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Friends (Quakers) And Peace, By Bill Samuel - QuakerInfo.com
of the peace testimony of the Religious society of friends (Quakers).
http://www.quakerinfo.com/quak_pce.shtml

Extractions: One of the things probably best known about Quakers is that we have a testimony against participation in war, which we call the peace testimony . As the Quaker movement was developing, Christian bodies did not generally take a pacifist stance. Friends themselves took a little while to become clear about it as a movement. In the very early years of the movement in the mid-seventeenth century in Britain, some Friends served in Cromwell's army. As late as 1659, prominent Friend Isaac Penington wrote a paper To the Parliament, the Army, and all the Well-affected in the Nation, who have been faithful to the Good Old Cause , in which he said the army had been "glorious Instruments in the hand of God." Although the peace testimony was not a clear testimony of the movement as a whole at first, it does seem to have been clear early on to George Fox, generally called the founder of Quakerism. In his
Bucks Quarterly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers)
Bucks Quarterly Meeting of the Religious society of friends (Quakers). Quakerphernaliacontains the latest Bucks Quarter news, events and announcements
http://quakersbucks.org/

Extractions: from past issues The Religious Society of Friends is organized into Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Meetings. The basic unit is the Monthly Meeting, the equivalent to the local congregation in most other churches. It is customary for Friends to worship every Sunday at a designated time. It is also the practice to hold business meetings once a month. Members of a Monthly Meeting are also members of the Quarterly meeting which meets for worship and business every three months. Similarly, all members within a certain geographic region belong to a Yearly Meeting which meets for several days once a year. Bucks Quarterly Meeting is composed of 13 unprogrammed Monthly Meetings and one Worship Group in the Bucks County area (including one New Jersey Meeting). Bucks Quarter is a member of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. For further information about any of these Meetings, or Quakers and their beliefs
Touro Synagogue, Newport RI
Touro Synagogue is America's oldest synagogue and a national historic site. Find information on history, Category Regional North America Society and Culture ReligionTouro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, Oldest Jewish Synagogue in the US, Temple,National Historic Site, society of friends, Visitor Center, Orthodox Judaism
http://www.tourosynagogue.org/

Extractions: On a quiet street in Newport, RI, a principle has triumphed. For over two centuries , the small synagogue standing here has testified that men may seek eternal truths in their own particular ways without hindrance from the civil government that embraces them all. This architectural jewel was designed by Peter Harrison, America's most famous 18th century architect and is considered to be his finest effort. Dedicated in December 1763, the Georgian influenced building is situated on an angle within the property allowing worshippers standing in prayer before the Holy Ark to face east toward Jerusalem. The magnificent synagogue chamber contains a gallery supported by twelve Ionic columns, representing the tribes of ancient Israel and each made from a single tree. Five massive brass candelabra, gifts from congregation members
Friends (Quakers) And The Bible - QuakerInfo.com
Historical and current attitudes in the Religious society of friends (Quakers) towards the Bible.
http://www.quakerinfo.com/quak_bib.shtml

Extractions: Originally published October 1, 1998 at Suite101.com From the early days of the Religious Society of Friends in the 17th century, the Quaker approach towards the Bible has confused many and been controversial. It doesn't neatly fit the usual theological categories. Some charged that Quakers denied the authority of scripture, but Friends vigorously defended against that charge. Most early Friends were not theologically trained. Robert Barclay was the notable exception. He wrote the premier theological work of early Friends, commonly known today simply as Barclay's Apology . As was the custom with theological works of that day, it was written in Latin and first published in 1676 as . In 1678, it was published in English as An Apology For the True Christian Divinity, As the same is held forth, and preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers
Religious Society Of Friends - Wikipedia
Religious society of friends. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.The Religious society of friends, commonly known as Quakers
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends

Extractions: Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Religious Society of Friends , commonly known as Quakers or Friends , is a branch of the Christian church founded in England during the 17th century . Quaker congregations are scattered across the world. Though the number of Quakers in the world is rather small, Quakers have shaped the world to a degree far beyond their numbers. The founder of the Quaker movement was George Fox , who believed that the direct experience of the divine presence was available to all, without the need for any kind of mediation. This was revealed in his autobiography by the words: "There is One, even Christ Jesus , who can speak to my condition." Quakers often express a related belief that there is "that of
Women's Health, Development
(203) 7646609 Fax, Join Our society of friends. For more information on how tojoin our society of friends for Women's Health Research at Yale please contact
http://info.med.yale.edu/womenshealth/development.html

