Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-05
New Religious Organizations.

New Religious Organizations.
A correspondent Of the New York Tribune,
writing from Waterloo. Senaca county, N Y.
under date OF The 7ih ult., gives an account Of
a meeting which was held near that village,
called for the purpose Of forming new rellgi-
Gus organization Of more liberal and reform
atory character than that of the old sscts Il
was composed mainly of members Of or sece-
ders from the S,cie.y of (Hicksite) Friends.
dissatisfied with their society for refusing To
adop, the ultra opinions held and expressed by
'he Reformers of the Age, upon the subjects
of Slavery, lntemperance, Womans Rights,
&C., &c.
The call of The Convention was issued by
Conference of members of the Genessee Year.
ly Meeting of Friends II proposed, as a sub
stuie for the old Quaker Organization. where
by The Yearly Meeting is endowed with ecce-
siastical power over the Monthly and Quarterly
Meetings, that each local congregation should
manage It's own internal and disciplinary affairs
on such plan as may be best adapted TO its own
peculiar circumstances. Retaining the essen
lial principles OF Quakerism it proposed TO abol.
ish what is known as the "Select Meeting"
the meeting of Ministers and elders. and TO
render the organization more democratic~ty
placing all Its members upon one level Of rights
and prerogatives, leaving each individual to
exert The influence which character alone can
confer. The practice of Recommending Tor
daining ministers and seating them above their
brethren. j, also proposed TO abolish. leaving
each individual free 10 speak or be silent, ac-
cordng TO his highest perceptions of duty
Proposing no theological test, it was designed
TO form union of alt those, of Whatever sect.
who desired to cooperate in works of charity
and benevolence. on basis which should al.
low the widest freedom of speech in respect To-
all subjects on which there might be an honest
difference Of opinion.
The call was responded to by large mum.
Der of persons, mostly members of the Genes
see Yearly Meeting bu, including few from
oiher parts of The country, and some who were
not Quakers. Among those i'm attendance from
arboad were LUcRETrA MoTr of Philadelphia,
NICHOLAS HALLocK Of MiLon, and JOSEPH A.
DUGDALE and RUTH DUGDALE of Ohio Con-
irary to the usual practice of Friends, the se..
sions Of the Yearly Meeting were mol private.
bat open 10 anybody who chose to attend and
men and women instead of meeting separately.
came together in The same room on term, of
perfect equality. The Clerks were THOMAS
McCLlNTocK Of Waterloo, a we'll known min.
lister, and RHoDA De GARMo of Rochester,
Epis.les Of sympathy were received from vari-
Gus meetings and individuals in different parts
Of the country, which afforded proof that the
movement is confined 10 no locality. The
name assumed by the meeting, after consider
able discussion, 10 ,ha, Of Congregational
Friends
The discussions OF the meeting were con-
ducled with grea. kindness of spirit, earnest
ness of manner, and, on The part OF some, with
much ability and eEoquence.
The subjects brought before the meeting
were mostly Of a practical nature. Inrsmper-
ance, Slavery, War, Licentiousness, Land Mo-
nopoly, the Rights and Wrong. of Woman,
Priestcraft, Sec.arianism, Capita Punishment.
DC. all received some share of attention. \
general Address written by THOMAS McCL1N-
TocK setting forth the views of the meeting
in relation 10 these subjects. and defining the
position of Congregational Friends in respec.
TO question Of Theology, was unanimously adop-
ted. Congress- was memoralized for the abol-
irion Of Slavery in the District of Columbia
and the Territories, and the interstate Slave
Trade. and agains. the Extension Of Slavery
10 California and New Mexico. The Legis-.
|aure of New York was memoralized in op-
position TO Capital Punishment.
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