161. Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) THE religious society of friends (QUAKERS). NMSU logo. Quaker Center The LasCruces Monthly Meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers) is a http://www.nmsu.edu/~ifc/Religious_Society_of_Friends.html

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162. A Concise Account Of The Religious Society Of Friends, Commonly Called Quakers of Early Quakers by a 19th Century Friend. This excerpt is from theappendix to a volume of the same title (pp. 5456), approved by Meeting for...... http://www.tractassociation.org/ConsiceAccountOfQuakers.html

FROM THE APPENDIX TO A C ONCISE A CCOUNT OF THE R ELIGIOUS S OCIETY OF F RIENDS, C OMMONLY C ALLED Q UAKERS BY THOMAS EVANS A distinguishing trait in the character of the primitive Friends, was the earnestness with which they enforced, both by example and precept, the indispensable obligation of a life of holiness in the fear of God. While they felt the necessity of having a sound and firm belief in all the doctrines of the Christian religion as set forth in the Holy Scriptures, they were also convinced that unless this belief was carried out in the daily walk and conversation, and accompanied by those fruits of the Spirit which are the evidences of true faith, as well as the ornament of the Christian, it would be of little avail. Recognizing in its full extent the declaration, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God," and the test laid down by the Saviour of men, "By their fruits shall ye know them;" as well as his solemn words, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heaven," they were concerned to warn all against the delusive notion that men might live in sin, and in the indulgence of their carnal wills and appetites, and yet be saved by a professed dependence on what the Lord Jesus Christ has graciously done in his flesh for the redemption of mankind. They were plain, practical, self-denying men and women, deeply and earnestly engaged to walk in the obedience of faith to all the requirements of the Divine law; and their minds being enlightened from on high to see the true spiritual nature and the transforming effects of the religion of the gospel, they apprehended that many of its professors were resting their hopes of salvation on a mere assent of the understanding to the truths recorded in the Holy Scriptures, and in the compliance with outward ceremonies, without bringing forth those "good works which were before ordained that we should walk in them." The inward life of righteousness in the daily fear of God, being the great object of their earnest concern and engagement, both for themselves and others, they called on their hearers to come home into their own hearts, and examine in the light which Christ gives, whether they were clean and pure, or defiled and unholy.

163. Friends In Christ Home Page A Christian community, founded by members of the religious society of friends, serving Montgomery, Prince George's and Howard Counties in Maryland, USA. http://www.friendsinchrist.net/

Friends in Christ Home Weekly Messages Current Message Chronological List List by Scriptural References About Us Values Who We Are What People Say About Us Bible Study Groups ... Calendar Spiritual Practice Handouts Open Worship Using the Bible Silence The Jesus Prayer ... Contact Us Search this site var site="sm2FIC" Welcome to the Friends in Christ Web Site Welcome! We're glad you are visiting our Web site. Here you can find information about the Friends in Christ ministry. We have a local ministry building Christian small groups and providing other Christian opportunities primarily in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC and Baltimore. We provide, and work through larger faith communities to provide, opportunities to nurture your growth in Christ through small groups which meet in different places. Each small group chooses its own format and focus. It is our hope that small groups will reflect ethnic and cultural diversity. Christian Worship Group In our efforts to form an ongoing worship group that would focus on hearing Christ speak to us out of the silence, it came to seem that this could likely be sustained only within the context of a larger faith community. We have found this community in Cedar Ridge Community Church (where both Friends in Christ Co-Coordinators attend). A group using silence in worship will meet on first and third Thursdays at 7:30 PM, starting October 20, 2005, in the Barn at Cedar Ridge, 2410 Spencerville Road, Spencerville, MD. If interested in this group, let

164. Religious Society Of Friends, Quakers religious society of friends. Quakers Date Updated, 25 Jun 2005. Subjects.Subjects, Churches ; Nonprofit organizations ; Religious organizations http://kingston.cioc.ca/details.asp?RSN=12897&Number=9

165. Nashville Friends Meeting Web site of the Nashville Monthly Meeting of the religious society of friends. Located in Nashville, TN. http://www.nctc.com/~mckee

166. Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project: Library Of The Religious Society Of Friends The Library of the religious society of friends is more commonly known as FriendsHouse Library. It is the repository for one of the largest collections of http://www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker/fhl.htm

