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Excerpt from Some Account of the Late Separation in Ohio Yearly Meeting, and the Causes That Led Thereto: Published by Direction of the Meeting for Sufferings, 1855 Meeting, the clerk finally consented, provided the other was also read. And immediately after the assistant clerk had read the e istle from the ancient Yearly Meeting in New England, Benjamin oyle read the epistle from those who had seceded from it. But no further notice was taken...

Excerpt from A Collection of Memorials Concerning Divers Deceased Ministers and Others of the People Called Quakers, in Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and Parts Adjacent, From Nearly the First Settlement Thereof to the Year 1787: With Some of the Last Expression and Exhortations of Many of Them Although they who are departed hence in the Lord, can receive no addition to their happiness by any testimonial of their surviving friends, however just, y...

Excerpt from A View of the Present State of the African Slave Trade: Published by Direction of a Meeting Representing the Religious Society of Friends in Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, &C, By a decree of the Spanish monarch, dated December, 1817, the subjects of his government are prohibited from that day forward, from going to buy negroes on the coast of Africa north of the line, and the like prohibition applies from May 1820, to places south of...

Excerpt from History of Southland College This booklet is intended to give Friends a better knowledge of the notable work done by members of Indiana Yearly Meeting, of the religions society of The Friends at the close of the late civil war in behalf of the wives and children of the Freedmen. The record presented in these pages shows that the Friends have ever been the friend of the lowly and oppressed, regardless of race or color. The work do...

Excerpt from Memorials of Deceased Friends Who Were Members of Indiana Yearly Meeting: Published by Direction Often recommending a close attention and obedi ence to the manifestations of light and grace in the soul, as the only means that can insure that peace which the world can neither give nor take away, much of his time was given up in traveling abroad, to promote truth and righteousness among mankind. About the Publisher Forgotten Book...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Being a Selection From the Records of the Yearly Meeting for Pennsylvania, &C., , From the Year 1788 to 1878, Inculsive The Yearly Meeting having directed that a selection of the Testimonies concerning deceased Friends should be made by the Meeting for Sufferings, the following have been taken from the Records, as being most likely to convey that instruction and benefit, to which a work of t...

Excerpt from Rules of Discipline of the Yearly Meeting of Friends: For Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern Parts of MarylandFor this important end, and as an exterior hedge of preservation to us, against the many temptations and dangers, to which our situation in this world exposes us, rules for the government of the Society have been made and approved from time to time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of t...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Members of the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia Testimony of Kennett Monthly Meeting, concern ing rachel barnard. Tms our beloved friend was the daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth Wilson of London grove township, Chester county, from whom she received a guarded education, and being brought, through the inshinings of Divine light, to see the necessity of great circumspection in dress and deport...

Excerpt from Memorials of Deceased Members of the Society of Friends Throughout the different periods of our history, as a distinct religious Society, there has been amongst us a succession of dedicated followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, who, through the power and efficacy of Divine grace, have been enabled, by a humble and circumspect walking in the fear of God, to afford convincing evidence to those around them, that their's was "the victo...

Excerpt from Principles of Quakerism: A Collection of Essays At the time when the religious body known as the Society of Friends was first gathered, a polemical method was regarded as fitting and necessary. Hostile attacks in the way of publications called forth some vigorous defenses on the part of the Friends, though these proceeded chie¿y from a love of the Truth, and evinced a concern for the welfare of all, - enemies as well as friends. ...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Members of the Yearly Meeting Memorial of Jericho Monthly Meeting of Friends, concerning our ancient Friend Elias Hicks. We believe the example exhibited in the life and religious exercise of this our beloved Friend, is eminently calculated to set forth the efficacy and sufficiency of that Divine grace, which, when believed in and obeyed, bringeth salvation. He was born in the town of Hemp...

Excerpt from A Statistical Inquiry Into the Condition of the People of Colour, of the City and Districts of PhiladelphiaIr being thought desirable to obtain an accurate account of the number and condition of the coloured population of the city and districts of Philadelphia, means were taken in the autumn of 1847, and the following winter, to obtain it. Three competent persons were employed to take the enumeration, and to make inquiry into the ...

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Excerpt from Information Concerning the Slave-Trade For my part, I think the present manner in which slaves' are in. Troduced into Guadaloupe, is more favourable to the slave-trader, than if the introduction was openly allowed by law, because, at most, he now pays about 600 dollars of a douceu'r, &c., : but there no doubt would be a heavy duty, if the trade was permitted. Say then, that if only five per cent. Ad valorem was demanded, the carg...

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Excerpt from The Epistle From the Yearly-Meeting of Friends and Brethren, Held in London: By Adjournment From the 10th Day of the Fourth Month, to the 14th Day of the Same, Inclusive, 1728A N D dear frtenos, inafmuch as the holy Scriptures are the ex ternal Means ofconveighing and preferving to us ah Account of the Things molt furely to be believed, concerning the Coming of our Lord Jel'us Chri¿ in the flesh, and the Fulfilling the prophesies ...

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