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Post, Mary Robbins. Letter to Isaac Post.
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of the meeting she wished to call the attention of both men | of the meeting she wished to call the attention of both men | ||
and women to the suffering condition of the freedmen and | and women to the suffering condition of the freedmen and | ||
| − | + | the [?] necessity of doing what we might to alleviate that we | |
| − | were | + | were verily guilty concerning them and now let us do all |
in our power our first duty was to supply their urgent phys | in our power our first duty was to supply their urgent phys | ||
-ical wants then they must be educated to raise them | -ical wants then they must be educated to raise them | ||
| − | from the degradation of years quoted the discipline in relati | + | from the degradation of years quoted the discipline in relati[on] |
| − | -to to the education of slaves &c &c [?] told of the interest in [?] | + | -to to the education of slaves &c &c [?] told of the interest in P Lil a[?] |
and how all classes old & young united in this work that they | and how all classes old & young united in this work that they | ||
had sent 7 or 8000 garments and the great need there still was | had sent 7 or 8000 garments and the great need there still was | ||
The subject was introduced in the mens meeting and quite a | The subject was introduced in the mens meeting and quite a | ||
large number with a great interest was felt by some and a | large number with a great interest was felt by some and a | ||
| − | com aft the com met {in the evening} again in the morning aft a sub com | + | com[mittee] aft[er] the com[mittee] met {in the evening} again in the morning aft[er] a sub com[mittee] and |
| − | + | raised 700$ as a beginning and concluded to give notice in all | |
| − | the [ | + | the m[?] first day morning of a meeting to be held 2nd day evening |
| − | to promote the cause | + | to promote the cause On 6th day L Levi rose very soon and we |
| − | had a strong dose of [?] orthodoxy and pomposity Then | + | had a strong dose of epycticism[?] orthodoxy and pomposity Then |
L followed in a clear plain and beautiful discourse making | L followed in a clear plain and beautiful discourse making | ||
| − | religion to be | + | religion to be smaller & natural in forms and observances |
| − | but in works of righteousness not in | + | but in works of righteousness not in fasts not in any popular |
| − | + | profession but simply in following the gentler the intuitive | |
perception of right which all had She was sorry her brother | perception of right which all had She was sorry her brother | ||
| − | has not started (he dwelt on Sauls conversion how he had been living & | + | has not started (he dwelt on Sauls conversion how he had been living & grew |
| − | concern ignorantly persecuting thinking he was doing God service) that all | + | concern ignorantly {without ?} [struck from text] persecuting thinking he was doing God service) that all |
| − | had these | + | had these intuitions and it was not necessary for this great light |
| − | before they must stop doing violence to these connections | + | before they must stop doing violence to these connections religion |
was natural rational and simpler she knew good works were | was natural rational and simpler she knew good works were | ||
disparaged but she had great faith in them Jesus exemplified | disparaged but she had great faith in them Jesus exemplified | ||
it in his beautiful life commanding that whatsoever we would | it in his beautiful life commanding that whatsoever we would | ||
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of the meeting she wished to call the attention of both men and women to the suffering condition of the freedmen and the [?] necessity of doing what we might to alleviate that we were verily guilty concerning them and now let us do all in our power our first duty was to supply their urgent phys -ical wants then they must be educated to raise them from the degradation of years quoted the discipline in relati[on] -to to the education of slaves &c &c [?] told of the interest in P Lil a[?] and how all classes old & young united in this work that they had sent 7 or 8000 garments and the great need there still was The subject was introduced in the mens meeting and quite a large number with a great interest was felt by some and a com[mittee] aft[er] the com[mittee] met {in the evening} again in the morning aft[er] a sub com[mittee] and raised 700$ as a beginning and concluded to give notice in all the m[?] first day morning of a meeting to be held 2nd day evening to promote the cause On 6th day L Levi rose very soon and we had a strong dose of epycticism[?] orthodoxy and pomposity Then L followed in a clear plain and beautiful discourse making religion to be smaller & natural in forms and observances but in works of righteousness not in fasts not in any popular profession but simply in following the gentler the intuitive perception of right which all had She was sorry her brother has not started (he dwelt on Sauls conversion how he had been living & grew concern ignorantly {without ?} [struck from text] persecuting thinking he was doing God service) that all had these intuitions and it was not necessary for this great light before they must stop doing violence to these connections religion was natural rational and simpler she knew good works were disparaged but she had great faith in them Jesus exemplified it in his beautiful life commanding that whatsoever we would