The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-07-24
ELIAS HICKS reEs,.s THE BIBLE. I


~THE FHIEND," published under the pat !
ronage of the orthodox Friends; an appel |
ldton by which that part of the society is /
distinguished which opposes the doctrines
of Elias Hicks. We cannot but wish sue
cess 10 the attempts which are thus making
a. impede the progress OF errors so PERM.
oous, so anti scriptura and absurd as those
uow propogated by the said Hicks and his
coadjutors.--[ y. Y. Christian Advocate.
Elias Hicks has boldly taken what Pope
calls 1.-The high prlori road" Whether he
viii travel SD far therein, and treason
downward" ill he arrive at the lowest
depths of inf deity; "tll he doubt of God, p"
Iemaius to be seen. The advances which
he has made toward this frghtiul abyss.
are as astonishing as they appear to have
been rapid. He began with splritualzing
away some of the plain facts recorded in
Scripture as he advanced m the path o.
skcpticism, he doubted some Of these, and
denied others, the next step IN his progress
was To deride those who were simple e.
nough To- believe them. The whole plan OF
redemption through Jesus Christ has long
been rejected by him as Il superStitlouS and
absurd affair. Extending his views ac.
cordlng TO 1.-The analogy OF reason" as he
phrases 1t, he has discovered that there is
no evil spirit or devil; that there is no hell,
or place or condition Of future punishment:
no heaven, or place or condition of future
reward; and that the whole of our existence
Is bounded. like that of the beasts which
perish, to this terrestrial ball. From this
daring avow al of the worst doctrines of the
school of Epcurns. the transition is short
and easy 10 atheism itself Good men. in
all ages, have found their only refuge from
the wrongs, the suaerIngs, and inequalities
of this world, in the assurance, That but q
small portion of the plans OF Divine govern
ment were here uniolded, and that the full
display thereof was reserved for state Of
future existence, where those wrongs
which slept uniisturbed upon earth would
be punished. II the doctrine, that there is
no future state ofrewards aud punlshments.
is to be cussed among the "all unbelief"
into which the followers Of Elias Hicks are
10 be inflated what will the christian world
say 10 SO monsIrons hercsy' What sub.
stltute shall we find for that greatest safe
guard OF morality? Where are the ties 10
bind society together. if this unbelef be-
come popular doctrine, and be taught un-
der the guIse OF refined and spritual2ed
religion
That these unhappy men are in imminent
danger Of being drawn into this "horrible
pit" is but too evident from the subjolned
paragraph. The high standing Of the m
dlviduals on whose authority the statement
j. made, precludes any doubt As to its au-
thonticity. 1t Is a painful and melancholy
task to stain these pages with such bias
phemy; but we cannot forget that 1t has
been uttered in meeting house of our So
clety, by man bearing the name Ola Qua
ker, and travelling in the abused character
of a minister of the gospel, with the Gre
dentials Of his monthly and quarterly meet
ings: and we feel that there is therefore
serious obligation, due from us as a society,
and as individuals, to universal Christen-
dom, not merely TO dsavow the man and
his doctrines, bat to throw our whole weight
upon the side of truth, in the struggle
which the grand adversary is now carrying
on upon the earth. Let not those delud-
ed men, who still elm. to the skirts of Eli
as Hicks, yet who dIsavov any plrticip'-
ton in such opinions. illitGr themselves
that they Will never embrace them. Let
them rather remember the dccetfu.ness OF
the human heart. and turn to the instructive
history in the Old Testament, in which the
toioving question is recorded -" Is tbr
servant dog that he should do his thing :"
,Eriraci from n tt'er 9f****S* '5$*@%*, 10 Il
.friend in .Nalc Jersey, ddted .Ntlo. YORK,
Oh mo-. ID, 1898.
ave have heard great deal said in our
81 =, Il
but Cs have heard him for ourselves in -
ycral meetings late, where he has con.
out palmer than ever heard him before
A. Purchase Quarter he SAID, in speaking
OF Christ, that he never made a Christian
nor had he the power to do It. with mucl
more to the same import: and the day fol
lowing, say lst OF 9TH month. atihp public
meeting. after Rovlan1 Green Qrom
RnoIn-I land) end Daniel Wood (froo t.
diana had both Spoke1. and the latter very
fdl!y on the divinity Of Christ. quoting ria
ny scripture passages testiying that "a
was tho true Messiah. our Rederncr, whV
died Tor us. and was now mediator be
tween US and our God, at which time there
appeared to be great 5oIrmnity over tn
meeting. When he sat down. Elias flick
arose, with saying IN accordance with thc
foregoing testimony, he felt Il hi1 duty far
ther 10 state, that there was but the only
one true God, who created all things. and
We were Ia look to no other; that mao need.
ed no mediator between him and his God,
neither would it be acceptable to the all
wise Being, but a displeaSure, that we
should look to my other source hut him a.
lone saving there was n great deal said a.
bout ju igmem 1fisr derih. uhich ,caS all an
igais fai,us heif oUt 10 terrify men. and
crssr hem 10 bo,c 10 crceis and prisSscraf.
For 49, part, he knew OF no purratory after
death. bot he went to Judgment every day,
and so din every other man and woman,
and Hai htr1 .rnS no oiier dgy Of judy