ELIAS HICKS
\ɪlˈɪəz hˈɪks], \ɪlˈɪəz hˈɪks], \ɪ_l_ˈɪ__ə_z h_ˈɪ_k_s]\
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A famous American Quaker reformer, founder of the sect known as "Hicksite" Quakers; born at Hempstead, L. I., March 19, 1748; died at Jericho, N. Y., 1830. In 1781 he began visiting the meetings and families both of Friends and of other denominations throughout the country, preaching greater consecration. He was a fearless and impressive exhorter. An early and determined foe of slavery, he secured the emancipation of many slaves. He was bred a carpenter, and paid his traveling expenses by working at his trade. His neighbors esteemed him so highly that they often called on him to act as umpire in settling their disputes. Neither he nor his followers ever recognized the name "Hicksite", given them in reproach. He wrote: "Observations on Slavery" (1811); "Doctrinal Epistle" (1824); "Journal" (1828; 3d ed. 1832); etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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