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Editorial y daily.routine usually starts with a rwo-mile walk on an athletic track near Susan Corron-Finnerty (Publisher and Executive my home. It's an energizing way to begin the day, scooting along as f.tst as I Editor), Robert Dockhorn (Smior Editor), Lisa can go, greeting everyone I encounter (often reflecting on the phrase "walk Rand {Assistant Editor), Judith Brown (Poetry Editor), M Ellen Michaud (Book Review Editor), ). Brent Bill cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one"). Early mornings find (Assistant Book Review Editor), Joan Overman (Book me out there in all kinds of weather and all seasons. That half hour of steaming along &view Assistant), Christine Rusch (Mikstones Editor), Julie Gochenour, Robert Marks, Cameron gives me a chance to reflect and pray, along with offering cheerful greetings. The McWhirter (News Editors), Kara Newell (Columnist), prayer most often in my heart is one ofgratitude, elicited ftom me by the unfailing Marjo rie Schier (Copyeditor), Christina Weber beauty of the surrounding trees, stream, and sky. (Of course, there is so much more to (Intern) be grateful for, and those things press in on me too, as the well ofgratitude is opened.) Production Barbara Benton (Art Dirmor), Alia Podolsky But I find it is also a time to hold the world and its troubles in the Light. Deeply (Assistant Art Dirmor), Martin Kelley (Web Managd) breathing the fresh air, beholding the early morning sky, listening tO bird song, I fmd Advertising, Circulation, Development myself in a place that touches on the timeless-that bridges seasons, life passages, the Nagendran Gulendran (Advertising Manager), upheaval and turmoil of political and social change. It is there that I have found it Nicole Hackel (Circulation Assistant), Melissa Martin (Project and Database Manager), Lawrence easiest to pray for our nation's leaders, there that I have sought the wisdom and Moore (Circulation and Marketing Manager), Grerra courage to pray rightly for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, there that I have Scone (Developmmt Coordinator), Kay Bacon, Ruth most eloquently lodged my plea for peace in this world with the Almighty. Peterson (Volunteers) In November, when our national elections appeared to give our current Administration Mari an ne De Lange (Office Manager), Tom McPeak administration a mandate to plow full speed ahead cowards war with Iraq (and who (AccormtingServices), Tom Hartmann (Volunteer) knows how many other peoples), it was difficult to maintain a positive focus. My Board of Trustees mood seemed to match the cold, rainy, gray days as I squooshed around the soggy Barbara Andrews, TylaAnn Burger {Treasurer), track. I found, however, as I let the energy of this walking/reflection/prayer discipline Katharine O ark, Linda Coffin, Karen Cromley, carry me through the days, what lifted me was my cold and barren surroundings, John Darnell, William Deutsch (Assistant Ckrk), Mary Ann Downey, Walter Evans, Marsha Green because--they so clearly seemed to be saying to me--" it is in darkness that the seed is (Recording Ckrk), Dan Hewitt, Li nda Houser, born, it is in a world that seems cold and lifeless that new beginnings are made, that Linda Lyman, Larry Miller, Julian O'Reilley, Ruth Peterson, Jonathan Tamez, Ann Trueblood new life stirs." The womb is a dark place, perhaps as dark as the soil where Raper, Lynn Waddington, Elizabeth Years {Ckrk), germination takes place. The promise of renewal that lies hidden in dark and Anne-Marie Zilliacus devastated times is an eternal one that penetrates the center of the Creation, that is at FRIENDS j OURNAL (ISSN 0016-1322) was esrablish<:d the heart of the Resurrection. On this I know we can depend. Walking towards that in 1955 as the successor ro TIN Friena'(l827-1 955) and Frimds /nulligmcer(l844-1955). light that lies over the ocean of darkness, perceiving--even ifonl y dimly-what that • FRIENDS jOURNAL is publish<:). We sincerely thank you for your forbearance. subscription and address. FRIENDS j OURNAL, 1216 Arch Sr., 2.A Philadelphia, PA 19107-2.835 • (215) 563-8629 Fax: (215) 568-1377 • [email protected] Web: www.friendsjournal.org

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6 Cold Spell 2 Among Friends Julie Gochenour 4 Forum Winter offers a spiritual lesson. 8 Discerning the Divine 5 Viewpoint Friends: an elite group or a people to be Karen Reynolds gathered? There are many ways to discern whether a message comes .from God. 25 Quaker Profiles 12 Focusing on the Light Tom and Anne Moore Nancy Saunders 27 Reports and Epistles A practice called "Focusing" shares common elements with Canadian Yearly Meeting the experience ofmeeting for worship. Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and 14 A Spiritual Haven for Scientists Association Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Calvin Schwabe Illinois Yearly Meeting The Quaker understanding of continuing revelation bears Mercer Street Friends a strong similarity to the scientific method. 16 On Being a Quaker in the World 31 Wrtness Peace and good behavior: a minor testimony? Andrew Esser-Haines A Young Friend finds ways to move in different circles. 33 Books 18 Winter in Fairbanks 38 News Brad Sheeks 42 Bulletin Board Following a leading, the author conftonts loneliness. Milestones 22 Reflections of a Convinced Friend 43 David Yount 49 Classified A syndicated columnist shares what draws him to Quakerism.

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Cover photo ©2002 David Lorenz Wt'mton, taken on the grounds ofWillistown (Pa.) Meeting Andrew Esser-Haines (page I 6) andfriend Magda share a lAugh.

FRIENDS ]OURNALjanuary 2003 3 Forum How can we take the Peace compelled to make these statements, which "king" is dualistic, Western, and wrong! It has often sounded hollow and contrived to me. been wrong ever since the Greek and Roman Testimony into conflict? It was as if there was an underlying belief philosophers locked upon the idea of only that the nightmare could somehow be I've been taken with the vigor and dichotomous, either/or situations. There is contained or controlled by wrapping a lot of something that appeals to a large portion of passion of the discussion in FRIENDS ]OURNAL words around it. Western humanity about these simple since 9/11/01 about the necessity/efficacy of Cameron McWhirter's essay has helped decision models, but they are and always have upholding the Peace Testimony in our me accept my confusion, and the empty been wrong in my sense of the Truth. troubled world. Personally I believe that the silence underneath it. My views about the I have found some comfort in reading Peace Testimony has the weight of both Peace Testimony are in considerable Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist. morality and the long-term sustainability of turmoil, which is difficult enough, but I had From his and other Buddhist pacifist ideas I our species (and our Earth) on its side. Yet been feeling that perhaps something was find some solace from Western duality. I holding fully to it requires us to be bold and faulty in my moral and/or intellectual hope Friends will find inspiration in their pro-active-which raises the issue of fear. I reasoning. After all, everyone else seems to hearts for following pacifism and won't think for many of us pacifism provides a convenient shield to protect us from facing have a very strong opinion, and a very strong succumb to "logical" arguments of those that fear. opinion about other people's strong opposed to our experience of truth. We are opinions. (The seemingly endless responses few enough as it is. I will try what love can With C.O. status so readily available, my to Scott Simon's article are a prime example.) do, even ifl am wrong! teenage sons can be comfortable knowing Cameron McWhirter's simple assertion Learning to listen calmly with some that they will never be required to interact that "I know one day the answer come," measure ofsympathy to people who believe in with the brutality of options in the military. will reminded me that the answer isn't to be fighting for "our way of life," and to those A Quaker teenager in Korea, in contrast, is created out of my own verbal products; it is who have lost loved ones is important to me. facing army service or five years in prison­ and he is scared. As a woman, I've never had to be received as the gift that such deep But for myself, I will fight from ideal or answers always are. vengeance, no more. Forever. (Apologies to to engage with these choices personally. Kelly Feibes ChiefJoseph). Would I be willing to go to Columbia or Lexington, Ky. Iraq or the Congo and intervene with a Charlie Thomas Nonviolent Peace Force? It's dangerous. Benson, Ariz. People are killing each other there-and not Dualistic thinking is for very good reasons. I don't want to get God before war means God killed. What a waste that would be of the unhelpful power I have to do good in the world. instead ofwar In your August 2002 issue, a letter to the But to the extent that I shy away from editor makes statements about logical I was disappointed by Cameron the reality that conflict is still messy and problems with pacifism. The author appears McWhirter's "Essay on War" in the dangerous, I'm leaving others to do the dirty to have learned only the simplest two-state, September FRIENDS JouRNAL. For him, the work and suffer the consequences. How can either/or logic. The problem with his point terror attacks of September 11, 200 1, pose l- and we-take our precious Peace is that the positive outcomes are not equally formidable challenges to the advocacy of Testimony and march boldly with it into the likely in his model. Pacifism is logical if you peace, as though the dead ofSeptember 11 middle of conflict, as brave as the young understand the costs to a// humanity, when were original in their innocent victimization. men who are sent off to war? The idea sends leaders push for and resort to warfare. If we He counsels a type of anxious patience during shivers up my spine. It scares me. I think we had not intervened in Viemam thousands which we should refrain from platitudes, need to bring that fear into the light of day might have died; because we intervened, restrain our witness, and broadcast our somehow, and not pretend that we are more millions did! confusion before waiting in silence upon the together or more righteous than we really are. Like Friend Rubin (Forum, F]Sept. Lord. He refers us to the "long and difficult 2002), I have a war experience that internal process" by which Quakers eventually Pamela Haines ultimately led me to Friends. I saw service in came to oppose slavery. Philadelphia, Pa. Vietnam in 1969. I saw the children in But Cameron McWhirter's counsel itself hospitals and on the streets, dead and comes close to platitude. It is a handy salve for damaged. I was a linguist, so I also overheard confused consciences, and a ready justification It's good to know I'm not the speech of both Americans and for unnecessary, and perhaps immoral, delay. alone. Vietnamese. American voices were often It's disgraceful that Friends needed a century shocking and repugnant to me: "gook," to condemn slavery. We share that disgrace Thank you for printing Cameron "slope," and worse labels. War is not healthy when we hesitate to condemn the evil of McWhirter's "Essay on War" (F]Sept. for children and other living beings! modern war. 2002). I found his honesty liberating and his In the "Essay on War" (F]Sept. 2002), "Waiting in silence for direction from acceptance of ambivalence reassuring. I am Thomas Paine scores rhetorical points but God," to use Cameron McWhirter's words, one of the Friends who have been makes similar errors. Author Cameron does not occur in a moral vacuum. We're not disappointed at the knee-jerk response of McWhirter gives him credibility when he obligated to remain inert until fresh some traditional Quaker organizations that does not deserve it! Thomas Paine may have inspiration arrives to shove us along. Each of offered pat answers about nonviolence. In been a brilliant thinker, but he is not the us has traveled with the Light into our silent fact, I stopped reading the statements after a ultimate authority on pacifism or measures assemblies. Our Religious Society has bit, and started wondering why of its logic, value, or place in the world. The searched the Light for 350 years. Even as we organizations and individuals felt so idea that you must be for or against the wait in humble silence for greater

4 january 2003 FRIENDS jOURNAL Viewpoint Friends: An Elite Group or a People to be Gathered?

believe that Friends are called to be a tell me how to run my spiritual life?" But in that priesthood to celibate males, and the gathered people. As I have explored fact, God doesn't always speak to us inwardly. insistence on absolute authority and obe­ I what this means, one image that has Sometimes God speaks to us through the dience to the hierarchy are theological come to me is that of Jesus crying over mouths of others. This is the point of vocal positions which have led to a certain struc­ Jerusalem before Palm Sunday. "Jerusa­ ministry. Quaker writings are full of anec­ ture (or maybe the structure has led to the lem, Jerusalem, the ciry that kills the dotes about the well-timed word from a theology). This structure has led to a situ­ prophets and stones those who are sent to Quaker minister that pierced a listener to the ation in which the church became more it! H ow often have I desired to gather your heart and produced a great transformation. concerned about protecting the priests children together as a hen gathers her brood My sense is that Quakers today are afraid to than in protecting the children. under her wings, and you were not will­ hear anyone speak with power and authority. · Maybe these beliefs and practices make ing." (Matt. 23:37-8) Being gathered by We only want to hear words couched in meek, me arrogant and elitist. O ur actions and God is like that. It is a gathering together mild, and tentative phrasing. This is a betrayal belie& have consequences and sometimes in love, not a mustering of the Army of of our tradition. Friends started out as a band we have to see the consequences to under­ God to conquer. So why do we resist the ofproph ets. They were a people who were not stand their nature. Mostly the situation call to gather under the sheltering wings? only gathered, but then were sent out to pro­ makes me sad to see so much pain, and Why do we resist God's love? This is not claim the truth they had found. We have lost also to see Christianity thrown into disre­ just a rhetorical question. In many ways, that prophetic voice and we are living with the pute again. But then Quakerism rose out my spiritual journey is a struggle against consequences. When I was growing up, the of the disrepute of Christianity. The early my own resistance to God's love. common figure for the number of Friends in Quakers claimed that the entire Christian Another image that carne to me is a the United States were 125,000 out of church, Catholic and Protestant, had fallen gathered meeting. Think ofa whole people a population of 180 million. The latest figures into error in 400 CE and continued in gathered in that same palpable presence I have seen from FWCC show about 95,000 that error. Maybe that was elitist, too. of God. That is the power that can trans­ Quakers out of a total population of about But following on that was the claim form the world. It requires individual pi­ 265 million. As a percentage of population, that Christ had come to teach his people ety but it also requires a community. This we are about half of what we were 35 or 40 himself, that he was gathering the church is part of what Jesus was getting at when years ago. We need to recover our voice or again, and it was available to everyone. In he said, "For where two or three are gath­ there will be no Religious Society of Friends fact, it is our quiet, inward looking meet­ ered in my name, I am there among them." for our children. ings that are elitist. Our attitude that only George Fox would have been just one of Our personal faithfulness and our personal cettain people can appreciate Quakerism many 17th century itinerant preachers if relationship with God are the foundation of is elitist. The idea thatsilentwaitingis not people hadn't gathered around his preach­ our lives and of all religion. A religious and for everyone is elitist. The evangelical atti­ ing. Gandhi would have been just an­ holy life can be lived in any faith tradition. tude that we have found something of other Hindu holy man without the tens But this does not mean that they are all equal. great value, which has transformed our of thousands who gathered to march to Theology matters because it shapes how we lives, which we are passionate about, and the sea to make salt and who committed think about God and how we structure our which is available to absolutely everyone their lives to nonviolence. Martin Luther communities. Traditional Quakerism, with in the world who has the ears to hear is the King Jr. would have been just another silent worship, ftee ministry, elders specifi­ antithesis of elitism. It is the gospel, the minister without the people who gath­ cally charged to nurture the ministers, and good news, which we are called to pro­ ered to march and fill the jails. God is too business meetings that are a communal seek­ claim. It is the call that can yet again big to be fully manifested in one person. ing for the will ofGo d grew out ofthe Quaker gather a great people. God requires an entire people. view ofth e nature of God and the relationship -William Taber The part in Matthew about stoning between God and humanity. The current cri­ the prophets applies to us as well. My sis in the Catholic church over pedophile William Taber, raised as a Friend, is a experience among Friends has been that priests is related to the nature of their church member of Fresh Pond Meeting in Cam­ when someone speaks out of a strong and structure, which is related to their theology. bridge, Mass. Active among Friends for the certain faith, there are people who will say The idea that a priest is needed to mediate past 20 years, he is married with two chil­ words to the effect of, "Who are you to between people and God, the limitation of dren and is a software engineer. understanding, we maintain a living suspicion that most pacifists are culpable by Many good Friends don't reject violence testimony of truth for the world. omission in the murder of unprotected categorically. Like William Penn, they carry But Friend McWhirter confesses a innocents. It's important that we attempt to on, wearing their swords as long as they can. reluctance to proclaim the Peace Testimony answer these questions. How does a Friend who opposes all military while "wrestling with difficult questions." Is pacifism defined as nonparticipation in action stop innocent people .from being killed? His questions are fair, born in his experience violence? By placing herself, when the oppottunity of violence in Bosnia and Ethiopia as well as Yes. arises, between the innocent person and the the horror and aftermath of September 11 . Is a Friend who believes that military would-be killer. By working to establish They center on how innocent life may be action is necessary to preserve innocent lives not institutions which interfere in this way on a protected, and they convey a whiff of a "good" Quaker? Continuedonpage45

FRIENDS ]OURNAL]anuary 2003 5 shiver. It's only a mile to the barn, but the temperature has been dropping all day. I check the thermometer. Four­ teen degrees. My coat, hat, and gloves feel invisible. So does my long under­ wear. The pond has completely frozen over. Only the neighbor's sheep, stand­ .n g out of the wind, noses buried in their hay, seem oblivious to the cold. I make a beeline for the truck. The steering wheel is like ice; even with gloves on, it all but grabs my fingers. But there's no use starting the heater. It would only by Julie Cochenour blow cold air. If possible, the barn is even colder. I fumble for the one electric light switch just above the stairs. "He sent darkness, and made it dark," says the voice in my head. Then I find the light. "What you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered be­ hind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops," the voice murmurs as I go down to feed the calves. I push the voice aside and start filling buckets. Even underground, it's so cold my breath condenses into clouds. The bot­ toms ofbank barns, banked into the Earth on one side, have always struck me as holy places, places of refuge. My breath prayer of many years rises up in me as I pour sweet feed the length of a trough. "Lord Christ, be my center, my life," I breathe. "Lord Christ, be my center, my life."Wmd rattles the barn roof. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom ofheaven.... Whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Uggh. Time to feed the cows. D espite the round bale in the barnyard, they're al­ ready waiting, looking up and jostling for a place at the trough as soon as the first door starts to open. I stretch to toss alfalfa, like bread from heaven, out the open doors into the empry racks below. "The eyes of all wait upon you and thou givest them

julie Gochenour, a member ofValley Meeting in Dayton, Virginia, is a former editor ofthe maga­ zines Virginia Farmer, Southern Dairy, and Cooperative Farmer, and the former co-editor of"Shenarukah Seasons, "a culinary newsletter. She is currently working on a Master ofArt in Religion degree at Eastern Mennonite Univer­ sity. She also is a news editor for Friends Jour­ nal. This article was originally published in DreamSeeker Magazine, Winter 2002 issue; ; reprinted with permission. © 2003 julie Gochenour

6 january 2003 FRIENDS j OURNAL their meat in due season," I think. Just as Carl J ung believed the church crystal­ few live coals spill out. I clean them up suddenly, I recall the drought a few years lized our historical experience ofGod into and, wide awake, reach for my monastic ago when there was no hay. Turning out dogma and ritual to insulate us from liv­ diurnal and find the office for Lauds. the light, I slide the huge doors shut on ing the experiences of the God ofAbraham, "0 ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the the memory. Isaac, and Jacob, and of the risen Christ, Lord. 0 ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the The cold is still there, waiting. With­ like I had in the barn. I confess that most Lord. 0 ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the out the shelter of the barn, it takes my of the time I want insulation. I want my Lord. 0 ye Nights and Days, bless ye the breath away. "Okay, God," I say, "I know life climate-controlled. I don't want to be Lord. 0 ye Light and Darkness, bless ye you're here." I don't recognize that my cold or exposed to the cold dishonesty in the Lord. ... " words are a challenge. Or demanding. But me. I want God climate-controlled too. I But it is not enough. It is not enough to the wind carries them away almost before want to ignore hard things in the Gospels realize that the cold of winter, the cold of they're spoken. And there's no answer, and focus on a God who is comfort, life, are also part of God's reign, God's warmth, and light. But things don't always square with my spring or summerversionofyou, God. Job doesn't. Neither do so many psalms. Or the life­ changing demands that ac­ company Jesus' promises. Neither does reality. Like Job, there are times I have hard questions. Questions about cancer, birth defects, and the deepest distortions in human nature. Questions about my own losses, bro­ kenness, and destructiveness. At heart, it's always the same question: "Where are you, God?" salvation, and that they praise God. But I'd rather argue than think about I take a deep breath. Then another. it. ''Who wants a cold God?" I ask as I get "Okay," I think, "here goes." I step into ready for bed. "Who wants a winter God the abyss offaith; out past logic, theology, who asks hard things?" Then right after I and my deepest need, desire, and efforts to only the cold. turn out the light, I glance out at the trees. stay warm and safe and comforted; out Bouncing over the frozen ruts, I look Wind still roars through bare branches, into what looks like an abyss because I back at the barn sitting solidly in the slamming waves ofco ld against the house. can't see, feel, touch, taste, or more than growing darkness. But even that comfort I remember it is the frost, the cold, the barely believe in God in that darkness. is whirled away. "Fool, this very night frozen ground that keeps me and all grow­ "Thank you, God," I say. "Bless you your life will be demanded of you." It ing things safe, that insulates and protects for what I see but don't understand. For takes a long time to warm up once I get me from the deadly warmth of arrogance what hurts. For all I've experienced and home. and complacency. will experience. Help me to let you, cold After supper, my hands in warm dish­ I repent. Climbing in bed, I pray, "Oh or warm, comforting or frozen, into every water, the house a cozy 70 degrees, I'm God, your cold is part of our reality. I room of my heart." reluctant to think back over the afternoon don't understand it, but pretend it isn't I feel the quiet that precedes peace. But and evening. The woodstove in the living here, and I pretend this part of you right I sense that I still haven't gone far enough. room has pushed the cold back to within out of my life." Even this isn't honest enough. Suddenly, an inch of the walls, and it's easy to pre­ I wake up about 2:00 A.M . and I listen unexpectedly, the last thing I thought I'd tend winter's not there. to the furnace pumping hot water from say is torn out of me. "Thank you for the But somehow the Spirit has penetrated the basement to cast iron radiators in ev­ destruction, God." my defenses. God's words, words that ery room of the house. The alarm clock The blessing stops me in my tracks. strike me as cold and hard, confront me. counts the minutes-2:10, 2:17, 2:25, How can that be? Yet the thought feels so Like the cold seeping through my gloves 2:30-but I can't decode the message. right it takes my breath away-that this is and boots when I go out for the night's About quarter 'til three, I give in. My the yes, the cold, wind-driven yes being wood, I can't ignore them. Out on the feet find my slippers where I'd tucked asked of me. But how can that be? I farm, I can't push the cold away. In church them under the radiator. I pad downstairs ponder in the darkness. and at meeting, in the morning quiet time in the dark, enjoying their warmth on my The woodstove goes from flames to a few feet from the woodstove, I can disre­ toes. The stove has already burned half­ coals again and I continue to sit. Finally I gard it. But oh God, what does that choice way down, and I work two more big reach for my journal. I don't even notice cost me? chunks of wood in the small side door. A the room getting colder. 0

