Smyrna times., 1892-05-11

TO sacrifice all earthly things. Hand
some, powerfully built and refined. he
, was TO Know neither love nor family
J Ties. That heart of his could love
only his marvellous Africa. His indo.
mlnatable will was to leave no off.
spring save innumerable discoveries
For the Smyrna Times.
ERRONEOUS STATEMENT CORRECTED
Mr.. EDITOR:
t In the January issueof the Methodist,
paper edited by the Rev. w. w. w
wilson, OF your city, there is an article
relating to the local religious history
OF your section. The portion OF the
article relating to the Society of Friends
read with great amount of satisfar-
tion until came to where it stated
that the $50 called) Hicksite branch Of
me Society Of Friends deny the diUinify
Of Christ. ''''''''9
AS TINS assertion is totally at vari-
ance with the teachings Of the Society
OF Friends (denominatcd by the outside
world the Hicksite branchl of which /
nave been lifelong member felt il
out just that such an error should he
corrected and | believed the editor
with whom l had been on terms Of
family friendship for number of wears
would give my protest and the printed
date upon which | based nv protest a
hearing in his paper.
so, acting upon the spirit of fairness
"hlcn l supposed and trusted he nos.
sessed, l forwarded the editor cnm.
municatiOn and accompanying dozen
mentary proofs.
But the Rev. gentleman considered
cne assertions OF one or more writer's
IN encyclopedias to be of more value
III MS Judgment than our own author
! 2ed DOCK OF discipline and other cor
roOoratory evidence, 50 | got no hear.
ing in his paper.
AS L desire to reach the RELIGIONS
element In the section where the unjust
ana 10 me specially harsh assertion has
gone forth, take the liberty of seek
ing the columns of your paper on he
halt OF the denomination of which 7
am member, believing there is a
spirit of fairness in your nature which |
VIII induce you to give me SPACE in
your columns.
Our Society of Friends has hook of
discipline, which in a general sense i
as much our creed and doctrine as l.
.ne ulsclPllne &c, ofthe NJ. f. Church
or any other denomination.
One section Of our disciDline reads a.
follows: i'''''0 '0'''7 '''
If any in membership with us shall
DlasPheme or speak profanely of AL
uighty God, Christ Jesus, or the holy
spirit be or she ought to be teDderlv
treated with for their instruction. and
the CONFINEMENT of this understand
ing, that they may experience reDen-
lance and forgiveness; but should anv
Notwithstanding this labour, persist in
Ihelr error, or deny The diUiaity of our
LORD, and Saviour Jesus Christ, the inn.
mediate revelation of the Holy Spirit.
or the authenticity of the scriptures {
as IL Is manifest they are not one in
iaith with US, the monthly meeting
where the party belongs, having ex.
Tended due care for the help and bene- {
NJ OF the individual without effect
ought TO declare the same, and issue
their testimony accordingly" (which of
course would be dismissal from the
society," '"0 '
Another section reads as follows:
We tenderly and earnestly advise a
and exhort all parents and heads of
FAMILIES, that they 9 ndeaVor to instruct i
their children and families in the doc. Il
trlnes and precepts of the christian re- j
llglOn, as contained in the u
scriptures; and that they excite I;
them to the diligent reading of those d
excellent writings, which plainly set =.
orth the miraculous conception. birth II
loly life, wonderful works. blessed IC
example, meritOriOus death, and pIor- Y
Gus resurrection, ascension and medi-
lIlOn OF our Lord and Saviour. Jesns u
jhrlst and to educate their children IN
the belief of these important truths II
s we'll as in the belief of the inward OF
manifestation and operation of the OF
5ioiy splrlt on their own minds, that %
hey may reap the advantage and hen. L
NJ LhereOf, for their own peace and
Verlastlng happiness which is inAn.
.ely preferable to all other considera- On
ions" u ~
ihese two sections just quoted are
be found in our books of discinline :.
ublished in 1903, Ia period before the ~ ~
eparatiOn which occurred omono, "
riends in 1827-2S.) .l'
After the separation these two sec. sb
ons remained unchanged in the disci- or
line OF our branch of the society. and be
smalns unchanged in all the revised be
sues OF our discipline up to the pres. ne
lt Clme, and our discipline is not of 20
cal issue but is the expressed opinion
our society in general. In conclus- Ia,
n quote from an address issued nv od
IT Philadelphia yearly meeting Of sb
rIehds Ie just after the separation of bn
we are aware, dear friends that fee
lf opponents have pronounced us 49,
hdels and deists They have said we H., H.
I'VE departed from the christian faith. co.
III renounoed the religion of our No,
orthy predecessors in the truth -
Nothing Is easier than TO make such r
argos as these but, in the present mo
Sc, we are happily assured that moth tin,
Is harder than to prove them. We rinl
not sensible of any dereliction on rai' 5
T part from the principles laid down ;nt,
our blessed Lord. The histOrv Of he,
Otrth, FlIe, GOts, deGtb and resuSrec. oU,,
n Q FAe Holy Jesus, as in the yol2tane 70 9
Eae oooG a as iOritten of Him, sUe rev- him
'RtLy believe. nIn IIu
we are not ashamed of the gospel of n,t
rlst, because it is the power OF God No. wo,
10 salvation to all them that believe. cor,
divinit,, &c it' 70 aeKhoWiedge Tefo
ow from living experience that he il var,
power OF God and the wisdom of ~:
d that, under the present glorious Ran
pensatlon, He is the one holy prin. CT
le OF Divine life and light-the nm MI
iteu word OF grace and truth, which and
y can build us up in the true faith "Ft M
give US an inheritance among ali The
'se who are sanctifed," ed
With much respect, COO,
i, ISAAC A.. BARBER.
sasson, Nd, May End, 1892.