Articles in Quaker Periodicals

Articles inQuakerPeriodical· By Edwin B. Bronner The Friend A discussion of the use of the word "Quakerism" by Friends was carried on for several weeks, August 5, p. 921; August 12, p. 951; August 19, 1966, pp. 980, 981. It was concluded that the word was not widely used until the second half of the nineteenth century. The bicentennial of the birth of John Dalton (1766-1844), Quaker scientist, was commemorated in articles by Donald Ramage, September 2, pp. 1021-1023; and John T. Marsh, September 16, 1966, pp. 1087-1089. In "Voltaire Calls on a Quaker" Arthur L. Hayward describes Voltaire's experiences with Andrew Pitt, a retired London businessman.—September 30, 1966, pp. 1155, 1156. "Quakerism in Rossendale" by Allan Halstead tells about early Friends at Crawshawbooth in Lancashire.—October 7, 1966, pp. 1175-1177. The centenary of Rachel Metcalfe's arrival in India to undertake missionary work for Friends is described in "Daily Bread" by Winifred M. White.—November 4, 1966, pp. 1295, 1296. Memories of Jordans District by Leila Sparkes tells of the Quaker connections in that area, especially after the meetinghouse was reopened early in the twentieth century.—December 23, pp. 1525-1527; December 30, 1966, pp. 1557-1559. Friends Bulletin (Pacific Yearly Meeting) Henry J. Cadbury in "Quakerism and /or Christianity" discusses the relation of Friends to Christianity down through the centuries.—Vol. XXXV, no. 4 (December, 1966), pp. 1-10. Friends Journal Letter from the Past, Number 222, "George Fox and the Beatniks," discusses the wearing of long hair by early Quakers and the opposition it created.— August 1, 1966, p. 386. Letter from the Past, Number 223, "Nonpayment of Provincial War Tax," comments on the controversy in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in the 1750's over paying war taxes.—September 1, 1966, pp. 440, 441. The same essay appeared in TL· Friend (London), on September 2, with the title, "War Taxes: An Episode from Quaker History, "pp. 1031-1033. Letter from the Past, Number 224, "Renewal, Urban or Spiritual," summarizes the influence of the London fire, 1666, on Friends and the meetinghouses. It also raises the question of whether catastrophes are divine punishment.— October 15, 1966, p. 512. 60 Articles in Quaker Periodicals61 Letter from the Past, Number 225, "Us," discusses a play concerning Vietnam which includes an episode about Norman Morrison.—November 15, 1966, p. 566. Letter from the Past, Number 226, "Quarterly Meeting: An Obituary," comments on the history of quarterly meeting, in view of the fact that London Yearly Meeting has given up this organization.—January 1, 1967, p. 10. Friends Quarterly Henry J. Cadbury, in "The Influence of Fox's Journal" discusses various responses to the Journal and especially its influence on literary figures. This essay appeared previously in a slightly different form in an introduction to a reprint of Rufus Jones's George Fox: An Autobiography (1963).—Vol. XV, nos. 6 and 7 (April and July, 1966), pp. 276-281; and 295-304. Greta Stendahl in "Church and State: One Pattern" tells of the beginnings of Quakerism in Sweden, and of the relationship of Sweden Yearly Meeting to the state church.—Vol. XV, no. 8 (October, 1966), pp. 342-349. The records of Godalrning Quakers, recently turned over to the Local Records Office, are discussed in "Human Interest in Godalrning Friends' Documents," by Walter Macdonald Wigfield.—Vol. XV, no. 8 (October, 1966), pp. 370-379. Quaker Monthly "John Dalton" by Vernon Noble briefly tells the story of this remarkable Quaker scientist, born in 1766.—Vol. XLV, nos. 11, 12 (November, December, 1966), pp. 163-165, 189-191. ...