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Sixty by Elfrida Vipont, which describes the the Friends by Sandra early years of the Quaker movement and the Cronk: Finding the Taproot of Simplicity, a men and women who travelled throughout movement between inner knowledge and Britain, America, Europe and even the outer action by Frances Taber (PH # 400); A Middle East to spread the Quaker message. Plea for the Poor by (PH An The Story of Quakerism by Elfrida Vipont #357). A longer work is Plain Living: A and Friends for 350 Years by Howard Brinton Quaker Path to Simplicity by Catherine and Portrait in Grey, A Short History of the Whitmire. Introduction by John Punshon cover Quaker These are just some of the books and history to the mid-1900s. The Quiet Rebels pamphlets available in the Cleveland Friends and Mothers of Feminism: The Story of Library. New books are added regularly. Our to Quaker Women in America both by Margaret catalogue is viewable online on the Meeting Hope Bacon focus on Quakers in America. web site at www.fgcquaker.org/cloudcleveland- friends-meeting/resources/cleveland-friends- Quakerism Quaker Worship library-catalogue. A number of pamphlets can provide a helpful introduction to Quaker worship: For more information or assistance, Four Doors to Meeting for Worship by please contact a member of the Library A Brief Guide to William Taber (PH #306); Members One of Committee. Another, The Dynamics of Membership in Books for Quaker Meeting by Thomas Gates (PH #371); Gospel Order, A Quaker Understanding of ����� New Attenders Faithful Church Community by Sandra Cronk (PH #297); The Authority of Our Cleveland Friends Library in the Meeting is the Power of God by Paul A. 10916 Magnolia Drive Lacey (PH #365); Creeds and Quakers, Cleveland, OH 44109 Cleveland Friends What’s Belief Got to Do With It? By Robert Hours: Before and after worship Griswold (PH #377). on First Days (Sundays) Library There are a number of longer or by appointment. introductions to Quaker Worship, including Silence and Witness: The Quaker Tradition by Michael Birkel, Encounter With Silence by John Punshon

Quaker Testimonies The Quaker testimonies of Integrity, Simplicity, Peace, and Equality all emanate from faithfulness and obedience to God. These testimonies are addressed in a number of short pamphlets: The in the Religious Society of Friends by Wilmer A. Cooper (PH #296); Peace Be With You, A Study of the Spiritual Basis of ost people, when they first come to a death with one of the most beautiful MFriends meeting, have heard a little witnesses of faith: about Quakerism – that we worship in There is a spirit that I feel that delights to silence; that we have no clergy; that we are do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong, but pacifists; that we have a peculiar way of delights to endure all things in hope to enjoy speaking – or any number of other limited its own in the end. Its hope is to outlive all ideas about Friends. Some people are drawn wrath and contention and weary out all to Friends because of what they think exaltation and cruelty, or whatsoever is of a Quakerism is about. Some new attenders nature contrary to itself; it sees to the end of come from other denominations with which all temptations. As it bears no evil in itself, they were unsatisfied and try to understand so it conceives none in thoughts to any other. Friends’ faith in the light of the doctrines of If it be betrayed it bears it, for its ground and their previous denomination. We invite you spring is the mercies and forgiveness of God. as Seekers to learn more about Friends. You Its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting may, or may not, then be convinced by the love unfeigned, and it takes its kingdom with Quaker message. entreaty and not with contention, and keeps Friends have existed as a religious it by lowliness of mind. In God alone it can movement for over 350 years. Friends’ rejoice, though none else regard it or can own message arose as a mighty challenge to the its life. […] dogmas and traditions and forms that for A short selection of his writings is available 1600 years passed for Christian witness. The in Selections from the Writings of James best way for new attenders and other The title page of the First Edition of ’s Journal, published in 1694. Nayler, edited by Brian Drayton and in interested persons to gain an understanding Speaking (PH# 413). of what is at the root and origins of the to teach his people himself.” Early Prophetic Other short selections of early Friends Quaker movement is to go to the source. Openings of George Fox is an abridged include The Messenger That Goes Before: [Note: Books in bold type are found in our Library. version of the early part of Fox’s Journal. If Reading for Spiritual Nurture Other books indicated, we do not currently hold a copy. Fox’s Journal seems too daunting at first for (PH #398), Barclay in Brief offering a short Pamphlets labelled “PH #” refer to Pendle Hill you, this 44 page booklet, available in the selection of writing by Robert Barclay (PH Pamphlets by number]. library, will give you a good idea of Fox’s #28) and an abridged version of William Going to the Source early struggle and message. Penn’s No Cross, No Crown. (PH #30). The library also has a number of short Selections of the writings of other early While there are books that explain the selections from the writings of several other Friends can also be found in Early Quaker early history of the Quaker movement, it is early Quakers. The Light Within and Writings, 1650 to 1700 and Hidden in Plain of great value to go straight to the writings Selected Writings provides an introduction Sight: Quaker Women’s Writings, 1650 to of the earliest Friends, such as The Journal to the sensitive spiritual struggle of Isaac 1700. Other selections include The Quaker of George Fox, of which there are several Penington (1617-1679). Another short Reader edited by Jessamyn West and Quaker editions available in the library. The first part collection of Penington’s writings is found in Writings: An Anthology, 1650-1920 edited of the Journal, covering the period up to The Inward Journey of Isaac Penington by Thomas Hamm. 1652, gives a clear picture of George Fox’s (Pendle Hill [PH] pamphlet #29). spiritual struggle - a struggle repeated by James Nayler was another influential early Quaker History countless other Friends - and the openings Friend who rose to great prominence. He To put the early Quaker experience into which he received and which gave birth to stumbled at one point in his ministry and context, there are a number of general the Quaker message - that “Christ has come suffered terrible torture, but left us before his histories, including George Fox and the Valiant