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The Nicholites Become Quakers: An Example of Unity in Disunion
TL;DR: In this paper, Nichols carried his friends of the days of mirth and worldliness along with him as he made his religious pilgrimage seeking the summum bonum of life, and his appearance as a minister quickened the spiritual life of many people, especially in what is now Caroline County and in upper Dorchester County in Maryland and along the border of Delaware.
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Abstract: Joseph Nichols, the Delaware founder of the movement which came to bear his name, was a man of great gifts. The strength and the appeal which he possessed are easily seen in the way that Nichols carried his friends of the days of mirth and worldliness along with him as he made his religious pilgrimage seeking the summum bonum of life. His appearance as a minister had quickened the spiritual life of many people, especially in what is now Caroline County and in upper Dorchester County in Maryland and along the border of Delaware.
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Elisha Dawson: From Nicholite to Hicksite
TL;DR: In this paper, consacre a un groupe religieux (les Nicholites ou New Quakers) faisant partie de ceux who ont emerge ces trois derniers siecles aux Etats-Unis and ayant presente une forte ressemblance avec les quakers.