Extractions: (203) 764-6609 Fax Join Our Society of Friends The long-term sustainability of Women's Health Research at Yale is dependent upon the continuing generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations committed to supporting women's health research. The Council for Women's Health Research at Yale launched an endowment initiative a year ago with the effort begun by the Founding Members . This endowment provides a vital, ongoing stream of support to sustain groundbreaking research targeting the disorders and conditions that are unique to or more prevalent in women. Innovators in Women's Health are a group of very special people who share in the mission and vision of Women's Health Research at Yale Innovators make a commitment, payable over five years, at one of the following levels.
Friends (Quakers) And Women, By Bill Samuel - QuakerInfo.com
The attitude of the Religious society of friends (Quakers) towards the ministry of women. Also contains a listing of some Quaker women who have become well known for their ministry.
http://www.quakerinfo.com/quakwomn.shtml

Extractions: Originally published August 1, 1998 at Suite101.com At the beginning of the Friends movement in the 17th century, Friends were controversial for a number of reasons. One of the major ones was the belief of Friends that ministry came through women as well as men. In the early years of the Friends movement, there were a number of Friends traveling in the ministry often called the "Valiant Sixty" (there were actually more than 60 of them). These Friends evangelized Great Britain, Jamaica, what is now the United States, and a number of other places. There were women as well as men in this work. Friends in those years were often beaten and jailed for their witness. In a few cases, they were even executed. Perhaps the most famous Quaker martyr was Mary Dyer . In Boston, a law was passed in 1658 banishing Quakers under "pain of death." When Mary Dyer learned that two of her friends were jailed in Boston, she went to visit them in 1659 and was thrown in jail. She and her friends were released, but assured they would be executed if they returned. Less than a month later, she returned to Boston. She was imprisoned, saw her two friends hanged, and was to be executed herself, but was reprieved at the last moment with the rope around her neck. Still not deterred, she returned yet again and was hung on June 1, 1660.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting - Enter, Friend...
Welcome to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious society of friends Presentlybased in Philadelphia, PYM traces its roots to the yearly meeting of 1681
http://www.pym.org/

Extractions: PYM serves Quaker Meetings in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland's Eastern Shore, and Delaware. regarding war in Iraq about our faith about our actions about our offices One way to become acquainted with the Quaker way of worship is to read and other PYM publications. A more direct way to encounter Friends worship would be to visit a local Monthly Meeting. Teens may be interested in the branch of PYM Quakers called Young Friends or a particular method of putting faith into practice, Friends Workcamps.
Horsham Monthly Meeting Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers)
navigation bar for PYM.ORG Horsham Monthly Meeting. Religious Societyof Friends (Quakers). Clerk Amy Ann Jarrett, Picture of Meeting House.
http://www.pym.org/abington-qm/horsham.htm

Extractions: "As many candles lighted and put in one place do greatly augment the light and make it more to shine forth, so when many are gathered together into the same life there is more of the glory of God, and His power appears to the refreshment of each individual, for each partakes not only of the light and life raised in himself, but in all the rest. Robert Barclay (1648-1690)" We welcome you to our Meeting and hope that together we will find strength and peace as we worship. The following notes may be of help to those of our visitors who are unfamiliar with Quaker worship. We as Friends believe that there is something of God in everyone - a Christ within or an Inner Light. We worship together - without clergyman, ritual or music - because we hope to become more aware of God's light guiding us and His voice speaking to us. Through prayer and silent meditation we strive to come into a real awareness of the Divine Presence working in us. As we seek to know God's will, we may feel within an inspiration to share with others the insights we have gained. Such sharing may take the form of vocal prayer or ministry; from time to time others in the Meeting will feel similarly moved to respond to these messages. Thus out of the silence often emerges a real sense of shared communion with the Father of us all.
How Friends (Quakers) Conduct Church Business, By Bill Samuel - QuakerInfo.com
Information on how the Religious society of friends (Quakers) conducts church business its method of decision making.
http://www.quakerinfo.com/quakmfb.shtml

