London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends)

Wilmington Monthly Meeting was established in 1750 by Chester[Concord] Quarterly Meeting out of Kennett Monthly Meeting (PA). After the Hicksite Separation of 1827, there were two monthly meetings at Wilmington. The Hicksite, or West Street, meeting merged with the Orthodox, or Harrison Street, meeting in 1945, forming a united monthly meeting under the two Concord Quarterly Meetings. Wilmington is currently an active monthly meeting.

From the description of A Collection of Christian & brotherly advices / given forth from time to time by the Yearly-Meetings of Friends in London, 1764-1768. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 39510515

The advices or disciplines were rules of behavior for Friends issued over time relating to all matters of church government, such as membership; duties of ministers; methods of filing appeals; and attitudes toward marriage. Currently, such a work is called Faith and Practice.

From the description of A collection of Christian & brotherly advices given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meeting in London : alphabetically digested under proper heads [manuscript] [176--]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 363312339

Advices are similar to disciplines or rules of behavior for Friends issued over time relating to all matters of church government, such as qualification, description and transfer of membership; duties of ministers; methods of filing appeals; and attitudes toward marriage.

From the description of A collection of Christian and brotherly advices given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meeting in London : alphabetically digested under proper heads, undated, but between 1700-1799 [manuscript] (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 472181218