| Description | This typescript consists of a series of heavily annotated notes relating to an address about the Christian calendar in which Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury remarks on Christian days of remembrance and celebration. Taylor Cadbury considers why the Religious Society of Friends excluded religious festivals from the 'spiritual life' of Quakers. She suggests that Christian festivals formed 'times for the renewal of faith and courage and strength'. Taylor Cadbury focuses particularly on the period of Lent during which Christian people reflect on the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ and prepare for the celebration of his resurrection with the festivities of Easter. Considering the marking of days celebrating the lives of Saints, Taylor Cadbury remarks on the equal importance of the experience of contemporary Christian people in gaining a 'real and vital' sense of faith.
It is possible that this rough typescript formed the basis of an address about Lent written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury in 1931. |