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Interpretation of Friends Worship, by N. Jean Toomer
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Title: An Interpretation of Friends Worship
Author: N. Jean Toomer
Release Date: February 11, 2008 [EBook #24576]
Language: English
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An Interpretation of Friends Worship
BY
N. JEAN TOOMER
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Published by THE COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa.
Price twenty-five cents
CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Worship and Love 7
The Basis of Friends Worship and Other Inward Practices 11
What to Do in the Meeting for Worship 20
Questions and Answers 28
For Further Reading 35
Copyright 1947 Friends General Conference
Transcriber's Note:
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.
INTRODUCTION
I was not more than ten years old when I first heard mention of the Quakers. The grown-ups of my family were talking among themselves, speaking of