TITLE: A history of the separation in Indiana Yearly meeting of Friends : which took place in the winter of 1842 and 1843, on the anti-slavery question; containing a brief account of the rise, spread, and final adoption by the Society, of its testimony against slavery; together with a record of some of the principal facts and circumstances relating to that separation; embracing the documents issued by both parties relative thereto; and some account of the action of other Yearly meetings of Friends, touching the controversy, especially that of London, etc.

AUTHOR:   Edgerton, Walter.  

Table of Contents:

    FRONT MATTER:   A HISTORY OF THE SEPARATION IN -NDIANA YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS; WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE WINTER OF 1842 AND 1843, ON THE ANTI-SLAVERY QUESTION; CONTAINING A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE RISE, SPREAD, AND FINAL ADOPTION BY THE SOCIETY, OF ITS TESTIMONY AGAINST SLAVERY; TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THAT SEPARATION; EMBRACING THE DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY BOTH PARTIES RELATIVE THERETO; AND Some Account of the Action of other Yearly Meetings of Friends, touching the Controversy, especially that of London, etc.      Starts at - Img 2 Pg UN
  • (1)  PREFACE.    Starts at - Img 4 Pg UN
  • (2)  CONTENTS.    Starts at - Img 6 Pg UN
  • (3)  INTRODUCTION.    Starts at - Img 10 Pg UN
  • (4)  A HISTORY OF THE SEPARATION IN INDIANA YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS. CHAPTER I. The origin of the scheme of Immediate and Unconditional Emancipation, and the Anti-slavery movement based thereon—The approval of that movement and its advocates by the Yearly Meeting—Its change and opposition to that cause, etc.    Starts at - Img 34 Pg UN
  • (5)  CHAPTER II. “Report of a Sub-Committee of New Garden branch of the Committee, on the Concerns of the People of Color.    Starts at - Img 45 Pg 44
  • (6)  CHAPTER III. Free Labor Convention at Spiceland—Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting against the Abolitionists.    Starts at - Img 48 Pg 47
  • (7)  CHAPTER IV. Address of Joseph Sturge to Friends in the United States.    Starts at - Img 51 Pg 50
  • (8)  CHAPTER V. Completion of the measures by the Yearly Meeting in 1842, which produced the Separation.    Starts at - Img 58 Pg 57
  • (9)  CHAPTER VI. First move of the Anti-Slavery party looking toward the re-organization of the Society.    Starts at - Img 61 Pg 60
  • (10)  CHAPTER VII. “Address of a Conference of Friends, held at Newport, Wayne County, Indiana, First month 4th, 1843; to the Members of Indiana Yearly Meeting.”    Starts at - Img 64 Pg 63
  • (11)  CHAPTER VIII. Remarks on the subject of the Call by the Editor of the Free-Labor Advocate—Letter and declaration of Charles Osborne.    Starts at - Img 67 Pg 66
    • (11.4)  “to all to whom this may come.    Starts at - Img 71 Pg 70
  • (12)  CHAPTER IX. Proceedings of the Convention to consider the subject of Re-Organizing the Society—Its Declaration.    Starts at - Img 74 Pg 73
  • (13)  CHAPTER X. An Epistle to London—One to Anti-Slavery Friends.    Starts at - Img 93 Pg 92
  • (14)  CHAPTER XI. The Policy of the Leaders in the Opposition to A. S. F., changed—Address of their Meeting for Sufferings, touching the Separation.    Starts at - Img 101 Pg 100
  • (15)  CHAPTER XII. Reply to the Address of the Meeting for Sufferings of Indiana Yearly Meeting.    Starts at - Img 108 Pg 107
