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John Sinton, JP, (born 1 November 1835 in Tamnaghmore House, County Armagh; died 13 September 1890 in Ravernet, County Down), was an Ulster Scot industrialist, philanthropist and Quaker. He was the seventh child of nine born to David Sinton (1792–1860) and Sarah Green (1795–1856).
Steps in a Large Room: a Quaker explores the monastic tradition: ISBN 0-85245-188-1: 1986 Quaker Women's Group Bringing the Invisible into the Light. Some Quaker Feminists speak of their experience: ISBN 0-85245-199-7 (Lecture performed at the University of Exeter) 1987 John Lampen: Mending Hurts: ISBN 0-85245-206-3: 1988 Harvey Gillman A ...
The annual meetings of Australia Yearly Meeting rotate among the seven Regional Meetings. The Australia Yearly Meeting office is based near the Australia Yearly Meeting Secretary, the only full-time employee, at any given time. Australia Yearly Meeting was established as an autonomous Yearly Meeting in 1964.
More commonly known as Free Quakers, the Society was founded by Quakers who had been expelled for failure to adhere to the Peace Testimony during the American Revolution. [46] Notable Free Quakers at the early meetings include Lydia Darragh and Betsy Ross. After 1783, the number of Free Quakers began to dwindle as some members died and others ...
A Elisabeth Abegg (1882–1974), German educator who rescued Jews during the Holocaust Damon Albarn (b. 1968), English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Harry Albright (living), Swiss-born Canadian former editor of The Friend, Communications Consultant for FWCC Thomas Aldham (c. 1616–1660), English Quaker instrumental in setting up the first meeting in the Doncaster area Horace ...
Most significant was their form of collective worship; the Seekers held meetings free of all Church ritual and in silence, mindful of direct inspiration and guidance. Seekers anticipated aspects of Quakerism and a significant number of them became Quakers [ 4 ] and many remaining Seekers attended the funeral of George Fox .
Quakers consider this a form of worship, conducted in the manner of meeting for worship. They believe it is a gathering of believers who wait upon the Lord to discover God's will, believing they are not making their own decisions. They seek to understand God's will for the religious community, via the actions of the Holy Spirit within the meeting.
Long title: An Act for making perpetual an act of the seventh and eighth years of the reign of his late majesty King William the Third, intituled, An act that the solemn affirmation and declaration of the people called Quakers, shall be accepted instead of an oath in the usual form; and for explaining and enforcing the said act in relation to the payment of tithes and church rates; and for ...