FRIENDS JoURNAL january 2003 7 s a teenager I was preoccupied with also delved into emerging areas ofscience The Quakers method is the big questions: Why am I here? that were exploring consciousness and based on beliefin a What is the purpose of life? What quantum physics. I distilled from my happens when I die? How should I searching that we are all connected on God-centered spiritwi live my life? Why would a loving some mysterious level; that we can never God stand by and let holocausts be destroyed, only changed; that there is a universe, the inner truth happen or allow children to suffer? What synthesis beyond duality ofgood and bad; is God? I read anything I could in search that there is a guiding, intelligent life­ and meaning ofwhich is of the answers. While many of my friends force whose basic nature is experienced as were experimenting with substances, I was love by those who have touched near­ in some degree accessible exploring various religions and spiritual death; and that all the answers are within writings from Catholicism to Taoism. I because contained within every part is the to humankind. pattern of the whole (just as DNA con­ Karen Reynolds is a member ofStorrs (Conn.) tains the templates for all parts of the -Howard Brinton, Meeting. body). And yet, I am left with another Guide to Quaker Practice © 2003 Karen Reynolds nagging question: How do I know when

8 january 2003 FRIENDS jOURNAL !ny :OCRufus Jones wrote in and fears, pretending they are the Inner George Fox, Seeker and Friend that, "The Voice. The fear of being misled keeps me worshiper, if he is to enter into this great vigilant and searching for a better way to attainment, must cease his occupation identifY, translate, and discern the lan­ with external affairs, his thoughts ofhouse Discernin guage of the Divine. and farm and business, and center I must confess that I am in awe of down into those deeper levels of his being Quakers who seemed to have translated where he can feel the circulation of spiri­ and discerned spiritual messages easily. tual currents." George Fox, John Woolman, H oward I have discovered that it is essential to Brinton, Thomas Kelly, Lucretia Mott, relax the analytical mind while preparing the Elizabeth Fry, and Rachel Hicks all ap­ to listen. In doing so, I can allow thoughts peared to comprehend the Divine's lan­ to flow. During the process I make mental guage. In Friends for 300 Years, Howard notes of thoughts, visions, and sensations Brinton remarked that, "In Quaker jour­ while reserving judgement. The mental nals we frequently read a sense of burden chatter is even easier to quiet if I have and uneasiness which often precedes speak­ made an effort to live my daily life with Divine ing." I am amazed to think of these as cenain attitudes. I find that if I strive to signs of Divine leadings. During Quaker hold onto the Quaker values ofs implicity, meeting I interpret these clues as my own honesty, respect, peace, integrity, and rec­ by Karen Reynolds fears of public speaking, which leads me ognizing that of God in everyone, it is to the thought that there has got to be easier to settle my mind and achieve peace. more to this process than meets the eye. I also recognize that life is an experiment Surely, if these were the only signs of and that I am human. Self-forgiveness is leadings, then we would all know when essential for letting go, learning, moving we were being beckoned. I think it's easy on, and it assists the process of settling to be misled. down. Practicing quieting down on a rou­ One of my favorite misguided, but tine basis seems to facilitate the process. devoted, Quakers of the past is James Sometimes I focus on a word such as Nayler. If it were not for being misled by "relax" or "peace" to remind me which his admirers, he would have been on equal direction we are taking; otherwise, my footing with George Fox and William mind has a way of wandering. I have to •• Penn. James Nayler was encouraged by admit that this process can at times pro­ his followers to ride a mule into Bristol, duce nothing more than a relaxed feeling I ' England, as a symbolic act signifYing or sleep--and perhaps that is what I need. Christ's immediate presence. To the Ifl become rested, it gives me the energy local officials it appeared that Nayler and to focus on listening to God again. J• his followers were proclaiming that he I find that the Divine has quite a reper­ I I was Christ. He was arrested and convicted toire oflanguages, varying to suit particu­ of blasphemy, tonured, and sentenced lar individuals, cultures, or time periods. I to three years in jail. Several years later notice that the Divine may use symbols, he came to his senses and realigned feelings, words, visions, sensations, smells, J himself with the Quaker movement. sounds, or any combination ofthese forms. FRIENDS JoURNAL january 2003 9 ther," I was struck by the following pas­ When a message is offered, I perceive how wrote, "Having spoken, I feel at peace sage, which illustrates a Native American itfiels in order to assess its appropriateness once again, warmed and made glowing by experience of the Divine and summarizes for me. the passage of a living current through what I have long suspected about divine Another name for this feeling is intu­ me." In a similar fashion Howard Brinton language: ition. The catch in a spiritual message is wrote, "The presence of inner peace was that it often takes intuition to discern the main Quaker test of right guidance." H e [Grandfather] would eventually begin intuition. This leads me to the topic of Regardless of the outcome of a deed, if to understand their silent language conveyed discernment. No matter how individuals there was a sense of inner peace, then one to him through the-spirit-that-moves-through­ receive messages, there must be a sifting could be assured of having done the right all-things. The language, he quickly learned, process. T he pitfall in any of these pro­ thing. In the afterglow of doing it, one was not in the tongues of man, but through cesses is the ego. I think of the ego as both could also know that the prompting was the language of the heart. These communica­ tions would come to him through waking a defense mechanism and a mental func­ divine in nature. This discernment pro­ visions, dreams, signs, symbols, and feelings. tion that regulates our sense of self. Con­ cess has limitations in that one must wait At fi rst these things are difficult to under­ trary to what some spiritual traditions hold, until after taking an action to learn if it stand, but with practice they become as easy I do not believe the ego should be de­ was a true prompting. I prefer the heads- as any spoken language. stroyed in order to transcend into higher spiritual realms; rather, I believe the ego is I suspect early Quakers would agree an important part of our psychological with this grandfather's observations. An immune system. It is important to recog­ anonymous Friend wrote in London Yearly nize the ego's tendency to interpret things Meeting's Christian Faith and Practice in self-serving and self-preserving ways. I (1960) that God could speak as an earth­ know the ego can mislead and cloak de­ quake, whirlwind, small voice, faint whis­ sires as divine guidance. All messages must per, or could "make the heart beat and be evaluated to discern ego chatter from body tremble." Any of these signs could true spiritual messages. be the voice of God calling us to pay attention. find Quaker writings to be most help­ Some sense the Divine speaking ful in clarifYing the discernment pro­ through gut feelings, bad feelings, good cess and keeping the ego in check. One feelings, and inklings. Howard Brinton, Quaker discernment te~hnique has to observing that Quakers tend to receive do with the persistence of the message, kinesthetic messages, wrote, "A speaker as described by N. Jean Toomer and seldom remarks 'I think' but generally, 'I quoted in New England Yearly Meeting's feel. '" A persistent sense ofr estlessness can Faith and Practice: "I press [the thought) be God trying to say something. For oth­ down and try to forget it. If time passes ers, the Divine speaks through symbolic and it does not take hold of me with or literal pictures or visions. The Bible is increasing strength, I conclude that it is full of accounts of those who had visions not to be spoken at this time. If, on the of ghosts, hosts, angels, devils, or received other hand, it will not be downed, if it premonitions of things to come. I have rebounds and insists and will not leave me heard of those who have smelled flowers, alone, I give it expression." bread baking, a loved one's perfume, or A while back I saved a quotation from foul odors and taken these as omens. There an article in New Realities magazine that are those who hear angelic music, disem­ focused on the difference between im­ bodied voices, and spoken messages from pulse and intuitive messages. The author, God. Except for that one experience with Marcia Yudkin, wrote that "impulse makes the spiritualist, I do not hear voices. I seem you feel you must act immediately or to be a kinesthetic and visual receiver of you'll miss an opportunity, but if it's intu­ messages. Similar to Howard Brinton's ition, you can wait and the idea will keep observations, I lean toward fieling ifthings coming back. Impulse, which is not your are right or wrong. Sometimes feelings deepest self speaking, appears as a strong will evolve into visions or directional burst of energy that quickly dies away, hunches. As years pass, I tend to rely more whereas intuition will stick around and on hunches. I find that life is full of half­ nag." I believe that a haunting dream, truths, missing pieces, questions that lead nagging thought, or persistent image con­ to more questions, and omissions. Often stitutes a spiritual prompting. The key is information is missing and time is limited the persistent nagging, which seems to be a to make a decision. I must go on my sign that the Divine is calling. hunches about the best way to proceed. I A sense of peace is another Quaker test

10 january 2003 FRIENDS j OURNAL up approach accompanied by flashing ways the rational mind and intuition op­ help an individual reach clarity in regard lights, so I lean more on intuition and erate. The rational mind strings ideas to a leading. This is a process where an nagging signs to discern messages in the and thoughts together in a linear fashion individual can check one's promptings present. Inner peace in the aftermath is like beads on a string. It dissects and dis­ with the queries and leadings of commit­ only a nice bonus. tills sensory input. It is methodical and tee members. Howard Brinton wrote that Among contemporary Quakers I have calculating. Intuition, in contrast, darts the final outcome of such a committee heard of another test for divine guidance, from place to place grasping symbols, does not always rest with the group: "If sometimes referred to as synchronicity. sights, images, and feelings and brings the individual feels clearly and strongly The psychiatrist Carl J ung used this term them back in pieces or in wholes. Intu­ that the group is wrong, he may be obli­ to describe the phenomenon of meaning­ ition can fill in the shortcomings oflogic. gated to ignore its judgement." The com­ ful coincidences. Simply stated, wgic can string together intuition so ideas mittee process does not remove responsi­ synchronicity is when a series ofeer ie things can be coherently communicated, or logic bility from each individual to discern the happen. For example, let's say I dream ofa can pursue directions that can facilitate difference between the Divine and ego hawk soaring over a field. The dream nags intuition. I believe that the spiritual jour­ promptings. at me. The next day while I'm working in ney involving the mind and intuition is the backyard, a hawk is sitting on a branch. one of honoring the strengths and limita­ earness committees are often used I pick up a magazine at the checkout line tions of each process. for weighty matters such as marriage, in the grocery store and spontaneously I inadvertently stumbled upon another career moves, ministerial leadings, turn to an article on hawks. In the parking form of discernment. I call it, 1-know­ and membership. It is a great way to lot I bump into Mr. Hawkens. The ana­ that-l-know. A case in point is a story my discern a leading especially for signifi­ lytical mind might say this all falls within mother often likes to recount about my cant life transitions. I use a more the realm of probability. However, when near-drowning episode. When I was about informal variation of the clearness process these things keep happening I am left with six years old, I was swimming with my to discern hunches. Many times I am a clear impression that I should be paying mother, older brother, cousins, and aunt waiting on the Divine to help me with attention to something. This feeling at Rehoboth Beach, which is notorious career moves, relationship decisions, and doesn't go away; rather, it persists. Once for its swift undertow that sweeps victims life direction issues. I utilize respected again I am left to decipher its meaning by off their feet and drags them far into the friends and religious writings as part ofmy using intuition. ocean. I was playing in the water when the discernment process. I continue checking At this point I may use my analytical undertow knocked me down. I remember my intuition by being alert to mind and intuition to try to decipher a my head bobbing above water while I synchronicity, persistent nagging, and gut meaning. I may search in Native Ameri­ calmly watched my family move into the feelings. I wait to see if a leading has can literature, biblical references, or other distance. Since I did not have time to be additional promptings and if they grow in resources to discern the meaning ofa hawk. scared, the panicked looks on their faces strength. If I am on the right course, I I may talk to friends and see what they were perplexing. There was a mad dash to know that a sense of peace will be my think. I may explore how intuitively a my rescue. Just as I was about to drown, I confirmation. hawk feels to me. Is it a positive or nega­ was grabbed. Meanwhile, several miles I suspect my search for the Divine will tive feeling? Are we talking about preda­ away, my father was at a convention. With­ be a lifelong journey. I am still dabbling tors or soaring spirits? What does the im­ out any prior knowledge, he dreamed that and experimenting. I learn from both my age elicit? What feelings or impressions the ocean had swept me away. He just successes and mistakes. I have followed does it bring forth? After exploring all of knew that something was wrong. Early the signs I thought were leadings and found the possible solutions, I decide which one next day he called to have his knowing myself down the wrong path. At times I feels right. Sometimes the process takes confirmed. He was relieved to fmd out suspect even those mistakes could be several hours, or weeks, and there are times that I was 0 K. leadings. Iflife is truly an evolving process, when this process may take years to ac­ I often hear people say I just knew it then mistakes are just as valuable as suc­ complish. Occasionally, I never do find an was the right thing to do or I just knew cesses. On the other hand, since I am not answer and hope for other clues to be what was going to happen. Ifasked, "How fond of mishaps, I am constantly looking revealed. did you know?" they reply, "Ijust knew." I for better ways to listen and discern mes­ have had a few of these knowing experi­ sages. I read books on the topics of mysti­ orne spiritual traditions may want to ences. When they happen, it is accompa­ cism and spirituality. I talk to people I omit the role of the analytical mind, nied by a strong sense of confidence. I suspect may know something about dis­ but I believe it is vital to the discern­ suspect that the early Quakers had many cernment and the language of God. I ment process, although using it is of these knowing experiences. Why else recognize that I am a lifelong pupil in the not an easy task. I agree with Howard would they risk life and limb to cross process. I fall short when it comes to Brinton's comment, "There is no real the ocean and spread their understanding making time to meditate or practice lis­ reason why the intellectual and the spiri­ of God? tening; daily life can be very distracting. tual should not develop together and rein­ Overall, my experience ofGod is more And yet, the same life that distracts me force each other. Human reason and the mundane and subdued. I check my also leads me to questions that eventually Spirit, which is more than human, are hunches using Quaker processes, one of require turning inward for answers. I am both essential, but the balance is not easy the more common of which is the clear­ haunted by questions that lead back to to maintain." It is not easy because of the ness committee, which is assembled to discerning the language of the Divine. 0

FRIENDS ]OURNALjanuary 2003 11 Focus1ng on the

ne of the most important re­ meeting for worship at Pendle Hill when sponsibilities ofa member of the by Nancy Saunders he was a young man. He gave the name O Religious Society of Friends is to "Focusing" to this process. In a recent lead one's life in ways that enhance the other forms of symbolic expression. This conversation he said, "Focusing arises from ability to experience the Light within. process was developed by a University of within a deep tradition that Quakers pre­ In my own development as a Quaker, Chicago philosophy professor and psy­ serve for the world." there have been three particularly helpful chologist, Eugene Gendlin, and grew, in Focusing consists of a set of specific influences on this aspect of my spiritual part, out of his experience of sitting in steps for finding an inner, silent place of growth. One was a relatively brief but deep bodily knowing that precedes thought powerful relationship with a Quaker spiri­ and symbolic expression, and constitutes tual nurturer who helped me remember a person's most basic experience of their to turn and return to the Light within. What is here urged situation. Another is the Testimony on Simplicity, A fruitful way of thinking about the which encourages me to eliminate as much are inward practices relationship between the silent worship of clutter from my life as possible, so that I Quakerism and Focusing is to imagine can hear the still, small voice. of the mind at deepest two overlapping circles: there is an area of The third influence, which is the topic levels, letting it swing commonality and two areas of of this article, is a practice I have been complementarity. doing for many years, which provides a like the needle, to the The commonality between Focusing step-by-step process for finding the place polestar of the soul. and Quakerism includes four elements: of inner truth that precedes language and Truth resides within each person, rather than in external authority; Truth can be Nancy Saunders is a member of Providence -Thomas R Kelly, experienced directly by a person without Meeting in Media, Pa. She is a psychologist and ATesrament of Devotion the need for an intermediary, either hu­ does sculpture in her ftee time. man or symbolic; Truth is larger, deeper

12 january 2003 FRIENDS jOURNAL and more fundamental than any symbolic sense. The handle almost always expresses connected and tolerant in all of my rela­ expression; and every single person is valu­ something sensory, like "tight," "jiggly," tionships. I feel less distracted by peoples' able. In addition, the centrality of bodily "jumpy," "hot," etc. personalities and more able to experience experience in Focusing is an element that · I try out a few different handles: "bro­ them on a deeper level. For Friends, who early Friends took for granted in their ken, " "shattered, " "in pieces. " place such a high value on community, religious lives, but is probably less avail­ Focusing provides a mechanism for mov­ able to present-day Friends. Scott Martin, Resonate ing beyond tolerance to true spiritual inti­ in his recent article, "Quaking and the The focuser matches the handle with macy, both in the context of the monthly Rediscovery ofPrimitiv e Quakerism" (FJ, the felt sense, to see if the handle really fits meeting and in our relationships with the May 2001) considers this important sub­ the felt sense. If it does, the Focuser expe­ larger community. ject in detail. riences the feeling of that fit; if it doesn't, My Focusing experiences usually bring The way that Focusing complements the Focuser tries another handle until one a sense of surprise, since the deep, pre­ my religious life as a Friend is by provid­ does really fit. language knowing of the felt sense and the ing a specific, Quaker-friendly practice The words "in pieces "fit the felt sense very customary busy activity ofconscious think­ that I can use in addressing the problems well I let myselfappreciate thatfit. ing very often produce sharply contrasting ofeveryday life, so that more ofmy energy ways of approaching life. Invariably, in is available for living my ministry, rather my experience, the understanding and con­ than it being diverted to preoccupation Ask sequent actions that proceed from the felt with personal problems. As I introduce In this step the focuser poses one or sense seem clearer and deeper than the the six steps of the Focusing process, I will more questions to the felt sense and its understanding and actions that proceed give an example ofeach step from my own handle, in order to bring the deepest mean­ from logical thought. One's experience experience. My experience is printed in ing of the felt sense into conscious aware­ after a Focusing session is often, "I had no italics. ness. For example, a question might be: idea that was in there, but I know it's "What makes this problem so jittery?" true." Clear a Space Another might be "What does this jittery Another characteristic feature of a Fo­ feeling need?" In this step the focuser acknowledges cusing session is that it always produces a I ask, "What is it within me that is in subtle physical change, perhaps a slight one by one the problematic concerns of pieces?" I very quickly become aware that, daily life, without engaging emotionally blush, a sigh, tears, or the release of mus­ while my Life is very foil, I keep the different cular tension. This change is not deliber­ with them. As each concern comes into aspects of my Life quite separate ftom each awareness, the focuser greets it in an ac­ ately "produced" by the person, but rather, other. The result is that the richness ofmy Life it wells up from deep inside. I know first­ cepting way, and puts it aside temporarily. doem 't nourish me as well as it might. I'm worried about my daughter who hand that the physical shift has a spiritual hasn 't called for several weeks; why doem 't quality to it, and it brings to mind a she call me? I'm trying to lose five pounds and Receive passage from Barclay's Apology: limiting my food intake feels very unpleas­ In this step the focuser experiences an The soul has irs own sense as well as the body. ant. I made a commitment to a friend and internal shift, whereby the beginning con­ And that is why David, when he wants us to now I want to change my mind; I feel bad cern is eased and a fresh understanding emerges. The focuser can either stop at know what divine goodness is, calls not for about this. speculation, but sensation: "taste and see that this point or repeat the steps with another the Lord is good" (Psalm 30:8). The best and Felt Sense aspect of concern. truest knowledge of God is not that which is I feel a sense of reliefi the discomfort From the assortment of concerns, the wrought by the labor and sweat of the brain, disappears and I have the beginnings of but that which is kindled within us, by a focuser chooses one, and without think­ clarity about some changes I need to make in heavenly warmth in our hearts. ing about or analyzing the problem, scans my life. within his or her body in order to experi­ Although I originally learned these steps Focusing seems to bring one closer to a ence the body's wordless expression of from the small book entitled Focusing and point of spiritual alchemy, whereby body that concern. Some people find this step practiced it by myself for many years, I transmutes into soul and soul into body. very easy, while others need more support have since participated in programs of­ I know that some Friends are con­ and assistance in learning to find the felt fered by the Focusing Institute in New cerned that paying attention to one's own sense. York City. In addition, now I much prefer problems is a form ofs elf-indulgence, and I decide to focus on the concern about to do Focusing with a partner, which that a person's time and energy are better weight loss. Without analyzing the problem brings with it a respectful intimacy with spent serving the world. My own experi­ I turn my attention to the subtle, somewhat another person that is certainly missing in ence is that Focusing not only releases vague sensations in my body, and notice a most of our social relationships and very more of my energy for service, but that it feeling of discomfort in the region of my often missing in our emotionally close helps me to choose the forms of service midriff. relationships with family members and that are really right for me. friends. My own experience of Focusing Focusing has been an invaluable re­ Get a Handle with a partner is that it allows me to source to me on my spiritual journey, and The focuser seeks for a word, image, or glimpse the delicate mystery of another I am grateful for the opportunity to intro­ phrase that captures the essence of the felt human being and leads me to feel more duce it to other Friends. 0

