02 Sep 1833
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1833
Page
1
A long court record details the 1827 divide between Orthodox and Hicksite Quakers led by Hendrickson and the clash over property and doctrinal beliefs. The Orthodox claim the Hicksites depart from early Friends while the Hicksites argue the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting shared the original doctrines. the case analyzes Trinity, atonement, and scriptural inspiration as core issues guiding ownership and leadership.
Foreign letters reach New York papers with updates through July 31. British House of Lords debates progress on a bill with rapid reading ahead. A motion to shorten Parliament failed by 49 votes. Lisbon rumors of capture proved unfounded. Portugal reports from Cadiz and private letters describe the ongoing situation on the left bank of the Tagus.
A Daily Intelligencer piece rails at abolitionists for allegedly urging insurrection and violence against whites. It cites extreme rhetoric as discreditable, then shifts to reports of volcanic eruptions, a Lowell Journal note on fashion, and a steamship price joke. It also notes lead ore discoveries on the East Bank of the Mississippi in Missouri and a cave yielding 400,000 pounds of ore.
An elderly Swaney resident John Whitcomb nearing 102 recalls long life, temperance, and military service in the revolution and war of 1812. He now reads little, depends on others, yet that age is linked to restraint, and his pension comes from government. Nearby notes mention a 130 year old woman and cholera reports from Campeachy, plus brief medical curiosities and a tragic laudanum accident.
The column compiles varied items from trials to curiosities, noting Avvak related clergy debates, a Cortes oath for a princess, a Mrs Ramsay deathbed confession, a rattlesnake cake tale, an earthquake shock near six this morning, a Lowell theatrical arrest, Lisbon insurrection scenes, Le Blanc’s murder case, a Saratoga to Lake engine run, Chloride of Lime relief, Providence Temperance rift, Pittsburg church growth, and a New York procession count.
Stacy Ircow for the Highsite party answers a bill of interpleader filed by Shotwell. He objects to a detailed exposition of doctrines, claims the Society of Friends acknowledges no head but Christ, and rejects any earthly government in the church, asserting only the power of God operating on the heart.
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