. The life and labors of Elias Hicks; by Henry W. Wilbur . Mm* 5) ~£a*ri4 wv <?t4-asrU*-£y ax* lA&i ten /r =. LIFE AND LABORS OF ELIAS HICKS 145 Jericho preacher in Philadelphia, on the ground that he wasunsound touching the doctrine promulgated by the YearlyMeeting. The task of detailing all of the doings of this periodwould be too difficult and distasteful to be fully recorded inthis book. That the unfriendly conduct was by no meansall on one side is painfully true. Still, as the determinationof the Philadelphia elders to deal with Elias Hicks, andstop his ministry if possible, was contin
. The life and labors of Elias Hicks; by Henry W. Wilbur . Mm* 5) ~£a*ri4 wv <?t4-asrU*-£y ax* lA&i ten /r =. LIFE AND LABORS OF ELIAS HICKS 145 Jericho preacher in Philadelphia, on the ground that he wasunsound touching the doctrine promulgated by the YearlyMeeting. The task of detailing all of the doings of this periodwould be too difficult and distasteful to be fully recorded inthis book. That the unfriendly conduct was by no meansall on one side is painfully true. Still, as the determinationof the Philadelphia elders to deal with Elias Hicks, andstop his ministry if possible, was continued, the effort cannotbe ignored. In First month, 1825, the elders presented a charge ofunsoundness against Elias Hicks in the Preparative Meet-ing of Ministers and Elders, the intent being to have thecharge forwarded to the monthly meeting, but this actionwas not taken. With phenomenal persistence one of theelders introduced the subject in the monthly meeting, andsecured the appointment of a committee to investigate themerits of the case. This committee made a report un-favorable to Elias Hicks, which repo
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