FRIENDS J OURNAL january 2003 13 by Calvin W Schwabe among seemingly diverse observations, im­ contagious enthusiasm as later did the pressions, or other thoughts. Possibilities unexpectedly gathered Friends meeting for such unanticipated enlightenment are for worship. rom a vantage point of years, I can inherent in Quakerism's historic empha­ For all of these reasons, I could not reflect upon an inwardly satisfying sis upon personal experiences that may with any conscience continue to associate Flife in which science and Quakerism stimulate growth within the community myself with the religious affiliations of have reinforced one another as sources of as well as the individual. my boyhood. I could not remain within inspiration and outlets for service. I was not always a Friend. But, as I any religious body which would force neared comple­ me to partition my life into different, tion of my for­ noncommunicating religious and rational mal training in compartments. My personal perceptions three branches of ofscie nce and religion would not tolerate A Spiritual Haven biomedical sci­ their open conflict, nor a muted state of ence, I found nominal coexistence. To achieve myself on the a sense of inner peace I realized that for Scientists horns of a di­ I could not be tied to a static body of lemma. I felt a permanent "truth" whether defined by compelling and hierarchical authorities or ancient books. It has been my experience that science increasingly discomforting need to recon­ Nor could I adhere to a religious faith and Quakerism have more in common cile science with continuing religious in­ bounded by dogmatic creeds or depen­ than do science and other avenues for fluences upon my life. As early as my teens dent for illumination of truth upon religious expression. As an ongoing pro­ I had mentally associated this inner need unexamined occurrences of claimed cess of revelation based upon reason, evi­ with the comforting idea of a personal miracles. Because my religious values dence, and argument, science seeks closer God. I did not want my growing compe­ were serving me as the ongoing stimulator and closer approximations of the true state tence as a biomedical scientist to necessar­ and mediator of right actions, ofpurpose, of nature. Experimentation provides its ily signal rejection of this intuitive aware­ I understood that they, too, had to be most uniquely valuable information ness of such a "Guide Within." susceptible to the basic scientific notion of source. Quakerism, in turn, has been an During my subsequent career as a re­ continuing revelation. historic effort through continuing revela­ search scientist, I retained this strongly felt What I realized at age 24-from much tion to erase obscuring impediments to need for spiritual guidance toward what I seeking both within and without the experiential, life-shaping faith Jesus have always hoped my total life might Christendom-was that Quakerism and exemplified. These impediments were in­ mean. I could not shake the gut feeling science are each ongoing processes for seek­ stitutional and other accretions that the that some Inner Force acts as an innate ing answers dependent upon personal ex­ still highly authoritarian and politicized and cultivatable influence upon all per­ perience. I knew then I had found what I Protestant Reformation left intact. sons and transcends all culturally-derived hungered for spiritually as well as intellec­ Quakerism is grounded in communal influences. What such an Inner Guide tually. Within Quakerism, relevant expe­ as well as individual contemplation, espe­ might conceivably be has proven a con­ rience derives from melding a continuing cially the uplifting experience of the gath­ stant challenge to my ability to apply my inner search (a sufficient centering capac­ ered meeting for worship. Really creative scientific training, to bring it to bear upon icy to perceive guidance and inspiration leaps in a research scientist's mind and the social problems it could relate to. from an Inner Light) with lessons gained kind of spiritual creativity evident in an Beyond all such inner needs, my mind from useful work and other aspects of unexpectedly gathered Quaker meeting has harbored a lingering doubt that sci­ daily living. And, while in science experi­ for worship are remarkably similar. In ence alone might ever account fully for ence is more systematically observational both, an individual arrives at an original the abundance of order, symmetry, pat­ and experimental, it is nonetheless under­ synthesis of ideas-a sudden flash of in­ tern and harmony evident in the universe. girded and directed in its most creatively sight through an impossible-to-explain But, that aside, I have always been much revealing aspects by similarly mystical ac­ awareness of meaningful connections more awestruck by nature's beautiful asym­ cess to new insights, by some kind of metries-its poetry: wind in the trees, a strange subjective awareness. (In 1984 I Calvin Schwabe, member of Haveiford (Pa.) raging surf, smiling eyes, situations that was given the opportunity to share with Meeting, is an interdisciplinary scientist who has can make us either laugh or cry, the over­ academic colleagues some of these ecstatic carried out basic and applied research in medi­ poweringly soulful mystery oflove. Won­ experiences, if not their spiritual connec­ cal veterinary, and public health schools in the dering how such phenomena could affect tions, and they were published as Knot US. and abroad. A former member ofthe World one's physiology and dominate one's mind Tying, Bridge Building, Chance Taking: Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat in prompted a stronger gut sense that some­ The Art ofDis covery.) Geneva, he has served for several decades as consultant on global health, food supply, and thing transcendent must be operative in Eventually, I discovered, too, that, be­ environmental problems to WHO, UNICEF, us and the rest of the universe. Moreover, yond each being an alternative avenue FAO, UNEP and other science-related govern­ even as a young scientist whose curiosity to unanticipated insights, and despite the mental and NCO service organizatiom. He is was wide-ranging, I learned that discover­ fact that their problem areas are usually the author ofa Pendle Hill Pamphlet, Quaker­ ies made unexpectedly in the laboratory different, both science and Quakerism ism and Science. buoyed me to the same level ofecstasy and require a balance between the prepared

14 j anuary 2003 FRJENDS JoURNAL mind (which connects experiences) and cal tensions and the global politics and tian books (the only religious traditions the open mind (which accepts ongoing economics of oil. I wrote about this in an they knew), in no sense did they regard revelation). I appreciated more and more, article, "Dar a! AsH ab, a Quaker Experi­ these as the begin-all and end-all for spiri­ therefore, that Quakerism and science have ment in the Middle East," in FRIENDS tual growth. While alluding often to these a uniquely wide, but insufficiently ex­ JouRNAL, September 15, 1960. most familiar sources for solace and guid­ ploited, potential to interact to social as H ere, chance may also play key roles, ance in 17th-century England, George well as personal advantage. but only-in a social context- when Fox, Quakerism's founder, expounded Such interactions have taken place im- minds involved have been sufficiently pre- nevertheless an unbounded faith, refreshed

Both science and (}Jtakerism require a balance between the prepared mind (which connects experiences) and the open mind (which accepts ongoing revelation).

by new insights and experiences. "What canst thou say?" was his guiding admoni­ tion to Friends. Not surprisingly, scien­ tists were among those attracted early to this spiritual dynamic of a nascent Reli­ gious Society of Friends and many other scientists have found it a fulfilling spiri­ tual home ever since. (There is a need today for an up-to-date inventory of Quaker scientists. The most recent effort of which I am aware was one by Richard M. Sutton, Quaker Scientists, in 1962.) However, the problem remains that too few scientists yet realize that such a haven exists. My own witness testifies that, in dis­ pensing with creeds, Quakerism offers unique accommodation to spiritually hun- ~ gry scientists (and others conversant with § the processes of science and what it has ~ yet to offer). I believe also that there are ~ many scientists who, like myself, crave ~ interaction with soul mates spiritually as portantly in my life. One of the first in­ pared to integrate all relevant experience, well as intellectually. That is probably stances was participation in 1958 in the spiritual and intellectual. Sufficiently pre­ one very important reason why, espe­ establishment by Arab and international pared minds are encouraged by gathered cially during the last four decades, anum- Quakers within Near East Yearly Meeting lives, lives in which varied spiritual, work, ber of new Quaker meetings have sprung of a highly successful Quaker Interna­ familial, sociopolitical, recreational, and up in proximity to liberal arts colleges and tional Center in Beirut. On the model of other aspects interact productively. This major universities. Too often, however, Carl H eath's "Quaker embassies," this gathering of our lives and preparation of the Religious Society ofFr iends' potential Center presciently and almost unprec­ our minds requires continuous efforts on to attract scientists to a uniquely creative edentedly provided a forum for open pub­ our part. synergism between matters of the spirit lic discussion ofs uch contentious issues as While early Quakers found solace and and matters of the intellect still remains religion in relation to Middle East politi- great inspiration in the holy Judeo-Chris- hidden beneath a bushel. 0 FRIENDS ]OURNALjanuary 2003 15 n my life, I can't tell how much influ­ versations with them and letting them tell ence has come from Quakerism, but I me what is going on in their lives, then Ido strive to live by its principles. I like maybe things can go better for them. that I can have strong opinions, different Maybe they won't need to do drugs, but from most people, and still be able to talk even if they do I've given them another On Being with and hang out with and get to know thing to think about. them. For example, though I don't use The original reason I had for not doing drugs, I am still able to be friends with drugs was that I didn't want to destroy my people who do and have good conversa­ mind if I could have fun with people tions about both our similarities and dif­ without being under the control of any aQuaker ferences, and about life in general. substance. Now, having held that view­ One of the principles that I follow is to point for so long, I feel as though people believe that people have made the best expect me not to do drugs. I know for decision that they could in difficult situa­ instance that my friends who smoke tions. People who use drugs, then, have wouldn't let me join them in doing so in the even if I said I wanted to, because they just not been able to come up with a better solution to their problems. Almost every­ would know that I would not be thinking body I know who smokes says that they clearly and it's not who I am. Perhaps they want to quit but now is not the right time want to have somebody in their lives who World because they smoke to get away from gives them hope that people don't have to other problems they think are worse. If I make the choices they have made. can give them some relief, by having con- I knew that I had made an impact on others one night at a party, where I believe Andrew Esser-Haines is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting. This is a revised I was the only person not under the influ­ and updated version ofan article that appeared ence of at least one substance. I took a in the Friends and Education Newsletter,june chance to get to know people there, and by Andrew Esser-Haines 2001. over the three hours that I spent with rwo

16 january 2003 FRIENDS jOURNAL young women, neither of them had an­ I had many feelings about that experi­ court. The culmination of this experience other drink. It was good enough to just ence. First, I felt strange when he started came the day after, when I was riding the have a conversation, to just hang out. We to talk to me, because I was in a mindset of trolley home from school and I ran into talked for a while and took a walk around keeping to myself. Then, after I realized one of the guys I'd played with the night the neighborhood at 2:00 A.M., then sat that he had something important to get before. Instead of seeing an intimidating, outside because it was too crazy inside. I off his chest, I felt awkward because other larger black guy who was getting off at the wasn't drinking, and because of this, it same trolley stop, I just saw another seemed as though they weren't as inter­ guy that I might play with that evening ested in drinking either. They knew when I went to the court, and we were that people are stupid when they're able to have a brief conversation and drunk, and that most people just make a connection. drink to not be out of the loop. Having The one Quaker principle that isn't somebody who was out of the loop, difficult for me at all is staying nonvio­ and fine with it, helped them see the lent. My school community has a code possibilities. of nonviolent conduct. People under­ Another instance of my different stand the fact that it's a strong principle thinking concerns male behavior. It for me, and it's more acceptable to seems difficult to spend time talking many of my peers than being against with other guys my age unless the topic drugs or some of the other things that is sports or sex. I remember one time at I'm interested in. school asking a guy, who was saying Last fall I was at a retreat of the how bored he was, what he wanted to Student Union, a group of high school ~ do. It was a new idea to him that he students from all over the city working could choose to do something and other together for better schools. We were ~;: people would do it with him, no mat­ doing play wrestling, with everybody 6 ter how different it was. At first he getting a turn. There was one person didn't know, but then he said he wanted Ifeel as though I'm who didn't want to wrestle, because she to go outside. Once we were outside, he wasn't the violent type. Everybody knew said he wanted to wrestle on the grass, so offering challenges that I was the other one who didn't fight­ we did. It was useful to find a new activity we'd made a strong enough impression and not get stuck in the pattern ofsimply to people by not acting just by how we lived our lives. So they all doing what we normally do together (play­ the way others do. said, "Abby needs to wrestle" and "An­ ing basketball or playing cards). drew jump in!" and pushed both of us I feel as though I'm offering challenges people were looking at me and thinking into the middle. We sat down on the mats to people by not acting the way others do. that I shouldn't be responding to him. I and had a conversation about why fight­ It feels weird to say something to someone felt odd when he started telling me about ing was not the solution to the problem, I don't know, or to say hello to someone all of the different things that were going while the others laughed. Then we de­ on the trolley whom I've never met be­ on in his life; he was acting human with cided that we were finished, and other fore, but I try to do so to challenge myself me. Breaking those barriers and having a people went in and had very violent and the world around me. real conversation with somebody I'd never wrestles. For example, I talked with a man on met before and probably will never see Our fellow participants were mainly the subway here in Philadelphia one day, again was an eye-opening experience for inner-city black folks, some of whom are and he started telling me about his life. me, and something I'd like to try to do in the armed forces. It was a contradiction People were looking at me as if I were more often. Seeing that the man felt so to them to see the two of us not ready to crazy to be talking with someone I'd comfortable with me also helped me real­ get into a physical fight. But that differ­ never met before and as if it were really ize that people can be interested in human ence wasn't a problem in the group. We odd that he felt comfortable enough to contact even if they aren't already ac­ don't have to butt heads every time we get actually be open to me. In a place and quainted. to see each other, because we have another time where everybody has suspicions about I started playing basketball at the local reason to be together. We get together everyone else, I was breaking the age, class, park about a year ago. I enjoy the game, because we want to reform the school and race barriers, along with the general and I want to be able to play without system, not because we want everything taboo against being friendly with others having to reserve a court in advance or about us to be the same. I don't under­ in public. wait until I go to school the next day. stand why people take one thing they About two months ago I went out with don't have in common with each other Left: Andrew Esser-Haines (bottom my housemate, and we played with a group and use that as a basis for not having a right) with other participants in a of about ten other people, all African relationship. It makes sense to me that "peace andjustice think tank"program American. By that point I already knew people can fmd and have a common inter­ ofYoung Frietuls in Philadelphia Year{y enough of the people and enough people est no matter how many differences there Meeting. knew me that I didn't feel that I was out of are, and you can base a relationship on Above: Andrew with a Polish friend place as the only white person on the that common interest. 0

FRIENDS jOURNAL january 2003 17 he sun, high in the late afternoon sky, Below the deck a red squirrel scolds as she you must come back to Fairbanks"-but is warm on my bare arms this spring, holds a small cone in her forepaws, spin­ a deeply felt intuitive leading. It's the kind T2001, day in Alaska. From my deck I ning it and picking our the seeds. Perched of feeling I've learned to trust over the have a view from Hidden Hill out over on a tree above me a raven asks about years. I shared this in spoken ministry the spruce swamp to Ace Lake, a mile lunch: 'Wraak? W raak?" A pair ofredpo ll during meeting for worship and was away-a glittering diamond set in the sparrows with scarlet caps flits in the pleased by the response. Friends in Chena hollow of green hills on three sides. Per­ branches, odd pieces of suing and twigs Ridge Meeting invited me to come back mafrost, solid for thousands of years, rests trailing from their beaks to make a nest. as a Friend-in-residence. They told me of just under the spongy moss: hardly pass­ Nesting: we all need our own. Mine? It's another Friend, Connie McPeak, who had able now, but last winter's ski trails through four time wnes away, in Philadelphia, stayed the winter of 1997-98. They felt the swamp to the lake are still visible. Pennsylvania. enriched by her presence with them and Since July 2000, I have been living in a My Alaskan adventure starred in May felt that if another Friend responded to a community with nine others at Hidden 1999 when I was in Fairbanks with my call, whatever gifts that person might bring Hill, a small set ofca bins with a large main wife, Patricia McBee, to lead a couples would be welcomed and valued. cabin and a meetinghouse. Viewed from enrichment retreat for Chena Ridge Meet­ From the very beginnings of Quaker the air, it is hidden under spruce trees just ing. Actually, this affair of the heart began history, Friends have welcomed visitors west of University of Alaska, Fairbanks. in thesurnrnerof1959 on the "SJS II," an who carne with a burning concern--or, old fishing boat owned by Sheldon Jack­ perhaps, just to be a spiritual presence. Brad Sheeks returned to Philadelphia at the end son College in Sitka. Along with several Their visits were usually a week or less. ofApril 2001 after serving as Friend-in-resi­ other young Presbyterian volunteers I went H owever, Friends here in Fairbanks have dence with Chena Ridge Meeting in Fairbanks, from one Native American village to an­ developed the idea ofan extended visit for Alaska, since the previous jury. He works as a the purpose of spiritual nurture into a visiting RN for a local hospice service and is a other in southeastern Alaska teaching va­ member ofCentral Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting, cation Bible school. I'd been yearning to ministry that would extend for several current~] serving as clerk ofits Membership Care return to this land ever since. months. Why so? One factor, certainly, Committee. He and his wife, Patricia McBee, While here in 1999 I felt called to return was the sense of isolation in this central have been leading couple enrichment workshops to Fairbanks for an extended visit. It was Alaskan town, 350 miles northeast of the since 1975, most recent~] at Pendle HilL not a voice at my shoulder saying, "Brad, seaport city of Anchorage and less than

18 january 2003 FRIENDS JoURNAL lUU au miles south ot the Arctic Circle. 1 had no sooner stepped ott the plane generous. ln the mam cabm at t1Idden There was an expressed need for people to in Fairbanks last July when I was whisked Hill we "hillbillies" had dinners together, come-not just for a short visit, but to off on a canoe trip down the fast-flowing with each one of us taking turns as chief stay and more fully experience the dra­ Chena River, cloudy from glacial melt. cook. Once settled in, though, I realized I matic climate changes, the natural beauty Moose browsed off to the side. Stopping didn't have enough activities compared to of the land, and most important ofall, the along the way, we picked blueberries. In my usual level. Part-time work as a nurse friendly and sometimes quirky folks who August we went salmon fishing on the was slow to come. There was less for me to have made a great effort to come here and Copper River in the shadow of the do here than there was back home in live "at the end of the road." Wrangell Mountains. We took dinners at Philadelphia. This was a dilemma that I wondered, last summer, what I would the "It'll Do ... Cafe," walls constructed some of us would yearn for on Friday experience here alone. Patricia would be of logs, decorated with sepia photos of afternoons after an exhausting week. staying in Philadelphia. She and I tried to long-gone local pioneers. Yet here I was facing a situation of not imagine what it would be like for each of As fall began and soft snow arrived to having enough to do. This brings me back us to be apart for several months after coat the spruces in the swamp, I went out to the main point: the function of Friend- almost 30 years together. We went for a on the ski trails and found walk along the Schuylkill River in the sun low in the south­ Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, past Boat ern sky, casting long shad­ House Row, talking about my leaving for ows across Ace Lake. The Alaska. Across the river, sumac bushes silence of that place had were red against the white rocks. The river substance, weight. The held my gaze, swirling, roiling, yet the swamp gave a sense of pa­ same. We knew it would be hard some­ tient waiting; it knew times and said so as we stopped for bagels countless years of long, in a little cafe. As we sat in high-back oak cold months before there­ chairs we laughed about our mythic to­ turn ofsummer birds. Oc­ tem images: Pat pictured herself as a tree casionally the quiet would rooted, giving shelter; I as an eagle, explor­ be broken by the deep toe, ing, coming back. We reconfirmed our toe of the raven, making commitment to support each other's her way across the lake and callings, strange as they sometimes seemed. into the trees. Silence, so Why do some of us yearn for travel, to complete and full. Do trees leave the comfort of hearth and home for speak out ofthe silence?­ the discomforts of the journey? To get a listen. new perspective, a new point of view?­ The welcome from perhaps. Or, as one skeptic has suggested, Friends in Chena Ridge maybe just to deny our own mortality. Meeting was warm and

in-residence seemed to be a matter of being and not do­ ing. I had to explore this dis­ comfort-these feelings ofuse­ lessness, for example-and to reflect on where they came from. Why is it that we feel the need to be so busy? Being a Friend-in-residence

Page 18: Brad Sheeks's first ski run across Ace Lake below Hidden Hill, November 2000 Left: The back ofChena Ridge Friends Meetinghouse, with Brad's apartment above it, November 2000 Above: Brad (holding cards) at his birthday party with fellow residents ofHidden Hill, Apri/2001

FRIENDS jOURNAL january 2003 19 A moose checks out trash bags in a truck at Hidden Hill

place. Suddenly a moose was standing in the trail about 50 feet away. As I turned to look, she stood motionless, her massive head staring at me. She turned to the willows alongside the trail and con­ tinued to browse. With two steps, she disappeared. D id that really happen? H ow do they do that, ap­ pearing and then disap­ pearing as ifby magic? And how is it that the wilder­ ness experience is so heal­ ing? The natural world seems to give a sense that things simply are the way they are-the way they are meant to be. brought with it the discipline of being opened my eyes and let my awareness Why was I there? I reviewed the basic fully present to my moment-to-moment, return to the silent room. T he clean walls task of a Friend-in-residence-to be fully day-to-day experience even during times were bare-no writing there. With a part­ present. Opportunities for service emerged: of intense self-doubt. Wimer's darkness ing glance the raven flew away, leaving the some requested, some unbidden. I noted and depression arrived on time. "Why am trees motionless in the cold morning. No, talks with friends about concerns close to I here?" I asked myselfone Sunday early in the answers were not to be found in the their hearts. And yes, of course, various January as I stepped out from my apart­ raven, the trees, or the wall. More days of requests to help with this or that project. I ment above the meetinghouse. The dry solitude and reflection were needed to organized two potluck dinner/discussions, snow crunched in complaint on that again be at peace. one for single Friends and the other on twenty-below-zero morning. It was the How did I get through the darkness of sharing our social concerns. Serving on only sound breaking the stillness. Usually that January? E-mails went out to friends the Adult Education Committee, I helped the silence of the land was a pleasure, but telling them of my doubts and depression. develop several discussion topics as well as that morning it felt cold and lonely. No Many loving responses came back- sto­ organize the cooking for a meeting-wide redpoll sparrows were to be found in the ries ofhow friends dealt with painful times, retreat. Most surprising was an invitation bushes. The world seemed empty as I and thoughtful questions about dealing to give a lecture to a community group on walked around to the front door of the with the pain of depression. Some coped the search for wisdom. meetinghouse. by confronting the pain of the situation Other opportunities emerged for ser­ Meeting for worship was to start in a directly (Beowulfdiving into the fiery cold vice with Chena Ridge Meeting. I led a few minutes. Folding chairs were arranged lake to confront the rage of Grendel's one-day retreat on "The Art of Letting in three sets of circles. I selected a seat at mom). Others found it best to get mov­ Go" to explore those occasional stum­ the back of the room with a view through ing, cleaning a corner of the living room, bling blocks in our journey when we hold two large windows. In the sofr light, still going for a walk, or finding some new way something too tightly with clenched fists. predawn at 10:00 A.M. here, the lower to help others. Then there was an active men's support branches of the spruces were snow-laden What I found remarkable about those group that met regularly, and several of with upper spires black against the gray of responses was that there was an outpour­ the men got others to join in a men's distant hills and clouds. A raven landed ing of compassion. In the sharing of our retreat at Hidden Hill. A highlight of the violently on a branch, spilling snow, star­ stories we struggled to make sense of our retreat was exploring the Beowulf myth. ing at figures moving through the dim e~perien ces, and we helped each other We all have our own demons to be faced­ light toward the meetinghouse door. find a way out of the darkness. T he love or not faced, as the case may be. I closed my eyes. Again the disturbing and concern of friends healed me during I led a regular Saturday-afternoon medi­ question arose: why am I here? Why those painful days. tation group. We followed disciplines and Alaska, with its darkness, cold, and, at that One afternoon in February, while on practices taught by Thich Nhat Hanh to moment, oppressive loneliness? N ot want­ the ski trail on the swamp by Ace Lake, I better center ourselves and dear our minds. ing to explore these painful feelings, I stopped to savor the silence of that quiet Friends found them useful as ways to get

