Records of York Young People's Fellowship of the Society of Friends. 1953-1975.
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York Young People's Fellowship of the Society of Friends.
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The York Young People's Fellowship was founded in 1942, during wartime conditions, as a means of making the Meeting House premises more accessible to the local community, and particularly to increase its use for youth work. The Fellowship was run by young Friends, notably Michael Graveson, and its membership drawn from pupils at local elementary and secondary schools. By 1945, it had 230 members, with meetings attracting attendances of over 80. The main activities provided were recreational, inc...
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...
