Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-09-07


bin Of iiendr!chsor--::s identify with
the belief Of early / riends--the spur
.cus character of the Ilicksite doct,nss
and there repugaaaoe TO those enter
tanned by ear> friends-that the Sc
paration Of the Society grew out OF IL;
att.mp, to spread these spurious seq
timcnts on the one hand, and TO sup
press them Oh the other; and that the
iilCksitc were unsouDd and unlike a
Gent Friends in belief. and scCc .er>
BY their own acts. That the Soc.etF
Of Friends. were never in their nret-
ing> governed BY tie voice OF the nalot.-
ty, but by the sense Of The nectir { gath
cred by the clersS.
BY TIE lijcl.s:tc--That their belief
and that of eari, Friends were tie
sam e. and that they believed in the
Scr iptures, both Of which poi:.'s the
ma inia,ned ii 50 mary words, wilhou:
permitting themselves in the most ri
wal particular. to be dragged into d.,
tails, cxpositloas or explanations.
That they were not separatlsts or $.
eeders, bat were composed ola major
" Of ;hc Friends belonging to tan
Philadelphia yearly meeting. The
they were not followers of Elias Hicks.
but OF George Fox; that there was no
power IN temporal courts to enquire
into spiritual things. AID they there
fore declined answering questions
touching Goctr.nes.--Thcv did not
accuse tue Orthodox Of having depaa-
te.. from the belief OF fricnd>, and Was
willing TO share ;he proper, according
to numbers. Their contest il his
suit was only los their share, and 10
for the whole.
Upon these P!cadngs and this test
monv, the cause came on for hearing
before the late Chief Justice living
and associate Justice Drake, sitting
as masters in Chanccry. 1t was there
argued h, George Hoo1 Esq. and
Isaac II. Wilia nsoa, Esq. Oh behalf
of iIendlickson; and by Gen. Wa.
and Samuel l.. Soutaard, ESQ. on be
half of Decow. defendant. In their
opinions read before the Chancellor.
both Judges concurei IL the power
of the Court to inquire into the relig.-
Gus doctrines OF a Society III c:der -
settle and direct trust reposed in that
Society. On the main question, a 10
which constitution the real Society O.
Friends, although taking dIifcTclt
grounds, they both arrived at the same
conclusion. The Chief Justice beng
of opinion that The Hickslte party had
made themselves secedcrs by their
acts; while Justice Drake mantalred
that they were new sect, holding
doctrines entirely repngnant to those
held hy the early Friends. In con
for:n!ty to these opinions Il decree III
Chanccry was made IN favour OF the
Orthodox claim; aad upon which tie
appeal to the High Court of Error,
us, determined. was brought.
The cause on appeal has been ar@E-
ed by Mcssrs. Wall ana Southa d. tor
the appellant, and Wood and FREEING
huy sen, tor the app lice, il manner
satisfactory 10 Their numerous clients
and ciiciting the admiration Of the
hundred, WHO heard them. The IN
gcAultv, se-eaFc,t, legal protundity. ar
:
which sue cessiHely or intcrmIngied,
continually hcld the ear OF tie Court
in respectful attention and delighted
The nuu.trols au..iIoEy, By thosa who
have heard these -cntl"Iaer. IA, be
better imagined t.,an dcsCrIbcd--Nr.
S,utha,G closed. and the case was SUB
United to tue ( ogrt on The I!ortlis.g o
"Wednesday last. De THURSDAY after
noon at i O'Clock. the Council has.ae..
maturciy considered the rc.s.iy
question, tFtl NED the decree Ct
the Court below by a vote "a io..o"s:
70 ATTIRM-Board. OF Ee'5cr.
Wood. Of Morris. Nern.e, q: Sussex,
CLARK, Of .un-erdon Mcdowell OF
Mlddle3ex. .Teea, q; Somerset. Sec.cy.
(Governof) OF Cur beriand.
10 REvER-E.-CarnPion, Of Eurling
ton. Holm =.of Ioampa.h. Cia" ,on,
ofSaicm. Townsend, ofCape May.
E.cI party to pay their own costs.
After the oPIh,on Of TIE court VS.
delivered, tie President made the io,-
loving communication. VIZ:
"Inc court would U.ost caTnc-ut
recommend 10 the parties i"'ere$teo.
to maize a speedy and arn!ca1l" adjls.-
n1ent OF u! disputes and diitcn.ties-
We have always regretted - Ind re
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