The Society of Friends in the Nineteenth Century: a Historical View of the Successive ...
The Society of Friends in the Nineteenth Century: a Historical View of the Successive ...
Hodgson, William, B. 1804
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How "would it be possible for ministers of the gospel, and other "religiously concerned members, to discharge their duty as "watchmen, if they are forbidden to warn the flock of sur- 144 THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IN [CHAP. X. ''rounding danger, arising from erroneous doctrinal works? " The most substantial Friends in this land nobly and firmly '^ testified against the errors of Elias Hicks, both publicly and *' privately, even while he travelled with certificates as a min- "ister; and they were in...strumental in guarding many from " imbibing his unsound sentiments. " SeconcL In a committee of the Yearly Meeting summon- *' ing a member [J. W.] before it to answer certain charges " made by it, dealing with him as an oflfender, and requiring '' him to make concessions to them, and endeavoring to in- "duce him to sign a written acknowledgment, drawn up by " a part of their own body. " The right to treat with their members, and to disown or ''to accept acknowledgments from them for their errors, be- " longs exclusively to the Monthly Meetings, under certain '' rules prescribed by the Discipline.
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