"Public Friend" Thomas Arnett ~ An Orthodox Quaker Preaching Against Slavery

In this podcast Karen thanks Larry Gara again for his presentation on our last podcast and reflects on his seminal contribution to the study of the Underground Railroad. The legends and folklore that have accrued around the Underground Railroad can be cozy and comfortable, but the real story is much more significant and so much more interesting.

 Another local Friend, "Public Friend" Thomas Arnett was an ardent opponent to slavery and preached fervently against it.  He was a friend of Achilles Pugh and Dr. Jesse Harvey of Harveysburg who were both fellow Orthodox Quakers and involved in the Underground Railroad.  A more lengthy biography of Thomas Arnett can be found on the library website at:

 http://www.mlcook.lib.oh.us/Thomas%20Arnettl.htm

 Publications of  "Public Friend" Thomas Arnett:

·        A Solemn Address to Youth: With Serious Reflections and Remarks, Tending to Show the Vanity of Human Acquirements, and Pointing Out to the Youthful Mind the Way of Instruction in That Knowledge Which Never Needs to Be Repented of ; Also, An Epistle Dedicated To Every Young Person Who Reads the Preceding Address, Being An Allegorical Representation of the Walks of Youth, Particularly With Respect to Marriage.

·        Address to the Christian Traveler: In Every Evangelical Denomination, and to Others; Containing Devout Meditations and Remarks on Various Subjects; With Occasional Religious Exercises.

·        Journal of the Life, Travels and Gospel Labors of Thomas Arnett.  This book is online at: http://www.arnettservices.com/pdf/TArnettJourn.pdf.

Information about Center Monthly Meeting in Clinton County, Ohio and Miami Monthly Meeting in Waynesville can be found at:

 http://qugenswohio.blogspot.com/2005/09/center-meeting-clinton-county-ohio.html, and,

 http://qugenswohio.blogspot.com/2005/06/miami-monthly-meeting-of-society-of.html. 

Our intro music is Mozart's Violin Concerto in G, Third Movement Rondeau, K 216, performed by David Oistrakh.  Used with permission, see Internet Archive, http://www.archive.org/index.php.

 
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