Observations on the Sermons of Elias Hicks In Several Letters to Him; With Some Introductory Remarks, Addressed to the Junior Members of the Society of Friends.

"Observations on the Sermons of Elias Hicks" by Robert Waln is a careful look at the religious talks given by Elias Hicks, and it's also a message to young Quakers in the early 1800s. The writings show the author's worries about how Hicks understood Christian ideas and how it caused arguments inside the Quaker religion. The author writes to young Quakers, telling them that defending the long-held religious rules is vitally important in facing the increasing radical views. It begins by talking about how things are changing in the Society of Friends, showing worry about people walking away from what they always believed. The author once liked how smoothly the Society worked, but expresses feelings of concern about declining rules and spiritual humbleness among Quakers; he is concerned about the quickness with which some people dismiss old Quaker ways. Because younger members listen to Hicks, the author asks Quakers to think seriously about how they react to new ideas that go against old beliefs, setting up a careful disagreement with Hicks's teachings.