. The life and labors of Elias Hicks; by Henry W. Wilbur . ends at that time made his cause theirown when the rupture came. The majority of Friends at that time were content asto preaching, with words that seemed to be full of spiritand life, and this undoubtedly was characteristic of thepreaching of Elias Hicks. To attempt to destroy the stand-ing in the Society of a man of such character and equipmentwas certain to break something other than the man will become more apparent as we consider more closelythe relation of Elias Hicks to the controversy with whichhis name and person
. The life and labors of Elias Hicks; by Henry W. Wilbur . ends at that time made his cause theirown when the rupture came. The majority of Friends at that time were content asto preaching, with words that seemed to be full of spiritand life, and this undoubtedly was characteristic of thepreaching of Elias Hicks. To attempt to destroy the stand-ing in the Society of a man of such character and equipmentwas certain to break something other than the man will become more apparent as we consider more closelythe relation of Elias Hicks to the controversy with whichhis name and person were linked, and with the trouble inthe Society of Friends, for which, either justly or other-wise, he was made the scapegoat. 13 Journal, p. 423. Bgg^Sg ^^*%? « .^ —-x^V T^S^SiSI lV; fe^^^^^^tf^S ~V^>^\^» v^i^~ ^—\i>*s^m &• ( flfflJ IP Wr ;tj\ ? »? -rSiSl |JH || ttj ?-. .-•! .: Mm ?g NIB ftipnHfc THE HICKS HOUSE, JERICHO.(See page 66.). FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE. See page 68.) CHAPTER VII. Ideas About the Ministry. To construct from the published deliverances, andpersonal correspondence of Elias Hicks, a statement of histheory and practice touching the ministry is desirable if noteasy. That he considered public religious exercise an ex-alted function, if of the right sort, and emanating from theDivine source, is abundantly evidenced in all he said andwrote. The call to particular and general service, whetherin his home meeting for worship, or in connection with hisextended religious journeys, he believed came directly fromthe Divine Spirit. One instance is related, which possibly as clearly asanything, illustrates his feeling regarding the ministry, andthe relationship of the Infinite to the minister. In the fallof 1781, when his service in the ministry had been ac-knowledged about three years, he was very ill with a fever,which lasted for several months. In the most severe periodof this indisposition he tells
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