21. Friends Fiduciary Corporation Home Quaker nonprofit corporation which provides financial services to meetings, schools and other non-profit organizations associated with the Religious society of friends. USA http://www.friendsfiduciary.org/

Friends Fiduciary Corporation Welcome Welcome to Friends Fiduciary Corporation Friends Fiduciary Corporation is a Quaker non-profit corporation which provides financial services for meetings, schools, and other non-profit organizations associated with the Religious Society of Friends. These services have always included socially responsible investment management and trusteeship for Quaker funds. In addition, FFC offers Planned Giving administrations services through its Consolidated Fund. Email: CABFidCorp@aol.com Related Sites: Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, www.iccr.org Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, www.PYM.org Friends General Conference, www.fgcquaker.org Friends Fiduciary Corporation. 1515 Cherry Street. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: 215-241-7272 Fax: 215-241-7871 Home Contact

22. Religious Society Of Friends - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Religious society of friends. On February 11, 1790 the society of friends petitioned United States Congress for the abolition of slavery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends

Religious Society of Friends From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Religious Society of Friends , commonly known as Quakers or Friends , is a religious community 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 approximately 600,000 people Quakers have shaped the world to a degree far beyond their numbers. Table of contents 1 History 2 Testimonies 3 Other beliefs and practices 4 Quakerism today ... edit History 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 God in Everyone", sometimes known as the " inner light Fox felt a call to the ministry in , and began preaching publicly in . At that time, Puritanism was predominant in England under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell , but religious and political dissent were increasing. Fox was a highly vocal dissenter, as he considered many of the religious practices of the time to be inconsistent with Christian faith. In particular, he rejected the notion of a paid priesthood and of governmentally sanctioned church buildings (which he derided as "steeple-houses"), believing instead that everyone can be a minister and that any worshipful gathering of Christians is equally legitimate. Thus, traditional Quaker worship had no individual in charge of conducting a planned service; instead, worshippers gathered in silence, which was only interrupted when someone in attendance felt moved by the Spirit to speak. Fox also believed the Puritans were wrong to regard literal reading of

23. NZ Quaker Website We often refer to ourselves as Friends, from our title The Religious society of friends , and you are also welcome as a friend. http://quaker.org.nz/

We often refer to ourselves as Friends, from our title "The Religious Society of Friends", and you are also welcome as a friend. This site allows you to find out Who We Are , with information on our beliefs, customs and practices, and organisation. There is a section on What We Are Doing , which details some of our Activities, Organisations and Committees. The How To Find Us subpage gives access to contact people as well as the times and locations of our regular Monthly Meetings and worship groups throughout the country. The fourth main section describes a number of documents and publications produced and used by New Zealand Quakers, as well as various interesting articles and book reviews. At the top of this page are links to FAQ (Questions often asked about Quakerism) useful contacts Quaker news and an events calendar You can also view some other interesting websites , including a number of Quaker sites worldwide.

24. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Society Of Friends (Quakers) Home Catholic Encyclopedia F society of friends (Quakers). society of friends (Quakers). The official designation of an Anglo http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06304b.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... F > Society of Friends (Quakers) A B C D ... Z Society of Friends (Quakers) The official designation of an Anglo-American religious sect originally styling themselves "Children of Truth" and "Children of Light", but "in scorn by the world called Quakers". The founder of the sect, George Fox, son of a well-to-do weaver, was born at Fenny Drayton in Leicestershire, England, July, 1624. His parents, upright people and strict adherents of the established religion Church of England or of the innumerable dissenting sects which flooded the land, he was thrown back upon himself and forced to accept his own imaginings as "revelations" . "I fasted much", he tells us in his Journal, "walked abroad in solitary places many days, and often took my Bible and sat in hollow trees and lonesome places until night came on; and frequently in the night walked mournfully about by myself. For I was a man of sorrows in the first working of the Lord in me." This anguish of spirit continued, with intermissions, for some years; and it is not surprising that the lonely youth read into his Bible all his own idiosyncrasies and limitations. Founding his opinions on isolated texts, he gradually evolved a system at variance with every existing form of

25. The Society Of Friends In Fulton County, Illinois The Plainfield Quakers The society of friends in Fulton County, Illinois. by MW Calhoun This article appeared in the Fulton County http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/family/quakers/quakers.html

