© 2003 Earlham School of Religion

TITLE: A narrative and exposition of the late proceedings of New England yearly meeting, with some of its subordinate meetings and their committees, in relation to the doctrinal controversy now existing in the Society of Friends ..

AUTHOR:   Wilbur, John.  

Table of Contents:

    FRONT MATTER:   A NARRATIVE AND EXPOSITION OF THE LATE PROCEEDINGS OF NEW ENGLAND YEARLY MEETING, WITH SOME OF ITS SUBORDINATE MEETINGS & THEIR COMMITTEES, IN RELATION TO THE DOCTRINAL CONTROVERSY NOW EXISTING IN THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: PREFACED BY A CONCISE VIEW OF THE CHURCH, SHOWING THE OCCASION OF ITS APOSTACY, BOTH UNDER THE FORMER AND PRESENT DISPENSATIONS. WITH AN APPENDIX. EDITED FROM RECORDS KEPT, FROM TIME TO TIME, OF THOSE PROCEEDINGS, AND INTERSPERSED WITH OCCASIONAL REMARKS AND OBSERVATIONS. Addressed to the Members of the said Yearly Meeting.      Starts at - Img 2 Pg UN
  • (1)  PREFACE.    Starts at - Img 4 Pg UN
  • (2)  INTRODUCTION.    Starts at - Img 24 Pg UN
  • (3)  NARRATIVE AND EXPOSITION.    Starts at - Img 34 Pg UN
    • (3.2)  CERTIFICATE OF ABEL C. MONROE.    Starts at - Img 91 Pg 90
    • (3.3)  MONTHLY MEETING'S APPEAL. Some account of the Proceedings of the Committee of the Yearly Meeting on the Appeal.    Starts at - Img 120 Pg 119
    • (3.4)  APPEAL OF SOUTH KINGSTON MONTHLY MEETING.    Starts at - Img 140 Pg 139
    • (3.5)  Argument on the Appeal to the Yearly Meeting, sixth month, 1843, (by the Committee thereon appointed by South Kingston Monthly Meeting.)    Starts at - Img 143 Pg 142
    • (3.6)  Review of a document presented to South Kingston Monthly Meeting by Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting's Committee, dated 10th month 24th, 1842, containing objections to the proceedings of said Monthly Meeting, when held in the 5th and 8th months preceding, with their advice and requirements that said Monthly Meeting should disannul and reverse divers of their transactions and conclusions therein.*    Starts at - Img 158 Pg 157
    • (3.7)  DISCIPLINE, Authorising the dissolution of Monthly Meetings, &c. (From Book of Discipline, pages 118–119.)    Starts at - Img 174 Pg 173
    • (3.8)  DISCIPLINE ON THIS CASE CONSIDERED.    Starts at - Img 175 Pg 174
    • (3.10)  JOHN WILBUR'S APPEAL, Against the proceedings of Greenwich Monthly Meeting, in their assumption of disowning him; as also against the proceedings of Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting, in confirming the doings of Greenwich Monthly Meeting, in which the complaint is referred to and answered; the erroneous proceedings of said Monthly Meeting refuted, and his own course vindicated. Substantially the same before the Yearly Meeting's Committee as before that of the Quarterly Meeting.    Starts at - Img 187 Pg 186
    • (3.11)  Consideration of the complaint of the Yearly Meeting's Committee, to South Kingston Monthly Meeting against John Wilbur: brought to view by quotations and replies.    Starts at - Img 191 Pg 190
    • (3.16)  TRUTH, Its own defence under all circumstances.    Starts at - Img 239 Pg 238
    • (3.17)  DISCIPLINE EXAMINED, And other things relative to the controversy considered.    Starts at - Img 243 Pg 242
  • (4)  APPENDIX, CONTAINING A COMPARISON OF SOME OF THE DOCTRINAL VIEWS OF J. J. GURNEY, WITH THOSE OF SEVERAL STANDARD WRITERS AMONG THE EARLY FRIENDS, AND SEVERAL TESTIMONIES AND LETTERS RELATIVE TO THE DOCTRINES AND CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.    Starts at - Img 278 Pg UN
  • (5)  APPENDIX, &c.    Starts at - Img 280 Pg UN
    • (5.1)  OF THE TRUE SOURCE OF ALL DIVINE KNOWLEDGE.    Starts at - Img 280 Pg UN
    • (5.5)  OF THE SCRIPTURES AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.    Starts at - Img 290 Pg 289
    • (5.13)  ON THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT.    Starts at - Img 310 Pg 309
    • (5.14)  Cross-Examination of Thomas Evans.    Starts at - Img 313 Pg 312
    • (5.16)  THE ANOINTING—CHRIST IN MAN.    Starts at - Img 316 Pg 315
    • (5.18)  OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST.    Starts at - Img 320 Pg 319
  • (6)  LETTERS, &c.    Starts at - Img 328 Pg UN
    • (6.4)  THOMAS SHILLITOE'S Testimony against the writings of Joseph John Gurney, delivered by him three days before his decease, taken down from his lips by————.    Starts at - Img 345 Pg 344
    • (6.5)  To the members of the Yearly Meeting of Ministers and Elders, [England.]    Starts at - Img NaN Pg 346
    • (6.6)  RALPH WARDLAW'S Opinion of Joseph John Gurney.    Starts at - Img 349 Pg 350