Margaret Fell was popularly known as the “mother of Quakerism. She was born Margaret Askew in Lancashire, England. In 1632, she married Thomas Fell, a barrister of who later became a judge and a member of Parliament. In 1652, Margaret … Continue reading
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“The unity of Christians never did, nor ever will, nor can stand in uniformity of thought and opinion, but in Christian love only.†–Thomas Story Thomas Story was an influential and much admired seventeenth century Quaker. As a youth, he … Continue reading
Robert Barclay was born on December 23, 1648. A scholarly youth, Robert studied in Paris where a wealthy uncle offered to make him his heir if only he would join the Roman Catholic Church. Meanwhile, Robert’s father, David Barclay, had … Continue reading