Extractions: Originally published September 1, 2000 at Suite101.com Friends are not to meet [in meetings for business] like a company of people about town or parish business ... but to wait upon the Lord. (George Fox, Letters Friends (Quakers) do many things in a different manner than most do. One of these things is how Friends conduct their church business. In a study on this subject, Beyond Majority Rule (Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1983), Michael J. Sheeran, S.J. states Friends "...may be the only modern Western community in which decision making achieves the group-centered decisions of traditional societies." Some people, even some Friends, look at the open and participatory aspects of a Friends meeting for business, and conclude it is designed to be democratic. In fact, its intention is not to find what the most people want to do, but to find the will of God for the body that is meeting. Friends decision making is fundamentally theocratic rather than democratic. Friends decision making is a matter of spiritual discernment. It is based on a belief that God's will can be perceived by human beings. Furthermore, it assumes that God speaks consistently to all and therefore that all who genuinely seek the will of God can find unity in what it is.
Links To Resources - Society Of Friends (Quakers)[8n1.com]
society of friends (Quakers). Gainesville Friends Meeting Newsletter.
http://www.8n1.com/links-quaker.html
Swarthmoor Hall
Owned by the society of friends, The Quakers, and used for training and retreats. Also available for groups of people who might wish to organise their own events retreats, workshops - either on a self-catering or fully-catered basis.
http://www.quaker.org.uk/contacts/educat/swarth.html

Extractions: " Quakers respect the creative power of God in every human being and in the world around us. We work through quiet processes for a world where peaceful means bring about just settlements. " Home Page Search the Site Find a Quaker Meeting Make a Donation ... Feedback SWARTHMOOR HALL (Sometimes spelt Swarthmore Hall) INDEX www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk Built circa 1586, Swarthmoor Hall, a historic manor house situated just outside Ulverston, is a centre for retreat programmes, and self-catering holidays in beautiful South Lakeland. Visitors enjoy our peaceful gardens and wild flower meadow. The Hall houses a fine collection of 17 th Century furniture, and was the powerhouse of the early Quaker Movement.
Society Of Friends (Quakers)
society of friends (Quakers). For locals, the Penn Quaker WorshipGroup meets every Wednesday from noon 'til 1pm in the Christian
http://pobox.upenn.edu/~thompson/quaker.html

Extractions: For locals, the Penn Quaker Worship Group meets every Wednesday from noon 'til 1pm in the Christian Association auditorium (2nd floor). All are invited. We have silent worship for 1/2 hour followed by bag lunch and Friendly chatter. Mailing lists about Quakers: Quaker-L: Quaker life, worship, committee work, literature, etc. Listserv. Quaker-P: A sister list about peace and social justice issues that often interest Quakers or which are related somehow to Quakerism. Listserv. Quaker-Y: For and by kids ages 9 to 15 who are members of the Religious Society of Friends or are interested in Quakerism, like those who go to a Friends school or camp, sometimes attend Friends Meeting or Church, or have friends or family who are Quakers. First Day Schools and Friends School classes may subscribe as groups, and kids may also subscribe as individuals. Adults may participate as guests, and the current list administrators are all adults. Listserv. Quaker-Spectrum: List encouraging discussion on a wide spectrum of issues and orientations of interest to Quakers. Majordomo. Quaker-Roots: Friends geneology list. Unknown server type. (Send "sub quaker-roots" to MAISER@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu.)
Religion: Quaker Women
In contrast with almost every other organized religion, the society of friends (Quakers) have allowed women to serve as ministers since the early 1800s. Herstory is about equality within the society of friends
http://library.usask.ca/herstory/quaker.html

Extractions: In contrast with almost every other organized religion, the Society of Friends (Quakers) have allowed women to serve as ministers since the early 1800s. Herstory 1975 noted the work of Quaker ministers Alma G. Dale in Manitoba, and Eliza Brewer's work with the inmates of Kingston Penitentiary. In 1977, Herstory noted that the tradition of equality within the Society of Friends, and her strong faith, helped Emily Jennings Stowe during her long fight for recognition as Canada's first female doctor, and in her organization of the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement League in the 1890s.
Society Of Friends
Back to OWR Homepage Back to Christianity Flowchart Back to EnglishSpeaking Protestantism. society of friends. Doctrines, The Society
http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/christ/esp/socfriend.html

Extractions: English Speaking Protestantism Doctrines The Society of Friends has no set creed, liturgy or sacraments, but derives from the Protestant tradition of: a belief in salvation by faith, the trinity, a priesthood of all believers and scripture as the sole spiritual authority. Friends emphasise that true religion comes from a personal encounter with God and following Christian ideals in everyday life, and not through observing sacraments or ceremony. Their meetings originally consisted of silence until a person of either sex felt moved to speak. Today such meetings are known as "unprogrammed" and can be contrasted to the "programmed" meetings of some American Friends' groups which have a more formal service with hymns, prayers and a sermon. History Symbols Friends traditionally demonstrated their spiritual concerns by a symbolic refusal to follow the ways of the world in matters such as dress and speech. By wearing plain clothes they showed a distinctive group identity which can also be seen in simple austerity of their meeting houses. Modern Friends, however, have generally abandoned their traditional forms of dress and speech. Adherents About 213,800 world-wide in 64 countries including 19,000 in Great Britain and Ireland and 109, 771 in the United States. (Whitaker, 1995, 427; World Almanac, 1995, 729)
North Cumbria Quakers
Guide to the meetings of the The Religious society of friends (Quakers) in North Cumbria.
http://northcumbria.quaker.eu.org