The Plainfield Quakers: The Society of Friends in Fulton County, Illinois by M.W. Calhoun This article appeared in the Fulton County, Illinois Historical and Genealogical Society Newsletter (Fall 1994) Vol. XXV, No. 4 It has been reformated in HTML, with minor modifications by the author. Table of Contents Who are the Quakers? Quakers in Fulton County, Illinois The Closing of the Plainfield Meeting Members of Plainfield Monthly Meeting ... Other References of Interest Who are the Quakers? Quakers, or members of the Society of Friends, are a sect of Christians who believe that an "Inner Light" within each individual is a divine revelation. As such, the Quakers have no ordained ministers, rather members of the congregation may speak as they are moved to do so. However, local congregations may recognize that an individual has a particular gift for speaking and acknowledge this to other congregations. In such a way, several individuals have become renowned Quaker "missionaries" and have traveled through many areas to share their gifts. Of utmost importance to Quakers is their lifestyle, and the local congregations are responsible for disciplining members for straying from the accepted way of life. The "rules" of the Quakers may seem quite strict. They were not allowed to attend dances, drink liquor, marry non-Quakers, marry without prior approval, or live in luxurious ways. Quaker settlements were prominent in the early days of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. The Carolinas also provided homes for Quakers. The Philadelphia area is particularly rich in Quaker history. As the American Westward expansion took place, the Quaker religion also moved westward into Ohio and beyond. A large Quaker settlement was located in eastern Ohio, in the counties of Belmont and Jefferson. Westward expansion continued into Indiana and Illinois.

26. Wilton Monthly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) Welcome to Wilton Monthly Meeting of the Religious society of friends (Quakers). Our meeting house is located at 317 New Canaan Road http://www.nyym.org/wilton/

Welcome Directions to the Meetinghouse Newsletters Minutes ... Contact us! Welcome to Wilton Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Our meeting house is located at 317 New Canaan Road (Route 106) in Wilton, Connecticut . All are welcome for Meeting for Worship, which is held every Sunday at 10:00 A.M. Child care is provided. You can learn more about us by reading the minutes of our monthly Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business, which is held on the second Sunday of every month after the rise of Meeting. Feel free also to contact us by calling 203/762-5669. Wilton Meeting has taken under its care the first Quaker School in Connecticut, the Connecticut Friends School Also under the care of the meeting is the Helen Gander Friends Nursery School. For more information please contact the director Maureen Jackson at Maureen@FriendsNS.org If you are interested in more information about Quakerism and Quakers, take a look at New York Yearly Meeting's list of other Quaker resources online Please send questions or comments about this site to: Maggie Stevenson ( StevensonM@aol.com

27. Rochester Friends Meeting Welcome to the Web site of the Rochester Friends Meeting of the Religious society of friends, also known as the Quakers. Our worship http://www.nyym.org/rochester/

28. Home Page Nonprofit society founded in 1980 for men, women and children who establish descent, either lineal or collateral, from an ancestor in the society of friends prior to 1835. Information on life membership, and society objectives. Based in the United States. http://www.terraworld.net/mlwinton/

National Society Descendants of Early Quakers Founded 1980 Welcome to Our Website OBJECTIVES OF OUR SOCIETY To promote historical research To promote scholarly efforts towards the preservation of family documents, and records of the Society of Friends To promote appreciation and recognition of the accurate and extensive family records kept by the Society of Friends OFFICIAL PUBLICATION AND ANNUAL MEETING The official publication of the National Society Descendants of Early Quakers is called PLAIN LANGUAGE and is published after the Annual Meeting each year. The Annual Meeting and afternoon tea with a program presentation is held in Washington DC in mid-April every year. OUR OFFICERS, 1999-2001 National Presiding Clerk Mrs. Richard C. Silman (Jo) National Overseer Mrs. Frederic J. Licht (Lilla) National Trustee Mrs. C. Lamar DeuPree (Grace) National Recording Clerk Mrs. William W. Belcher (Carole) National Corresponding Clerk Mrs. George W. Hallgren, Sr. (Ann) National Keeper of the Common Fund Mrs. Hugh E. Blocker, Sr. (Lucy) National Inquirer Mr. Lloyd D. Bockstruck

29. Horsham Monthly Meeting Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) Horsham Monthly Meeting. Religious society of friends (Quakers). Clerk Amy Ann Jarrett, Picture of Meeting House. Worship 1030 AM Each Sunday. http://www.pym.org/abington-qm/horsham.htm

Horsham Monthly Meeting Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Clerk: Amy Ann Jarrett Worship: 10:30 AM Each Sunday Address: Horsham, PA 19044 Phone: Click Here for directions to the Meetinghouse "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.

