Articles In Quaker Periodicals

ARTICLES IN QUAKER PERIODICALS By Barbara L. Curtis The Friend In "Days of Slavery" there is an account of early years, in the 1890's, of die existence of the Friends Industrial Mission on the island of Pemba off the east coast of Africa.—June 18, 1971, pp. 744-745. Yoon Gu Lee in "Quakerism in Korea" describes the belated coming of Quakerism to Korea in the years immediately following the close of the Korean War.—July 9, 1971, pp. 830-831. Mary Mitchelson in an article called "Design for Living" reviews a current reprint of two of the writings of the seventeenth-century mystic, William Law. The review contains much historical material relating to the religious ideas current in die turbulent seventeenth century in England. —July 30, 1971, pp. 894-897. Friends Journal In Letter from the Past, Number 252, the columnist "Now and Then" continues an analysis begun in an earlier study of evidences of how George Fox made his living. There is also commentary on Woolman as a man of trade.—June 1/15, 1971, p. 326. Letter from the Past, Number 253, appraises the significance of a newly found holograph copy of John Woolman's well-known essay "A Word of Remembrance and Caution to die Rich," often called, also, "A Plea for the Poor."—August 1/15, 1971, p. 394. The education secretary of the Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs, Florence Fisher, writes a brief history of the work of Quakers with the Kickapoo Indians in Mexico and Oklahoma over a long period of time.—November 1, 1971, pp. 575-576. Renny A. Stackpole, in "The Quakers of Nantucket," attempts a brief narrative of the history of Friends on the island. He discusses reasons other than economic factors, which are widely known, for the drastic decline in Friends membership among the islanders during latter part of the nineteenth century. —December 15, 1971, pp. 662-664. Quaker Life. In the August issue of diis magazine, Alfred D. Deutsch has an article called "Factors which Enabled Quakerism to Survive in the Seventeenth Century." While more religious than historical in its main thrust the article makes good use of evidences from history to develop the theme of survival of Quaker religious ideas.—August, 1971, pp. 8-12. Elisha Wakube, an East African Friend, writes of the origin and history of the Friends Bible Institute at Luguly and later at Kaimosi. This organization was designed to provide theological training for Friends and other Christians to work in the mission stations of Africa. Started in 1942, it resembles other Quaker teaching institutions such as Pendle Hill and Woodbrooke .—September, 1971, p. 16. 63 64QUAKER HISTORY In the September issue Fred Haslam has an article on Canadian Yearly Meeting in which he outlines Friends activities in Canada from 1762 to the present. Brief descriptions are given of work in special fields such as education and missions. —September, 1971, pp. 8-9. Four authors combine their contributions to the October issue to provide a number largely devoted to aspects of the life and times of William Penn. S. Arthur Watson, former president of William Penn College, discusses the man himself. Ruth W. Heaney has a biographical sketch of Penn's first wife, Gulielma Maria Springett. E. G. Alderfer contributes material on "The Pan-nationalism of William Penn." Edwin Bronner provides a study entitled "William Penn, a Combination of Idealism and Action."—October, 1971, pp. 8-19. The organization and work of Friends Africa Mission by pioneering Quakers in Kenya is traced by Levinus K. Painter from 1902, when the Africa Industrial Mission got its start, to 1972, when the school at Kaimosi looks ahead to the anticipated start of an Intermediate College for secondary education training for teachers.—December, 1971, pp. 16-17. William A. Wagner, Superintendent of Indiana Yearly Meeting, describes the program recently given to celebrate the 150th anniversary of that body. "A Venture in Faith" outlines briefly the history of some of the principal concerns of Indiana Friends and describes activities such as White's Institute and Quaker Haven.—December, 1971, pp. 18-19. Friends Quarterly Neville H. Newhouse writes a factual account called "Irish Separation...