A Narrative of the Proceedings in America, of the Society Called Quakers, in the Case of Hannah Barnard; Intended As a Sequel to an Appeal to the Soci PDF Download

Author: Thomas Foster
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230416755
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Languages : en
Pages : 64

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804 edition. Excerpt: ... f 1.3 One of these was not Inaptly called " The short cut." It was dated 1st mo. 1801; and directly, but most unreasonably, inputes Deism to the party accused, and insinuates that such opinions as her's, concerning war, have a tendency to lead to theism. So important was the circulation of this paper deemed, that copies of it were sent by the post, to persons entitled to sit as judges upon the charges against the Appellant, who were ig norant to whom they were indebted for the favou; two of whom honourably sent the copies they so received to Hannah Barnard, by way of apprising her what insidious means were employed to prejudice the minds of Friends against a person so circumstanced. The name of die writer, which was not over-cautiously concealed, served to give credit and currency to this orthodox effusion, among those who are more influenced by the authority of names, than the cogency of arguments. About two months afterwards, another MS. of much greater length, made its appearance, bearing strong internal-evidence, in style, in argument, in candour, in civility, and charity, of being the production of the same pen. (a) By these, and some other still more defamatory libels, suspicions of indefinite, or rather boundless, scepticism and infidelity, were excited against the party accused. Under these circumstances, as the Appellant was not only disappointed in her just expectation, that the charges against her would be fairly and openly canvassed, but also well knew the prevalence of unfounded aspersions on her character and principles, the most injurious of which appeared, on the clearest evidence, to have originated with some of her primary accusers, she gave notice of appeal in the following terms. "To the Quarterly Meeting for London...