30. Welcome Introduces the Religious society of friends (Quakers) in Cornwall. Details of the meetings in Cornwall are provided. The Religious society of friends (Quakers). http://freespace.virgin.net/derek.beney/welcome.htm

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Welcome to the Quakers in Cornwall Friends meet for worship at nine locations in Cornwall. Visitors, attenders and enquirers are always welcome. For details of specific meetings please select one of the locations on the map below. Quaker faith springs from the experience that each one of us can have a direct relationship with the Divine. We Quakers find that by meeting together for communal worship we are empowered to find peace and strength for work in the world. You can find out more about Quakers in Britain by clicking on this link. E-mail contact: Tony Fitt (tonyfitt@aol.com) This site was compiled by Andrew Beney with the assistance of Cornwall Friends.

31. Quakers. The Society Of Friends In Victorian Britain Quakers. The society of friends in Victorian Britain. Suzanne Keen, Assistant Professor of English, Washington and Lee University. Origins. http://www.victorianweb.org/religion/quakers.html

Quakers. The Society of Friends in Victorian Britain Suzanne Keen, Assistant Professor of English, Washington and Lee University Origins. ounded in England in the seventeenth century by George Fox (1624-1691), the Society of Friends is a radical (pacifist) Protestant sect with roots in the period of the English revolution. Their quaint-sounding thees and thous, and their practice of keeping hats on indoors derive from George Fox's determination not to make signs of obeisance to any man, including the king. Since Quakers understand the spiritual life in entirely inward terms, they do not employ sacraments or other outward forms in worship. Inward Light. The doctrine of the Inward Light justifies Quakers' speech as the prompting of the Spirit. As any member may be "moved by the Spirit" to witness, all members at meeting for worship are potential ministers, and Quaker women preached or spoke in meeting from early days, eliciting Dr. Johnson's remark: Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog walking on its hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all. More positive views of Quaker worship can be found in Charles Lamb's essay, "A Quakers' Meeting" (

32. Organization Of The Society Of Friends, By Bill Samuel - QuakerInfo.com Information on the organizational structure of the Religious society of friends. http://www.quakerinfo.com/quak_org.shtml

Your online source for information about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Home Articles Forum Feedback ... Calendar of Yearly Meetings Search Bill Samuel's Web Sites Bill Samuel Webservant QuakerInfo.com var site="sm1QuakerInfo" Organization of the Society of Friends by Bill Samuel Originally published September 9, 2001 at Suite101.com As the Quaker (Friends) movement developed in the middle of the seventeenth century, it needed to develop an organizational structure. Friends developed the basic structure that in large part has continued on until today even before they had a formal membership system. The system involves three levels of bodies conducting significant business, each named after their frequency of meeting to conduct business As the system developed, each larger body had authority over the smaller bodies which comprised its membership. This is still true in many places today, but in other places the larger bodies have become associations of the smaller bodies without clear authority over the member bodies. There has really never been a centralized body with authority over all Friends. Ties were maintained through intervisitation and correspondence in the first couple of centuries. Since then, Friends have developed a number of associations at a larger level of organization than had been done in the past, but none of these have had any authority over the member bodies.