20 january 2003 FRIENDS JoURNAL into the experience of silence in meeting Each of the two of us is our own person, at muting of color, a kind of flatness. for worship. On most Sunday evenings one level, and yet we are deeply connected There was a happy respite in the March several of us gathered to belt out gospel after 30 years." of my Alaskan adventure when both songs to the tune of 19th-century shape It seems that we need a balance be­ Patricia and our daughter, Jennie, came note or sacred harp music. tween independent freedom and depen­ for a visit. One night we carried cushions At the Alaska Friends Conference dent security. Wholeness is involved with and sleeping bags out to the parking lot (AFC) meeting in Anchorage I led a work­ having a balance that is satisfactory to and lay on our backs in ten-below-zero shop entitled, "Is there a Quaker Way of both partners. Living separately, we have cold to watch the luminous, green north­ Dying?"-yes, it seems to me that there the freedom to live out each day according ern lights streaming our and swirling up actually is. Most helpful was a Pendle H ill to our individual rhythms and preferences, and away for hundreds of miles. pamphlet by Lucy S. Mciver. When AFC yet without the other person there is a Should you pass by, you will find the met again in Fairbanks I led another work­ Friends ofChena Ridge Meeting shop called, "Finding Clearness and Sup­ to be a special people who create port for Calls to Social Action," based on a warmth, love, and community process developed by my own meeting. in a distant, wild land. There's a A big challenge was in the area ofprayer . bed in the loft over the kitchen in While I do not pray as a daily practice, not the main cabin. Dinner is at 7:30 ~ having any experience of a personal God P.M.; guests are welcome. 0 ~ out there somewhere, I do have a sense of Jl being surrounded by love on a daily basis. ::: I felt called to support the life of the ~ meeting in some form of prayer. Jesus ~ taught a very simple prayer addressed to "Our Father in heaven"; as Friends we sometimes prefer the language, "holding someone in the Light." I found that what POTATOES seemed to work best for me was to hold a positive, nonjudgmental attitude towards the meeting and the people I would en­ In a word ... counter on a daily basis. Another practice I may have come across it anywhere, heard it was listening to people as attentively as I could. on the A-Train, on my way to City. Teacher? A red squirrel has just distracted me Politician? Bum? Pinpointing p rovenance however from my writing by climbing up on the is a minor thing. What's gorgeous is-here is this word, cabin and getting in under the roo£ She looks out at me with huge eyes. What this gem, dredged up from nowhere, dazzling my eye might she be thinking? I gaze out over the with how it's right for what I need to say. green spruce trees and savor again the pleasure of the previous Saturday when, with temperatures in the 50s, I drove north Then I remember work of laying in potato plants. into the White Mountains. At the sum­ mit, 4,500 feet high, the snow was dry You have to hill them, give them air, spray if needed, and the air in the mid-20s in bright sun­ wait. You were rewarded with June shocks shine with a blue sky. Perfect for cross­ country skiing. I followed the summit for of green, breathtaking as the Rousseau jungle's green, an hour before running out oflevel terrain mysterious and flat, a little blue in it. And yet and turning back. I was just above the tree line in a land ofsnow-covered mountains, the miracle, the wonder was, when foliage the lower levels dotted with green had died away, that they were one foot down but there. spruces-just a few miles below the Arctic Circle. Would I rather be at home, wistfully And in a January snow I needed one for supper thinking of travel, or traveling, wistfully thinking of being at home? I yearned for and went out back to dig it up, brown-skinned home; it was hard for me to be 4,000 and hard, and warming to the heart and touch. miles and four time zones away. Friends asked, "How're you and Pat doing?" "It's Earl Coleman lives in been hard," I answered, "but we're re­ - Earl Coleman Montville, New Jersey. minded of what's important in our rela­ tionship--in our lives, for that matter.

FRJENDS JouRNAL january 2003 21 balance. As a Friend, I do not affirm my ConYincement faith aloud every week through the words o one has expressed the meaning of of the Nicene Creed as many other Chris­ convincement better than St. Paul in tians do. But I do believe more than what his letter to the Romans: I merely feel, and I trust what I believe: that God is not simply an inner presence, Reflections For I am convinced that neither death, but the Creator of all that is, and whose Nnor life, neither angels, nor principalities, nei­ Son was sent to live and die for us, to save ther present, nor future, nor powers, neither us from ourselves, and to reveal what God­ height, nor depth, nor any other creature, will likeness is. The better I grasp who God is, be able ro separate us from the love of God the better I am able to find God in myself that comes to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39) and serve God in others. of a I cherish all that I learned about God in Few of us aspire to being convinced in the years before I became a Quaker, and I quite the manner Paul was: by being bring it all with me, unalloyed and undi­ thrown from his horse and temporarily minished. I believe that I have left nothing blinded. But we do aspire to Paul's strength behind. A Friend from my meeting re­ of convincement. cently characterized most of us as "ren­ Convinced I am a convinced Quaker, but a life­ egades" from other churches and denomi­ long Christian, baptized in the earliest nations. In this sense I am a convinced weeks of my life, with my parents and Quaker but not a convert. To "convert" godparents proclaiming a faith for me means literally to turn around, and I that I could neither express nor under­ haven't. I have been on this path all my stand as an infant. But I became a con­ life. Rather, I have found my home at Friend vinced Christian long before I became a path's end. convinced Quaker. It is a home marked by simplicity. Convincement consists, I believe, of Quakerism is easier to define by what it is equal parts of intellect and emotion. Au­ not than by what it is. Quakers have no thentic Quaker spirituality maintains that church, no clergy, no sacraments, no ser­ mons, no liturgy, no art or statuary. In­ by David Yount stead, we have the silence, and we have one another. We have hymns, but prefer silence. We honor the creed, but do not make it a test of our loyalty. The Bible plays a substantial part in my life, but I don't carry the Bible around with me as a talisman. Quakers gather together to pray, but nobody knows the words that the others are using. So long as we Quakers don't identifY "the God within" as ourselves, we are on safe ground, for religion is full of tempta­ tions. When Moses left the Israelites in the desert, he discovered on his return that they were worshiping a golden cal£ Ever since, Jews and Christians have had to fight the temptation to attach their faith to some­ thing more palpable than their invisible God. This temptation, idolatry, is forbid­ den by the Second Commandment. The genius of Quakerism is that sim­ plicity removes many things that we might David Yount is a member be inclined to substitute for God: sacra­ of the Alexandria (Va.) ments, liturgy, the creed, hymns, sermons, Meeting. His syndicatd col­ umn, "Amazing Grace, "ap­ sacred art, even proselytism. As Robert pears in350 newspapers. His Barclay noted at the time of the Reforma­ latest book is What Are We tion, many C hristians were clinging more ro Do? Living the Sermon to the words in the Bible than to the Word on the Mount. of God, which is Jesus. As Friends of the © 2003 David Yount Truth, we are spared those distractions.

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"The accomplishments of adults Simplicity and Silence God alone knows what makes us tick. St. begin as the dreams of children. imp lic ity makes sense only when there Augustine said that human hearts will be Newtown Friends is a place is something to simplifY. Children restless until they rest in God. where dreams begin." aren't drawn to simplicity, but rather When I was researching my book, Spiri­ - NFS Mission Statement to piling up treasures of knowledge tual Simplicity, I came across a study by a and experience (not to mention ad­ social scientist whose specialty is happi­ venture~ and mischief). We "come of age" ness. What he confirmed is that happiness Pre-K to Grade 8 is not a consumer good- not a pot ofgold OPEN HOUSE when we absorb enough to develop dis­ tinct personalities and abilities. Then, as at the end of the rainbow. 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All of us are solitary animals, Make friends, by difficulty in sotting things out and unable to communicate our pain and plea­ make music attending to one thing while disregarding sure. But we show our solidarity in silence at others. For the victim of this syndrome, as children of the same God. That makes everything demands equal attention. Those us Friends. Friends who are hard of hearing and require hear­ Music ing aids encounter a similar problem. When I pay attention to just one voice, I Friendship Camp automatically shut out competing noises-­ am an only child. At home I grew up the tick ofa nearby clock and the sound of only in the company of my mother and ages 10-18 traffic outside. But a hearing aid gives all father, so "family" was not a big thing in July 6 - August 3, 2003 sounds equal weight. my experience. 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Memoirs. Life stories. Essays. First visited with incurable pro­ person magazine articles. A 4-day the Moores in crastination!" writing workshop in a 175-year-old I their compact But she ac­ Vermont inn. Walk in the snowy apartment (which cepted his pro­ they share with posal, and the winter air, write at an antique desk, Anne's large loom!) Moores have lived their Quaker values ever talk about writing with other women. at the Hickman, a since in quiet and influential ways. Join Ellen Michaud, award-winning Quaker retirement Right after they were married Tom worked editor-at-large of Prevention facility in West for three years at the community YMCA in Magazine, book review editor of C hester, Pennsyl­ Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Later, they were Friends]oumal, author or vania, where they invited to be co-directors of the International have lived for Student House in Washington, D.C., where contributor to more than 30 .~ nearly four years. Their reflections about liv­ they served for three years. Tom's interest bestselling books, at the Middlebury ~ ing lives ofservice based on Quaker beliefs and remained in working with Student Life pro­ In n this winter. ~ practice give insight into the various paths they grams, and when the director's posicion opened ...§ have trod, including longstanding work in the at the University of Kansas-a joint YWCA ~ peace movement, concern about the environ­ and YMCA program on the campus, run by Call (802) 453-5857 ~ ment, and consistent participation in meeting students, Tom applied and was appointed. for a brochure. ~ as well as the larger Quaker community. They lived in Lawrence, Kansas, for 23 years, ~ Anne was born near where they now live. until Tom retired. Her parents were not active in meeting when In Kansas they were both deeply involved she was young, bur when she heard about with the local Friends meeting, as well as with Did .J'OII miss !be sfJecia/ October church from school fri ends and asked her Missouri Valley Friends Conference (MVFC). family about it, she began attending Valley Anne served as clerk of the meeting, and, issue. "Friemls mul Priso11s "? Meeting with her grandmother and aunt. according to Tom, "probably most other po­ Gradually she made Quaker values and prin­ sitions in the meeting at one time or another." The "Friends and Prisons" issue is a compel­ ciples her own, attending Quaker schools and Tom, too, held several positions in the meet­ ling look at prison through the eyes of prisoners and chose who care deeply about them. We eventually joining Valley Meeting, to which ing. Anne was also clerk of MVFC and of have primed additional copies of chis issue for she and Tom currently belong. AFSC's North Central Regional Committee, chose who are involved in prison service work Tom, on the other hand, was born in traveling regularly to Philadelphia for national and chose who wish co learn more about chis Detroit and lived there until his early teens, AFSC meetings. concern. Order additional copies now. when his parents moved to Berkeley, Califor­ Anne found Lawrence to be "a very good nia, near the Quaker meeting, which Tom place to raise a Family, a caring and close Quantity Price per copy Price reflects attended a few times. After graduating from community with a wide range of opinion 1-5 $3.00 copies ofthe University of California and serving for three because of the university." She was an active same issue. 6-25 $2.70 years in the Army Air Force, he returned to volunteer, as head of the Volunteer Clearing­ Cat/for 26-50 $1.95 Berkeley and promptly joined the meeting, house, supervising Vista volunteers, for which, discounts on multiple issues. having decided, after that brief experience of Tom notes proudly, "she was recognized as 51+ $1.50 Friends, that "Quakers have the right idea." one of Lawrence's most influential people." Prices include shipping and handling. Tom and Anne met in 1954 at a Young As time passed, she became concerned about Friends General Conference gathering where her own retirement, so she took a job as a For fastest service, call toll free (8oo) 471-6863. Anne was the cook. Later that same summer, home health aide to build up some social Please send me copies of rhe Tom was at Pendle Hill for three weeks and security qualifications. special issue "Friends and Prisons." attended Valley Meeting for worship. Anne When the Moores returned to the Phila­ Name ______was there and invited his group to lunch at delphia area following Tom's retirement, Anne Adruess ______the house where Anne's mother, now over worked full-time for six years as an office Ciry ______100, still lives. Tom recalls, "Without realiz­ assistant at Friends World Committee, Sec­ ing it at first, I was smitten. A couple of days cion of the Americas. They lived with Anne's Scare/Zip------later, when Anne was at Pendle Hill, I found parents, an experiment that worked very nicely Enclosed is my check for$ ______myself proposing marriage to her, telling and continued for a number of years. The her all of my flaws and hoping I would downside was being unable to host Quakers Please charge my 0 Master Card 0 VISA be forgiven them. She is still having trouble from all over the world as they had so often Account# ______with some of them-such as my apparently done in Kansas. Because Anne's father had Expiration Dare------Parkinson's disease he didn't want their home Kara Newell is a member ofReedwood Friends "to become a hotel." Anne describes it as FRIENDS Church in Portland, Oregon. "quite a switch-a real sacrifice." © 2003 Kara Newell Anne says, "Being active in Quaker con- JOURNAL

FRIENDS ]OURNAL]anuary 2003 25 cerns has given me so many opportunities for growth-derking various meetings and com­ mittees, serving on Boards, getting involved in West Chester with peace concerns and the Human Relations Council." Anne appreci­ ates her access to a computer at the Hickman because "it enables me to do my work as clerk of General Services, one ofPhiladelphia Yearly Meeting's standing committees." Tom says, "We have done things not fo r money but just because we thought they were important and useful. We're war tax resisters, for which we've had strong support from Quakers, as well as many of our friends and colleagues through­ out the years." Especially moving for both Anne and Tom was experiencing "loving support from the Religious Society of Friends following our daughter's death." Lydia, a doctor, was killed in an automobile accident in 1994. Lydia was elder sister to their sons Howard and Charles. Asked about what nurtures their spirits, Tom replies, "There was a time when I was very faithful about a daily reading, various devotional books, the Bible. Other times, I've just tried to live my life and do the best I can. Quakerism has supported and honed what my non-Quaker parents demonstrated about openness and equality. I am still learning about being Spirit-led in decision making and ev­ eryday life." Anne responds, "For the last four The years, I have exercised meditatively for ten or Storehouse fifteen minutes in the morning." For both of them, faithful meeting attendance is "won­ Collection derful, a necessity for recharging our spiritual otMemories batteries." Anne says she isn't "a reader by instinct, as Tom is, but when we were Friends­ .. .a Life Story service to help you in-residence at Pendle Hill, Winter term of savor your memories, tell your story 2000, I enjoyed being in the courses and and create a beautiful book- doing the reading." a cherished legacy for generations (609) 714-0100 What do they do for fun? Anne notes, to come. [email protected] smiling, "One of Tom's conditions of our • MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES • We Invite your Inquiries. returning here was that we go to Philadelphia • INSCRIPTIONS • SCROLLS • Marty Walton & Linda Lyman Orchestra concerts, which we've both en­ 5488 Woodbridge Lane joyed." T hey are involved in an electric ve­ 22 New Freedom Rd., Medford, NJ 08055 Dayton, OH 45429 hicle club, having owned one for nine years, as (800) 738·8599 lifebooks@aol,com a direct and practical result of their concern www.storehoysecollectlon,com for the environment. Tom says that the events of September 11 #eWwJI').t. Members, Assoc/aUon of Personal Historians Quakers Uniting In Pub/icauons revealed to him his own ignorance about Is­ £ - . \ lam, so he took a course at Pendle Hill and "JJ'i1. .~"l. ... "read various helpful publications." Anne speaks ofren about the profound influence of the Peace Testimony and movement in her FRIENDS j OURNAL life. She has been inspired to "think deeply 1760 Type & Design Services about how to build peace at many levels, there "When we're gone, ow hearts wiU stiU belong" N EWSLETTERS • BOOKS being new opportunities in the wake of so Age K through 6th Grade BROCHURES • POSTERS much change and awareness." Open House: Thursday, January 16, 2003 I In joyful retirement, their growth contin­ 9:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m. ues. Calmly, quietly, Tom and Anne Moore 1216 Arch Street, 2A let their lives speak. 2150 !Jutler Pike, PI!Jmouth Meeting Philadelphia, PA 19107 • (215) 563-8629 0 Pfl19462 • (610) 828·2288 [email protected]

