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Quaker Manual of Style and Glossary make these apparent and assure an appropriate group has reached a particular place of decision or outcome. shared understanding, and to test whether this sense Quaker: Originally, a derogatory term applied to Friends of the meeting is in accord with the group’s faithful Quakers because their excitement of spirit when led to speak in obedience to the leading of the Spirit. a meeting for worship was sometimes expressed in a Silence/Silent Worship: Expectant, living silence, not shaking or quaking motion. Now this term is simply merely the absence of noise. The quietude of Friends an alternative designation for a member of the meeting for worship—and other periods of observant Religious Society of Friends. worship—embodies the special quiet of listeners, the Quaker Process: A catch-all expression often used to special perception of seekers, the special alertness of describe the various and collective techniques by those who wait. The silence invites the sharing of which Quakers make decisions and go about their messages which arise from a stirring of the Spirit. Quaker other business. Quaker process can include discern- Standing Aside: An action taken by an individual who has ment, threshing, worship-sharing, sense of the genuine reservations about a particular decision, but Meeting, and other methodological terms described who also recognizes that the decision is clearly sup- Manual of in this glossary. These constituent aspects have in ported by the weight of the Meeting. The action of common a commitment to obedience to the leading standing aside allows the Meeting to reach unity. of the Spirit. Testimony: A guiding principle of conduct that bears wit- Style and Quaker Values: A term used loosely to refer to Quaker ness to the presence of God in the world and in our social testimonies (see Testimony), and the spiritual lives. Though there is no official list of such testi- Glossary commitments underlying those testimonies. Use of the monies, Friends have traditionally identified peace term “Quaker values” is potentially problematic, and nonviolence, equality, simplicity, stewardship, because it implies that Quakers share a specific set of community, and integrity as their practical principles. uniform or fixed positions on various values-based Threshing Session: A gathering of Friends to consider in social and political issues. That is not the case. depth a controversial issue but in a way that is free Rather, Quakers share a belief in the universality of the from the necessity of reaching a decision. Divine and a commitment to particular spirit-led Under the Care of: Describes an activity, program, or processes, which yield different leadings and commit- event for which a Meeting takes responsibility and to ments, depending on the time, place, and context. which it gives oversight. A marriage, a preparative Quarterly Meeting: A regional gathering of members of meeting, and a school might all be said to be under the constituent monthly meetings, traditionally on four care of a monthly meeting. occasions each year. Some quarterly meetings also Under the Weight of: Giving high priority to an issue oversee the operations of institutions. arising from a deep feeling of concern. Said of an Queries: A set of questions, based on Friends practices and individual or Meeting that is struggling to reach an testimonies, which are considered by Meetings and appropriate decision about such an item of business. individuals as a way of both guiding and examining Unity: The spiritual oneness and harmony whose realiza- individual and corporate lives and actions. As such, tion is a primary objective of a meeting for worship or they are a means of self examination. Queries to be a meeting for business. considered regularly are included in Faith & Practice; Vocal Ministry: The sharing of a message or prayer dur- others may be formulated by a committee or Meeting ing a meeting for worship. that seeks to clarify for itself an issue it needs to Weighty Friend: An informal term for a Friend who is address. respected for spiritual depth, wisdom, and long service Recorder: The person appointed by a Meeting to to the Religious Society of Friends. maintain statistics on the members and attenders of Worship Sharing: A group practice in which participants that meeting. share personal and spiritual experiences, thoughts, and Recording Clerk: The person appointed to take minutes feelings, often in response to a prearranged theme or at regular and called meetings for business of a Meet- questions, and in a manner that acknowledges the ing or other Friends body. presence of God, and in which there is no criticism or Rightly Led: Characterized by alignment with and obedi- direct response to what another says. ence to the leading of the Holy Spirit, as discerned by Yearly Meeting: Those Friends from a geographically the Meeting or the group empowered with authority in extended area who gather in annual session to worship a particular matter. and conduct business together. This term is also used Philadelphia Rightly Ordered: Congruent and consistent with the to denote the total membership of the constituent Yearly established protocols, norms, and decision-making monthly meetings of a designated yearly meeting. Meeting practices of the Meeting or the group empowered with authority in a particular matter. PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING Religious Sense of the Meeting: A discerned judgment or aware- 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Society ness by the clerk of a meeting for business—or the of Friends clerk of a particular committee, group, etc.