American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-11

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en-. Alter our last company had quilted, and h;
got tea over, they sat down round the fire. to have
little more social talk, as our doctor says it is NJ
healthy tor women to 60 out, in the evening, INN,
diately after hot tea
/ When the women in our village, meet togethe
they hate to part, they all SO friendly-and the
have no tattling or Gackbiting, as the women
some places have. Just at this time my son Sam
uet came home, from Wilmington, and brougt
with him your Newspaper, though not very lat
one, Dec 9th, 1929.
Sarah LoUetoread got it, and after looking it ove
said, here is great account about the great preach
er, ELIAS HIcKs.' sHe is great preacher. in
deed,' SAID JNary Ho,cdostdo. Yes, he is sal
Hannah LtheeaceU He is one of our create.
preachers said finn FaretheeiceU-s | wish yo
could all hear him There were Just dozen wo
men OF them all.
Old Mrs. LOueSoulS, who is more than seyept
years OF age, and mother and Grand mother t
many in Loyetown, and much beloved and respec
ted by all Tor her good sense and good works, an
religious counsels, which she gives to young folks
said, come, Sarah, let US all hear what the pape
says about this great preacher.'
Sarah Loret0read, read it all through as well a
the great preacher or the writer of the grand piec
could have done. She is allowed to be the best rea
der in all our parts. After pausing few moments
and old Mrs. LovesoulS had given sigh, Sara
salc, will read part over again.
Children" says he "have all the same religion
and If they were suffered to grow up together, with
out having any Of the doctrines of men instilIed init
their minds, there would be but one religion oil
earth" L" The Almighty Author of all good,'
says he, never designed that the Christian
Religion should involve any mysteries or Difficult
ties " The Christian Religion according TO hi
IDEAS of it, sis ineligible to children to the uned
ucated, to the savage, and to every human creature
on earth, and needs not the aid Of men to explain
it,"
deborah Sitsitent was now moved to speak
/ Oh, Elias is largely favored with the Spirits teach
ings. He is like Elias of Old
Old Mrs. LoveSouls was so affected, that tears ra,
down her cheeks, and she put her handkerchief t,
her face, and even shook with crying.
Jane CommonSense said, he may be a grea
preacher but think his wife, if they have children
would preach differently about children or their
must be very different from NINE. have six littl,
ones, and they are constantly coming to me with
their complaints. They play awhile and then the,
tall out AID the weakest runs to nue. crying, and no
thing pleases him SO well as my pretending to bea
the other
Eliza 7HinhJorherself, Esther Lookatthings
Ennice Somesense, .amy USereaSon, and some more
OF them made their observations. One said, ella.
mustsbe an old Observation-Disclosures said, he is al
ways travelling from home and his poor wife has al
the trouble of governing the children
Hannah IstheeWeH, and Mary Hoaodostdo, said
they we're sorry to hear them talk SO about little
and about Elias Hicks-He was man
sent by God to preach-and he knew more than they
did-For he spake only when the Spirit moved him
There could not be any thing bad in little children.
Jane CommonSenSe said, God never sends men
to preach what is contrary to plain matter OF fact
What every mother knows by experience to be u,-
true. II you will use the reason which Cod has
given you, or your light 'oithin, which is nothing
but reason and conscience and not be so delued BY
your false prophets, who cry peace peace, when
there is no peace you will that he very first tenn
per which children shew, IS bad. How Often have our
sucking babes, out of mere spite, bit our nipples
and beat our breasts with their hands, as hard as they
were able. Therery first temper achich then sl,e,c
IS anger ndspite, whenthey hare any acants, acic
are not Immediately grutifed.'
Esther LOokatthings said, : If you will only look
at their conduct and consider moment you will be
that they are, at the Gerry first start Rob.
bers, Liars, Thieves and even -Huraerers and, were
it not for teachings and government, they would by
provoking each other, grow worse and worse, and