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Ie Me foc OF FM a} Introduction she American Friends Service Comittee io an orrantzution formed by (pakers, or Ariends ag they aro-also called, and ectially practices, ina nedorn fashion, tha theertea and teachings of the Guaker rellyton. Tt cun be fcen from this that sone knowledge of tt history and tenets of Quakerism should be had to mors ccmpletely understand the purpose of tite organ! rations The Quakern frst came Into existance in Fneland in 1647 wt th the preachiny of George Foxe (The name Gvaker ia suid to have been ori ginully applied in derision becwre the mesuars ware supposed toa shuke or gue.e when noved by thi Spirkt.) #roa its inception the Greker faith Sundumentally opposed war in any fort and this doctrine has been strengthened and clari= fied throvgh the years. It has boen gatd that the novesent, "ais remarkable as exhiblting a fom of christianity widely divore gent fron the prevalent types, being a religious tellowship which has no fomulated creed demanding definite subseription, and no liturgy, priesthood or outward sactament, and which gives to women an equal Place with men in church orguni zation." The presant organisation of the C(uakor Church is essenthally denoeratics cach person born of Cunker parents is a ber, and, Lojether with those rho have bean adaitted upon thelr oun request, is anthled to take part in the-businuss asseublies-af any mooting of which ho or she is a members jne Society 18 organized as a series of subordinated meatings. ‘the "Prope arétion Meeting" usvelly constets of & ainglo congrepation; next in order cones the "Yonihly Neeling," the exscutive body, usually onbracing several Preparation Veotings callod Logothers as its! nave indicates, monthly; then the "Cuartorly Ucoting,* embractug several, Monthly ‘cetingss; and lastly the "Ycarly Keeting." tha organisation in Fnglund ts known aa the London Yearly aoting. Notyean 1656 and 1656 Gusker missionaries arrived in snerlea and by L709 the movenent hid becona rather stron in New Jernoy,. Delaware, Ponnsylvanla, Phede Toland, North Carollna and Maryland and bad established Bin yearly meetings, fsround1e27 a proat disruption tock plico wt thin the caclely due to tag clashing ef new forces wich made thoascelyes felt after the Pevole tionary dar. Tho resule was a division tn the sia yearly veatlnys, whith the resulting groups, vsually, but mot oftictally, called liberal (iickat le) and Orthodox, the Laltor creatly outnunbarings the Liberals. . qhere are seven [Aoeral Yearly Keatings with a total monborcip (1927) ef 16,576 of nom 10,425 are in Mdldolpida. In L912 they unt tet in the. Prpenta General vonference which weete blantally Lub hes no lenis= dative euthoriiys Tha Conteal offfees of tilacireup are in philadelphia where they publish "Tha frignds Inlelld; oncar.”