—that the group has reached essential unity on some issue or concern. It is the clerk’s role to articulate that the Printed on recycled paper 12-08/2M his brief primer is written to help clarify the peculiari- Do not use an apostrophe after the word Friends within upon a willingness to patiently listen for divine Tties of Quaker jargon, style, and capitalization. titles. Do not use an apostrophe when Friends describes leading, in oneself and in others. a noun: First Day School: Designation for the Sunday religious STYLE GUIDELINES Plymouth Meeting Friends School education program provided by a monthly meeting for She attends a Friends school. children and adults. Capitalization He lives Friends values. Gathered Meeting: A meeting for worship or for business In issues of capitalization at this point of time, Phila- in which those present feel deeply united in the divine delphia-area Quakers are as plain as you can get. If When referring to behavior inspired by God, use a presence. a word is not a proper name, does not begin a sentence, lower case first letter such as: Hold in the Light: To desire that divine guidance and represent God, or describe an official committee, you divine guidance healing will be present to an individual who is in can usually count on the word being in lower case. divine will distress or faces a difficult situation; also, to give divine leadings prayerful consideration to an idea. Examples of words within a sentence: Inner Light/Inward Light/The Light Within: Terms meeting for worship Quakers use capitalization to show respect for God which represent for Friends the direct, unmediated meetings for worship when using alternate forms such as: experience of the Divine. Some other equivalent terms meeting for worship and business Divine the Christ Within often found in Quaker writings are: the Spirit, the meeting community Guide the Divine Principle Spirit of Truth, the Divine Principle, the Seed, the meetinghouse Light Within the Inner Light Guide, the Christ Within, the Inward Teacher, that of Inward Light the Spirit of Truth God in every person. Examples of organizational or institutional Spirit the Truth Interim Meeting: In Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, a nomenclature: broadly representative body that meets to conduct the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society The guidelines listed above reflect the style decisions of the business of the yearly meeting between its annual of Friends editors of the 1997 version of Faith & Practice. sessions. (Formerly called Representative Meeting.) Philadelphia Yearly Meeting or PYM Laying Down: A decision to discontinue a committee Society of Friends GLOSSARY when its work is complete; occasionally, a decision to Interim Meeting discontinue a Meeting or an organization when it is no Abington Quarterly Meeting Below is a short list of words which have special meaning longer viable. Chester Friends Meeting in the context of Quakerism. A more complete list can be Laying Over: To postpone the discussion of an issue or Committee on Worship and Ministry found in the 1997 and 2003 editions of Faith & Practice. the presentation of a report from one meeting for Care and Counsel business to another. Affirmation: A legal declaration provided for Friends Leading: A sense of being called by God to undertake Examples of nicknames, or foreshortened names: and others who conscientiously refuse to take (or a specific course of action. A leading often arises from yearly meeting swear) judicial oaths. a concern. yearly meeting Committee on Worship and Ministry Breaking Meeting: The act of bringing a meeting for Lift Up: To emphasize or make explicit a particular point quarterly meetings worship to a close by shaking hands. Usually, an or concern. monthly meeting individual has been designated to initiate this process. Meeting for Worship: A gathering of individuals in Centering/Centering Down: The initial stage of worship quiet waiting upon the enlightening and empowering Meeting idiosyncrasy: when Friends clear their minds and settle down to presence of the Divine; the central focus of the For clarity’s sake, when the word meeting stands alone achieve a spiritual focus. corporate life of the Religious Society of Friends. and is used to denote the corporate body of a monthly Clerk: The person responsible for the administration of Meeting for Worship for Business: A meeting for meeting, the m is capitalized.
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