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Minutes & Advices of Yearly Meeting held in London (partially subject indexed) incl pages 7-12 exhortation to Friends "frequently to inspect into the state of their affairs, & do not delay the performance of this duty either from an apprehension that things are going on well, or from a fear to know how their accounts really stand". esp Trade advise young persons "not to enter too hastily into business". "A warning to parents to be careful how they enlarge their domestic establishment" (1826) Monthly or Quarterly Meeting to defray travelling expences of those travelling in the Ministry if go considerable distance esp Ireland, Scotland. (1827 & 1846) Proper deposit of Registers of Births, Marriages & Burials under care of QM & MM. To be inspected annually. (1827) Care towards apprentices masters to show moral & religious care (1827) Approves attention paid to children of non Friend, unaffluent parents (1829) As result of sufferings of American friends asserts doctrine 1. inspiration & divine authority of Scripture 2. quotes Old Testament passages as directly referring to the Coming of Christ 3. sees Christ as sacrifice, redeemer & judge (quotes New Testament passages to support ideas no fellowship with those who deny above (1829) Suppress evil of "ardent spirits" (drink) (1830) encourages afternoon or evening meetings for those meetings holding only one on 1st Day (1830) education of children not to be considered as relief (1831) Quotes from Act to allow Quakers & Moravians to make Affirmation on all cases where an Oath is.... required (1833) Recommends ancient observance of submitting Mss which relate "to our Christian principles & practices" to Morning Meeting in London (1835) (committee appr) tentative support for abstaining from "use of distilled spirits except for medicinal purposes" should be considered by Friends in the drink trade. (1835) Registration (1837 & 1846) Instructs Meeting of Sufferings to try to get enactment securing custody of Quaker Registers but if fail, give up "to obtain recognition of Complete legal validity of these records". (1838) Prospective emigrants to consult with bretheren & use caution (1839) Correspondents of QM to inform YM if any are going to S. Australia or Elsewhere out of limits of any recognised meeting (1839) Suggests "Africa Fund" to be admin by a few judicious Friends, who are to visit West Indies. Advice to emigrants re responsibility to native tribes - recognises reduction in numbers & extermination of some as result of contact with Whites. (1840) Overseers to labour with those Friends who attend other places of worship. (1840) Emigrants to send back accounts of themselves. (1841) Centralised registration index. (1841) Re 1837 Tithe Commutation Act (1842 & 1851) MM's to correspond with emigrant members (1844) Alterations to yearly Queries (1845) Civil Marriage opposed (1848) Advices against hazarding properties by investing for high rates of interest (1849) Horizontal plain flat stone now approved on graves (1850) With approval of Committee can take a dispute to Court of Law (1850) Concern re neglect of Mid Week Meetings (1852) Lists Australian Meetings for Discipline (1855) MSS book

1823-1857

From: 1823 To: 1857

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Society of Friends meetings, , Marriages and Deaths Registration of Births, Quakers, general Moravian, Tithe Acts, BEDFORDSHIRE, London, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Africa, West Indies