33. Towards Renewal Within The Religious Society Of Friends, Part 1 Of 2 - QuakerInf Bill Samuel Webservant QuakerInfo.com. Site Meter, Towards Renewal Within the Religious society of friends, Part 1 of 2 by Bill Samuel. http://www.quakerinfo.com/qrt1.shtml

Your online source for information about the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Home Articles Forum Feedback ... Calendar of Yearly Meetings Search Bill Samuel's Web Sites Bill Samuel Webservant QuakerInfo.com var site="sm1QuakerInfo" Towards Renewal Within the Religious Society of Friends, Part 1 of 2 by Bill Samuel Reprinted with permission from Quaker Religious Thought #87 (May 1996) I appreciate the invitation from the editor to respond to Grant Thompson's paper, "A Perspective on Friends Membership" (QRT #86). I will draw upon that and other articles in the same issue in a discussion of Christian renewal within the Religious Society of Friends, with a particular focus on Christians in meetings where Friends lack a corporate commitment to Christ. The second series of choices offered by Thompson is: 2. Ideally, the set of requirements for membership in Friends meetings (a) should , (b) should not include, as a subset, the set of requirements for membership in the Church Universal (i.e., the Body of Christ). Thompson restricts his discussion to the first option. While I agree with Thompson that this should be the case, it is not in the Monthly Meeting (Adelphi) and Yearly Meeting (Baltimore) in which I hold my formal membership in Friends. For those of us for whom being part of the Body of Christ is central to our identity, this presents major problems.

34. I Am New To The Society Of Friends. I Appreciate Any Help... - Q&A I am new to the society of friends. I appreciate any help I am new to the society of friends. I appreciate any help from a learned Quaker to mine questions. http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-20309.html

I am new to the Society of Friends. I appreciate any help... Internet RFC Index Usenet FAQ Index Other FAQs Documents Search Search FAQs Home Answered Questions Question by E. Vincent Submitted on 5/14/2004 Related FAQ: soc.religion.quaker Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Rating: Rate this question: N/A Worst Weak OK Good Great I am new to the Society of Friends. I appreciate any help from a learned Quaker to mine questions. Are the Quakers also Puritans ~ does "Puritan Quakers" make sense? What is the Quaker view on (1)bleeding statues, apparitions, and other such phenomena, (2) Spiritualism and the occult? Your answer will be published for anyone to see and rate. Your answer will not be displayed immediately. If you'd like to get expert points and benefit from positive ratings, please create a new account or login into an existing account below. Your name or nickname: If you'd like to create a new account or access your existing account, put in your password here: Your answer: Check spelling FAQS.ORG reserves the right to edit your answer as to improve its clarity. By submitting your answer you authorize FAQS.ORG to publish your answer on the WWW without any restrictions. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify FAQS.ORG against any claims, costs, or damages resulting from publishing your answer. FAQS.ORG makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the posts. Each post is the personal opinion of the poster. These posts are not intended to substitute for medical, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. FAQS.ORG does not endorse any opinion or any product or service mentioned mentioned in these posts.

35. Quaker Electronic Archive A searchable collection of documents (and links) related to the Religious society of friends (Quakers.) It also includes a chat room, online worship, a calendar of events, and a message board. http://www.qis.net/~daruma/

Documents New Files Search Message Board ... Links to Other Sites "The earth to be spann'd, connected by net-work... The oceans to be cross'd, the distant brought near, The lands to be welded together." (W. Whitman, d. 1892) Welcome to the QUAKER ELECTRONIC ARCHIVE and MEETING PLACE Founded in early 1994 as the first general-purpose Quaker site on the Internet, this site contains Quaker writings and other documents such as minutes and resource guides, as well as a message board. The archive offers a keyword search function, and links to other sites of interest to Friends are also provided. The site is maintained by George Amoss Jr., a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). DOCUMENTS IN THIS ARCHIVE: Click here for a list of recent additions to the archive. (Most recent update: 02/26/04) BIBLICAL ISSUES George Fox: some remarks on the Bible Samuel Fisher on the Bible Isaac Penington on the Bible "One Quaker's View" Papers by George Amoss on biblical issues BOOK REVIEWS Michael Christianson on Marcus Borg's Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Rhoda Gilman on Phyllis Mack's Visionary Women HISTORIC MATERIAL (See also BIBLICAL ISSUES and JOURNALS.) Barclay's fifteen theses, from his

36. Edward Pease Member of the society of friends that supported the AntiSlavery movement. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RApease.htm

Edward Pease To receive your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education Newsletters - choose below... Education on the Internet Teaching History Online Email: Let keep Ahead .com bring you the world by email Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email Edward Pease , the son of a wool merchant, was born in Darlington on 31st May, 1767. At the age of fourteen he left school and went to work with his father. Pease attended markets and rode round the country buying the fleeces from the farmers and selling the finished woven pieces to London merchants. When Pease reached the age of fifty he retired from the family business and began to concentrate on his idea of starting a public railway. On his travels buying and selling wool, Pease came to the conclusion that there was a great need for a railroad with waggons drawn by horses to carry coal from the collieries of West Durham to the port of Stockton. In 1821 Pease and a group of businessmen from the area formed the company.