26 january 2003 FRIENDS }OURNAL On the next evening we gathered to hear Grounded in Spirit: five Friends share their experience of turning Tending the Roots of Peace: and the insights gained in coming round right. Friends were encouraged to pursue their per­ Canadian Yearly Meeting sonal spiritual turnings then and throughout 2002 the weekend. Both the stories of these Friends and the workshops presented called us to a At this time of darkening world political stronger wimess in the face of troubling world landscape, 135 adults and 34 children of Ca­ events. Worship sharing queries led us inward nadian Yearly Meeting gathered from August to examine our own leadings and turnings. 10 to 17 at Canadian Mennonite University, Meeting for worship for business labored Wmnipeg, Manitoba. In our pre-gathering with and approved a minute on Israel and workshop, peace activist Karen Ridd led Palestine. It is hoped that the minute will Friends in discovering within ourselves the support those working diligently for peace as sources ofand barriers to peace action. well as influence a change in foreign policy. Friends of all ages transformed oversized Friends can return to their monthly meetings boxes into the Peaceable Kingdom, a creation continuing to explore application of the that our hosts requested we leave for their Quaker Peace Testimony in the Middle East. children to enjoy. We rejoiced in our Young One Friend has volunteered to create a cover Adult Friends, heard stories of their own life­ letter and a list of recipients for this minute changing service experiences, and planned a that will facilitate the dissemination of the leadership program to prepare other Young leading of our yearly meeting. Friends for service. We heard reports from many committees A desire to make a dear wimess for peace and individuals as we considered wise use of informed our business and interest group ses­ our finances and the work of wider Quaker sions as we wrestled with establishing priori­ organizations. Results of an ecological survey ties for our work and right use of limited indicated several areas in which SA YMA financial resources. In our study and worship Friends can improve. However, it seems we groups we often experienced the sense of the already excel in energy conservation by doing gathered meeting. very little yard and garden work. Kathleen Hertzberg, the Sunderland P. The yearly meeting was moved by a report Gardner Lecturer, spoke to Friends about from Debra Johnson of her trip to Iraq under peace heritage manifested in her own life from the guidance of American Friends Service childhood in Britain, through her young adult Committee. This Friend reported that great service in Germany, and continuing service needs exist in the areas of education, health, with her husband in Canada. and water purification. Friend Johnson pointed During our time together we learned of out the sharing on the part of the residents of and mourned the death of two dear Friends, the region regarding long-term devastating 8eb'bl~ and were rwice comforted and cheered by the effects of the depleted uranium contained in promise expressed in two double rainbows, weapons used by the Allies around Basra in faertifiatt£? carrying us forward with renewed hope. Southern Iraq during the GulfWar. She urged Friends to support the lifting of sanctions, to -Carol Wilkins, join the Campaign of Conscience, and to ~ J\1a[Ya~cRJJlatl Goldstream (Ont.} Meeting begin a dialogue to bring the Iraqi people out Car~r5'~ of their sense of isolation. Please visit my web site: mtcalligraphy.com Two Friends, Joan MacKenzie and Gita 14 Hooker Avenue, Northampton, MA 01060 Southern Appalachian Yearly Larsen, reported on the conference at Pendle (413) 529-9212 E·mall: marytl>mtulllgraphy.com Meeting and Association Hill entitled, "Quakers and Racial Justice." It is hoped that they will share their experience and what they learned with monthly meetings To Friends everywhere, Friends Committee on We greet you from the lovely campus of as Friends grow in sensitivity to practices that F RIENOS C OMMITTEE ON National Legislation Warren Wilson College near the Smoky can be received as racist or exclusionary. .fcnl.or g Mountains ofNorth Carolina, where we held Once again our teens in Southern Appala­ RFC www the 32nd session of the Southern Appalachian chian Young Friends (SAYF) joined adults in 1-800-630-1330 Yearly Meeting and Association (SAYMA). workshops, meals, a talent show, and other UNL 245 Second St., NE Our theme this year was "Turning, We Come social activities. We were delighted to have Washington, DC 20002 Round Right," which was reflected in many several Young Adult Friends in our midst. We seek a world free of war & the threat of war Our Junior Yearly Meeting children swam, of our yearly meeting activities. We seek a society with equity & justice for all Yearly meeting was opened on Sixth Month played, and enjoyed the turning of the season 20, 2002, with song and intergenerational with the warm showers and sunny weather We seek a community where every person's games. Following that, each meeting and wor­ this summer solstice weekend. The yearly potential may be fulfilled ship group gave a brief review of its annual meeting will be forming a committee to We seek an earth restored... . state-of-the-meeting report. nurture and plan for the full experience ofour fRIENDS ]OURNALjanuary 2003 27 acu ty os1tton 1n younger Friends. lightning did not stop their Frisbee game. A new committee on Peace and Social Informal adult interactions were apt to be less Practical Theology Concerns was approved as a clearinghouse to strenuous, but no less important to strength­ foster better cooperation and communication ening our communiry of faith and love. The Earlham School of Religion (ESR) to support and season efforts of yearly meet­ We left, simultaneously weary and re­ seeks candidates for a full-time teaching ing committees, monthly meetings, and wor­ freshed, hoping to be better able to carry faculty appointment in Practical Theology ship groups. A minute on the death penalry God's love to each person we meet. with an emphasis in Pastoral Care and will be an agenda for this newly formed com­ Counseling to teach introductory and ad­ mittee when its members convene. Friends -Olive Wilson and Dan Treadway vanced courses in a seminary setting. finalized a minute on population sustainabiliry. Qualified candidates will have both aca­ demic and practical experience that dem­ We also approved a minute supporting HR onstrates competency in or familiarity with 1186, a bill that allows for a Peace Tax Fund Illinois Yearly Meeting systems theory, pastoral theology and pas­ to be chosen instead ofs upport of the military toral counseling, understanding of life budget. Friends are reminded that peace on Fresh from the singular joy of having the stages and transitions, C.P.E., and the abil­ Earth is also peace with Earth. FGC Gathering right here at home, we were ity and passion to equip individuals for a Friends of SAYMA are grateful for the primed for intervisitation and spiritual con­ ministry of caring. Preferred academic many examples of turning round right we can nections when we met from July 31 to August preparation should include a doctoral level look to in the past and present. We seek the 4, 2002. Our sense of coming home again to degree as well as the Master of Divinity. Demonstrated teaching experience is pre­ opportuniry to continue in this tradition to McNabb was magnified when we learned that ferred, while the ability to work respect­ turn round right as the Spirit leads us. the beloved old meetinghouse is being saved fully and collegially with students and fac­ from a stealthy yet devastating settlement of ulty representing a wide range of theologi­ --Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting termites. This is not what we meant by cal, political, and social diversity is re­ and Association "intervisitation"! T he shoring up of the build­ quired. Multi-disciplinary capabiliries are ing's supports is paralleled by our gathering's also required, as is a willingness to engage attention to IYM's mission and infrastruc­ in distance education. Iowa Yearly Meeting ture. Both the Quaker Lane site and the meet­ The School of Religion is a seminary of Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conser­ ing have benefited from the loving care of the Religious Society of Friends, though vative) held its annual sessions at Scattergood Friends-those who have gathered this week about I /3 of the students are other than Quaker. ESR has about 90 students and is Friends School near West Branch, Iowa, July and many who could not attend. A minute part of Earlham, sharing its campus with 16 to 21, 2002. was crafted to honor Andrew (Bud) Wolf Earlham College, a respected liberal arts We began with a period of deep and fa­ who humbly and briefly described his work college ofabou t 1000 students. ESR is also vored worship, which we were able to revisit during his 54 years as a trustee. Bud's tenure in partnership with Bethany Theological throughout. helped define what Quakers mean by an "in­ Seminary of the Church of the Brethren, Regular business consists largely ofhearin g definite" term of service. with a student body comparable in size to reports from Quaker groups: from other This year's theme, "Quaker Practice: Spirit­ ESR's. Teaching faculty are expected to be part of the campus life, participating in Quaker groups throughout the world, we led Lives in the World," inspired our sessions, worship and on-campus events as well as learned of their progress; we also heard of the workshops, and discussions. We approved a relating to the constituencies of the semi­ spiritual siruation of each of our monthly website as an additional outlet for IYM publi­ nary. meetings, and of the finances and projects of cations, but recognized the critical need to Qualified candidates, including members our own committees. continue publishing paper documents for those of the Religious Society of Friends, women, Our largest project, year in and year out, is not connected to the Web. Our labors in and minorities, are encouraged to apply. the operation ofScattergood Friends School. business sessions included forming a Peace Applications will begin to be reviewed in We are looking for ways to expand the mis­ Resource committee. We found it poignant January and the search will continue until sion of the school from its traditional role as a that while Thorn Creek Monthly Meeting the position is filled, with the expectation boarding high school, operating nine months has asked to be converted to a worship group, that the position will be filled for the 2003- the Champaign-Urbana Meeting will soon be 04 academic year. of the year, by adding summer programs for all ages. breaking ground on a new meetinghouse. A A cover letter explaining interest in the Opportunities to learn about Quaker ac­ worship sharing series offered care and con­ position, vita, and the names of three ref­ erences are to be sent to: tivities worldwide were by no means limited cern for the IYM monthly meetings and wor­ to business sessions. Among our evening and ship groups. NANCY MICHAELS, afternoon activities were presentations by We heard Joe Elder and Joann Elder ex­ Clerk of the Search Committee Friends involved in prison visitation, in the press the fascinating ways in which they have Earlham School of Religion, Alternatives to Violence Project, in Right Shar­ applied Quaker processes in non-Quaker ven­ 228 College Ave., ing of World Resources, by a professional ues. Deborah Fisch shared stories illuminat­ Richmond, IN 47374-4095 mediator, and by a Friend who had traveled ing how divine messages and our spiritual (765) 983-1420 to Iraq. Another session considered the war journeys must be shared with others without on drugs. In addition there was a roomful fear of giving offense, because even years later of displays, some offering Quaker books for listeners may suddenly realize our story was a sale, others with information from Quaker message meant for them. We were blessed by organizations. the presence of other visiting Friends. For some ofour youngsters a highlight was The teens dealt with how to cope with a the midweek storm that gave respite from peaceful response in a post-September 11 Iowa's summer hear. Pouring rain and distant world. Older teens struggled with the lack of

28 january 2003 fRIENDS j OURNAL an Adult Young Friends program and what will happen in the next few years as they become older. Young Friends are becoming more active in larger Quaker events. Walks to the Edgewood Restaurant and Golf Course, late night jaunts to the graveyard, a day at a funland, and endless times ofhan ging out and playing cards are traditions that were repeated, but many Friends of all ages missed having the traditional Friday night folk dancing on the lawn. Special sensations included: nightly sing­ ing on the porch; Frisbee on the lawn; beauti­ ful sheets of handmade paper drying in the sun; (notwithstanding the pesticides) a yellow crop duster skimming the corn fields and bounding into the blue sky; circles of a few or many people in shady spots surrounding the meetinghouse; long games of tag in the public pool; a bonfire with s'mores; sweet watermelon amid a blessed cool breeze on Friday night; stargazing with David Finke; and storytelling to an audience of not­ quite children. Until next time, beloved children of God!

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30 j anuary 2003 f RIENDS j OURNAL Peace and Good Behavior: A Minor Testimony? by Jack Ross

n January 1655 a number of the most acquitted them. The court thereupon required sional victims of the requirements. The num­ effective Quaker preachers came to the that they pay a bond to ensure future good bers taking their beliefs to the point of risking I English Puritan town of Banbury, where behavior, a procedure established in the com­ loss of a job are few. The May 1997 issue of they met strong opposition. Prominent among mon law and in statutes under Edward I and Friends Bulletin calls our attention to the testi­ the Quaker preachers were Ann Audland and Edward III. Both women refused. As a result mony against loyalty oaths and oaths of alle­ her companion Jane Waugh. Ann Audland they spent six months in a foul jail before giance by several Friends in modern times. was the wife of John Audland, one of the being released, without abandoning their wit­ My thinking about oaths and the peace and Valiant 60, the group selected to spread the ness. Ann Audland wrote to Margaret Fell good behavior requirement was influenced by word about the new religion. Jane Waugh was &om her prison cell, "This is indeed a place of a group of Friends who left California for a serving maid to John Carom, an early Quaker joy, and my soul doth rejoice in the Lord. I Canada in 1952 to escape the loyalty oath that convert, and his wife. She was illiterate, but is continue a prisoner in Banbury but I wimess was then required ofal l state employees. Many noted as a fiery preacher. freedom in the Lord." of them were public school teachers and thus Ann Audland's preaching offended the Richard Farnsworth, another Q uaker faced the oath requirements. Their destina­ parish clergyman. As a result, she and Jane preacher during this period, attended the trial, tion was Argenta, British Columbia, where Waugh were arrested and charged with blas­ and when he offended the authorities, he too they settled and formed Argenta Meeting. I phemy. In 17th-century England, blasphemy, was imprisoned. He refused to pay the jailer's joined them in Argenta in 1983 when I re­ a religious matter, was an offense against the fees and was held for eight months before tired from my university teaching position in state because of the close relation of the state being released. Time in prison, jailer's fees, Newfoundland. with the church. The women were released on and requiring oaths of allegiance were at­ In 1997 I was arrested in an environmen­ bail and consequently spent several months in tempts to silence religious expression. tal protest and served ten weeks in a British the vicinity preaching before coming to trial. Blasphemy is no longer a civil court mat­ Columbia maximum-security prison for re­ Then, to the chagrin of the judge, the jury ter, but oaths are still required as a condition fusing to sign an "undertaking," a document of employment by state institutions in several attesting that I would keep the peace and be of jack Ross is a member ofArgenta (B. C) Meeting. U.S. jurisdictions, and Friends are the occa- good behavior. This practice comes from the

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FRIENDS ] OURNALjanuary 2003 31 SELECf Curious English roots ofCanadian law. It is frequently rested, and not because I had been found lnrelleccual required by the arresting police in lieu of bail, guilty by due process of law. The environ­ Aniculace and hence is seen by many arrestees in envi­ mental protest occurred because of the intent Accomplished ronmental actions as a relief from onerous bail of the Forest Service to build a logging road Athletic requirements such as chose imposed on people into an area judged by residents and expert accused of serious offenses. I was asked to hydrologists to be too sensitive for a road or Diverse agree to appear for trial in five weeks, to which logging. The Forest Service obtained an in­ I found no objection. I was also requited to junction to remove our blockade, leading to FRIENDS SELECT agree that I would nor return to the site of the the arrest of 16 of us. The protest was entirely protest, nor do there any of a long list of nonviolent, so attested by witnesses, by the Pre-K Through Twelfth Grade things, few if any of which I had done before. press, the police, and the courts. 17th and The Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103 But I could not agree to refrain from going The trial did not take place in the sched­ 215-561-5900 ext. 104 • www.friends-selecr.org there at all, which was tantamount to giving uled five weeks, and thus I found myself fac­ up the protest to which I was committed. ing an unknown but certainly lengthy rime in Returning was an option chat I wanted to jail. I ended my self-imposed imprisonment -·e'''-' leave open, and to sign when I intended to after ten weeks because of poor health and return would be untruthful. The undertaking because the road construction season had chat arresrees were required to sign before ended. Then, before my actual trial date, the release escaped the careful scrutiny it deserved court threw out the injunction under which I by many because it was presented by police as had been arrested and charges were stayed. It just a routine. I was arrested in 1991 in a was ruled chat the Forest Service had materi­ The Friends Camp in Bucksi County similar environmental protest. At char rime I ally deceived the court on a number offactual • TWO WEEK SESSIONS • naively signed the undertaking without un­ issues in their application for an injunction. june through August derstanding its significance. Thus I was not brought to trial. I felt vindi­ Sleepover campJor boys & girls 8-13. As a consequence, in 1997 I spent a long cated in chis case; my spiritual decision coin­ time in preparation, should the same approach cided with a favorable legal verdict. This was Campers choose their own activities be used by the Royal Canadian Mounted an unusual victory, one that I cannot count and live and play in a friendly, diverse community. Police. I spent long hours in a quiet place in on all the time. I recognize chat I compro­ Argenta meetinghouse. I conferred with mised by seeking release. Ann Audland and FOR INFORMATION ca//610-847-5858 Friends and family. I reread early Quaker Jane Waugh did not. My lawyer explained the 609 Geigel Hill Rd., Ottsville, PA 18942 journals. I recalled the experiences with oaths legal situation to me: "You could be there by my friends and ochers in Illinois in the forever." He could see no legal way to obtain [email protected] f www.camponas.org I 950s chat I had ignored during my 1991 my release except by my signing the undertak­ ACA Accredited Camp arrest. The 1997 document proved to be ing. The rwo women must have faced a simi­ much like the 1991 one, and the deceptive lar dilemma and did nor give in. I have spent tactics of the police were similar. This rime I many hours chinking about that compromise, For Students with Learning Differences saw the "peace and good behavior" clause as to no firm conclusion. Multisensory teaching strategies a promise to agree to whatever the state or The way ofleadings may be a lonely one. It for diverse learning styles its police should do or require of me in the was for me, in spite of the good counsel and future. I reasoned chat had I signed and a visits to jail by Friends, my wife, our children DELAWARE VALLEY law was subsequently passed to which I could and grandchildren. I return to Ann Audland FRIENDS ScHOOL not agree, I would be obliged to repudiate and Jane Waugh for a standard by which to my agreement in order to oppose the new law. understand my own testimony. They could Ofmo st significance, I anticipated chat I would have bought their freedom in order to flee to be required to surrender my ability to make continue their mission elsewhere. They could relevant decisions according to my inner have paid and defied authority to continue spiritual leadings. Above all, I could not locally. Instead, they saw their jail rime as part sign because I feel I must reserve the right to of their testimony. They apparently believed Prospective Parent make decisions under divine guidance, which chat they could not set a price on the truth. Open House Dates for 2002-03 must take priority over the requirements of The reasoning of modern courtS is chat chose November 13 • December u • February 12 the state. who post a bond will be more willing to March 12 • April 16 • May 1.4 T he undertaking does not define good behave properly and return for trial rather Pr ofessional Open House Dates behavior, which leaves extraordinary powers than risk a fmancialloss. But I do not behave October 16 • January 15 to police to decide what is good, a power chat morally or legally because of anticipated fi­ rightly belongs to the legislature and to the nancial loss. Are we to say chat we behave citizens. The implication is chat being arrested because of threats, or are we guided by the College Preparatory • Grades 7-12 for a nonviolent protest, which was supported Light of C hrist that we claim in less demand­ • Summer Program by an overwhelming majority of the commu­ ing times? Whether the penalty exacted by the nity, made me of such a bad character chat I state is financial or loss of liberty, or whether 19 Ltsl Ct•nlrai .\H•. • l'.wli. 1'.\ llJ:{Ol could be subject to especially strict require­ we fear loss of esteem by our neighbors, I h 1 o-(q<>--11.)<> • \\ 11 \\ .th ls.org ments of behavior not required of ocher citi­ believe we must follow where God leads. Let l .tlliJill .... ]tll.!lt d flit 1\tJ\l!t .... ;t) ~ ..!)...! l\\il hltlt J,.., I!Oill tht• P,ttd! 1!.1111 .... t.tl l l l[] zens in matters having no relation to the us heed the Inner Teacher. I honorJane Waugh protest. All this was solely because I was ar- and Ann Audland for their example. 0

32 january 2003 fRIENDS j OURNAL A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why By Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce. Westminster john Knox, 2002. 85 pages. $14.95/paperback. In April 200 1, worshipers in more than 2,000 congregations in the United States com­ pleted the U.S. Congregational Life Survey during worship services. This survey differed from most previous studies because, instead of relying on the views and opinions ofpastors or congregational leaders, it recorded the voices of people who regularly participate in wor­ ship. Approximately 300,000 people re­ sponded. With all aged 15 and older taking part, the results summarized what a congrega­ tion's worshipers as a group had to say about their experiences there. A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations looks at the total results of the survey, concentrating especially on four areas: spirituality and faith; activities in the congregation; community in­ volvement; and worshipers' vision for the congregation's future. Many of the results are striking-including the finding that one in three worshipers are new people who've been attending their current congregation for five years or less, and that two out oflOO people sitting in U.S. worship services are attending that congregation for the first time. These findings, and others they've uncovered, have huge implications fo r congregations-including Quaker meetings. T he survey is more than just a description mether your family consists center, arts and crafts studio and of the U.S. religious landscape. Cynthia of the wonderful friends you've the well-stocked library. Woolever and Deborah Bruce have written found at Foulkeways ... or the loved their book as a tool to help congregations Yes, there is no place like home examine their vitality so they can renew and ones who've come to visit you this for the holidays. Especially when enrich their mission. A Field Guide to U.S. time of the year... the holidays are your home is Foulkeways at Congregations helps readers grapple with ques­ magical here. Gwynedd. tions like, "What are the characteristics of satisfying worship?" "How involved are wor­ You ' ll find comfort and joy in your For more information or to shipers in their communities?" and, "How apartment or cottage and at the arrange for a personal tour, can congregations both recruit new members many holiday activities held at and retain existing members?" call Nancy Gold, Director Another strength of the book (and survey), Foulkeways. Remember to enjoy of Admissions, today at and one that many Friends will relate to, is the heated, indoor pool, fitness 21 5-643-2200. that it doesn't focus on numerical growth as the primary factor of what makes for a vital congregation. Instead, the authors focus on 1120 Meetinghouse Road the four fundamental areas ofs pirituality and Gwynedd, PA 19436 faith development, involvement in and con­ nections to the congregation, community in­ E-mail: [email protected] volvement, and future directions. T his helps dispel the following common myths about 215-643-2200 congregational life: that a typical worshiper is over 65 years of age and retired; that people Visit our web site! www.foulkeways.org under 30 do not participate in religious activi­ Foulkewa~ at Gwynedd does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ties; that "nothing ever changes around here" religion, national origin, sex, handkap or familial status. is an accurate statement about parish or con-

FRIENDS ]OURNAL ]anuary 2003 33 gregational Life; that congregations grow by It's About Them. attracting new people who are not attending religious services anywhere; that congregations Join our close-knit community of 160 students. have to choose berween taking care of their members and serving the community; and that worshipers who regularly attend are al­ • Grades 6-12 most always members of the congregation. • Boarding Options Available A Field Guide is well written, easy to read, • 8-to-1 Student/Faculty Ratio and features some delightful cartoons illus­ • Just 75 Miles North of NYC trating the realities ofcongregational Life. While the book will have special appeal to Friends who are interested in what's going on in con­ gregations nationwide, it also could be helpful reading for ministry and oversight or outreach committees. It helps Friends see where we are alike and where we differ from other congre­ gations in more than theological ways. It also illustrates that, even if we are small (even the Oalzwood number of respondents oumumbers us Quak­ FR I ENDS - SC H OOL ers), we still exhibit hallmarks of vitality and qualities appealing to worshipers and seekers Poughkeepsie, New York in the United States. - ] BrentBiU 1-800-843-3341 J Brent Bill, associate director ofthe Indianapo­ lis Center for Congregations and assistant book www.oakwoodfriends.org editorojFruENDSJouRNAL, attends First Friends Meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.

