New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-12

Il sse no church here reoiued the Quaker Perhaps
h'u ue,nss, the house .h.re the church sssemo.ss
NFfV. thou art A~sre that Il v the rses noitne 0"A's
tat cccsrtuits q church Il" -,
he iS,As..med new 10 the su BAT he merely repeated
y 'uuust take of your h.i, sir.
But The Frienc sgsin inquired, what tor On sceoun
q these images Thou knosest Scripture commands Us
p<t 70 vor,tip Craven images
The persisted in ssyDg that person could BE- per
uhec 10 pass through the church without uncovsrinS hs
lead Wen frieDo, r-i"Ded Isaac, Il have some con
sc,rious scrnpes that sEbleci 50 give me back my
The reverera taeis Of the doorkeeper not Qg,ss
III. * .p"ush I" compel ban 10 that sacrice and hs
vslk,c away Ni;hoa saying anything more on the sub
j-,t
WIZ, Frierd Hopper visited the House OF Lords ne
-. I'd the srg.sn 10 arms h. might sit upon the throne
lie replied No ir. No one bat his majesty sts thsre
"wherin does bis majesty dla,r nom other men in
CURED be II bis head cut of couldn't he die p
"C.rsiply Z. would, replied the officer
be spoke he stepped up the guided rsiog ihs,
roun6ed the throne snd tried to open the gate The ON
Ger told hm il was locked well wont the same key
that locked unlock il " inquired be. is this the key
hsnsipg here"
Being reformed that i. was he took ii down and uu
locked the sA.a He removed the satin covering from the
throne carefully busted the railing with his handkerchief
before be hung the satin it; and then seated himself
in the royal chair. Well said he, do look anything
lib hs usesty!'
The nan seemed emba raised, but smiled As he an
s~,red Why Sir you certainly oil the throne very re
specially
III eevers nOblemen IN the room VINO seemed
be extremely amused by these unusual proceedings
But the Quskers of Neg-lork did not recognize in
the ndomitabe Isaac the genuine descendant Of George
Fox ard William Penn HIS honesty proved toe much for
their policy-and he was read out Of meeting We
COPY the main features of Mrs. Childs full accoun, OF
this affair.
EXPULSION FROM QUAKER MEETING.
II has been sdy mentioned thu Friend Hopper passed
through fery trial his rel gus society during the
progress II he scbsm produced by he preaching OF Elias
Hicks Fourteen Year, had elapsed since the sspTston
The HcksIe branch had become established and re
spectacle sect In cities many of them were largely an
gsg.d in Southern trade have heard i, stated that mil
lions Of money were thus Invested they retained symPs
tbs with the the Biological opinions of Elias Hicks but his
rcusIg remon.tIsnc.s sgsTs Slavery would bave been
generally very lnwelcome 10 their They cherished
the names OF Anthony Benezet John NOOmln and ahOs
Of other departed wOble whose s6ors IN behalf OF the
colortd people reflected honor their Society But
where the ICED Of being so scve the cause a. Isaac
I Hopper was and always hat oeea The way did not
open" Tor than TO be 50 active and why should his zeal
rtbuke h,r lis;lessness Was it friendly Was it respect
fu in bir than his religious Society thought
necessary to do 1t is astonishing how troublesome v
soul proves TO be- when they try 70 shut up within
th4 narrow limits Of = drovsy sect
had friend in Boston. whose wealthy and sristocrso
parents brought him according 10 the most approved
del Of gentt religion lie learned the story Of the
Coed Samaritan, and early accustomed to hear euo
g prone unctd the holy Jesus who loved the poor
ard associated With the despsed When the boy oscsms
A map. he Joined the AnttSlayery Society aud openly
ayowed that he grdd Africans brethren OF the great
hun family. Hrs restiv,s grieved to see him pur
sue such inudci and dresp ectble course Where
upop witty r.former remarked, They took most com
mndsbs pains to present Jesus and the hood Samaritan
models of character but they were surprised to mud that
he had tai en- them at their word
The case was somew n It similar with Isaac L Hopper.
