New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-09

tbefulness OF il as we have our several allotments.
In his journal Elias speaks of CHRIST ~ US, tOe
hope OF glory, and makes me bold assertion tiat
" all the varied names given in Scripture TO thls
divine eht and life such rs Emnanuel, JESUS
Seat Of God, Great Prophet Christ our LORD. Craze
UnctiOu, Amounted, etc, mean one and the 3 me
thing and are nothing less nor more than the spnlt
and power of God IT. the soul of inan as his Creaior
Pre-el Yer, Condemner, kcdeemer. SAVIOUR San'tiei
and Ju,tier." ..
Ina, sometimes thought that the pr ncipa' divisions
IN he Society of Friends III tins country hitrr mus
that the llicksies place the Lsnt wlnih au"E' III
Scriptures tiat. the Gurncyb9s lWao a0the Nun
London Yearly MretIng) wouln II they were Wiling
t. admit the possibility of a dIi' renee maze me
~crIptures the surer guide and ina the WiDnr:teS
wOu,d consider the two OF cQnl authority,
or would NOT admit tie possibility rr PROD,
ability of difference. Bur this must he considered
my individual surmisc. Il Is not carried OuJ py
what have heard irum friends on Long Island, VINO
have told me hl 1t was Elias Hckss preaching upon
the doctrine OF the atQn mem "n'c" c"useu 'H'
Extremely strong expressions on the suoJect OK
the Bible NAV be fonnn IN the letter OF I'iias HICKS
to Phe6e Willis 1918 IL tTer to Joan YS y: Spn
ten, nor all the external miracles recorded IN Iie
Scriptures nor ali 9th external evidence OF wblt
KIND sOever, mas ever revealed 6Ol, wac - an etel
nal invisible Spirit to any one OF the children oi
men" 80. .
have had tho use, preparing this letter. OF
Elias Hicks's sermons, Philadelphia lSZo; MS
JOnrHal New YORK 1882 and Letters, New YORK,
1884, As regards the doctrine Of the atonemeni'
however, | give nothing from these volumes. IN
Rachel Hicks, herself preacher She was the 'Wlfe
OF a nephew and Trend OF Elias, Dut her iather
ioined - the Orthodox"
One of his acQuaIn ances. came to see her 1atner,
and told him hat Elias had said there is no here
AFTER She did not believe that .he had sad sOS but
retraned from Disturbing her father by entering
INTO a controversy. She, however, inquired INTO the
matter and was told that Elias sad Heaven Is nota
fixed place ABOVE nor hell one below but that botn
are states of the soul She added: | remember
that he said that the blood of Christ shed upon the
cross WAS no more TO than the bl0Oi of buliocks
and of rans and the Orthodox thought thatthl5 was
blasphtmy but he meant That we must know
Christ within to save from sin and rernemDer
hIs saving that men depended 50 much upon the
crncfxIOn to them from SIN that they neg,
lecrd to attend to the Divine light within the SOUL
The following incident was, thlnk, hrst Ielaleu
to me by LucretIa Mott AbOut the time OF the
separation English Friends were quite aotiVe on inc
side caiied Orthodox. When Annie Brathwalte
and Others were IN this country preaching salvation
by the blood of Christ Elias Hicks rose aud spoke III
this manner: " Friends. to the Christ that never
was crucIie to the Christ that never was slam, 10
the CHRIST that cannot die, commend you"
When Elias Hicks was seyenty-nlne years OLD the
separation began III Philadelphia. He lived about
three years longer. Those riends who agreed with
him III sentiment have sometimes been called ny
others ScplrdtISS, buG that title could scarcely De
appropriately applied To him, ~ he continued till lis
death member oil the same monthly meeting, QUAR-
terly meeting and yearly meeting that he 1ad at
tended befOr. the yearly meeting OF New-Iork, ana
these meetings continued 10 he held Ia the same
houses. GIHB EARLE OlBBONe'
Lird-in- Humid Penn Jan. >, 1881.