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CULTIVATE YOUR COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT IN engage your Journey through Skepticism THESE NEW PROGRAMS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES mind By Roland L. Warren. Pendle Hill Pamphlet# Master of Divinity 361 , 2001.27page£$~ Roland Warren has articulated some ex­ MA Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with ceedingly complex spiritual questions in such language (Sanskrit or Tibetan) a clear and concise manner that it is difficult MA Indo-Tibetan Bud engage your to do anything but quote him at length when trying to convey what he has to say in journey MA Engaged Budd J."'""'14.1Jo..:: through Skepticism. And yet, when I look for a MA Religious Stu heart specific quotation to excerpt, I find that his words can't readily be taken out of context. BA Religious Studi The whole pamphlet is a highly reasoned stream of consciousness about the essence of religious experience and what such experience reveals about the nature of the universe and God. In this stream, thoughts run smoothly, but any cup of water scooped out of the middle would lack the dynamic energy of the writer's mind behind it and the sparkle of clarity that comes as thoughts build upon one another as they flow downhill. T he language Roland Warren uses is cere­ bral and may not be to everyone's taste, yet I found it lucid and even lovely; there can be little doubt that it is written from the heart as well as the head. My only quibble is that I don't entirely understand where the "skeptic" of the tide

FRIENDS }OURNAL january 2003 35 It's Great to Have Your Own Copy. comes in. Roland Warren says at the outset that he cannot feel comfortable worshiping Su'bsen1Je Now. Jesus as God, or embracing a morally ques­ tionable Old Testament God. And although this might make him seem irreligious to some traditional Christians, he does not really seem skeptical. A skeptic seems to me in doubt and liable to question received wisdom, whereas Roland Warren has questioned deeply and has now come to know, without apparent doubt or need for further questioning, that he cannot accept that received wisdom as it stands. He knows that he doesn't believe in some of Christianity's doctrine in a literal sense; he also knows that he does believe in something, and that this broad faith is a compelling force in his life. I would say that this pamphlet is not about skepticism; it's about belief. After a wonderful process of exploration that he shares with us, Roland Warren concludes, "Yes, and thinking on these things I can only feel certain that there is a spirit in all ofus which seeks transcendence, which hungers for that sublime realm ofspirit in which all of life is bathed in the eternal, and Share the Ideas. Keep the Copy. to which we all have potential access." -Kirsten Backstrom tart your own subscription and keep your copies for reading, reflection, and referral. Kirsten Backstrom is a member ofMultnomah 8 Meeting in Portland, Oregon, and author of FRIENDS JouRNAL is a major forum for Quaker thought and Quaker life in In Beauty: A Quaker Approach to End-of­ the 21st Century. It's a helpful reference for conversation and contemplation. Life Care. Don't wait. Subscribe today to the journal that tells you what Quakers are In Brief thinking and saying. Quaker Social Testimony in Our Personal and Corporate Life Get a full year of FRIENDS JouRNAL delivered to your door for just $29. That's less than By jonathan Dale. Pendle Hill Pamphlet #360, $2.50 per copy, a 19% savings off the $3.00 cover price. 2002. 32pages. $4. "How fully could a stranger know what our testimonies are just from how 0 Yes, send me one year ofFriends Journal for $29 (12 issues). we run our own affairs?" Jonathan Dale asks (Outside North Atnerica, please add $6.) us to consider this essential question, both as 0 I want to save even more; start my two-year subscription now for $54 (24 issues). individual Friends and as meeting communi­ ties.ln this pamphlet, he shares some ofhis own ( Ot1tside North America, please add $12.) efforts to make his lifestyle and Quaker beliefs Ifl am not satisfied, I can get a full refund for all unmailed copies. consistent with one another. He discusses some sociopolitical and environmental concerns, and 0 Payment enclosed 0 Please bill me how our choices in daily life (where to live, whether to own a car, how to respond person­ Nan1e: ______ally to issues) reflect what we value and where Admess: ______we stand in relation to such concerns. Ex­ pressing his sense that many Friends and many City: ______State: ___Zip: ______meetings do not adequately consider the real ramifications of testimonies such as Peace and For fastest service, log on to or call (800) 471-6863 during Simplicity, he advocates a stronger commit­ regular business hours. This special offer expires on December 31, 2003. ment to expressing our faith through the ac­ tive practice of letting our lives speak. "None of us lead lives fully in harmony with all our FRIENDS m6 Arch Street, 2A, Philadelphia, PA 19107-2835 testimonies," he writes. "What matters is the JOURNAL Fax: (215) 568-1377 direction in which we face and the movement E-mail: [email protected] FJPR.FJ-OIOJ we make to bridge the gap. " -Kirsten Backstrom

36 january 2003 FRIENDS JoURNAL Personalized Care in the Sufferings of Early Quakers: London and Middlesex, 1655 Quaker Tradition to 1690 By joseph Besse. Sessions Book Trust, 2002. 144 Since 1896 pages. $12/paperback. This is the latest in a series of paperbacks that makes short, region­ A Quiet, alized excerpts of the original two volumes of Joseph Besse's records--one 824 pages oftin y Home-Like Setting in a type, the other a mere 648 pages-accessible to Quakers throughout the world. It is an Beautifully Landscaped accounting ofw hat early Quakers suffered for Atmosphere their refusal to pay tithes or assessments to churches, swear in God's name, uncover their heads in the presence of royalty, use priests or • Private Rooms, Suites and • Recreational Activities ministers to marry or bury, fight wars, and Apartments hold meetings for worship. For those ofus who • 24 Hour Security have become a tad comfortable on our meet­ • Assistance With Activities Of Daily • Some Financial inghouse benches, this volume and others in Living the series are a refreshing bucket of cold water Assistance Available that reveals the passionate framework of our • Emergency Response System fai th. The language itselfdr aws us back in time while the determination and commitment of • Three Nutritious, Home-Cooked For information please an amazingly radical group of people shines Meals Served Daily In Elegant call 856-235-4884 forth. Unfortunately, the records themselves Surroundings seem to be printed in this volume exactly as 28 Main Street, they were originally published, which means • Linen And Housekeeping Services Moorestown, NJ 08057 that the print is tiny, &equencly italicized, dense and hard to read. If Sessions would forgo the quaintness of authentic reproduction in fu­ ture editions and provide something a little easier on the eyes, these volumes might be­ come read by more than historians and elderly Quakers researching their family history .

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Monthly meetings in growing nwnber are expressing concerns that the policy advo­ cated by President Bush will result in war between the United States and Iraq. These concerns, rooted in the Quaker Peace Testi­ mony, are affirmed in minutes adopted by . . . where each resident monthly meetings, as well as by public state­ enjoys a comfortable, ments and advertisements. Several meetings, in their statements, refer to a minute ap­ secure and caring proved by New York Yearly Meeting in ses­ environment sion on July 26, 2002. This "Gospel of Peace Minute" called upon the United States to ... where newcomers "refrain from war, and in particular to aban­ quickly feel at home and don the planned invasion of Iraq," and to "redirect resources away from instrwnents of long-time residents find death and destruction toward peacebuilding new delights every ddy work and toward hwnanitarian, educational, and reconstruction assistance in Afghanistan and other devastated or impoverished areas." Purchase (N.Y.) Meeting endorsed the "Gos­ A Quaker Sponsored Continuing Care Retirement Community pel ofPeace Minute" and approved placing an • Independent Living • Assisted Living • Skilled Nursing Care ad in the local newspaper that read (in part): "United States 'go it alone' military action 6300 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 does not address the root causes ofv iolence.. .. We believe there is a better way. It would 215-844-0700 entail: supporting international treaties and EQUAL HOlJSirfG justice systems to pursue and prosecute terror­ Visit our Internet site at: www.stapeley.org OPPORTUNITY ists; alleviating global poverty; limiting our weapons as we call upon others to do the same; banning the sale and transfer of weap­ ons to wnes of conflict; reducing our depen­ dence on oil through conservation and sus­ Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean tainable energy technologies; promoting real dialogue and cooperation at home and Further information about this position and Guilford College is available at abroad." Purchase Quarter, in session on Au­ http://www/guilford.edu/vpdeansearch. gust 4, 2002, approved placing an ad in area About the Position: The vice president for academic affairs and academic dean plays a newspapers that stated, in part: "The Gospel leadership role second only to the president in decision-making regarding the strategic direction of Jesus is a Gospel of Peace. No one who of Guilford, resource allocation and the academic program. Serves as the chief academic officer hears this message and follows can be led to for 110 FTE faculty offering 40 academic majors, which include eight interdisciplinary majors, war. . . . In this Spirit we call upon our plus five pre-professional programs and 50 concentrations. An ideal candidate would bring to government to: Refrain from war, and in the job a passion for liberal arts, a commitment to upholding Guilford's traditions of excellence particular, abandon the planned invasion of Iraq." Expressing similar concerns, Rochester and service as well as global engagement and diversity, and demonstrate enthusiasm for engaging (N.Y.) Meeting placed an ad in area newspa­ the faculty and others in continuous improvement of teaching, curriculum and scholarship and pers, calling on "our leaders to: abandon the in the college's anti-racism initiative. The vice president for academic affairs and academic dean planned invasion of Iraq, and refrain from must be able to work collaboratively with faculty and administrators and have an understanding war; redirect our resources toward hwnanitar­ of Quaker governance. ian, educational, and reconstruction assistance Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree. Significant faculry and administrative in Afghanistan, and other devastated or im­ experience, preferably tenured and at a liberal arts college. Demonstrated commitment to poverished areas, in the spirit of the Marshall Guilford's core values. Demonstrated skills in faculty recruitment and retention, teaching and Plan, which helped to turn former enemies scholarship, management and budgeting, oral and written communication, collaborative and into allies; use established structure of interna­ consensual decision-making, and leadership. tional institutions, such as the United Na­ tions and war crimes tribunals, for truly hu­ How to Apply: Submit a curriculum vitae, names and addresses of at least three professional mane resolutions to ongoing regional prob­ references, and a letter addressing the position and qualifications to: VPAA/Academic Dean lems and conflicts." Montclair (N.J.) Meet­ Search Committee c/o Human Resources Department, Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly ing, in an ad in the local newspaper, affirmed Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410. Review of applications begins on January 15, 2003. Position the Quaker Peace T estimony and added, "The will remain open until filled. horrific acts of September 11 moved us to Guilford College seeks app!icatiom from people representative ofdiversity based on age, race, gender, emotions ranging from anger and fear to grief sexual orientation, disabilities, ethnicity, religion, national origin, career and life experiences, socio­ and despair. But we must not allow such economic background, geographic roots, as weU as members ofthe Religious Society ofFriends. EOEI.M feelings to direct us as individuals or as a nation to further acts ofdestruction and death.

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... subs cri? m:g~~ ot~e~~nY'tu~li~1g True security can only be found in peace. the Fellowship of Reconciliation While forgiveness and reconciliation are often difficult, they are imperative for peace to pre­ Fellowship is the oldest continuously published vail." Madison (Wis.) Meeting approved a magazine on peace and nonviolence in the US. "Minute on Preemptive War against Iraq," Writers have included Gandhi, Muriel Lester, which stated, "W e wholeheartedly oppose such Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day. Thich a war, waged for any reason.... Therefore, we Nhat Hanh, Alva Myrdal, Daniel Berrigan, call upon the leaders and the people of Iraq, Desmond Thtu, A..J. Muste and many more. the United States, and all nations to begin dialogue now to construct the common ground US - $25 per year that can take away the occasion for war and Canada/Mexico- $35 per year take away war itself." -Compiled by Robert International/Institutional- $40 per year Marks ftom month~] meeting newsletters To subscribe contact: Fellowship Germantown (Pa.) Meeting, on June 9, 2002, c/o FOR, Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960 approved a minute supporting the establish­ Tel: (845) 358-4601 Fax: (845) 358-4924 ment of independent Palestinian and Israeli Or subscribe at our website: www.forusa.org states as the first step toward resolving the conffict between the two peoples. In the minute, Germantown Meeting committed to "raise funds especially through Friends orga­ nizations to be used for reconstruction in Palestine"; "establish direct connections with individuals and groups in Israel and Palestine to become better aware of what the conflict means to those who must endure it"; "offer our meeting as a forum for Israeli and Pales­ tinian voices for a just peace, and also for Americans ofdiff erent backgrounds who share that vision"; "meet with Jewish Americans, Palestinians Americans, and others who share our concern for peace"; and "work to change our own government's policy towards the Is­ " raeli/Palestinian conflict." T he minute had • Picturesque campus near city 4ttTactions. ~ been under consideration since last spring. - Germantown Meeting Newsletter, October 2002 • One-story, garden Rpartments. Jean Zaru, presiding clerk of Ramallah • Wellness program Friends Meeting in Palestine, participated in an AFSC-sponsored speaking tour on the • All the necessities ofretirement living, west coast from October 4 to 16,2002. Jean such as healthcare and daily meals, Zaru began her talks in Southern California with a reading from the book of Lamenta­ included in tlie basic monthly fee. tions: "Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens. We have Broadmead is an inclusive accredited, not-tm"-nrntit become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are Continuing Care Retirement Community foundE!d like widows. We must pay for the water we and operated in the caring Quaker tradition. drink; the wood we get must be bought. With 13801 York Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030 a yoke on our necks we are hard driven; we are weary, we are given no rest." As a Palestinian 410-527-1900 woman living under Israeli military rule, her Life has been devoted ro the struggle for libera­ tion- for Palestinians, for women, and for struggling peoples around the world. She

FRIEN DS j OURNAL j anuary 2003 39 G shared passionately with local Quaker meet­ Nacional d e Viudas de G uatemala F ings, students, and other groups about the (CONAVIGUA), after the torrure and mur­ devastating impact of the Israeli occupation der of member Isabela Garcia's husband, s on her community, and answered difficult Manuel Garcia de Ia Cruz, on September 6, questions from members of the audience. Jean 2002. He was an active supporrer of Germantown Friends School Zaru was joined by Kathy Bergen, national CONAVIGUA, and the organization consid­ (215) 951-2346 coordinator of AFSC's Israel-Palestine ers that his brutal torrure and murder are Please come to our Open Houses: Peacebuilding Program. - Shady F. Hakim, intended as a warning to its members and • Oct. 5, Saturday, 2-4 p.m. Program Coordinator, Middle East Peace Edu­ their families in the community because of (registration ends at 3 p.m.) their work for reconciliation, peace, and jus­ • Nov. 11, Monday, 8:30a.m. cation, AFSC Pasadena tice in Guatemala. CONAVIGUA fears that • May 16, Friday, 8:30a.m. In spite of the U.S. march toward war, the local civil patrollers, who served as civilian movement to stop Navy bombing on Vieques auxiliaries to the military during Guatemala's gained strength during the summer and fall. civil conflict ofover 30 years, wish to cover up Welcome T he peace movement is prepared to respond the atrocities in which they were involved and if the Bush administration backs away from may have participated in his torture and extra­ Admission O ffice to the its promise that the Navy will leave Vieques judicial execution. Television reporters who 5800 West Friendly Avenue by May 2003. People in Vieques and through­ came to cover the CONAVIGUA press con­ Greensboro, NC 27410 fWCCPeace out Puerto Rico organized a Relay for Peace ference on September 11 denouncing Manuel 336-316-2100 Conference on August 24, 2002, wherein dozens ofpeo ple Garcia's murder were arracked by unknown 1-800-992-7759 hiked the 14 miles from the western end of individuals and their camera equipment sto­ FAX 336-316-2954 January Vieques to the gates of the Navy base. They len. -Amnesty International www.guilford.cdu occupied and reclaimed the right to these 17-20, lands, expropriated by the Navy in the '40s, Church World Service, through its new Af­ Quaker Education and called for an end to the Navy's presence rica Initiative, will seek to bring increased Since 1837 2003 and complete cleanup of the contamination attention and resources to the struggles faced caused by the military. On September 3, the by the majority of Africans. The new initia­ first day of three weeks of renewed Navy tive will supplement existing CWS projects bombing on Vieques, five people were ar­ and partnerships. T he Africa Initiative will rested for entering the Navy-occupied lands extend over at lease five years, working with and were imprisoned without bail. The Ma­ African national councils ofch urches and other Gree~t~~ rines used tear gas against reporters covering partners to expand their h umanitarian ser­ the arrest, even though they were filming vices and leadership. T he CWS Africa Initia­ from the civilian side of the fence. More than tive will target three particularly vulnerable "the small school that 1,500 people have been arrested for civil dis­ populations: children, people living with Hrv/ makes big people" obedience in Vieques during the past two AIDS, and uprooted peoples. Ir will focus on years. Further information about Vieques violence and conflict; water, health, and food may be found ac .-Deborah security; and globalization and poverty reduc­ Santana, Fellowship ofReconciliation tion. The initiative will also give attention to the needs and rights of African women and The world spent nearly $840 billion in 2001 girls, who have long faced discrimination and on weapons and other military expenditures, violence. CWS is developing the new Africa which is an average of $137 per person, Initiative in extensive consultation with its according to a comprehensive new United African partners. Formal launch of the Africa N ations publication on disarmament. T he Initiative is sec for January 2004. Throughout 2001 UN Disarmament Yearbook, released on 2003 CWS will work to enlist U.S. denomi­ Greene Street Friends School national support and will hold a series of 5511 Greene Street July 30, 2002, describes the latest develop­ Philadelphia, PA 19144 ments in a wide range of disarmament issues, follow-up planning meetings with African • including seeps taken by countries to confront church leaders. -Carol Fouke, National Coun­ Pre-K through Grade 8 the threat of the possible use of weapons of cil ofChurches Founded in 1855 mass destruction by terrorist groups in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The book State delegates to the Green Party of the Please call TODAY for a also examines efforts to strengthen legal norms United States recendy endorsed legislation for multilateral disarmament with regard to establish a national Peace Tax Fund. The tour. 215-438-7545 to nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, proposed legislation would amend the Internal and it examines the outcome of the UN Revenue Code co provide that taxpayers con­ conference on the small arms trade. -UN scientiously opposed to any participation in The Bible Association of Friends News Update war could have their income, estate, and gifr tax in America payments spent for nonmilitary purposes by since 1829 has offered Bibles, NewTestaments , Amnesty International is concerned for the establishing a special "peace tax" fund. For more and Porrions free or at cost to Friends safety of members of the Guatemalan hu­ informacion visit or institutions, individuals, and others worldwide. man rights organization National Coordina­ -]. Roy Cannon, Wrire to: P.O. Box 3, Riverton, NJ 08077 tion of Guatemala Widows/Coordinadora Green Party ofDelaware

40 january 2003 FRIENDS j OURNAL A conference on Friends' responses to the growing danger ofglobal war and terrorism January 17-20,2003 • Guilford College, Greensboro, NC

Panelists include Carin Anderson, Ralph Beebe, Beyond Joy, Rubye Braye, John Calvi, Max Carter, Deborah Fisch, Norval Hadley, Larry Ingle, Emma Lapsansky, Val Liveoak, Mary Lord, Nancy Maeder, Rick McCutcheon, Janet Melnyk, Ron Mock, Bridget Moix, Dan Seeger, Jane Orion Smith, and Jan Wood. Friends from all traditions are encouraged to attend. Space is limited. Contact: Friends World Committee for Consultation • Section ofthe Americas 1506 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 • [email protected] • (215) 241-7250 Registration forms and on-line "virtual conference" available at www.friendspeace.org. We invite your input and participa­ tion as Friends dialogue with these issues prior to the conference.

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FRIENDS ]OURNALjanuary 2003 41 Bulletin Board Upcoming Events •January 17-20-Friends Peace Witness in a Time of Crisis, conference at Guilford Col­ lege in Greensboro, N.C. Contact Friends World Comm ittee for Consultation, Age 3 through 12th grade . Academic Excellence for over 200 years Opportunities/Resources Transportation from many districts •AFSC, in cooperation with other interna­ Extended Day and Financial Aid Options tional aid agencies, has been working on a contingency plan to help as many Iraqi fami­ lies as possible, since the people of Iraq con­ tinue to suffer extreme hardship caused by the 2003 OPEN HOUSES sanctions imposed on their country afrer the Gulf War. The present potential military ac­ 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 tions threaten to make their living conditions even more unbearable. Several containers of 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 25 and April 8 material goods-including health supplies, schools supplies, and blankers-have already Tour our campus • Meet students and faculty been shipped to the region and will be distrib­ uted by AFSC staff in cooperation with other organizations. Additional funds and material donations are urgently needed. Learn how 110 E. Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057 you can help. Contact AFSC's Emergency (856) 235-2900 • www.mfriends.org and Material Assistance Program (EMAP) at (2 15) 241-7000, . •Brooklyn Friends School will host irs fourth annual Bridge Film Festival, on May 17, 2003. T he festival is open to all middle and upper school students at Quaker schools worldwide. The festival's goal is to promote value-based filmmaking and broaden dialogue on topics Sidcot School, England such as integrity, nonviolence, and political justice. The festival seeks films that depict Winscombe North Somerset BS25 1 PO England Quaker ideals in action. For more informa­ Tel+ 44 (0) 1934 843102 Fax +44 (O) 1934 844181 info @sidcot.org.uk www.sidcot.org.uk tion visit . tl •Afghans fo r Afghans is a new nonprofit that is working with AFSC's Emergency and Ma­ Sidcot School is an all age (3-18 years) Friends School set in terial Assistance Program West Coast Center beautiful countryside 15 miles South of Bristol and the historic in a nationwide effort by knitters to keep city of Bath. The school has been on the site since 1699 and refugees in Afghanistan warm. Handknit and takes boys and girls from all over the world. Sidcot offers a wide and crocheted afghans, hats, sweaters, mittens, and socks are gladly accepted. For information challenging education based on the Quaker principles of individual visit . worth, charity, honesty, inclusiveness and internationalism. We genuinely believe that every student has an immense potential. •T he Center for Development in Central America runs a sustainable employment pro­ gram near Managua, Nicaragua, including a We are looking for Resident Graduate Assistants (male or women's sewing cooperative that makes high­ female) for the academic year 2003/2004 (September-July) and quality T-shirrs for export to the United States. would also be interested in people registering their interest for T hey make shirrs in all colors and sizes and can do silkscreening. An 11-minute video the following academic year. Resident Graduate Assistants help with about the project is available. For more infor­ a wide range of activities and with boarding duties. They receive mation contact Becca Renk, Cooperative board and lodging and a salary for the year. The ability Project Coordinator, at or visit . be an advantage. For further information please contact the Heads' Assistant at the school.

