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

HE GREAT QUAKER CAUSE, as 1t IS
termed has been decided bv the high
est state tribunal. The interest taken
by the community in the history and
Termination Of this suit, will Justify the
space this brief statement occupies in
!: our paper.
i 1t is a matter OF public notoriety.
: that from the year 1877, a difference
OF sentiment. either in relation TO fan
! dameDtal doctrines or important artI-
!, cles Of discipline, had arisen among the
society Of Friends; which in the latter
year produced n separation of the So
lciety. Priorto this separation the two
parties we're known by tn applications
of "Orthodox" and "iiicksite." TIE
first from their alledged adherence to
the faith Of tn, early Friends; and the
last from their Partially towards Elias
I Hicks, a tavorlte speaker with them.
although they also claimed to believe
with early Friends. Upon The separ-
alton, disputes about the large proper
I ty held by the Society, naturally arose.
to determine one Of which IN ISIS. this
present suit was brought IN Chance
Try.
A bill for relief was filled in the
Court OF Chancery, by Joseph Hen
Erickson, complainant, against Thom-
as l.. Snotwell, defendant. to foreclo-e
d mortgage given by the defendant TO
the plaintiff as Ire surer ofthc prepar-
alive meeting of Frieitds for Chester
field, for the sum of two thousand dol
lars. he I'm was part of a trust
fund, raise d by contribution in l1G',
placed u ner the control of Trustees
to be appointed bv it.-IiendIickson
was the treasurer chosen b. the Or
thodox; the Hick>ite had, since the
separation, elected STACY Decow frea-
su.cr, who claimed payment of the
money, as the proper representative of
j the Trustees.
Il Snotwell, who at that time was not
1 a member Of either Society, finding
himself tnu, placed between two fires,
Tor his Own safety in 1929 TILED bill
/ of interpieader, desiring that both
treasuterS .nignt be brought into
) Court; and each party there be com
PEELED 10 make out his title TO the mon
.ey. This brought the dlsputants face
to face in Court, where the right OF
property was to be determined on the
question. "whlch is the true Society of
/ r,cndo!7
! In showing forth On behalf Of the
Orthodox, their exclusive right to that
title, ile.IJtiCkson stated their belief
to De I'm those doctrines always held
and maintained by the Society OF
Friends or people called Quahers; to
wit
First--Though they have seldom
used the word Trinity the, believe
IN tue existence otihe Father. the Son
or Word, and the Holy Spirit-that
the Son was Goa aud became iie,h-
that there is one Tod and Father o.,
whom are all thIngs-that there is one
Lord Jesus Christ ~ whom all things
were made, who wa, < iorined with the
Father before the world u. gan, who IS
God over all blessed iorevcr-tllat
there is one :4oiy Spirit, the promise
of the Father and the son, the lcadef
and sanctltier and comforter of his peo-
pie, and that these three are one, the
Father, the Word, and the Spirit.
SeCond-they believe in the atone
ment-that the divine and human na-
ture OF Jesus Christ, the Saviour, were
united--that thus united he suffered
and that through his sutierings. death
; and resurrection, be atoned for the sins
of men. That the Son of God, IN the
iuiness Of time, took flesh, became per-
: feet man. according to the flesh de-
seconded and came OF the seed oil A5ra-
ham and David: that being with God
from all eternity, being himself God.
and also in time partaking of the na-
;ure OF man, through him Is the good
ness ard love ofGod conveyed to man
kind; and that BY him man receiyeth
and partaketh Of these merCies-that
: he took upon him the seed of Abraham
and sacrifice for the sins of the whole
1 world.
} Third-They believe the Scripture:
are given by inspiration, and when
rightly interpreted are unerins guide:
able to make wise unto salvatio.
, through faith in Christ Jcsus-tha,
the spirit still operates on the souls OF
of men. and in 50 doing furnishes the
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