Quaker History: Dr. Hudson Replies

Professor Cadbury's gracious spirit and intimate knowledge of the sources makes one hesitate to question his conclusions with regard to the early development of the Friends,I yet upon examination the material he presents fails to sustain his contentions. To the contrary, on the whole it tends to confirm the pattern of development I pointed out in the April Journal of Religion, correcting, to be sure, two or three minor details. Apparently I failed to state the issues clearly, for Professor Cadbury fails to perceive them and his discussion serves to obscure rather than to clarify the disputed