The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-01
ST. Peters Church,
Freehold and It's R8ctoTs
By MAxcY APPLEGATE, SR.
Concluded from last week

concluded from last week
The following seems such clear,
fair statement Of the controversy be
tween the Quakers and Rev. George
Keith, from Hildredth's History Of the
U. S.. page III. that we give it entire.
1892. While New England and New
York we're suffering from war, super
stition and the bitterness Of factions,
Pennsylvania was not without inter-
nal troubles. Those troubles originated
with George Keith, a Scotch Quaker,
formerly surveyor of East Jersey, and at
this time Master Of the Quaker School
at Philadelphia and champion OF the
Quakers against Cotton Mather and the
Boston ministers. Pressing the doctrines
of non resistance to their logical con-
clusion, Keith advanced the principles
that Quaker principals were not consis-
tent with the exercise Of political au-
thority. HI also attacked negro slRv-
cry as inconsistent with these principles,
1 There is no surer way Of giving NOR
tai offense to sect or party than to
call upon it to be consistent with its
own professed doctrines.l Keith was
disowned by the yearly meeting, but
he forthwith instituted meeting ct his
own to which he gave the name OF
Christian Quakers." In reply to testi-
moni al of denial put forth against him,
! he published 'sAn Address in which he
| handled his adversaries with very lit
tie ceremony. He was fined by the Quak-
er magistrates for insolence, and Brad
ford. the only printer in the colony was
called to account for having published
Keith's address. Though he obtained a
discharge, Bradford, however, Judged it
expedient to remove to New York with
his type, which now first obtained a
printing press.
The Episcopalians and other nop-
Qnakers professed great sympathy for
Keith and raised loud cutlery against
Quaker Intolerance. Keith himself,
presently embraced Epicopacy, went to
England, and tnok orders there. The
Quaker magistrates were accused of hos
tility to the Church Of England and to
the alleged NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of it's
agents, joined with his own suspected
loyalty A pretense was foundSDf de-
prfving Penn of the Government, a
, step taken by the Privy Council, with
out any of the forms; or indeed any au-
thority of law, though justified by the
opinions Of some Of the leading Wing
lawyers of the day.
> n SlAuHdE, cbICbCA VI pO0GA was OACl-
. cised at the same time in the Gaze of
PENIS late opponent, Lord Baltimore.
After tedious examination during
| which no other charge was brought
against him, except that he was a
papist, on that single ground, by an or
der in council, he was deprived of the
administration of Maryland. though
still allowed toJ enjoy his quit rents,
stonnage duty and other income
Lionel Copley was sent as the Royal
Governor and he overturned almost ev-
lerything Lord Baltimore had done,
The Church OF England was establish
ed by law 1882, which was divided in
to thirty parishes sc.
Title page Of one Of George Keith's
books.
New England Spirit of Persecution
i TransmittedstO !.
/ PENNSYLVANIA
And the Pretended Quaker Prosecuting
The True
CHRISTIAN-QUA
/ In The
/ TRYAL
! OF
Peter Bos, George Keith, Thomas
i buoy
4 And William Bradford
| At the Sessions held at PHILADELPHIA
The Ninth. Tenth and Twelfth Days OF
December, 1892, Giving an account Of
The most Arbitrary Procedure of that
Court.
Printed In the Year 1898
New York Printing by
4 William Bradford.
The title page of one of Keith's other
II books reads:
THE WAY
TO THE CITY OF GOD
Described
or A PLANE
DECLARATION
How any man may, within the day Of
Visitation given him of God, pass out of
the unrighteous into the righteous state.
AS also, how he may go forwnrd in the
way of holiness and righteousness and
be fitted for the Kingdom of God, and
the beholding and enjoying thereof.
WHEREIN
Divers things which occur to them that
enter into the way, with respect to
their inward trials. temptations and diff
uCullleS, dfE pOiutc1 az anu QlfcCb OILS
intimated how to carry themselves
to the works.and exercises Of religion so
as to find acceptance with God. With
divers other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., which
may be Of service to iDquirers and be-
ginners.
Written by GEORGE KEITH in the
year 1869 in the time OF his being a
close prisoner in the Talbooth at Edin-
burgh. where unto is added,
The way to discern the connections.
motions, &c, Of the Spirit of God, and
divine principle in us from those Of
mans own natural reason, sc. Written
in the time of his confinement in Aber-
deem, in the year 1876. With preface
to the whole written this year.
Printed In the year 1878.
This concludes all we have found ID
books about George Keith, which haY
been fascinating life study Of the aud
thor.