They had not intended to start a new tradition of Quakerism, but in the 1870s and 1880s, an evangelical "revival" movement spread to Iowa Quakers, who by degrees abandoned traditional Quaker beliefs and practices in favor of more charismatic, Protestant ones.
They had not intended to start a new custom of Quakerism, but in the 1870s and 1880s, an evangelical "revival" movement influenced Iowa Quakers, who over time abandoned traditional Quaker principles and practices in favor of more expressive, Protestant ones.