  • (16)  CHAPTER XIII. Some corroborative Remarks—Origin of the Use of the Term “Body”—Anonymous review of the Declaration of A. S. Friends.    Starts at - Img 129 Pg 128
    • (16.2)  REVIEW of the DECLARATION of a MEETING OF ANTI-SLAVERY FRIENDS.    Starts at - Img 130 Pg 129
  • (17)  CHAPTER XIV. Defense against the Attacks of an anonymous Reviewer.    Starts at - Img 150 Pg 149
    • (17.2)  DEFENSE of ANTI-SLAVERY FRIENDS, against the slanderous attacks of an anonymous reviewer.    Starts at - Img 150 Pg 149
  • (18)  CHAPTER XV. Declaration of Sentiment of A. S. Friends.    Starts at - Img 187 Pg 186
    • (18.2)  “A DECLARATION OF SENTIMENT.    Starts at - Img 187 Pg 186
  • (19)  CHAPTER XVI. Address of the Indiana Yearly Meeting to the Christian Professors, etc.    Starts at - Img 193 Pg 192
  • (20)  CHAPTER XVII. “Review of an ‘Address of the Society of Friends of Indiana Yearly Meeting to the Christian Professors in the United States, and to the Citizens generally, on the subject of Slavery.’ ”    Starts at - Img 200 Pg 199
  • (21)  CHAPTER XVIII. The Epistles issued by the Yearly Meeting of A. S. Friends, unnoticed by other Yearly Meetings, except London—Letter to the Editors of the ‘British Friend,’ by Elijah Coffin and others of Richmond.    Starts at - Img 209 Pg 208
    • (21.2)  “To the Editors of the ‘British Friend.’    Starts at - Img 210 Pg 209
  • (22)  CHAPTER XIX. Reply to Elijah Coffin and others by the Editors of the British Friend.    Starts at - Img 218 Pg 217
  • (23)  CHAPTER XX. Remarks by the Editor of the Free Labor Advocate on the Correspondence between E. Coffin and others and the Editors of the British Friend.—A Review by Daniel Puckett and others of certain Positions and Proceedings of Indiana Yearly Meeting, etc.    Starts at - Img 228 Pg 227
    • (23.2)  “IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.    Starts at - Img 228 Pg 227
  • (24)  CHAPTER XXI. Exposition of the Sentiments and Principles of leading Members of Indiana Yearly Meeting relative to Slavery.    Starts at - Img 240 Pg 239
  • (25)  CHAPTER XXII. “An Expostulation to those who have lately seceded from the Society of Friends.”    Starts at - Img 243 Pg 242
    • (25.2)  AN EXPOSTULATION to those who have lately seceded prom the religious society of friends.    Starts at - Img 243 Pg 242
  • (26)  CHAPTER XXIII. “A Reply to a Document entitled ‘An Expostulation to those who have lately seceded from the Society of Friends.    Starts at - Img 258 Pg 257
  • (27)  CHAPTER XXIV. Address to the Meeting for Sufferings of London.    Starts at - Img 305 Pg 304
  • (28)  CHAPTER XXV. Address to the Members of the Society of Friends individually constituting London Yearly Meeting—Postscript touching the Treatment of Dublin Yearly Meeting.    Starts at - Img 312 Pg 311
  • (29)  CHAPTER XXVI. Committee appointed by London Yearly Meeting to endeavor to heal the Breach—The Address of that Meeting to those who had left Indiana Yearly Meeting.    Starts at - Img 325 Pg 324
  • (30)  CHAPTER XXVII. Epistle of Advice and Statement of Facts, etc.    Starts at - Img 328 Pg 327
    • (30.2)  “EPISTLE OF ADVICE AND STATEMENT OF FACTS, ETC.    Starts at - Img 328 Pg 327
  • (31)  CHAPTER XXVIII. Account of the Proceedings of the English Committee in Iowa.    Starts at - Img 338 Pg 337
  • (32)  CHAPTER XXIX. Proceedings of the English Committee at Nettle Creek.    Starts at - Img 344 Pg 343
  • (33)  CHAPTER XXX. English Committee at Newport—A Response to the Address carried round by that Committee.    Starts at - Img 348 Pg 347