Homepage Online databases Other resources News and events ... Gateway Library of the Religious Society of Friends To search for further information about these collections, use the location register . To find out contact details for the repository, go to the project gateway Back to top Maintained by Helen Roberts, h.e.roberts@hull.ac.uk Created on 28 April 2000 and last updated on 15 January 2002 Funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils under the Research Support Libraries Programme Project partners: University of Hull Brynmor Jones Library; Leeds University Library; Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, University of York

167. Untitled Document Schedule, directions, newsletters and other information about Richmond (Virginia) Friends Meeting of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the religious society of friends. http://www.richmondfriends.org/

168. Green Country Friends Meeting (Home) A meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers) serving the Tulsa, OK area, affiliated with the South Central Yearly Meeting, part of the Friends General Conference (FGC). Time and place of meeting, and welcome statement. http://www.scym.org/greencountry/

Welcome to the web site for the Green Country Friends Meeting! We wish you peace and friendship. The Green Country Friends Meeting is an unprogrammed meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) . We serve the Tulsa and Northeast Oklahoma area and are associated with the South Central Yearly Meeting of the Friends General Conference Worship Location and Time: We hold Meeting for Worship most First Days (Sundays) at 3:15pm followed by Forum time at 4:15pm. We meet at Restoration Unitarian Church, 1314 N Greenwood Ave. The church is located just North of OSU-Tulsa near the historic Greenwood area of Tulsa. Most Fifth Sundays, we visit neighboring meetings. We have prepared a Welcome Statement for visitors to our Meeting for Worship Newsletters (beginning August 2002) are now available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. Our meeting is committed to working in the local area. Some of our members are active with the following groups: Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries Soulforce in Oklahoma Oklahoma Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty Tulsa Interfaith Alliance ... The Alternatives to Violence Project Our thanks to South Central Yearly Meeting for allowing us the space for this site. For more information, you may call and leave a message on the meeting's answering machine at

169. Penn Valley Friends Meeting (Quakers) Information about the Kansas City, MO, unprogrammed Meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers). http://www.quakernet.org/MonthlyMeetings/PennValley/default.html

170. Raleigh Friends Meeting, Quakers, North Carolina Map, directions, coming events, and background on Raleigh (North Carolina) Monthly Meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers). http://www.RTPnet.org/friends/

Raleigh Friends Meeting 625 Tower Street, Raleigh, NC 27607, (919) 821-4414 All are welcome at Meeting for Worship each First-Day (Sunday) at 10 AM Please click on "PFF" for events related to Piedmont Friends Fellowship. Welcome! Who are the builders of, and worshippers at this meeting house? Are we only a sect of the past, or do we really still exist today? We, who have been called Seekers of the Truth, Quakers, and Friends, are members of the Religious Society of Friends. Yes, we are a sect, but we do not separate ourselves from the world around us. We believe that God is present in every person and that peace is preferable to war. We gather in silent communal worship to wait on the Spirit of God. Sometimes It moves us in other ways. We have no formal creed, no ritual, dogma, or liturgy. Instead, to help us follow Divine guidance we pose, both individually and corporately, searching queries; we strive to trust to love, rather than react to fear; we work towards peace because we believe it is the only way; we are led to implement our concerns for equal rights for all. Many of us have been drawn to this religion - Quakerism - because of its dual commitment to spiritual awareness and social action. These beliefs are not always easy to hold, nor to honor with action, but our search has led us to commit ourselves to them.

171. Friends Meeting Of New Orleans Information about New Orleans, Louisiana member meeting of South Central Yearly Meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers), and about Bayou Quarterly Meeting. http://fmno.quaker.org/

Friends Meeting of New Orleans Katrina Update Last updated: September 07, 2005, 10:30pm(EST) Thank you F/friends for your outpouring of love and support. And thank you for continuing to hold all affected by Katrina in the Light. At this time, we are still locating affected members/attenders and assessing specific needs. As we have a messageboard on the SCYM website, please check it first for the latest updates. Below is a link directly to the message board... SCYM Katrina Message Board Thank you, dear Friends at South Central Yearly Meeting and Baton Rouge Meeting "I'm OK... Thee is OK" * A Matt Anderson -safe in Beaumont, TX * E Tony and Noel Eccles (Bay St. Louis) - safe w/family near Pensacola, FL *G Victoria Griffin - safe in Dallas, TX * H Dorian Hastings and Dimitri - safe w/friends in Nashville * L Jill Leale - safe w/son Jake in Madison, WI Jerry Lemann - safe w/family in Boston, MA * M Karen Mason - safe w/friends in Baton Rouge, LA

