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The Public Universal Friend [a] (born Jemima Wilkinson; November 29, 1752 – July 1, 1819) was an American preacher born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, to Quaker parents. . After suffering a severe illness in 1776, the Friend claimed to have died and been reanimated as a genderless evangelist named the Public Universal Friend, and afterward shunned both birth name and gendered pro
The Jemima Wilkinson House, also known as the Friend's Home, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York. It is a five-bay, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Federal-style residence built about 1809–1815. [2] It is named after the preacher known as the Public Universal Friend, whose previous name was Jemima Wilkinson. [3]
Friend – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town on County Road 31. Guyanoga – A hamlet north of Branchport. Guyanoga Valley – A valley in the north-central part of Jerusalem, north of Branchport. Keuka College – A four-year-college in Keuka Park. Keuka Lake State Park – A state park in the southeast part of the town, southeast of ...
Several of such unite Quakers who share similar religious beliefs – for example Evangelical Friends Church International unites evangelical Christian Friends; [145] Friends United Meeting unites Friends into "fellowships where Jesus Christ is known, loved and obeyed as Teacher and Lord;" [146] and Friends General Conference links Quakers with ...
In 1821, he published a History of Jemima Wilkinson (on-line version), a biography of the Public Universal Friend, described by historians as "hostile and inaccurate", and accused of having been written to influence a then-ongoing court case over land owned by the Society of Universal Friends. [1] [2] [3]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 14:06, 25 December 2023: 1,907 × 2,612 (6.03 MB): Howardcorn33: Uploaded a work by David Hudson from texts Memoir of Jemima Wilkinson, a preacheress of the eighteenth century; containing an authentic narrative of her life and character, and of the rise, progress and conclusion of her ministry with UploadWizard
English: The Seal of the Public Universal Friend (Jemima Wilkinson): a six-pointed star made by overlaying two three-pointed stars, likely an embellishment of the star symbol used by the Quaker Religious Society of Friends. Beneath the star(s) is a crucifix surrounded by the initials U. F., either for the Universal Friend or the congregation ...
In his Rights of Man, Part Second, Paine advocated a comprehensive program of state support for the population to ensure the welfare of society, including state subsidy for poor people, state-financed universal public education, and state-sponsored prenatal care and postnatal care, including state subsidies to families at childbirth.