Articles in Quaker Periodicals

ARTICLES IN QUAKER PERIODICALS By J. William Frost The Friend Charles H. Davies, "The Quakers' Line," describes the Stockton and Darlington Railway, one of the earliest railroads to use steam locomotives. Vol. 133, No. 34, Aug. 22, 1975, pp. 949-952. Joyce Godber, "'Sufferings' in the Early Days," is an imaginative recreation of the early work of the Meeting for Sufferings which is now celebrating its tercentenary. Vol. 133, No. 43, Oct. 24, 1975, pp. 1199-1201. Joe Charlesworth, "Learning from the Recent Past," discusses the renewal movement in English Quakerism in the 1890's and the reaction against it today. Vol. 134, No. 11, 12, March 5, 12, 1976, pp. 245-246, 281-282. Hugh McG. Ross, "George Fox on Some Roots of Peace," prints for the first time a 1668 document by Fox. Vol. 134, No. 14, April 2, 1976, pp. 371-372. Friends Journal Leonore Turner Henderson, "Emily Green Balch," ponders the recent neglect of a prominent Quaker social worker, college teacher, and pioneer for peace who received the Nobel Peace Prize. Vol. 21, Na 20, Dec. 1, 1975, pp. 621-622. Horst Brückner, tr. M. C. Morris, "Fifty Years of German Quakerism," is a brief sketch of changes in the small community of German Friends. The same issue contains a note from M. C. Morris entitled "First Minute Book Found," telling how the minutes of the Quaker meeting in Berlin 1920-1939 which were misplaced for twenty-five years have been rediscovered. Vol. 21, No. 21, Dec. 15, 1975, pp. 660-661. Peter Fingestan, "George Fox and the Scriptures" uses Fox's Journal to assess his use of the Bible. Vol. 22, No. 2, Jan. 15, 1976, pp. 42-44. Warder Henry Cadbury, "Washington's Weathervane," tells the story of a dove of peace made for George Washington by a Quaker in 1787 which is now pictured on a stamp. Vol. 22, No. 4, Feb. 15, 1976, p. 116. Friends Quarterly L. Hugh Doncaster, "Diversity and Unity in the Society of Friends," and Pamela Oliver, "Problems of Authority, Discipline and Tradition in the First Century of English Quakerism," attempt to show how seventeenthcentury Friends arrived at spiritual unity and focus upon various schisms. Vol. 19, No. 3, July 1975, pp. 107-114, 115-125. Ingmar Hallsing, "A Happy Radical for our Time: John Woolman," suggests how Woolman in contrast to St. Francis and Marx would deal with the major political and economic issues today. Vol. 19, No. 4, Oct. 1975, pp. 169-175. 121 122QUAKER HISTORY Ben Vincent, "The Liberal Party on its Knees," assesses why modern middle class Friends have dropped their allegiance to Labor-socialism. Vol. 19, No. 4, Oct. 1975, pp. 176-182. Anne Park, "Charles Lamb and the Lloyds of Birmingham," commemorates the bi-centenary of Charles Lamb by recounting the relationship of the Lloyd family with Lamb. Vol. 19, No. 4, Oct. 1975, pp. 183-186. Maurice Creasey, "Relevance? or Truth?" is a review of the October 1974 issue devoted to George Fox. Creasey finds the articles too sympathetic, parochial and unadventurous; he suggests an emphasis upon Fox's mistakes as well as his positive contributions. Vol. 19, No. 5, Jan. 1976, pp. 195-204. Lawrence Jones, "The Early Friends and Us," describes the first Quakers as forming a revolutionary prophetic community. Vol. 19, No. 5, Jan. 1976, pp. 213-225. Jon E. North, "Smashing Satan's Dominion," deals with the changing Quaker attitude to persecution and the origins of the London Meeting for Sufferings. Vol. 19, No. 6, April 1976, pp. 253-262. Journal of the Friends Historical Society Andrew Brink, "Paradise Lost and James Nayler's Fall," shows the parallels between Milton's description of Adam's fall and the Nayler incidents. Vol. 53, No. 2, 1973, pp. 99-112. Kenneth L. Carroll, "Henry Fell, early Publisher of Truth," fills in die details of die life of a little known early Friend. Vol. 53, No. 3, 1973, pp. 113-123. Jean E. Mortimer, "An Early Quaker Poet: Mary (Southworth) MoIlineux ," contains a biography and evaluates the poetry of a Quakeress whose Fruits of Solitude went dirough six English and three American editions in the eighteenth century. Vol. 53...