Records of Bentham Friends Essay Society. 1900-1937.
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Society of Friends
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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...
Bentham Friends Essay Society.
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This Society was formed in August 1900 and met in the schoolroom at the Friends Meeting House in High Bentham or in members' homes. Its first secretary was R Charles Ford and meetings were held once a month at which essays and talks were presented by members and attenders of Bentham Meeting. The emphasis of the gatherings gradually changed to include more musical and social activities. The Society was active until at least 1937. From the guide to the Records of Bentham Friends Essay ...