Extractions: Quakers in North Cumbria - The Religious Society of Friends - Cumberland General Meeting Index QUAKERS IN NORTH CUMBRIA Pardshaw Monthly Meeting ABOUT THE GENERAL MEETING Cumberland General Meeting comprises those Quaker Meetings situated in the northern part of Cumbria. This area extends northwards from the A66 to the Scottish borders and from the Solway Firth in the west to the hills of the Pennines in the east. The General Meeting district takes in the Northern Fells of the Lake District National Park, the Cumbrian plain northward to the Solway estuary and parts of the Eden Valley and northern Pennines. To the south, Cumberland General Meeting borders with Westmorland General Meeting , which encompasses the heartland of early Quakerism in Northern England. To the north, across the Solway Firth, our nearest neighbouring meetings are those in West Scotland Monthly Meeting, located in the Galloway peninsula. LINKS TO CONSTITUENT PREPARATIVE MEETINGS: PARDSHAW MM KESWICK COCKERMOUTH WHITEHAVEN PARDSHAW ... ALSTON Click here to see a map showing the locations of meetings in North Cumbria: LOCATION MAP Click here for more information about Cumberland General Meeting: MORE ABOUT CUMBERLAND GENERAL MEETING CLICK HERE FOR OTHER QUAKER WEB SITES: Close links exist with the Friends Fellowship of Healing Centre at Lattendales. Lattendales is in the village of Greystoke, situated between Penrith, Mosedale and Keswick Meetings. We are always pleased to welcome at our meetings for worship visitors who are staying at Lattendales.
Anchorage Religious Society Of Friends
Questions and Counsel, 1988. The Anchorage Religious society of friends(also known as Quakers) is an unprogrammed worship group.
http://mylibrarian.com/friends/

Extractions: Contact Beliefs Related Links Try to live so that you can respond to that of God in those you meet, and in yourself. Seek to know in your inmost heart that each human being is unique, precious, a child of God. Questions and Counsel, 1988. The Anchorage Religious Society of Friends (also known as Quakers ) is an unprogrammed worship group. This means: Ministry and Oversight Committee Minutes 5/7/02 We meet for worship every For additional information, please view: Contact
Quaker Environmentalism - QuakerInfo.com
Article by Marshall Massey on history and principles of environmental concerns in the Religious society of friends.
http://www.quakerinfo.com/quak_env.shtml

Extractions: Originally published April 1, 1999 at Suite101.com Marshall Massey proposed the creation of the North American Quaker environmental organization the Friends Committee on Unity with Nature in a 1985 plenary address to Friends in California. He helped set up the actual organization at the annual gathering of Friends General Conference two years later. He presently serves as staff for the Environmental Projects Center in Colorado, and leads workshops on witnessing skills for religious and environmental groups. Marshall attends Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Quaker environmentalism is different from most other kinds of religious environmentalism because Quakerism itself is different! And so, to understand the one, we need to start by looking at the other. Now, there are three things in our Quaker tradition that, in my opinion, explain nearly all the striking differences between our Religious Society and most other Christian bodies:
Anchorage Religious Society Of Friends
statewide organization. http//www.quaker.org/ Quaker.Org is an extensivelist of society of friends/Quakerrelated links. http//www
http://mylibrarian.com/friends/links.html

Extractions: Home Contact Beliefs Related Links http://alaskafriends.org/ Alaska Friends Conference is the home page for the statewide organization. http://www.quaker.org/ Quaker.Org is an extensive list of Society of Friends/Quaker-related links. http://www.fgcquaker.org/ Friends General Conference of the Religious Society of Friends provides resources and opportunities that educate and invite members and attenders to experience, individually and corporately, God's living presence, and to discern and follow God's leadings. FGC reaches out to seekers and to other religious bodies inside and outside the wider Religious Society of Friends. http://www.afsc.org/ The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service.
CWN - Society Of Friends Places Of Worship
society of friends COVENTRY Search CWN. MORE INFORMATION www.quaker.org. CWN/ Religion / Places of Worship / society of friends, ©199597 Ecosaurus.
http://www.coventry.org.uk/religion/worship/society_of_friends/

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