July 2005
Monthly Archive
A Brief History of Quakerism: APPROVED
Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jul 04 2005 | Tagged as: Faith and Practice, History
Approved at Yearly Meeting Session 5/05
A Brief History of Quakerism
The Religious Society of Friends arose in seventeenth-century England, at a time of religious and political turmoil. There was great dissatisfaction with the established Church of England, with its legal monopoly of public worship, oppressive tithes, and corruption. Dissenting groups, including Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Puritans, Ranters, [...]
Meeting for Worship: APPROVED
Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jul 03 2005 | Tagged as: Faith and Practice
MEETING FOR WORSHIP
“…I found myself one of a small company of silent worshipers, who were content to sit down together without words, that each one might feel after and draw near to the divine Presence, unhindered at least, if not helped, by any human utterance. Utterance I knew was free, should the words be given; [...]
Faith of Friends of Northern Yearly Meeting: APPROVED
Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jul 03 2005 | Tagged as: Faith and Practice
FAITH OF FRIENDS OF NORTHERN YEARLY MEETING
Approved at Yearly Meeting session, May 2005
“We hope we shall never finish considering our fundamental beliefs…”
–QUESTIONS & COUNSEL, Yearly Meeting of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 1991
“Friends find their essential unity in their profound and exhilarating belief
in the pervasive presence of God and in the continuing responsibility of each person and worshipping [...]
The History Of Northern Yearly Meeting
Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jul 03 2005 | Tagged as: Faith and Practice, History
Approved, under revision
Early Migration of Friends to the Upper Midwest:
Early movements of Friends away from the South and the Eastern Seaboard to the midwest in the mid-1800s established Quakerism in this region. Pioneer Friends moved into Illinois beginning in the 1830s, establishing rural meetings which had roots in Ohio and Indiana Yearly Meetings. Pioneer Friends [...]
Integrity: APPROVED
Posted by James Riemermann on Jul 03 2005 | Tagged as: Faith and Practice, Testimonies
INTEGRITY
“While seeking to interpret our Christian faith in the language of today, we must remember that there is one worse thing than failure to practice what we profess, and that is to water down our profession to match our practice.”
Friends World Conference, 1952
“When you live with integrity, that implies a spiritually integrated wholeness where you [...]