Records of Leeds Friends Essay and Illustration Society. 1890-1908.
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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...
Leeds Friends Essay and Illustration Society.
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The Leeds Friends Essay and Illustration Society was formed in 1878. It met during October to May each year, with organised talks, readings and social events taking place in members' homes. Each member was to contribute an essay or 'illustration', or take a leading part in a debate, during each session. The society was still active and well attended in 1908, but there are no surviving minutes after this date. At some point between 1908 and 1925, when its successor, the Leeds Fifty Club, was foun...
