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A Brief History of Quakerism: APPROVED
Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jul 04 2005 | Tagged as: Approved Chapters, 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, [...]
The History Of Northern Yearly Meeting
Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jul 03 2005 | Tagged as: Approved Chapters, 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 [...]