New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
YEARLY MEETING OF HICKSITE FRIENDS.

YEARLY MEETING OF HICKSITE FRIENDS.
That brarch of the Quaker family, or School Of
Friends commonly called Hickse, after She name of
Elias Hicks, who, historically speaking, may be re-
garded as Their founder commenced their yearly ,et-
ing in this city OH Sunday morning last, with meetings
for worship nheir houses Hester and West Twenty
seventh streets. The attendance is of about the
average nunbsr of members. Although the convoca-
ton is that of he NewYork yearly meeting there are
persons from ether States, less in representa-
tive capacities and otherwise. Among the more dis
tinguished of these reporters have the names Of
the following: Joseph Foulke and Priscilla and Ann
Townsend of Pennsylvania, Samuel Townsend Of
MARYLAND Hiram Cover of Virginia, and William w.
Doran of NewJersey.
number of public friends of both sexes were in
attendance on Sunday, end addressed the large AS
semblages which the occasion had collected Joseph
Fouke lead off 1t Twenty seventh street with some
forcible views of good and evil, and the proper
source of the knowledge thereof necessary for the
guidance Of mar The difficulty of the age was, re
gOusly, described as growing out OF prevalent dis
position 10 nita;e Adams course oil taxing counsel oi
what was brought TO bear upon his consciousness
through Eve-the flesh and bone principle OF his
own being-nstead Of the divine principle, which, II
obeved, would have enabled him to AVOID the eager
ness TO know good and evil manifested IN eatng " the
sure consequences and demOraizng results OF their
dsobedence He was followed by Samuel Townsend,
who proceeded further to illustrate, III iorcloie anu
clear manner this doctrine of the divine guidance,
which is the leading idea Of Quakersm ana Is uSu1Hy
insisted giving the only sure reliance l0r the IN
dviGus development of the soul-the same being ea-
pressed by the phrase, divine light, SO often used
by George Fox, thair founder, and Wilhelm rem, ana
Others II the earlier Friends.
The first speaker at Hester stree' on SUNDAY morn
ing was MIRIAM COVER, who spoke in words Oh earn
est and effective exhortatiOn. She was iOIoWed Dy
ANS TowSsHESD ind others The splrllual Interests
of the younger members OF the Society! VINO are gen
orally attracted in great numbers by the yearly meet
ings seemed TO be leading concern OF the speakers
generally The music question, troubles mo" seI-
edl which lately cOnvulses the society nave NO
doubt served TO Increase the eoncsIh io we mea.e
Of this class who are most exposed 10 temptations 10
DEPART from the Discipline in TINS respect
Epstles have been received from NUMBER OF ais
tant Yearly Meetings, IN coIrespOnIenoe WIN 'nl'
Getting viz the Ohio, Indiana MaiEiahu 'Gal!eu me
baltimore Yearly Meeting because embracing
portion of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and Genesee
ICary meeiings-the latter embracing IN as Jarsdc-
tiot Western New-YOrk These represent 'ne society
throughout the country in state oi neaIhy quiet
ude and general prosperity re eauIs sOp.o ~
most Of these epistles, was 10 ne eAPeceu al Tue
present crisis is Slavery the extraordinary events IN
Washington and Kansas, including the acuoA oi me
Supreme Cogrt, seeming To nave oeen 'oV uison i"r
the equanimity of this conserNat ana quiet
set king people What is well worthy oil remark Is
the circumstance that the epstle from the Yearly
Meeting at Baltimore Judge fancy Own reSliencej
p.ers STords t wooded bv any OF the others in the
emphatic earnestness of their warning to Friends TO
hold fast the integrity OF their practical protest against
this giant evil
During the week since Sunday the meetings have
leen strictly private To-day bonn me meeting
houses named, and also the one in Heney street,
B,ooklyn, will be opened at lOl O'Clock for public
worship when those of readers feeling an interest
in the doctrines of this order-lovng people Will have
an opportunity 10 attend.