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Zerah C. Whipple
Zerah C. Whipple (1 September 1849 – 12 September 1879) was a Rogerene American Christian pacifism, Christian pacifist, war tax resistance, war tax resister, and developer of educational methods for the deaf. Peace work Whipple was publisher of ''The Voice of Peace'' (formerly ''The Bond of Peace'') from 1872 to 1874, the newsletter of the Connecticut Peace Society and later of the Universal Peace Union. In the Summer of 1874, Whipple was jailed by the Ledyard, Connecticut tax collector, Christopher Gallup, for his refusal to pay a military tax (in this case, a fine assessed on men who did not participate in the state militia). After several days, a stranger who had heard about the case paid the tax and costs in order to have Whipple released. His jailing became a cause célèbre in the American peace movement of the time. Whipple's grandfather Jonathan Whipple had also been threatened with arrest many years before, for the same reason (refusal either to serve in or pay a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogerene
The Rogerenes (also known as the Rogerens Quakers or Rogerines) were a religion, religious sect founded in 1674 by John Rogers (1648–1721) in New London, Connecticut, New London, Connecticut. Rogers was imprisoned and spent some years there. He was influenced by the Seventh Day Baptists and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and opposed the established Puritan church. Rogerenes initially held to a Sabbath in seventh-day churches, Seventh Day (Saturday) Sabbath, but over the years began to regard each day as equally holy. Their disdain for Sunday worship often brought them into sharp conflict with their neighbors. Increasingly, they adopted, a pacifist stance, including war tax resistance, which further brought them the ridicule of the larger community. Some of the Rogerenes left Connecticut and migrated to New Jersey. settling in parts of present-day Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County. One such group settled in what is now the Landing section of Roxbury Township, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
