William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879 : the story of his life told by his children . rcising the rights and performing the duties of a rational and respon-sible being. . All I claim is as woman, and for any woman whomGod qualifies and commands to preach his blessed gospel. I claim theBible, not Quakerism, as my sanction, and I wish this fully understood. . .Brother Amos A. Phelps wrote us a long, kind, admonitory letter, recom-mending our desisting from our present course, and confining our laborsto our own sex; proposing several plans by which this might be effected,or the responsibility of holdi
William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879 : the story of his life told by his children . rcising the rights and performing the duties of a rational and respon-sible being. . All I claim is as woman, and for any woman whomGod qualifies and commands to preach his blessed gospel. I claim theBible, not Quakerism, as my sanction, and I wish this fully understood. . .Brother Amos A. Phelps wrote us a long, kind, admonitory letter, recom-mending our desisting from our present course, and confining our laborsto our own sex; proposing several plans by which this might be effected,or the responsibility of holding public meetings for men and women notrest on us ; but we wrote him word that we could not consent to adopt anyother course than that which seemed clearly to be our duty, and advisedhim to examine the subject, and not identify himself tvith the atithors of thePastoral Letter. On Aug. 27, she writes to the same that, after a personalinterview, Phelps had given up the idea of pubUshing a protest against thesisters. For the correspondence between them, see Lib. 11: [34].. c^. ^s-^ ^T. 32.] THE CLERICAL APPEAL. 135 which we flee from a troubled world for peace, a scene of chap. hi. doubtful disputations. The zealots are accordingly not to disturb the influence of those minis-ters who think that the promotion of personal religionamongst their people, and the establishment of Christiansin the faith and comfort of the gospel, is the properobject of their ministry. There is a default of deferenceto the pastoral office when you encourage lecturers orpreachers on certain topics of reform to present theirsubjects within the parochial limits of settled pastorswithout their consent. ... If there are certain topicsupon which he [the pastor] does not preach with thefrequency or in the manner that would please you, it isa violation of sacred and important rights to encour-age a stranger to present them. Attention is alsodirected to dangers now seeming to threaten the femalecha
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