| Description | In this article, contributed to the Quaker journal 'The Ploughshare', Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury describes the atmosphere of the Society of Friends' recent Yearly Meeting, noting that there had been 'a recognition' of other manifestations of 'the Spirit' as well as the manifestation understood by Quakers. The Society of Friends opposed the military warfare of the First World War, advocating pacifism. In this article Taylor Cadbury remarks on the involvement of Friends in other 'national and essential' work supporting those suffering as a result of the war.
Taylor Cadbury emphasises the need for Quakers to 'keep in very close touch with Divine power' in order for them to be 'effective or helpful at this very critical stage in the world's history'. Towards the end of her article Taylor Cadbury acknowledges the sufferings of conscientious objectors and remarks on the atmosphere of tolerance, patience and charity at Yearly Meeting. |