37. Society Of Friends - Quakers Several articles on Quakers or the society of friends. A source of information for deeper understanding of religious subjects. society of friends Quakers. http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/quakers.htm

Society of Friends - Quakers General Information The Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, is a body of Christians that originated in 17th century England under George Fox. In 1988 the society had 200,260 members, with heavy concentrations in the United States (109,000), East Africa (45,000) and Great Britain (18,000). Quakers unite in affirming the immediacy of Christ's teaching; they hold that believers receive divine guidance from an inward light, without the aid of intermediaries or external rites. Meetings for worship can be silent, without ritual or professional clergy, or programmed, in which a minister officiates. Although their antecedents lie in English Puritanism and in the Anabaptist movement, the Society of Friends was formed during the English Civil War. Around 1652, George Fox began preaching that since there was "that of God in every man," a formal church structure and educated ministry were unnecessary. His first converts spread their faith throughout England, denouncing what they saw as social and spiritual compromises and calling individuals to an inward experience of God. In spite of schism and persecution, the new movement expanded during the Puritan Commonwealth (1649 - 60) and after the restoration of the monarchy (1660). By openly defying restrictive legislation, Friends helped achieve passage of the Toleration Act of 1689. BELIEVE Religious Information Source web-site Our List of 1,000 Religious Subjects

38. Society Of Friends society of friends. by W. Arthur Allee, Ph.D., August 1995. The society of friends is a Christian denomination or Church founded in England about 1650. http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/qk002.html

Society of Friends by W. Arthur Allee, Ph.D., August 1995 George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends, was born in the village of Fermy Dryton, Leicester, England, in July 1624 and died in London on 13 January 1690. He was a child of pious parents, Christopher Fox and Mary Lago; he was christened in the parish church; he was an avid reader of the Bible. He became a seeker for quality of life found in the Bible but not found in the church members and people about him. He sat patiently through the church services, but at the age of 11 began thinking things out for himself. At the age of 20 he started wandering throughout the country seeking answers to spiritual questions from professors and parish priest after parish priest. Finally, an inward light of understanding shown through his whole being, and he then started his public ministry. He acquired many followers who lived by his teachings and called themselves “Children of Light,” “Friends of Truth,” and finally “Society of Friends.”[note 1] “The Society of Friends is a Christian denomination or Church founded in England about 1650. Each member of this Church is a ‘Friend.’ A local congregation of Friends is a ‘Meeting,’ but this term also describes any group of Friends regularly gathering for worship or church business. Friends call a church building a ‘Meeting House’ (MH). Friends are often called ‘Quakers,’ a name put on them by an English judge after he was told to ‘tremble at the word of the Lord.’ For many years ‘Quaker’ was an insulting word, but Friends eventually came to use it themselves, and ‘Quaker’ and ‘Friend’ became synonymous.” [note 2]

39. Charleston Meeting Home Page Charleston Meeting of the Religious society of friends. Meeting for Worship. Sunday, 1000 1100 am. Visitors welcome. Location. Sea http://charlestonmeeting.dyn.dhs.org/

Charleston Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Meeting for Worship Sunday, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Visitors welcome Location Sea Gull Gallery 224 E. Coleman Blvd. (at Shem Creek) Mt. Pleasant, SC For wide area map click here For detail map click here Contacts Phone: 843-723-5820 Mail: PO Box 1665, Charleston, SC, 29402 Email: contact 'at' CharlestonMeeting.com For Charleston Meeting email addresses click here Information Online About the Religious Society of Friends American Friends Service Committee Friends Committee on National Legislation secure connection Friends General Conference ... alternate link

40. Christian Religious Society Of Friends Websites - Denominations/Religious Societ Christian Religious society of friends Praize Denominations Religious society of friends. Home Denominations Religious society of friends, Pages 1 2 . http://www.praize.com/engine/Denominations/Religious_Society_of_Friends/

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