Opis: Quaker Anecdotes (Classic Reprint) - Pike Richard

Excerpt from Quaker Anecdotes

The history of the Society of Friends from Fox's time to the present day, has been a remarkable one. No class of men have lived more unselfish lives. Many beautiful characters have graced their annals, persons whose sympathies were broad - whose activities embraced the varied fields of benevolent enterprise; whilst for shrewdness, business capacity, and readiness of reply, they have had no superiors. The influence and achievements of the Quakers have been out of all proportion to their numbers. In the lust Parliament there were sixteen members who had been born and educated in the Society, and it is very remarkable, two of that number were Cabinet Ministers, viz., Mr. Bright and Mr. Forster.

Several years ago, being much interested in some quaint and striking anecdotes of members of the Society of Friends, the thought occurred to me - I have never met with any considerable collection of such anecdotes, and it is pretty certain from my reading it would not be difficult to make such an unique collection. To this end, for some years, my leisure has been frequently devoted to researches which, I fain would believe, have not been barren of results.

There is no doubt a change going on among the Quakers, which will interfere greatly with that racy individuality which has so long characterised them as a distinct community. According to appearances, it seems very unlikely that the future will be so prolific in this respect as has been the past.

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Szczegóły: Quaker Anecdotes (Classic Reprint) - Pike Richard

Nazwa: Quaker Anecdotes (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Pike Richard
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781332525508
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 312
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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