meetings Shall be held when you sell Uno behave Orderby to attend. Though more Except members phase be permitted to Speak without. have of the meeting ~ 2) the President Shall be the Speaker 2 may debate but have noliste, except when a the in which Case he shall give the Casting vote; he shall Call to order When decorren is not Obseracid, and Shall Sign all writings That go pour the society with one on the other Archstary, 3. The Recording Provetary Shall make Entry and keep decords of all busines the Society Shall direct The Corresponding Secretary Shall besp Copies of all letters that the senses to other Societies Send file them together with all the Mecieves hem Them with the Recording Secretary ~
4. The Chustees Shall make moderate Compensation --
to The secretaries you their trouble expences 5. When any person is about to Speak he Shall Kise on his fest and addsup the theater within Shall but one Speaks at affirme, And no one Shall thank amon than thrice to one Arebyret , Without.
Without, learn from the meeting . .. 6. Rechen a motion is made 's Accorded it shall. les put to Note, and a majority Shall decide it. 7th the Hour appointed to meet at shall be Strictly Observed at Which time The President Shall take his beat and The black proceed to business, 00
On Motion it their orders ds that Prvi Munden Millian :Hobbs 2 Benjamin Albertsono be appointed a Com- = mitte to draft our moteurs + intentions as a security 2 produce to next meeting
Orderese that the secretary have our by haces a The proceedings of the day published in the docsin - also the time of The setting of next meeting two Whenthe previous there to Ou motion the meeting adjourns until the 9" Saturday in July next at the 2 Hour in The afternoon at the Court House in the town of palan,
Salen July 10" 119
At a meeting of the Palm (Indiana) Prices docesty The President being absent William Holts Was Called to the Ghan as President Protein, - The Committee appointed last Meeting produced a draft of our moteurs of Objects as atrocity Which Was hand approved bidened to be Recorded & Publish. ed in the Salem Jessie ( to Mit ) A Solemna declaration of the members of the Salem (Indiana) Peace Society" Containing un aplicar - tion of their Andtears 2 Objects in forming this ifsociation
The Institution of Placer Socie ties being of Recent data for an apprehensive, that Some of our Yellow Citizens, you want of more explicit information; may, from a Cursory View of Such an association Concerve it to be a Phenomenon; and bring Insured with year ( that intellectual tyrant, to Which mankind are too acht to be subservient) have bought this unpopular before their own mental Tribunal and precipitately given Judgment against it without hearing the Evidence; however. we hope they have the discretion not to adopt any measures discordant with the Counsel of the wire doctor gamaliel to the Jewish Sanhedrum, The hurportiof which was, - If that Counsel or work were of Min. it would Come to nought ( as had been The Case in divers instances) but if its origin was of the divine power, the night of man could not buenthrow it; therefore be advised to let those Men alone lest perhaps they (that is the persecutors) Should be found warm Opposing Impotence,
Me desen it expedient to announce to the public, a Succinct but une quivical delineation of the Motions of acer Institution; also the object we have in Prince, and the means we are engaged to use. The Solemly declane that in this case we are thee from any private Sinister or selfish Press; but bring unprefred with a deep conviction that There is a great deviation from the Spirit of This. - tianity, Which is a spirit of Mercy, peace and kind affection; and being Sonoutsely affected by the accumulated Mikeries 2 great d'isolations Which was has Almad over The Painest, most fuit. full
"fruitfull' and enlightened, Regions of the earth; and at the Same time encouraged by many decisive Abroots of the revivalid Punea Af ine benevolent
· principles among Christian Mations, les haus gnings This association with the Soleman Adeliberate purpose of cooperating with the Philanthropists of This and other countries in ende avoring to promote the Cause of brace Acharity; That was may be Ship - hed of its false glory, and different Communities may be tevitid in the lords of amity 2 mutual good will, les are sensible that this object is chiefly to be accomplished by a silent and gradual in = fluence on the minds of man; accordingly the intend to limit our operations to the Circulation of usefull tratises in Which the Pacific Spirit of Religion has been exhibited with cleaning, & we hope with succes- In using These means it becomes necessary for the pocity to have some funds. which are to be employed for the diffusion of light on the subject of year and in the Cultivating The prin. = ciples and spirit of proces, agreeably to the Constitue - tion we have adopted .- On this Subject we belong to no feet, no party. Das lovers of our Country, as friends of mankind with the spirit of peace in our breasts and with a deep impression of the miseries of war, Nos are solicitous that the Effusion of her. = man blood by human hands imay be prevented, and that meer may be recalled to the Conviction that they are brethren. On the Same principles & youthe Same bernevalents purposes peace societies are established in devaral of the united States"; also Azorral are formed in great Britain-
Socie ties with the many others which are in /21.12.
