Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-03
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EPISTLE
From our Yearly Meeting Of NV
by adjournments from the 25,h n iofk, hst
ct The 5'h Month. inclusive, 1890 -''hs
To OF" Meetings. and Member, con0o,;..
DEAR FRIENDS: have bee, 90: ' ""
ed to meet in the capacity Of y.arI NV NJ 'a'o'
and OF the various interesting Conc e'u's
have, al this time engaged our ,,,sn,' "hd
d'herent ail'tmen's OF our absent brp,b,.' 'R
sisters, under the peculiar trials tina, "'e" an:
tended them. since our last meeting b, ,a'T a.
iy Interested our best feelings. u'fP
We NAV inform you, tha, this r..
been large, & IN its several siltnps va nj
oerIenc"d a precious covering, under r' wee, *
many dear friends were enabled 10 .,,.' "alIs
word Of counsel, of Caution, and Of erro ,"a ID;
ment. age
The Deficiencies observable in III. 49,,
from our quarterly meetings, were the or.,'.
OF many pertinent remarks; and We ,,o' e
hat our aosen' member, could MOI be p, sLM
OF tie exercise "H
Let us consider, beloved friends, tina, III. l.,
extraordinary occurrences in our soc;s,, -"
produced an interest in The minds Of o,h..,,"'
which we cannot oe Indifferent. Thenjs,r,."'
not necessity to double our diligence ,,S.
examine narrowly our conduct, les, in,s,S y,
proving ourselves followers of Chris, w. W.
come stumbling blocks to the homes, inon,a.
and BRING rep, zach on our high profession;
II IS with reluctance that we adyer, in II.
epls''e, to some OF the charges 50 widely ci,,'
lated agalns, US; and whilst we recomme,d :.
each member of the society, the refu,son n
,htm by careful attention 10 his own condn.,
we can as yearly meeting, Confidently a,,s,,
they are urfounded cslumuies.
Those who have voluntarily withdrawn from
US, have charged US with having driven ,b,m
from our meeting houses. This is So Ear rom
being, true that their depar ure was conrrann
GU advire, bu, preferred by themselves, %
Submission 10 the established usages Of h.
society.
Ar offer 10 them has since been spyersl,;n,,
repea'ed by US, 10 enter into an equitable div.
sion Of the property, bu. il has been met with
silent negIecr, ins'eaJ Of hat ingenious disro.
si'ion, which characterizes the man oil pure 10,
eniions.
We are also constrained 10 declare, tina, ".
know Of none amongst US who d,nv the scro.
lures. Should any such he found, VIZ recon-.
mend them TO The particular care 81 he S,cey.
'haI by suitable labor, they may be Convinced
of heir error How could we escape the eh.rp.
Of hypocracy, should we deny the Scriptures,
and at the same tim' cal, as we do in ,he que
ries, for frequent perusal Of Them in or fam
lilies We highly esteem these Invaluable wh.
ting,. and desire that all, and more particular.
ly the youth OF our society, may become &C.
OF prophecy" who" inspired the scf'a'' ~ "a
God before the scriptures were written We
SEEK no, 10 deroga,e from the 1t t. or 10
anv res,ecl 10 ,m2cach its au .hen.i''t. bu'
the most impur ant charge preIfrfec 's''"N
us bv the separat,sts, seems 10 BE-, ina ~e"n,
the undamental principle OF The Chrls'an :
piop: ard that we rcjrct the offered means u
Salvation through Jesus Ch'is. VINE" 'nI,
ses of such serious impor, are di,sem'ns eo'|
Some % i'm were once active member Of 'ne ~
cie,y. l, is due 10 oh rs, and to ours'Hest''
meet them with direct eontradic'ion' H..
The history Of our society eS'so iS"t' wv
fact. that friends have ever Iakeha we"
interesting truths in S m reSpro sdi'f II run
tina. Of co,emporaneous professors: and 'ut f.',
" friends were, by some, charg,o WIN . .
of Christ. But they pronounced TINS s''O''"''
as We Go now, "a uery great slana"'
We can, in sincerity, adopt the 'srs!as. w. =,
by William Penn, viz: However, pol ''p , y,
NAV reject. or deny, our ad'ersary "''SY;'
raj and u~:g;nury satisfaction, let all SOo" ,m
tina, we pretend not to know any o'"e' "
nv which remission, atonemen' and saw 1".,
can bc OBJ aimed, but Jesus Chris lhr Sa' wv"
who is The power and wisdom Of you NV.
we conceive ,o!be scrip'ural doc r'he; nus H,5,
mr. bI,ssed Lord, when in that prepared Wv,
in which he came TO do the r',"'' ,u,,b i
Christ testified, "The Father 'n'' 81 d
me. he doeth the works. Ana - ~, .nc,
nothing of myself, but as my fatoe' n'' ~, !
me. I speak these things" Ard sa'n ~" ii
nns,le. "God was in Christ reconei'"S oil
,ynrId un,o bimsrlf" Our dependence s"' n
he on This sure foundation, "Chr'sl VI W ~ /,
hope Of Glory;" as an active pTln'II r;ar ever
soul of man, bringing INT" sooJr ~. fgoi,
nropcnsi,y, D, oducing in the ooedie"''
Of the Kingdom If God. .os;sly
| The present cre"'"' Io.he,xercl.
present a favorable opportc'iy 'o' "I [ban,
| &c ror5esrance. brotheriy KINDNESS 1"" ,,o, in
being moe r. ady 10 forgive than 10 10, .n;r,,;
iurcs As come into tins geh''e 'p ,,n
Shall moe and more witness, ~ ou' Wv" I, n
Renee; the weapons Of our warfare 10 :, he 81.
carnal bu, spiritual; ard 'ha "grea. 1n .
!, in rs. than he ,ha, is 10 'he wor'd; Il m,c
J" TO- w. d,rsc ION and on behalf OF sain INV