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

y. lie ascriOe> 10 them.
''Tsrst-Thcy believe Jesus Car.st
was mere man. dI,.nely Inspired,
partaklng more largely OF that is.>pira-
ton than other men. bat that ot:sis.
ny rcSorting to the same meas ard .X-
lertion may receive rs great 4 measure
o! divine nspiratIot-that he. the
apostles and prophets cannot be and
have not been set above other me.,-
they dIsbeI'eve his partaking Of the d.
Vine as well as human nature: that he
is one and the same essence with Gcd
! Second hey deny the doctrine Of
the a,onemeut, and contend that man
may have access to his God without
any Mcdiator-,hcy contend that the
crucitixion and sutler.ngs of Christ, if
Az atoneucnt at all, were an atone
ment only for the legal sins of the
Jews.
| Third-'They deny the divine inspi-
ration of the Holy Scriptures, and hold
out that they contain doctrines AMI IN
functions which are incorrect, aud that
I they are 4 mere shadow
Stacy Decow, OF behalf of the Ulck-
lite party In bis answer TO the bill OF in
iterpeadertiiled by Shotwel!. stud!ousy
avoids a detailed exposition OF doc
trInes: alleging that 1.-THE Society OF
Friends acknowledge no head bat
Christ. and no principle OF authority or
government in the church, but the
love and power OF God operating on
! the heart. and thence influencing the
Judgment, and producing UNITY OF
| ,eelug, brothcrly sympathy .li.d con
descens.on Of each other. The great
fundamental principle OF the Society,
the divine light and power operating
upon the soul, beng acknowledged by
all It's members as the ciiec;uai bond
of Union, the right OF each individual
to Judge OF the true meaning OF Scrip
iture testimony, reiali1g to TIE dos
tr.ncs OF (hristlanit, according to The
best evidence in his own mind, uncon-
trolIed by the arbitrary dictatlon OF
his equally faIllbie fellow man hath
been as vel. tacItly acknowledged by
the society. RE alleges that the first
difficulties and final separation grew
out Of an attempt "by few Iadiei-
duals, (now the Orthodox party who
had long been continued in important
\ stations, gradually and coyertly at
tempting to assume and arrogat an
authority over brethren never delega-
ted to them, and attempted to impose
upon tue Yearly Meeting a document
N form designed to operate as a writ
ten creed, adapted to their peculiar
views, and believed also to have been
intended as an instrument Of attac K
on some faithful, worthy fellow mem
! beers, against whom they had conceived
personal offence and subversive oithat
freedom OF thought and individual O.
p!nion, which the Society O: Friends
mad always cherished and maintained
ds IN uaaiienable right"
! Decow insists, 'tadt the questions
and ilcts set forth BY .iendr.cisson in
the original bill in relation to the sclsm
+ ~ The Society oil Friends, AID dlsore-
pancles among them IN regard to mat
tiers OF i.i;n and discipline. ittaey exist
as is stated, winch he by no means al
nuts, cannot lawfully or cqutabl'
affect the right to tie fund beio ging
to the sAld Chesterfield Preparatlve
/ Meetlng--tnat the legitimate inquiry
before tie Court respects the right OF
property, and that not Court have a
r!ght to institute an Inquest INTO con
sciences or faith OF cinbcrs OF reli-
gioys societies or associations. or slD-
lec; them 20 tire ordeal OF a creed, pre-
pared by those claiming adversely, N
ORDER to disiranchise Or deprive them
OF their legal rights lie further des-
crloes the polity of the Society Of
Friends. as being that Of "a pure Dem
ocracy, al its members having equal
nights as brethren and sisters; either
ministers, elders, overseers, clerks or
other officers shaving any eminc1ce
over their brethren. either in right. au-
thorlt,. rank or Privilege"-and car
ries this principle OF equality through
out all the ramltica,ions CT their gov
eminent. "Thatill pro po>.,ious, llc7-
tons or other matters properly SUB
mltted 10 any meeting, were 10 be de-
ter,nlned by the vote OF the majority
present.
Each party give his own version of
the transactions Immediately Freccd-
ing and Subsequent TO the separation
! OF the Nearly Meeting Of Philadelphia