Quaker Crosscurrents: Three Hundred Years of Friends in the New York Yearly Meetings

Hugh Barbour, Christopher Densmore, Elizabeth H. Moger, Nancy C. Sorel, Alson D. Van Wagner, Arthur J. Worrall

Syracuse University Press, Jun 1, 1995 - Religion - 462 pages

This volume is a history of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers of New York, from their earliest appearance in the Dutch colony of New Netherlands in the 1650s. It covers myriad aspects of Quaker life, including architecture, philanthropy and women's roles.

Contents

• Quaker Beginnings in England and New York: 1
• Building Traditions and Testimonies: 16
• New York Quaker Settlements and Immigrants: 25
• Flushing Meeting House: 27
• Western New York CHRISTOPHER DENSMORE: 36
• Crum Elbow Meeting House: 46
• Wars Revolutions and the Peace Testimony: 48
• French Revolution War of 1812 and Mexican: 61
• The End of Slave Owning in New York Yearly: 67
• Antislavery Thought among Friends HUGH BARBOUR 733: 75
• Thomas Eddy 17581829: 80
• Hospitals the Insane Paupers and Juvenile: 85
• John Griscom and Other Quaker Doctors: 91
• The OrthodoxHicksite Separation: 100
• Evangelical Movements in England and America: 106
• David Sands Stephen Grellet and Joseph Hoag: 112
• Joseph Hoag 17621846: 113
• Stephen Grellet 17731855: 115
• Elias Hicks 17481830: 117
• The Separation in New York Yearly Meeting: 122
• After the Separation CHRISTOPHER DENSMORE: 131
• Rachel Hicks 17891878: 139
• Orthodox Friends after 1828: 142
• Womens Rights and Roles NANCY A HEWITT: 165
• Emily Howland KATHERINE SOREL NANCY A HEWITT: 178
• Isaac T Hopper 17711852: 185
• John J Cornell 18261909: 187
• AfricanAmericans and Quakers: 189
• Sunderland P Gardner 18021893: 193
• New York Friends and the Freedmen: 195
• Freedmans School Camp Todd Virginia 1865: 196
• James Wood and the Five Years Meeting: 210
• New York Yearly Meeting Orthodox at 20th Street Meeting House 1914: 211
• Hicksites and the Friends General Conference: 216
• New York Yearly Meeting Hicksite at 15th Street Friends Meeting House New York City 1888: 217
• Liberal Pastors and New Intellectual Meetings: 222
• Elizabeth Lawton Hazard 18891968: 228
• Urban Intellectual Friends and College: 231
• Quaker Service and Peacemaking 19001948: 239
• Carolena M Wood 18711936: 247
• Bayard Rustin 19121987: 251
• Friends in Civilian Public Service During World War II: 252
• New York Yearly Meeting Clerks table 1948: 267
• The Last: 276
• Quakers at the United Nations: 281
• Rebuilding Cedar Grove Baptist Church Canton Mississippi 1964: 292
• Members of Quaker Action and Relief 1965: 305
• New York Yearly Meeting Friends and the Nuclear: 315
• Unity and Diversity since Reunion: 321
• New York Yearly Meeting at Silver Bay 1991: 325
• John Cox Jr 18601951: 327
• Powell House and Pearl and Francis Hall: 328
• Sex Education: 334
• Incest and Crisis Survivors ELOISE C KAYTON: 341
• Barrington Dunbar 19011978: 342
• Yearly Meeting Clerks: 351
• Glossary: 389
• Index: 415

Bibliographic information

• Title: Quaker Crosscurrents: Three Hundred Years of Friends in the New York Yearly Meetings; New York State Series
• Editors: Hugh Barbour, Christopher Densmore, Elizabeth H. Moger, Nancy C. Sorel, Alson D. Van Wagner, Arthur J. Worrall
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1995
• ISBN: 0815626517, 9780815626510
• Length: 462 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christianity / Denominations; Religion / Christianity / History