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The great Quaker cause. as IL ia t.r,,oa
has been decided by the highest State trib,,.
nal. The interest taken by the community in
the history and termination Of this suit. W IN
Justify the space this brief state occu-
pies in our paper.
- matter Of public notoricty. thai
from the year 1928 to 1897, a difference ~
sentiment, either in relation TO fundamcn.
tai doctrines or important articles of discin.
line' had arisen among the Society Of Friends
winch IN the latter year produced a scpara.
.,on Oh 'he Society. Prior TO this separation
INC TWO parties were known by the appella-
lions OF Orthodox" and "Hicksitc. The
hrst from their alleged adherence 10 the r, i,h
OF The early Friends; and the last from the r.
partIaiity to Elias Hicks, a favorite speoker
WIN them, although they also claimed TO be-
iieve with the early Friends. Upon the sepa.
ration, disputes about the large property held
by the Society naturally arose. TO determ;n.
one OF which, in 1928, this present suit wa,
! brought in Chancery.
bill for relief was filed in the Court n,
Chancery, by Jos. Hendrickson, complainant
against Thos. l. Shotwell, defendant. TO fore.
close mortgage given by the defendant Ia
The plaintiff rs Treasurer of the Preventative
Meeting OF Friends for Chesterfield. for the
sum Of two thousand dollars. This sum was
part OF a trust fund, raised by contribution in
lI90, by the members Of the meeting. and
placed under the control Of Trustees 10 be-
appointed by It. Hendrckson was the Trea-
surer chosen by the Orthodox the Hicksi,es
had, since the separation, elected Stacy De-
COW Treasurer, who claimed payment OF the
money as the proper representative Of the
Trustees.
Shotwell, who ut that time was not men,
osr Of either Society, finding himself thus
Piacea between two fires, for his own safety
IA 1879 hled bill Of in:erpleader, desiring
.nat pom Ireasurcrs might be brought into
Court, and each party compelled 70 make out
his title to the money. This brought The die
Putants face TO face 10 Court, where the right
oil property was to be determined on the
question, (which Is the true Society of
Fricnds;'' -
In showing forth, on behalf of the ortho-
dox, their exclusive right to that title. Hen
erickson stated their belief TO be "in those
doctrines always held and maintaIne by the
society OF Friends or people called Quakers ;
to wit:
First-Though they haze seldom used the
word trinity they believe in the existence
Of the Father, the Son or Word. and the
Holy Spirt-;hat the Son was God and be-
came hesh-that there Is one God and Father.
OF whom are all things--that there is one
Lord Jesus Christ, by whom were all things
made, who was giorifed with the Father be
Tore the world bsgan, who is ,iod over all
blessed forever-that there is one Holy Spirit.
The promise OF the Father and the Son. the
leader and sanotifer and comforter Of his
people, and that these three are one, the Fa-
Their, the Word, and Spirit.
Secopd--they believe in the atonement--
that the divine, and human nature Of Jesus
Christ, the Saviour, were nned-that Thus
united he suffered and that through his SUI
ierings, death and resurrection, lac atoned
for the sins Of men. That the son of God in
the fullpess Of tune, took flesh, became per
feet man, according 10 the flesh descended
and came Of the seed Of Abraham and Day ia,
that being with God from all eternity, being
himself God, and also IN time partakinz 81 the
nature OF man, through ham is the goodness
and love Of God conveyed 10 mankind and
that BY him man receiycth and partaketh Of
these rDercies-tlat he took upon him the
seed OF Abraham, and his holy body and
blood we're an Offering and sacrifice Tor thc
SINS Of the whole world.
Tblsd-They believe the Scriptures are
given by Inspiration, and when rightly inter.
preted are unerring guides, able o. make use
unto salvation through faith IN Jesus Christ;
that The spirit stIil operates on the souls Of
men, and IN 30 doing furnishes the primary
rule q faith that the Scriptures must be
secondary "a reference % this primary source
from whence they proceed; bui ~ the dictates
81 the spirit arc always true add uniform, all
ideas and views which any person may enter
tain repuguabt 90 the doctrines Of the Scrir-
lures, must proceed from false lights"
These being the doctrines of the present
Orthodox, By them alleged u have been held
BY early FrieDds; HcBdriekson proceeded %
state what were the doctrines Of the opposing
party. lie aseribes ~ them.
Frst--They believe that Jesus Christ vas
a here man, divinsIy inspired, paftaking
more largely Of Inspiration than other men,
but That others, by fesoriing 10 tho same
means and eEertions, nsy receive a. great .
mepslife 81 divine Inspiration that BE-, The
apostles sBd prophets. cannot be add have
not been, set above otter men tho dsbe-