172. Spring Friends Meeting Information about worship practices, location, history and other aspects of Spring Monthly Meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers) in Snow Camp, North Carolina, near Burlington, Chapel Hill, and Greensboro. http://springfriends.quaker.org

Spring Friends Meeting Spring Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Navigation: Home About Us Newsletter archive Directions ... Links 3323 East Greensboro Chapel Hill Road Snow Camp, North Carolina, 27349 Meeting for Worship: First Days (Sundays) 11:00 A.M. First Day (Sunday) School (all ages): 10:00 A.M. Potluck and Meeting for Business Third Sundays at Rise of Worship (Above schedule subject to occasional change - check newsletter.) Affiliations: Friends United Meeting North Carolina Yearly Meeting (FUM) Urgent announcements (weather cancellations for example) or breaking news may be posted near the top of this page, either under or to the right of the page title. If you expect to see something and don't, try hitting your browser's reload or refresh button. Routine items are in our newsletter, the most recent version of which can be viewed/downloaded at the links below. Contacts: Request information Web Clerk Click here to see our most recent (September 2005) newsletter. Home About Us Newsletter archive Directions Links Site last updated by Steve on September 7, 2005 using a Macintosh.

173. Friends For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer Concerns FLGBTQC is a Quaker faith community within the religious society of friends. It honors, affirms, and upholds that of God in all people lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual, transgender, and transsexual. http://www.quaker.org/flgbtqc/

What is FLGBTQC Gatherings Outreach/Resources Contacting Us ... FLGBTQC Home Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns is a North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people. Gathering twice yearly for worship and play, we draw sustenance from each other and from the Spirit for our work and life in the world. We are learning that radical inclusion and radical love bring further light to Quaker testimony and life. [More] Gatherings Mid-Winter Gathering is held over the long weekend surrounding U.S. President's Day (February). Summer Gathering is held at the larger Friends General Conference Gathering the first week in July. Please note that we have Health Care Documents which you may want to look at in advance of travelling to Virginia this summer for Gathering. Outreach and Resources At Midwinter Gathering 2004, we wrote an Epistle to Friends everywhere. Our newsletter is published roughly three times a year.

174. American Friends Service Committee - Quaker Values In Action The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the religious society of friends (Quaker) belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. http://www.afsc.org/

Wage Peace Movie See the human cost of war. Iraq Peace Petition Tell the president to bring the troops home. Wage Peace Bracelets Show your support for peace. Eyes Wide Open Learn about the exhibit, see photos and more. Help the Victims of Hurricane Katrina AFSC is currently accepting donations to assist those affected by Hurricane Katrina. You can make a gift to our Crisis Fund by sending a check to AFSC or using our secure donation form Action Alert Ask your Senator not to make things worse for the hurricane survivors and others who live in poverty. Labor Day Special Visit our new web pages on labor across the border, with commentaries on fresh approaches to cross-border solidarity, corporate social responsibility, and grassroots empowerment. See also: Back to School? Search site Sign up to receive AFSC email bulletins Donate now SAVE OUR SERVICES! Congress has been making critical choices on budget priorities Only by acting together can we make our voices heard. Join the SOS campaign. Act now to "Save Our Services!" »

175. Powell House Quaker Conference And Retreat Center Calendar of conferences and retreats, and other information about Powell Housewhich is associated with New York Yearly Meeting of the religious society of friends. http://www.powellhouse.org/

Youth Program Search our site: New information: epistles from youth conferences and links to Quaker-related summer camps Powell House is the conference and retreat center of New York Yearly Meeting. Our mission is to foster the spiritual growth of Friends (Quakers) and others and to strengthen the application of Friends' testimonies in the world. This is a quiet, peaceful place conducive to reflection and spiritual growth. Programs and facilities are structured to foster community development and strengthen group identity. Home Register Calendar Directions ... Links document.write("This page last updated on "+lmd+". ") As of 5/4/1999 you are visitor no. For comments on this web site please e-mail chrisandmike@powellhouse.org

