An Appeal To The Society Of Friends In Behalf Of The Bible Association Of Friends In America

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ...of the Association's edition of the Bible. From the Episcopal Recorder. " FRIENDS' EDITION OF THE BIBLE. " Our readers will find in another part of to-day's paper, a notice of this new edition of the Bible, which we would recommend to their attention. It is one of the cheapest and most beautiful editions which has been published in this country. It is of the royal octavo size, and is much more convenient for family reading than the quarto form. " The religious community will feel under obligations to ' The Bible Association of Friends in America, ' for adding the marginal references and reading!, which have been too generally omitted in former editions. The translators, when in doubt respecting the meaning of a passage, placed one version in the text and another in the margin, without deciding in all cases which was most correct. They left it to the judgment of others to make this decision, and in many instances it has been in favour of the marginal reading. It is therefore, in our judgment, a question, whether any edition of the English Bible can be considered perfect without these readings. " The marginal references furnish, perhaps, the best commentary for the study of the scriptures. Dr. Scott gives it as his opinion, ' that along with other means, (for none should be recommended exclusively, ) consulting well selected marginal references, forms one of the best helps for fixing the word of God in the memory, leading the mind to a just interpretation of it, and in many cases rendering it most affecting to the heart. It tends powerfully to counteract all sceptical doubts, when every part of scripture is thus found (like the stones in an arch) to support and receive support from the rest, and to constitute one grand...

American Quakerism changed dramatically in the antebellum era owing to both internal and external forces, including schism, industrialization, western migration, and reform activism. With the “Great Separation” of the 1820s and subsequent divisions during the 1840s and 1850s, new Quaker sects emerged. Some maintained the quietism of the previous era; others became more austere; still others were heavily influenced by American evangelicalism and integration into modern culture. Examining this increasing complexity and highlighting a vital religiosity driven by deeply held convictions, Janet Moore Lindman focuses on the Friends of the mid-Atlantic and the Delaware Valley to explore how Friends’ piety affected their actions—not only in the evolution of religious practice and belief but also in response to a changing social and political context. Her analysis demonstrates how these Friends’ practical approach to piety embodied spiritual ideals that reformulated their religion and aided their participation in a burgeoning American republic. Based on extensive archival research, this book sheds new light on both the evolution of Quaker spiritual practice and the history of antebellum reform movements. It will be of interest to scholars and students of early American history, religious studies, and Quaker studies as well as general readers interested in the history of the Society of Friends.

Quakerism began in England in the 1650s. George Fox, credited as leading the movement, had an experience of 1647 in which he felt he could hear Christ directly and inwardly without the mediation of text or minister. Convinced of the authenticity of this experience and its universal application, Fox preached a spirituality in which potentially all were ministers, all part of a priesthood of believers, a church levelled before the leadership of God. Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their original 'peculiarity' and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. The way they have interacted with wider society is a basic but often unknown part of British and American history. This handbook charts their history and the history of their expression as a religious community. This volume provides an indispensable reference work for the study of Quakerism. It is global in its perspectives and interdisciplinary in its approach whilst offering the reader a clear narrative through the academic debates. In addition to an in-depth survey of historical readings of Quakerism, the handbook provides a treatment of the group's key theological premises and its links with wider Christian thinking. Quakerism's distinctive ecclesiastical forms and practices are analysed, and its social, economic, political, and ethical outcomes examined. Each of the 37 chapters considers broader religious, social, and cultural contexts and provides suggestions for further reading and the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography to aid further research.