Minute extracts, epistles, addresses, reports of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1827-1901.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955)

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The peace testimony is central in the belief and religious history of Quakers. During the U.S. Civil War, American Quakers debated the issues of passification and conscientious objection, and many Quakers suffered fines or imprisonment for their refusal to bear arms. From the description of Collected materials on the Quaker Peace Testimony, 1780-1917, 1861-1867. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 34010711 A general meeting for Friends in the Delaware Valley area was f...

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Women's Meeting.

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Byberry Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

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Byberry Monthly Meeting was established in 1810 by Abington Quarterly Meeting out of Horsham Monthly Meeting. Byberry Preparative Meeting was its only subordinate business meeting. The meeting remained with Hicksite Friends at the time of the Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1827; Orthodox members were attached to Frankford Monthly Meeting. The meeting reunited with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox) in 1955, and is currently active. From the description of...