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1••• 111.1 ••••• 1111 ... 1... 11.1 •••• 11.1 ••• 111 ••••• 11.1 Milestones "An Adventure for the Summer ••• Deaths Memories for a Lifetime" Dart-Aliu Adams Dart, 84, on June 9, 2002, in Unique multicultural communities where every child feels important Eugene, Oreg. She was born in Detroit, Mich., on October 17, 1917, me fifth of six children, ro William Henry Adams and Florence Gossard CAMP REGIS APPLEJACK TEEN CAMP Adams. Alice grew up in Highland Park, Mich., in Co-ed 6-12 Co-ed 13- 16 a home where education, civil righrs, and commu­ nity involvement were highly valued. She gradu­ ated from Oberlin College in 1939 with an A.B. in Family owned and operated, specializing in first time campers. Friendly Quaker History. She mer Francis Darr on me bus ride back leadership since 1946. Mature, nurturing staff, close supervision, ratio 1 to 3. ro Detroit afrer her fi rst college reunion. They married in 1942 and moved to Ithaca, N.Y., where Rustic cabins with fireplaces overlooking a majestic Adirondack lake. Francis was working on a Ph.D. in Physics at Warm, supportive, relaxed environment where the fun never stops. Over 50 Cornell University. In 1946, while Francis did activities to choose from including sailing, water skiing (superb 3/4 mile relief work in Germany with AFSC, Alice and me private waterfront), all land sports, tennis (7 new courts), music, dance, drama children lived with her parenrs. Alice publicized conditions in postwar Europe and collected cloth­ (large theater), art, gymnastics, wilderness canoe and mountain trips, nature/ ing, food, and other essentials for distribution in ecology (farm with animals), mountain biking, and much more! Germany. Francis returned in 1947, and two years Teen Adventure Programs include tours to Canada, Cape Cod, and Maine_ later the family moved to Eugene, Oreg. Francis's career brought me family ro lUinois, Nepal, Wash­ 4- and 8-week sessions available with introductory 2-week program for ington, D.C., Hawaii, New Guinea, and Australia, younger, first-time campers. ACA accredited. For video and brochure: bur they always returned ro Oregon. Alice enjoyed her work as a housewife: a skilled cook, she devel­ Michael F. Humes oped a series of recipe books; she made clothes for 60 Lafayette Road West herself and her daughters; and she had a talent for interior decoration. Alice and Francis loved to go Princeton, NJ 08540 camping with their children in the Cascades and (609) 688-0368 sing around me campfire. She was a member ofthe www.campregis-applejack.com Eugene Shakespeare Club, and she read aloud every evening to her children until their teen years and to Francis thereafter. She kept in touch with family via vivid letters. She worked with the Con­ gress on Racial Equality in the '60s ro establish fair housing practices in Eugene. Francis introduced Alice ro Quakerism during their courrship, and they joined Ithaca (N.Y.) Meeting afrer their mar­ riage, later transferring their membership to the fledgling Eugene (Oreg.) Meeting. Over the next three decades Alice served the meeting as clerk, The wholesome alternative: First-day school teacher, housekeeper, and founder of the ongoing women's group. Every summer the an intellectually challenging college family attended Pacific Yearly Meeting in Califor­ nia. She served as registrar, as Friends Bulletin preparatory program within a editor, and as the first steering committee clerk of supportive Quaker community. North Pacific Yearly Meeting. In the early '70s Alice was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Afrer Francis died in 1977, she moved into an apart­ ment in Cascade Manor, a retirement center in Eugene, and into irs nursing home wing during rhe '80s. She is survived by her children, Helen, Eleanor, and Paul Dart; and her grandchildren, Alan Baldwin, Anna Dart, and Maia Dart. Fichter-Ma'Xallen Fichter, on May 17, 2002, in Albany, N.Y. Margallen was born Margaret Allen Hanna o n December 9, 1934, in Virginia. She graduated from Jeffersontown (Ky.) High School in 1952, Maryville College in 1956, and pursued graduate studies ar University of Chicago from 1956 to 1958, when she married Donn Fichter under me care of 57th Street Meeting in Chicago. They lived in Evanston, lU., Louisville, Ky., and Providence, R.I., where their son William Fichter was born. In 1965 they moved to Albany, where their daughter Liz Hanna was born. Margallen Olney Friends School shared responsibility for Albany Meeting First-day www.olneyfriends.org school and was active in PTA through the '70s and '80s, serving both as local chapter and as district 1-800-303-4291 director of the Capital District PTA, and receiving

FRIENDS )OURNAL january 2003 43 an honorary life membership from the srate chap­ ter in 1986. In 1985 she co-founded the nonprofit Parent Education Network. She volunteered on the hotline for Prevent Child Abuse New York. In Scattergood Friends School, founded 1990, she received the JC Penney Golden Rule in I 890, is committed to fostering award for outStanding volunteer service. She was lifelong and self-directed learning, instrumental in founding the first Re-evaluation developing a sense of personal Counseling group in Albany. Margallen was active responsibility and cultivating global in Northeast Regional Meeting and served on citizenship. several New York Yearly Meeting committees, in­ cluding the Powell House Committee, N urture • AJI recent graduates have gained Coordinating, and the Ad H oc Committee on the college acceptance Function of Yearly Meeting. Margallen helped • Student-to-teacher ratio: 4 to I • Innovative block scheduling others to learn about raising children, being a good • Community service graduation neighbor, and making committee work a disci­ requirement pline as well as a delight. She is survived by her • Shared work program husband, Donn Fichter; daughter and son-in-law • Organic garden, farm Liz Hanna and Henry Olzak; son and daughter­ • Comprehensive, exciting in-law William and Renee Fichter; grandchildren Arrs Department Shelby and William Fichter and Joel and Gavin • Daily Collection, weekly Hanna Olzak; brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles Meeting for Worship and Phyllis Hanna and Edwin and Arpine Hanna; and a sister, Betty H. Sikes. For information, call toll-free at 1-888-737-4636, or e-mail Newman- William (Bill) Newman, 92, on May [email protected] 31, 2002, in Kennett Square, Pa. A lifelong Quaker, he was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on October 19, 195 I Delta Avenue 1909, to Emma Broomell and Herman Newman. West Branch, Iowa 52358 He attended public schools in Chicago, W illiam Penn College, Friends University, and received his 'IV 'IV 'IV. S C ;.1 t Ph.D. in Business from Universiry of C hicago, before taking jobs with James McKinsey and the Marshall Field Company. In 1936 he co-founded the Academy of Management, which currently has an international membership of 12,000 business scholars and executives. In the same year he mar­ ried Clare Berry, also a lifelong Friend. Bill was professor at Wharton School of Business at Uni­ Pendle Hill's Religion and Social Issues versity ofPennsylvania fo r ten years. During World War II he worked on theWar Production Board in Forum resents: petroleum administration. After the war, his work rook him ro Yugoslavia. In 1949 he became the first Samuel Bronfinan Professor of Democratic Business Enterprise at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. D uring his 30 May 2-4 2003 I Arch Street Meeting House, downtown Philadelphia years at Columbia, Bill created the management division at the School of Business. When the Cornel West, speaker on Saturday evening Newmans moved to Tenafly, N.J., they became active members of Ridgewood Meeting, which The inseparable twin of racial injustice is economic injustice. remained Bill's home meeting fo r the rest of his life. In 1956 he participated in the planning and - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. building of the Ridgewood meetinghouse. An ex­ pert in the fi eld of comparative management and Joi n philosopher Cornel West, acclai med as "one of America's most vital and the relationship of management to cultural and eloquent public intellectuals," along with scholar Manning Marable, repa rations national idenriry, Bill wrote textbooks that were translated into six languages. He was one of the attorney Jerry Leaphart, activist theologian Ada Maria lsasi-Diaz, and others in first scholars to visit China in 1979 following the an in-depth dialogue exploring the econom ic realities of racial justice and how Open Door Policy. In 1989 Bill and Clare moved to the Kendal communiry in Kennett Square, Pa. they affect ou r work towards social transformation in America. Celebrate on After Clare's death in 1993, Bill remained active in Friday eveni ng with Nanikha, a Philadelphia-based women 's a capella group . Quaker causes and served on the board ofdirectors ofPendle Hill, focusing on developing social issues programs. Bill continued his scholarly work, teach­ For registration, fees, and lodging information: ing business philosophy to senior executives in China until1995. At the time of his death he was 800.742.3150 ext. 142 or PENDLE Hru. working on a book about a new model for global economy wirh Ming-Jer Chen. Bill traveled the A Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation 610. 566.4507 ext. 142 world, visiting the North Pole at age 90. He is 3~ Plush Mill Road · Wallingford, PA 19063 [email protected]. survived by his four children, Kenneth, Thomas, I www.pendkhiU.org Roger, and Judith; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

44 january 2003 F RIENDS }OURNAL larger scale. By working to disestablish institutions of violence, greed, and nationalism. By rejecting the hubristic WILLIAM PENN CHARTER SCHOOL Est. 1689 notion that she is responsible for stopping all Over 300 Years of Quaker Education murder. How many Quakm, seeing how the The William Peon Charter School is a Quaker college-preparatory school Taliban regime treated women, opposed its stressing high standards in academics, the arts, and athletics. Peon Charter military colklpse? is committed to nurturing girls and boys of diverse backgrounds in an It's doubtful that many Quakers opposed atmosphere designed to stimulate each student to work to his or her the collapse of the Taliban regime. It's fullest potential. Kindergarten through twelfth grade. equally doubtful that many Quakers would have killed to effect gender liberation in Earl J. Ball ill, Head of School Afghanistan. Many Quakers did take up 3000 W. School House Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19144 arms against slavery and against Hitler. We (215) 844-3460 • www. penncharter.com understand their motivation and don't condemn them. Neither do we honor their willingness to kill. Ifyo u were on a hijacked airpkme would you kill a hijacker to save the other passengers and yourself You might and you might not. Perhaps January 31-February 2 you would not have to kill in order to save Building on Common Ground: lives. In any event, adrenaline would go a For People of Color long way in determining your response. with Ed Nakawatase and Andrew Brazing ton Are you benefiting now, as you read this article, ftom the work ofth e US. military? February21-23 Where can we move on this Earth where Quakers and African Americans: no army claims to protect us? Because we're Lessons From Our Past relatively safe, must we be willing to support to Transform Our Future with Va1JeSSa jruye and Dcmna AfcDaniel killing in order to remain safe? Or might we risk our own safery to promote the February 28-March 2 nonviolent securiry of all? John Woolman and There are other, better answers to these "The Tendering Presence" questions, but even the most comprehensive with Mike. Heller and persuasive answers don't open the door of faith or cement the validity of the Peace March 16-21 T estimony. The experience of God, of Beyond Diversity 101 God's goodness, and of God's care for all of witb NtyonuD. Spann us is the ground of peace. T hat experience emerges in our lives even as we carry our various swords and struggle to greater understanding. After World War II, soldiers-turned­ Pendle Hill monks filled the monasteries of Europe and A QUAKER CENTER FOR S11JDY AND CONTEMPlATION North America. Quaker Gl's returned to the 338 Plush Mill Rd ·Wallingford, PA 19086 ext. 142 • (800) 742-3150 (US) or (610) 5664507 (worldwide) silent assemblies they had often neglected [email protected] · www.pendlebill.org before the war, new champions of the old Peace T estimony. Would that people everywhere would reverse that process now. God before war means God instead of war, which is another way ofstat ing our Peace GuideOne Insurance is America's leading insur­ T estimony, the truth that imperfect Friends er of religious institutions, and has been pro­ should never hesitate to proclaim. tecting Friends houses of worship and schools Mike Murray for more than 20 years. In fact, since 1979, Ashland, Mo. GuideOne has been the Friends Insuran ce Group property and casualty insurer of choice. AVP to help with To arrange for a FREE premium quotation, and reconciliation in Rwanda to learn more about GuideOne Insurance, call 1-877-448-4331 ext. 5429. c~· Wow, your October issue on Quakers InJun nee and prison work was more of a book than a f RIENDS ] OURNAL j anuary 2003 45 magazine-it ought to be republished for wider circulation! I would like to add something on Quaker Learning for Life-Learning with Joy AVP work in Central Africa. AVP-Rwanda, under the auspices of Rwanda Yearly Meeting of Friends, is beginning an A VP program with the 120,000 suspected genocide prisoners and the 180,000 "gacaca" judges (traditional community couns) to introduce nonviolent options to not only the prisoners who may soon be released, but the 19 judges in each "gacaca" who will decide their punishment and re-integration into Rwandan society. AVP-Burundi, under the sponsorship of the Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Services, plans to conduct AVP workshops with the police and, if successful, with prison officials and the military (who have just admitted to killing 180 civilians, mostly women and children, on September 8, 2002). Those wanting more information can contact me at .

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No wonder there's recidivism for ex-prisoners I have just finished reading the October 2002 issue dealing with prison work. I eagerly read evety word, hoping to gain some insight about work that might be done after a prisoner is released. My Vietnamese foster son just called to say he may have to return to the Vietnamese gang, despite having adopted a "Christian lifestyle" during his 11 years of incarceration in Missouri. He was born into war-torn Vietnam, spent three years in the camps, and our family was the 17th placement he could recall (his third in the U.S. after his first six months) . I think most or many people in prison have suffered similar injustices in their formative years. He Featuring: Skilled Nursing Care • Private Residential Living • had to spend a year beyond parole being • Patient, Supportive Staff • Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy • shuffled between prisons in various states while INS decided to uphold the parole • Medicare/Medicaid Certified • order. Finally, he was released and thanks to Introducing The Village friends came directly back to us, his only family, in Massachusetts. He had been given Apartments and Cottages for Seniors training in prison and was ready to go to college and get a job, and to live his life as a Christian, to the point of even stopping me ss6- 6 -1 oo from crossing a street against the light. He 7 9 5 left most of his belongings for other prisoners Call for more information without families. He had a backpack, a P.O. Box 457 Friends Drive Woodstown, NJ 08098 check, and an INS identification card. This was evidently not enough for the State of Massachusetts. He was not allowed to renew

46 january 2003 FRIENDS JOURNAL his driver's license, deposit his check in a bank, and sec up an account, or to gee a job. Fri&rlcis' Yet, he was to get a cell phone so chat his parole officer could visit him at any rime. It Ce tf al s has been eight weeks, and he has yet to gee a copy of his social security card (he knows the number). H e cannot gee a job, apply for college or a driver's license without the Defining Succ identification; and his parole officer is I apparencly no help. What is he to do? He is Julie Lytt on '02 30 and does not want to live like a child, Universit>n of Penns ylvania taking handouts, he wants co get on with his Cum Lau e, National Merit life ... bur the system has such a grip on Drama S age Crew, Gay Strai him char he cannot move forward. H e goes Varsity Qance, Religious Life to church, plays soccer, applies for jobs, and hopes he will get his social security card Selmah p oldberg '02 soon. Middlebl y College If people in chis country are worried about Varsity nnis Most Valuable Player, its astonishing recidivism races, well, now I Junior V rsity Softball, Student Council know why chat happens. I wish the "prison" Senior Re\>resentative, Orchestra issue had addressed char problem as well. David Gershkoff '02 jane Taywr Yale Univers"ty Middle/Upper School - Grades 5 - 12 Dorchester, Mass. Cum Laude, Mathematics Achievement 1101 City Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096 Award, Phi Beta Kappa Award, National Call (610) 649·7440 or Merit Finalist. Model UN, Drama, Chorus, visit -w.friendscentral.orq Friends Transition Support Vocal Ensemble, Science Olympiad for more Information. Services provides a bridge Thank you for your moving special issue on prisons. It was a powerfUl reminder of the importance of Friends' witness in prisons from our earliest days to the present. We cannot forger the millions hidden behind prison walls in chis country or struggling to adjust to life after imprisonment. As long as our criminal justice system rejects the possibility of rehabilitation, emphasizes punishment over treatment, and offers lircle support to people reentering our communities from prison, ir should come as no surprise chat many of chose released end up back in prison. A new project of H addonfield (N.J.) Monthly Meeting called Beyond Prison Walls: Friends Transition Support Services (FTSS) promotes safe and just communities by reaching our to chose about co be released from prison and providing a continuum of services prior to release and during the reentry process. Beyond Prison Walls is a grassroots project char grew out of the efforts of Friends in southern New Jersey to assist T homas Trantino upon his release from prison after 38 years. His was a highly politicized case chat made the difficulties of reentry even more pronounced. The experiences Friends had in working with Thomas opened their eyes to all the obstacles to a successfUl reentry and revealed how few reentry services were available. At the same rime, these Friends came to realize chat T homas Trancino possessed the

F RIENDS )OURNAL]anuary 2003 47 Retreat and Study Center experience, training, and caring spirit that uniquely qualified him to coordinate a Bringing together the inner and reentry services project. The way those in outer journey for over 60 years. prison could relate to Thomas's life and experiences made him a powerful wimess to Coming Soon! the renunciation of violence and addictive behavior that had allowed him to change his life. Our Lives Are Sacred Texts Since the first meeting of the project's Paul Raushenbush steering committee in May 2002, Beyond February 21-23 Prison Walls has gained the suppon of numerous monthly meetings, as well as Peace Be With You: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Talks are Following Jesus on the Road underway to develop programs for a halfway ofNonviolence Open your child's house in Camden, and we have already John Dear mind to the world provided services to people reentering local April2- 4 communities from prison. Our project also provides services to help people at risk of ABINGTON drug or alcohol abuse, or of going to prison From Violence to Wholeness FRIENDS for other risky behaviors. In both cases, we Janet Chisholm SCHOOL include our clients' fumilies in the service we June 6-8 provide. So many people show an interest in our services that the potential to make a A Quaker coeducational difference in people's lives is enormous. day school grades Priscilla Adams, Haddonfield Quaner' s Preschool through 12 Regional Secretary for Quaker Concerns, says that no other South Jersey Quaker For more information, call project has attracted this kind ofsuppon 215-886-4350 and enthusiasm in over 20 years. 575 Washington Lane • Jenkintown, PA 19046 As we develop training programs and deliver practical suppon services, we are also looking ahead to ways to address the larger issue of how our society deals with crime. We will work to encourage models that Reservations are required for display ads in FRIENDS JoURNAL. stress treatment, education, and support Display instead of punishment, because we believe Ad March issue: Reserve space by January 6. Ads must be received by January 9. that this approach works best to break the Deadlines cycle of violence and restore peace to our April issue: Reserve space by February 10. FRIENDS communities. To find out more, contact Ads must be received by February 13. JOURNAL Beyond Prison Walls. (Call us at (856) 962- Ad rate is $32 per column inch. 8266, e-mail us at , or write to us at Friends Avenue and Lake Call (215) 563-8629 now with your reservation or questions. Street, Haddonfield, NJ 08033).

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Available short or long term March­ Court, Whittier, CA 9060t. . . criminals, these 21st century souls seeking When you are in Southern Oregon, Anne Hathaway's You're In good company with Friends United Press au­ asylum are heavily guarded by professional Cottage in Ashland is a convenient, Friendly place to stay. thors, including Douglas Steere, Howard Thurman, Daisy military. Why? I intend to confront King INS, (800) 643·4434. Newman, John Punshon, Tom Mullen, Doug Gwyn, Louise William Penn House, Washington, D.C. Quaker Seminars, Wilson, Wil Cooper, T. Canby Jones, D. Elton Truebl~ to ask to have my poem kindly removed from youth programs, bed and breakfast. 5 blocks from the Capi­ and, of course, George Fox, John Woolman, and William Lady Liberty-it is a lief -Emma Lazarus, tol, Supreme Court and near Smithsonian museums. Shared Penn. Inspiration, humor, fiction, and history that take you to accommodations for individuals and groups. Gays, Lesbi· the roots of Quaker beginnings, belief, and beyond. Write (as played by Roberta Nobleman) ans and people of color are welcome. 5t5 East Capitol 10t-A Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond, IN 47374 for a free Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 543-5560, fax catalog or call (800) 537-8839. . Roberta Nobleman (202) 543·38t4,. For Sale Dumont, N.J. Beacon Hill Friends House: Quaker-sponsored resi­ Peace Fleece yarn s & batting In 35 colors; kits, buttons, dence of t 9 interested in community living, spiritual growth, needles. Sample card $3.00. Yam Shop on the Farm, t235 peace, and social concerns. All faiths welcome. Open­ Red Run Road, Stevens (Lane. Co.) PA 17578. (7t7) 336· ings in June, September. For information, application: 5860. Information sought BHFH, 6 Chestnut Street, Boston, MA 02t08·3624. (6t7) I am doing some further research on the 227 -9tt8. Overnight and short-term accommodations also available. Opportunities in women prison reform about whom I Santa Fa-Simply charming adobe guest apartment at our Monteverde Friends School needs K-t2 teachers, an wrote in an article in the October issue of historic meetinghouse. Fireplace, bath, k~chenette , very assistant director, special ed teacher, and volunteers. School convenient to downtown and galleries, as well as our tran­ year begins in August. MFS is an English-dominant, bilin­ FRIENDS j OURNAL ("Quaker Women in quil garden. One night-one month stays, affordable. Call gual school with multi-graded classes in Costa Rica's rural Prison Reform"). (505) 983·724t. mountains. While salaries are low, the experience is rich. Simple housing included for teachers. Teachers' deadline An oasis of calm In the heart of London? Yes, at the I need help in researching further details February 15 or until position filled, volunteers any month. Quaker International Centre, where short·, medium-, and Write to Jenny Rowe, Monteverde Friends School, about Martha Plart Falconer, creator of longer-term accommodation is available, as well as confer­ Monteverde 5655, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. TeVfax: Ot t ence facilities. Excellent homemade food. For further infor­ Sleigh con Farms. She is said co have (506) 645-5302. Email: with copy mation contact telephone: (207) 387-5648, fax: (207) +44 +44 to . Visit . anended a Quaker school in Philadelphia, 383·3722, or write to: 1 Byng Place, London WCtE 7JH. circa 1877-1878. I have so far been unable Pittsburgh-Well located, affordable, third-floor (walkup) Upcoming Pendle Hill Weekends co discover which school. Can anyone guest rooms with shared bath. Single or double occupancy. January 17- t9: Couple Enrichment, with Mary Kay Kitchen available. Contact: House Manager, Friends Meet­ Glazer and Marl< Moss provide chis informacion? During her years inghouse, 4836 Ellsworth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 152t3. January t7- 20: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Cel· ac the Girls Detention Center, Iacer Telephone: (4t2) 683·2669. ebratlng Our Spiritual Journeys, with Caroline Jones and Katharine Myers Sleighcon Farms, she may have attended or Coming to London? Friendly B&B just a block from the January 31-February 2: Building on Common Ground, British Museum and very close to London University. with Ed Nakawatase and Andrew Brazington (a weekend joined a local Friends meeting, most likely in A central location for all tourist activities. Ideal for per­ for People of Color) Delaware county. Does anyone know which sons traveling alone. Direct subway and bus links with February 7-9: Mindfulness Meditation and the Quaker Heathrow Airport. The Penn Club, 2t Bedford Place, Testimonies: A Retreat for Educators, with Richard meeting that was? London WCt B 5JJ. Telephone: +44 (0207) 636·47t8. Fax: Brady and Irene McHenry Please concacc me via the j OURNAL. +44 (0207) 636·55t6. February t4-t7: Alternatives to VIolence Project Ad­ Chicago-Affordable guest accommodations in historic vanced Training, with Darrell Hefte, Susan Hefte and Friends meetinghouse. Short· or long-term. Contact: Assis· Jan Dahm Margaret Hope Bacon tan! Director, Quaker House, 56t5 S. Woodlawn Avenue, February 14-17: Living Whole: Gems from the Yogic Chicago, IL 60637. (773) 288·3066. and Quaker Traditions, with Robert Butera Kennen Square, Pa. February 2t-23: Quakers and African Americans: Les­ Looking for a creative living alternative In New York sons From Our Past to Transform Our Future, with City? Penington Friends House may be the place for you! Vanessa Julye and Donna McDaniel Correction We are looking for people of all ages who want to make a For more Information, contact: Pendle Hill, 338 Plush serious commitment to a community lifestyle based on Mill Road, Wallingford, PA t9086·6099, (800) 742-3t50, Quaker principles. For information call (2t2) 673-t730. We extension t42. . I would like co make a correction co the also have overnight accommodations. article, "Slavecy in Mauritania" (F]Nov. Costa Rica Study Tours: VoSII the Quaker communoty in Monteverde. For information and a brochure contact Sarah 2002). The name of the founder ofEl Hor Accommodations Sought Stuckey: Ott (506) 645·5436; write: Apdo. 46-5655, is Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, not Boubacar r======~ Monteverde, Costa Rica; email:; To rent in Philadelphia , or call in the USA (520) 364· Ould Messaoud. I apologize for the error. 3 bedroom house/apartment, fumished/unfumished. Easy 8694. aocess to public transportation. Contact: Gulen, P.O. Box 307t 6, Philadelphia, PA t9t04. (2t5) 563-8629 (day­ To consider mountain view retirement property, near a Susanna Thomas time), (2t5) 474-7732 (evenings and weekends). Friends center, visit or write Roy Joe Philadelphia, Pa. and Ruth Stuckey, 1t82 Hornbeam Road, Sabina, OH 45t 69.