176. The School Of The Spirit - A Quaker Ministry Of Prayer And Learning A ministry of prayer and learning which is a project of the Ministry and Worship Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the religious society of friends (Quakers). It offers adult education sessions on such topics as Being a Spiritual Nurturer, and Contemplative Living and Prayer. http://www.quakerinfo.com/sos.shtml

A service of A Quaker Ministry of Prayer and Learning devoted to the School of the Spirit School of the Spirit Home Spiritual Nurturer Program Silent Retreats at Aircastle Dwelling Deep Retreat ... Contact School of the Spirit QuakerInfo.com Home Articles Forum Feedback ... Bio Ask Questions Discuss Quakerism Visit Our Forum Search Bill Samuel's Web Sites var site="sm1QuakerInfo" A Quaker Ministry of Prayer and Learning devoted to the School of the Spirit is dedicated to helping all who wish to be more faithful listeners and responders to the inward work of Christ. Within the Religious Society of Friends, the traditional meetings of ministers and elders were sometimes referred to as a "school of the Spirit." In gathered worship Friends learned to discern the movement of the Inward Teacher and test their discernment with one another. This practiced listening extended into every aspect of their lives. Living into this way of being is not always easy; we often resist, preferring to ignore God's promptings into an ever-deepening union. But the still, quiet voice will not be silent, and with discipline and with the support of others we can find ourselves becoming more faithful. This ministry offers two forms of program to deepen our faithfulness: the two-year program of prayer and study On Being a Spiritual Nurturer , first offered in 1990 and now with its sixth class; and the tradition of

177. Friends, Religious Society Of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 friends, religious society of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 200105. http://www.bartleby.com/65/fr/Friends.html

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178. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Society Of Friends (Quakers) Quakers, an AngloAmerican religious sect. 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

179. New Catholic Dictionary: Friends A group of religious bodies, including the Orthodox society of friends; the Hicksite The religious movement known as the society of friends (Orthodox), http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/ncd03414.htm

Friends A group of religious bodies, including: the Orthodox Society of Friends ; the Hicksite Society of Friends , dissenters under the leadership of Elias Hicks; the Wilburite Orthodox Conservative Friends , separatists under the leadership of John Wilbur; and the Religious Society of Friends of Philadelphia who seceded from the Wilburites. The religious movement known as the Society of Friends (Orthodox) , and commonly called Quakers , and also Children of Truth Children of Light Friends of Truth , began in England about the middle of the 17th century under the direction of George Fox. The Quakers suffered persecution in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Connecticut, but were cordially received, in Rhode Island. The first meeting-house was established, . Although the first attitude of the Friends was to treat slavery with toleration, many dissensions arose and finally in slaveholders were to be 'disowned' if they refused to manumit their slaves. They were subject to much suffering during the Revolution since they took no part in the war because of their religion. A small body of Friends actively supported the Revolution, and were disowned or seceded. They were known as the Free or Fighting Quakers , but after the war they disappeared, and the Friends loyally supported the new government. Although the doctrine of the Orthodox Friends agrees in essential points with that of the Christian Church, they differ in the manner of worship and appointment of ministers; attach great importance to the immediate personal teaching of the Holy Spirit, or Light Within, or Inner Light; have no outward ordinances, including

180. THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) AND HOMOSEXUALITY Excerpts taken from statements on the topics of homosexuality and bisexuality,and related resources. http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_quak.htm

THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) AND HOMOSEXUALITY Click Here to Visit our Sponsors. Quaker congregations are almost completely autonomous. There exists no central general assembly or main authority within the Society of Friends that can make definitive statements of policy for the entire denomination. Instead, Quakers have regional "meetings" at which a group of congregations gather. Most Christians and Christian groups can be sorted into three categories: conservative, mainline and liberal. Quakers cover the full range. And this is displayed in their beliefs about homosexuality and bisexuality. The following are excerpts taken from their statements on the topic: British Quakers In 1963, British Quakers published a book "Towards a Quaker View of Sex" . It put forth the argument that it was not the gender and sexual orientation of a person that mattered; it was the depth of feeling they have for each other. "Where there is a genuine tenderness, an openness to responsibility, and the seed of commitment, God is surely not shut out. Can we not say that God can enter any relationship in which there is a measure of selfless love?" Subsequently, the

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