The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05
s. b. DAVIS, Esq.
Wilmington,
"BRoWNLEE'S QUAKERISM."
rnoM THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

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PROM THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, h
The long expected work of VIC. Brownlee, Il
A. NJ, being an inquiry into the nature and ten.
dency of the Religious Society OF Friends, has at
length made its appearance. we nave not been
able to examine 1t with any degree OF at'enuon
which we shall do, however, hereafter In the
meantime, we take the liberty OF noticing the
conclusion, to which our attention has been Par,
ticularly directed. The pages alluded TO contain
a brief view of the "Letters OF Paul and Anicus =
the former Of which, is stated to have "complete.
ly succeeded" in his attempt OF drawing the veil
from the real doctrines held by the Society OF
Friends, &C.; while s'Amicus' is represented
Ito have been well skilled in the Quakerlsm Of The
old school. but as exhibiting little sol dity of
and as using language the most re-
voting to a christians feelings and outrageous
Ito the common decencits ami courteses 81 So
lce,y" Those who have read the controvers!
here spoken of, and the able and successful argu
lments Of this writer, will read with astonislment
such statements as the above. 1t this may be
considered specimen, and we presume, fron
what have seen, it may, OF the general charac |
tier of the work before US, the respectable society
whose religious principles are thus attempted tol
lbe brought into abhorrence and disrepute, have
nothing to apprehend. Though we are far from
couiescinp il, all the beliefs OF this society," We,
are cons, r.ined to say, tile Reye-
l rcnd gentleman" who has thus ushercd hnnselfI
'before AN enlightened and discerning public, as
1.-THE advocate OF sentiments whose grossuess and
,I,liiberality would better have suited the Amos
phere of an nqusillon, or the bigotry of the dark
ages of superstition, will add little credit to his
,,lprofession---a profession which should be sacred
lio more holy things than thu siandering OF re-
iIigious faith, whose influence, as wItnessei IN It's
efiecs, should, Of tselfb b. sufficient protection
against uncharltabe attacks. "By their fruits yc
shall know them"
y The following extract from "Brownlee's Qua.
kerism," concerning the controversy OF Paul
E land Amicus," form perhaps, the least excep,
ionpble part ofihe work.
!. .sI.etters of Paul and Amicus," octave, PIP. 5l2
! .IWilmington. This volume contains letters first
published in the Christian Repository. Paul,
IA jealous and able advocate of the doctrines Of
; the Reformed churches, came out against the
h lQuakers. His chef design, according TO his owl
,.tsta,emcnt, was not to give systematic defence
LOT the doctrines OF he Reformed church, but tt
,,ldraw off the ven from the real doctrines held by
lte society OF File Dis, and to expose them to thu
view of the Christian public. In this aim he ha
y succeeded completely.
e s.Paul," is somewhat feeble or baptism. Blu
on every other point, he defends and rcfutes We
,sIry sncce.sui, And lie goads IN "Amicus" til
he has confessed all tie system Of the Friends.
"1'he Anule manner of A:nicus," Indicates
mind and considerable reading.
'r sit is the fullest disclosure which have il
% the modern times OF the society; it is full length
e portrait OF the genuine Quakerism OF tine olt
In scioo It exhibits the correctness of every charge
, which have brought against them out OF thei
= books. And if the society adhere to Fox, ant
AZ Penn, and Barclay it, in fact, the modern Friend
IeIhold to the testimony of their ancient elders
teIthey must acknowledge The doctrines OF Ami
,p Gus as tAsir o7fhodor doctrines To blame these
would be TO blame the inspirations OF Fox AM
.lpenn, to condemn these, would be 10 condem
VI all,he Friends of the first confinement" None
mel therefore, in their last annual meeting, blame
a i" Amicus,' but those (beter informed nen rea
st dy admit them to ne,) who are reccdng fror
he gen,line Quaker>n, and are approaching the re
. formed churches"
n.
nt Tn conseq uence Of the excitement pro
n duced in New Haven by the circumstanc
o. of the dead body Of young lady havlni
lie. been removed from burying ground il
re that city-we are informed that on Mon
re day evening of last week considerable
r. number Of people from West Haven AM
nj, New Haven collected with determine
antion to demollsh the Medical College, AM
ny that it was found necessary to call out
Die company of militia to protect the building
nd On Tuesday evening, a multitude again a.
sembled with similar views. but were pre-
el-| vented from executing their design by tn
IN, military. The people of New Haven an
aid the nelghborng towns were much exaspe
crirated.