tie had mbibed slavery principles in full food the
fountain of Quakeiism. Their best and greatest men
conspicuous rs advocates OF those principles Child
taught these and their testimonies
were lard I'D honorable 10 be quoted with
solemn formsy safe occasions Friend Hopper acted
as these professions in good earnest aud thereby
be- dstu bed bis sect my Boston friend troubled his
family, when be made practical use OF their religious
teaching.
bses Of cotton hesped up betEe their souls and the d
vine light il not remsrksble for cotton is mpervious
material But is strange anomaly In their history That
any among them should have considered himself
guided by the Spirit To undertake the especial mis-
zion Of oiscoursgiDg sympathy with the en.aved
minister belonging TO that branch Of the Society called
Hick sites, who usually preached in Rose st. Meeting,
NewYoIk, had imbbed very strong prejudice, against
all and he manifested his aversion With
q degree Of excitement in language, tone snd gesture
very unsua in that quiet sect Those vbo lsbOred ia the
OF temperance anti slavery resistance he was
wont to stismsiIze ss "hreling lecturers "hireing
book SCENTS" ard "emissaries of Satan. Soon after
Tbou Hughes consented 10 return TO the South in con-
sequence OF the fair professions of Mr. Drg this preacher
cbmed ia with the exung tones of the pro slavery by
audI it oihs public discOurses As follows Alter
speaking Of the tendency OF affection to produce humility
be went say, ASA lave, who had suffered the effects
of bis criminal conduct and been thus led 10 calm reec
hoD recently chose back with this master into slavery
and endure s the evils of that condition now standing
his former experience Of them, rather than stay with those
bypocrca workers Unpopular Who had inter
fr.d in bis behalf For my part lcommend his choice
bad thousand times rather be slave, and spend my
days with slave holders than to dwell in compsnionship
with abolitlOnisis'
The state OF things among Quakers in the City Of New
York may be inf rred from the fact that this minister
exceedingly popular and bis style OF preaching cordially
approved by shortly Of them. One Of the editors OF the
AhSar StaRaard at that time wrots severe though
by abusive article the subject headed Rare
Specimen Of Quaker Preacher THIS gave great offence
and Isaac T. Hopper very much blamed for IT, Tie and
bis sOnn Jaw Jsmes Gibbons, aud bis friend Charles
Marriott then belonged TO the Executive Committee Of the
Anti Slavery Society ard assumed 10 be their duty
have prevented the publication OF the sarcastic article
Charles Msrots absent from the city when II pub
Gshsd, aud Friend Hopper did not il till alter in
print When they urged these facts and stated
that they bad right 10 dictate to the tor what should
say what he should not say, they were told that they
ought to eIcupse themselves BY spubic expression OF
their disapprobson But they did not believe the ed
toral article contained any mis- statement OF facts they
could not cOBsceLousy say any thing that would satisfy
the FRIENDS preacher IL would be tedious 10 relate
the faculties that followed There visits from
setrs ard prolo sessions Of Commuters great deal
o talking nth the accused, and sill more talking a6out
them sirOI disposition manifested 10 maze capital
sgairst them Of the Dsrg Case Robert II. Morris,
Who was presdng Judge wbis thai case vas pe1dns and
afttrwad Mayor Of New York, had long known
Friend Hopper, and held him in much respect When
hs told that sought TO cast imputstons his
character be greatly surprised and offered 10 give f.
vorabe testimony in any firm that might be desired j. H.
htipg the District Attorney expressed the ree
ness and private msrepreseDtst MS we're slenced BY
published certificate from u en- tes,yng that through ut
the ssir Friend Hopper hAd merely exhibited desire %
PROD the money for the master and the mAnumissOn OF
the slave"
Tie principal arguments brought by Friends azains,
their members uniting with Anti Slavery Societies,
that they thus led - mix ndscrmn tely sh people
OF cher denominations and brought into contact with
hreing clsrgymen. There seemed some inconsistency