in existence for pous a humane purposes, it is believed maybe auxillary to eachother in promos = ting the Cause of humanity, and in defusing the principles of love proces and amity so essential to The bus happiness of mankind .- among the Ineen. - bers of the infrac husets Prace Society There are many Respectable Characters of Which there are Minuty Dix Ministers of the Gospel of different de. = nominations. The Prince Galitzin of Russia, and Thomas defferson of Marginia former President of the United States ?- Further we are authorized to Stati, that several of the illustrious powers of europe have United in a Solemn leagues, Wherein they dielane. before " The finiverse their unwavering determination to adopt for the only Rule of their Conduct, both in The administration of their Respective States, A in their political relation with winy other govern = ment, the precepts of Christianity, the borechts of Justier, of Charity and Peace :~
These facts with others which are apparent, in = dicate that, through The interposition of divine Providence the influence of the gospel of Peace is progressing amongst unser in Various Matins, 2 in different parts of the world; and we are induced to hope that, by the well directed efforts of the pieds at peace under the bleking of theraven a change in public Ainlement may be affected, which shall for come Conspicuous in The moral Conduct of Youran ments to the deviliction of your aProlence and The establishment of place on earth and good will to our yellow Creatures. - Ell Sanguinary, Customs, Hostile Passions, Violence. Han 2 revenge, an
are evidently incompatible with the panscripts of The beefsich, Who Carne not to destroy mens live. Seut to Save Them - Therefore we are Solicitous that all who abuse the character of Christians, may by the Conduct wines That in meet nep & love, they are true followers of him, whom we acknowledge to be the author. of our youth; and in particular that The ministers of the gospel of Every religious denomination ( Whose influence with The members of the Community is So universally heknowledged) may through divine aid be Preachers of Righteousness, both by precept & example, and ministers of power by Jesus Christ; Solemnly Considering The importance of their Creation and Remembering their responsibility, they may avid That glaring inconsistency of holding youth the design of The Gospel for The Palacection of Relenting Pinchers, undert encourage a Spirit of far diametrically achosite to Phil chenit of The Gospel, Which is that of love peace and harmony.
William Hobbs, President Forum Senj"Albertun Acc. Sec%-
The meeting adjourned untill the 2ª Saturday of October next ist 2, 0 dec in Pall, which the Beerthing is dias = LEctii6 to have published in the Salem Hoesin two lovers forvous there to.
Hakem detetar The 9. 1Mg at a meeting of the Saken( indianin) Poner Society Que by the hands of the Corresponding Secretary from The chcepachusatis Allianzen County Vrio Perce Society
Subscribers there to & Ya wara The Jasne to Congrys
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Live numbers of Pre chillando de Paura, 13, 14. 15.
16, 219. Likewise Mir Constitutivo sannual
Esport accompanied by letters of Correspondence 26.26
also for Women Ghis Prace Società Preis annual What 2 Constitution 2 letters of Correspondence
: At & medking of the officers of the Cake (Jadiane) Pencer Jackety 5
Ordered mat The Treasures Purchase 50 copies of the 2 nd 4 numbers of the piendo of Peace Milliano Holl 2 David Benny are appointed to distribute The Same
Ordered that the Corresponding Secretary inform The Ohio Pues Sousty Thatty They publish 9. 10. 11.212 Of the friend of Peace that the agres to take 150 Copy ;-
William Hobby s clear Thew baffin are appointed to prepare an annual report 2 preduce to next meeting of the faculty
This meeting adjourny until the next unmergency Johan January H.8"1820 .-
edt a meeting of this Aachen Indianer River Pocity- The Committee p porsintex produce d un i'm Annual, report to Mit). Minst report of the clusters of the Subur Word. ) Place Society Trade at their annual Ducting
it tring wheelelf us to under line recount it Pris tine I our houdings Since sur chhonte
I' houstment, in respect to our exertions in The ahlicas - Tion of the Means propose de in the Society For the ad Evening of The grove Cause You Which we are associated indl delso Loud information of our prospects; "This duty we freely perform as far as is within The there of our Capacity .- We have attended to the uhortant front of The devices we have been entrusted with; but the funds of Theforcety bring Amall. When Compared With Their object, Much From Cannot Reasonably ha expected Then sidence of fidelity in the use of Such means as have been at our disposal, and to exhibit puch. facts as may be adapted to excite more liberal Patronage of more powerful weations on the have purchased 50 Copies of the 2" 4 Numbers of the prends of Peace which have been distribu ted amongst The Members of The Society Dens The Governos Lieutenant Governor an a The Suprema Judges of This Male to reach a copy, and some have been Sent into Mentuchy; a number of Copies of the constitution of our decirty also a concise declaration of new moteurs & Pject in Trus af80- - eating have been bullishice .- The exporters of These together with postage of letters and pamphlets Sciences by our Corresponding fentany in behalf of The Society have taken Considerable of The money which was in fund, yet a small ballomer Rein. - xins in Prahands of the creatives. - dethough We Consider all that we have Ret been able to. effect, but a little Compared with what sur he Than the Tienes of peace have done in bernal others of The united States, and also in Great Britain, Art. une have that Drow letro
who devote their service to This precious Cause will lose their Reward of inward hiace. - By accounts received por other prace Socie ties, The product is Very encouraging; Those which have been associated a Considerable terme an. Atill increasing, and sell prace Societies forming and of which has lately been found in N'aliegt for th Carolina, divers of the man- = bars whereof are Said to be very respectatit cha- = roceters, also our lately formed at Henry breck bounty in this State, Numerous pub. = lications have been exhibited on both Sides of The atlantic adopted to the deforminating of the prins = cibles of peace on Earth and good will to mens which There is reason to believe have mue Lathae. = tid public attention- in an extract posse in letter of an Intelligent toriter appears the following Reman ? " The unreasonable and unchristian Custom of war was perhaps prever so generally a subject of Consideration as at the present time, and it should Break that Intellis = gent & accountable brings have only to examine The question fairly to become the friends of piace In This view have may be encouraged to hope that.
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