FRIENDS jOURNAL january 2003 49 Do you care about the future Summer Employment of the Religious Society of Friends? Staff Needed. Quaker owned/directed camp since 1946. A deferred gift with Friends General Conference (be­ Located in one of the most spectacular areas of the U.S., in quest, charitable gift annuity, trust) wilt nurture a vital Concernedc5i~ Adirondacks near Lake Placid, N.Y. Positions available for Religious Society of Friends. cabin and specialty counselors as well as some department Concerned Singles links compatible, socially conscious For information, please contact Michael head and administrative posnions. Good salaries and ac­ singles who care about peace, social justice, racism, Wajda at FGC, 1216 Arch Street, 2-B, commodations. Single or married, children of staff warmly gender equity, environment. Nationwide. All ages. welcomed. See our ad on page 43. Call Mike or Christine at Philadelphia, PA 191 07; (215) 561-1700; Straight/Gay. Since 1984. Free sample: Box 444-FJ, (609) 688-0368. Lenox Dale, MA 01242; (413) 445-6309; . Consider Quaker Intentional Village Project, community Exciting International Teaching Opportunities! For based on Quaker objectives in East Chatham, N.Y., near information on obtaoning salaried teachong a nd ad­ Powell House. Open House Feb. 1, May 3. ; ministrative positions in outstanding International Schools, ; (518) 392-()891. Positions Vacant contact Sally Gordon or Robert Hamwell at Search Asso­ ciates. (610) 581-4111 or . Spanish study in Guatemala at Escuela de La Montana. Profits support educational and development work with local campesino communities. Emphasis on social and political Interns: 9-12 month commitment. Assist woth hospotaloty realities of Guatemala and Central America. See our website, and seminar planning at William Penn House. Room and , or contact Dane Johnson at P.O. board with small stipend. Applications from gays, lesbians, Box 452, Manson, WA 98831 , USA, (BOO) 963-9889, ""'W-• and people of color are welcome. 5 blocks from the Capitol, Now hiring~C.mp staff for the sum mer of 2003. Camp counse- Supreme Court, and near the Smithsonian Museums. 515 lors and cooks are needed. Must be 18 years old. Life­ East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 543- guards and experience working with children a plus for Pendle Hill Weeklong Courses: 5560, fax: (202) 543-3814, , counselor candidates. Dates of employment are June . January and February 15-August 17,2003. Call Travis at (609) 654-8846 for January 26-31: Some Poets, Some Mystics, with Paul more information and application packet. Lacey Real Estate February 2-7: William James: Pragmatism and Reli- Chicago Friends Meeting is seeking a part-time Meeting gious Experience, with Newton Garver Secretary. Duties would include promoting a sense of ~m­ Property wanted-for year-round living. First time home February 9-14: Making a Difference: A Transforms- munlty, perlorming administrative tasks, and be. Meetong buyer looking for land to build a log cabin, (if the cabin is live Approach to Conflict (AVP Level 1), with Darrel liaison to provide visibility to the wider communoty. Send already there---great!) in Vermont. Buyer's work requires Hefte, Susan Hefte and Jan Dahm resumes and/or inquiries to Chicago Friends Meeting, Attn: aocess to cable/satellite intemet connection. Would love February 23-28: Quaker Worship and the "Opportu- Becky Garris Perry, 10749 S. Artesian Avenue, Chicago, IL to have something sweet and simple in place by this spring nity," with Bill Taber and Ted Perry 60655; (n3) 445-8949. or sooner. Please call Bobbie and leave your message. For more information, contact: Pendie Hill, 338 Plush All calls will be returned. Thank you. (215) 242-3659. Mill Road, Wallingford, PA 19086-6099, (800) 742-3150, Fr iends Peace Teams' African Great Lakes Initiative extension 142, . seeks individual for 2+ year appointment on Burundi Peace Team to work with the Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Services starting in September 2003. Experience in trauma Young Adult Leadership Development Program at healing, clinical supervision, social work, or related fields is Rentals & Retreats Pendle Hill: a service-teaming and spiritual enrichment required. For more information and application (due March internship for 12 young people ages 18-24. Experience 1) e-mail . Bald Head Island, N.C. Panoramic view of ocean, dunes, community life, explore service opportunities both indi- lagoon, and golf course from four-bedroom, two-bathroom, vidually and as a group, participate in social justice- Head of School beautifully furnished house with wraparound deck, two oriented workshops and field trips, explore spiritual prac- Northern Virginia Friends School (NVFS) seeks Head electric golf carts. 14 miles of beach, championship golf, tice and reflect together. June 15-August 3, 2003. Mod- of School-First Quaker elementary school in Northern tennis, croquet, swimming, and fishing. 13,000 acres of est stipend. Virginia, opening September 2003, with Pre-K through maritime wilderness. Many birds and wildflowers. No cars Social Action and Social Witness Internships: a Sept.- grade 2, growing through grade 6, seeks Head to work on island. Peaceful, friendly. Rental by day or week. (215) June service internship for young adults and seasoned with committed, energetic Board. Respons1b1lot1es onclude 699-9186. activists. Room, board, tuition, and health insurance pro- curriculum development, recruitment, enrollment, daily vided. Ground your activism in spiritual community! operations. Qualifications include a deep understandong A Friendly Maul Vacation on a Quaker organic farm, Contact: Julian O'Reilley, (610) 566-4507/(800) 742- of Quaker faith and practice; experience as teacher/ close to local beaches, local stone and cedar cottage with 3 150, ext. 129; . administrator; self-starting community builder-someone large octagon room and picture window with view of the eager to share our vision and work with us to build Pacific. Private entrance, full kitchen, organic garden, this dream. Send resume with letter to Laurie Wilner, and hot tub. Bed and breakfast-$90 per day. Friends Center with unprogrammed Christian orien- Also, newly built dwelling with two large bedrooms and tstion, Barnesville, Ohio, offers quiet welcoming space Board Clerk, P. 0 . Box 411 Oakton, VA 22124 and/or e­ mail to . Staffing inquiries also sleeping porch overlooking the Pacific Ocean and tropi­ for personal retreats with optional spiritual consultation. cal forest. Tile bath with Jacuzzi-modem kitchen-car­ Also weekend retreats: February 21, 2003 Resistance welcomed. peted throughout. Suitable for family or club use. $120 and Obedience to God-A Weekend with David Ferris per day-3 days minimum. . . led by Marty Grundy; March 28, 2003 Shape Note Sing- Intern Posltlon-AFSC Washington Office: Starting Sep­ Write or call Henrietta and Wm. Vitarelll, 375 Kawelo ing with Thorn and Eileen Metzger; April25, 2003 Friends tember 1, 2003, this full-time, paid, nine-month position is usually filled by a recent college graduate. The intern will Road, Haiku, H196708. Telephone: (808) 572-9205. Fax: Meeting for Business with Susan Smith. For informa- (808) 572-6048. lion write Bill Taber, 61357 Sandy Ridge Road, Barnesville, assist in varied program, interpretation, and advocacy tasks OH 43713 or phone {740) 425-1248. arising from AFSC work on peace and social justice issues and also with Davis House, an international guest house. Plainfield Central Vermont-5toneHead Farm B&B. His­ toric farmhouse, 80 acres of rolling hills. Dramatic mountain Workcampa in Burundi and Uganda, July 6 to August Applications close on March 17. Full job description and 11, 2003. Building two classrooms with Evangelical Friends application from: AFSC, 1822 R Street, N.W., Washington, views. Quiet country refuge. Offering: pond, hot tub, year­ round outdoor recreation . Near Plainfield Friends Meeting. for Peace, Community Development and Childcare in D.C.20009. Call (802) 476-4273 Website· . Bubuda, Uganda, and rebuilding homes for people from an Jeanes Hospital ACPE Center, Philadelphia, Pa., is seek­ internally displaced camp near Kibimba, Burundi, for Kibimba ing CPE Resident for primary clinical placement at nearby Peace Committee. For details and application, contact David Friends Hospital, a 192-bed behavioral and mental health Cuernavaca, Mexico: Families, friends, study groups enjoy this beautiful Mexican house. Mexican family staff Zarembka at . facility. Both institutions are Quaker in heritage and philoso­ phy. Resident stipend: $23,000/year plus benef1ts for three provide excellent food and care. S1x tw1n bedrooms, With bath and own entrance. Large living and dining room, Support Quaker House, consecutive units of CPE and optional summer pastoral Fayetteville/ Ft. Bragg, N.C. care fellowship. Completion of at least one prior CPE unit is long terrace with dining area and mountain and volcano views. Large garden and heated pool. Close to histone A lrontline Friends peace witness since 1969. Gl Coun­ required. For additional information, or to request an appli­ center and transportation. Call Edith Nicholson ( 11 0) 52- seling. Draft/CO Information. Peace Research. Educa­ cation, contact: Jeanes Hospital Pastoral Care Dept.,7600 tion and Action. 223 Hillside Avenue, Fayetteville, NC Central Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111 ; phone: (215) 728- 777-3180383 Central Daylight time 8 a.m.-10 a.m. 28301. (910) 323-3912. . New 2036; e-mail: . Quaker House T-Sh/rts -$13 each, postpaid. Cape May, N.J . Beach House-weekly rentals; weekend Pendle Hill High School Youth Camp Leaders (3): rentals in off-season. Sleeps 12+. Great for fam1iy re- Quaker House Ann Arbor has periodic openings in a sox­ Facilitate and help plan weeklong Quaker high school unions! Block from beach. Close to mall. Ocean views person intentional community based on Friends principles. program. Service projects, field trips, discussions, games, from wraparound porch. Call: (718) 398-3561. (734) 761-7435. . Pocono Manor. Beautfful, rustiC mountain house sunable for Summer Youth Programs Co-Coordinator: Plan and gatherings, retreats, and reunions. Seven bedrooms. co-lead 7-week young adult service and spiritual enrich­ Quaker Writers and Artists! Three full baths. Beds for 15. Fully equipped. Deck with Quakers used to shun the arts---{)ut no more! Join the ment program, weeklong high school program. A trans­ mountain view. Hiking trails from back door. Weekends or formational leadership opportunity! May-August (nego­ Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts; get our exciting , infor­ by the week, April through October. Contact Jonathan Smpes: tiable). Room, board, and salary provided. mative newsletter, "Types & Shadows•; keep up with (215) 880-1231 . other artistic Friends around the country; and help create Contsct: Julian O'Reilley, (610) 566-4507/(800) 742- a new chapter in Quaker history. Membership: $24/yr. 3150, ext.129; . FQA, P.O. Box 58565, Philadelphia, PA 19102. e-mail: Retirement Living . Web: . Volunteer Internship at Ben Lomond Quaker Center, a retreat and conference center near Santa Cruz, Calif. Resi­ Walto n Retirement Home, a nonprofit ministry of Ohio dential, one year beginning August. Great opportunity Yearly Meeting since 1944, offers an ideal pl~~e for retire­ Personals to grow spiritually and work in all areas of th1s Quaker ment. Both assisted living and independent llv1ng fac1lltoes nonprofit. Mountains, redwoods, housing, stipend, and ben­ are available. For further information, please call Nirmal or Single Booklovers, a national group, has been getting efits provided. Singles and couples both welcome. Applica­ Diana Kaul at (740) 425-2344, or write to Walton Retirement unattached booklovers together since 1970. Please write tion deadline April 1: call (831) 336-8333; e-mail for info.

50 january 2003 fRIENDS j OURNAL Friends House, a Quaker-sponsored retirement commu­ Sandy Spring Friends School. Five- or seven-day boarding nity in Santa Rosa, California, offers one- and two-bed­ option for grades 9-12. Day school pre-K through 12. Col· room garden apartments or more spacious three-bed­ lege preparatory, upper school AP courses. Strong arts and H ENRY ,501 East Main Street room, two-bath homes for independent living. Immediate academics, visual and pertorming arts, and team athletic Centerville, IN 47330 occupancy may be available. An assisted-living home, a programs. Coed. Approximately 480 students. 140-acre cam­ FREEMAN Phoria: 765-855·5405 skilled nursing facility, and adult day care services a re pus less than an hour from Washington, D.C., and BaHimore, ASSOCIATES E-ms#: [email protected] also available on campus. Friends House is situated one Md. International programs. Incorporating traditional Quaker hour north of San Francisco with convenient access to values. 16923 Nmwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Consulting services for educational institutions and the Pacific coast, redwood forests, cultural events, medi­ (301) 774-7455, ext. 158. . nonprofit organizations. Fundraising. Cap~a l campaigns. cal services, and shopping. Friends House, 684 Benicia Planned giving. Recent clients include liberal arts Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409. (707) 538·0152. . academic classes, challenging outdoor experiences, com­ vice agencies, Pendle Hill, FGC, and many other Friends munity service, consensus decision making, daily work organizations. projects in a small, caring, community environment. Arthur Morgan School, 1901 Hannah Branch Road, Burnsville, NC 28714. (828) 675-4262. Summer Camps Come visit Olney Friends School on your cross-country ~11 travels, six miles south of I·70 in the green hills of eastern SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE Ohio. A residential high school and farm, next to Stillwater Meetinghouse, Olney is college preparation built around truthful thinking, inward listening, loving community, and useful work. 61830 Sandy Ridge Road, Barnesville, OH Kendal communities and services reflect sound manage­ One- and~CompO.~W""" two-week sessions for boys and gins ages 7- 43713. (740) 425-3655. ment, adherence to Quaker values, and respect for each 14. Built on the Quaker testimonies of Peace, Education, individual. Stratford Friends School provides a strong academic pro­ Simplicity, Stewardship, Equality, and Integrity, our di· Continuing care retirement communities: gram in a warm, supportive, ungraded setting for children verse community builds new friendships in a "family" Kendal at Longwood; Crosslands • Kennett Square, Pa. ages 5 to 13 who learn differently. Small classes and an atmosphere. We live and play together and learn to Kendal at Hanover • Hanover, N.H. enriched cunriculum answer the needs of the whole child. An appreciate one another in our outdoor, residential camp Kendal at Oberlin • Oberlin, Ohio at-risk program for five-year-olds is available. The school setting. For information call Travis (609) 654·8846, P. 0. Kendal at Ithaca • Ithaca, N.Y. also offers an extended day program, tutoring, and summer Box 263, Medford, NJ 08055. Financial aid available. Kendal at Lexington • Lexington, Va. school. Information: Stratford Friends School, 5 Llandillo Road, Havertown, PA 19083. (610) 446-3144. Communit ies under development: Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures, in Vermont's Kendal on Hudson • Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. United Friends School: coed; preschool-S; emphasizing Green Mountains, is a unique primitive camp designed to Kendal at Granville • Granville, Ohio integrated, developmentally appropriate curriculum, includ· build a boy's se~-confidence and foster a better under- Independent living with residential services: ing whole language and manipulative math; serving upper standing of native peoples and their relationship with Coniston and Cartmel • Kennett Square, Pa. Bucks County. 20 South 1Oth Street, Quakertown, PA 18951 . the Earth. Activities tend to spring from the natural Nursing care, residential and assisted living: (215) 538-1733. environment and teach boys to rely on their own ingenu- Barclay Friends • West Chester, Pa. Lansdowne Friend s School-a small Friends school for ity. T hrough community living and group decision Advocacy/education programs: boys and gins three years of age through sixth grade, rooted making, campers team to live and play together in a spirit Untie the Elderly • Pa. Restraint Reduction Initiative in Quaker values. We provide children w~h a quality academic of cooperation rather than competition. For 40 boys, Kendal Corporation Internships and a developmentally appropriate program in a nurturing ages 1(}-14. Two, four, and eight week sessions avail- For information, call or write: Doris Lambert, The Kendal environment. Whole language, thematic education, conflict able. We invite you to look at our website: or contact us for a full bra- (610) 388-5581. E-mail: . 110 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050. (610) chure: (802) 773-7866. 623-2548. Pendle Hill's H1gh School Youth Camp , for ages 15-18, Friends Homes, Inc., founded by North July 6-13, 2003. Join 20 young people from all over the Carolina Yearly Meeting of the Society of Services Offered country in service projects, Quaker community life, explora­ Friends, has been providing retirement op­ tion of social justice issues, sessions in our art studio, field tions since 1968. Both Friends Homes at trips, and fun. Call (610) 566-4507/(800) 742-3150, exten­ • Marriage Certificates sion 129; or write . Guilford and Friends Homes West are fee­ • Calligraphy for-service, continuing care retirement com • Graphic Design Camp Woodbrooke, Wisconsin munities offering independent living, assisted living, • Note Cards Make friends, experience community, develop skills, and skilled nursing care. Located in Greensboro, North • Illustration and team about the environment. Daily meeting. Carolina, both communities are close to Guilford Col­ -=~- Quaker leadership. Ages 7-12, 34 boys and gins, lege and several Friends meetings. Enjoy the beauty Ahimsa Graphics, 24 Cavanaugh Ct., Saunderstown, Rl 2-3 wks. Brochure (608) 647.S703, . intellectual, and spiritual opportunities in an area where Quaker roots run deep. For information please Moving to North Carolina? Maybe David Brown, a Quaker Make friends, make music at Friends Music Camp. Sum­ call: (336) 292·9952, or write: Friends Homes West, real estate broker, can help. Contact him at 1208 Pinewood mer program emphasizing music, community, Quaker val­ 6100 W. Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410. Dr., Greensboro, NC 27410. (336) 294-2095. ues; ages 1CJ-18. For information, brochure, video: FMC, Friends Homes, Inc. owns and operates communities P.O. Box 427, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. (937) 767-131 1 Custom Marriage Certificates, and other traditional or dedicated to the letter and spirit of Equal Housing or (937) 767-1818. . decorated documents. Various calligraphic styles and wa­ Opportunity. tercolor designs available. Over ten years experience. Pam Bennett, P. 0 . Box 136, Uwchlan, PA 19480. (610) 458· Journey's End Farm Camp Foxdale V1 llage, for Quaker - d~rected life care. A v1brant 4255. . is a farm devoted to children for sessions of two or three and caring community that encourages and supports weeks each summer. Farm animals, gardening, nature, men and women as they seek to live life fully and grace­ Visit on the Web ceramics, shop. fully in harmony with the principles of simplicity, diversity, Over 30 color photos of illustrated and calligraphed Nonviolence, simplicity, reverence for nature are empha­ equality, mutual respect, compassion, and personal in­ wedding certifi cates realistically hand-drawn in colored sized in our program centered in the life of a Quaker farm volvement. Spacious ground-floor apartments and com­ inks. Ketubahs, gay celebrations of commitment, and non­ family. For 32 boys and girls, 7-12 years. Welcome all munity amenities such as library, auditorium, wood shop, Quaker examples. Browse information, ideas, and easy, races. Apply early. Cart and Kristin Curtis, RR 1 Box 136, computer lab. CCAC Accredited. Reasonable fees include online form for fast estimates. E-mail Jennifer Snow Wolff, a birthright Friend, for no· Financial aid available. F, State College, PA 16801 -6269. For more information, obligation, sample vows. We don't spam. Allow one month call Lenna Gill at (800) 253-4951. . We are a fellowship, Friends mostly, seeking to enrich and Summer Rentals expand our spiritual experience. We seek to obey the prompt­ Schools ings of the Spirit, however named. We meet, publish, corre­ Provence, France. Beautiful secluded stone house, vii· spond. Inquiries welcome! Write Quaker Universalist Fel­ lage near Avignon, 3 BR (sleeps 5-6), ~chen/dining room, lowship, 121 Watson Mill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350- spacious living room, modem bathroom. Terrace, court­ The Quaker School at Horsham, a value-centered el­ yard, view of medieval castle. 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The Resident Student Program Our Resident Student Program remains a unique experiment in adult education-a place to gain knowledge and insight while deepening your aware­ ness of God and of your own path in the world. Resident students at Pendle Hill have an opportunity rare in today's world: to step back from the routine and experience life itself as curriculum. All the components e of this innovative program-engaging classes, daily ~ worship, communal work, shared meals, social action, j community activities-interconnect to form an 8 experience that is greater than the sum of its parts. 0 Social Witness Internships Each year our Resident Study Program includes up to seven interns who take part in some classes and other campus activities while also engaging in community service and action. Some are involved in Pendle Hill's programs in urban community justice and peace activism, while others follow their individualleadings in self-designed projects. One or more internships are designated to support African-American activists. Internships last the full three terms of the Resident Program year. "At 52 and after 22 years of practicing law-in the govern­ ment and in private practice, I felt called to listen more deeply to what the Spirit wanted of me, to discern what gifts I had that weren't being fully used. Pendle Hi ll gave me the space and pace to explore those questions, 2003-2004 Term Dates and, perhaps more importantly, a supporting community of fellow Autumn: September 26-December 13 seekers also deeply engaged in listening to the promptings of the Winter: January 2-M arch 13 Spirit for right action in the world." Spring: March 26-June 5 -John Meyer, Resident Program student, 2002

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