The Hicksite separation in the late 1820s was not the only schism to affect Friends in the nineteenth century. In the mid-1800s, there was another break between the adherents of Joseph John Gurney (who stressed the importance of the Bible and the traditional Protestant understanding of salvation through faith in
CFM Roots: A New Quarterly Meeting
As early as 1873, some of the Quakers in Indiana Yearly Meeting (to which Cincinnati Friends then belonged) began expressing a desire to have annual meetings in Ohio rather than Richmond, Indiana. There were about 5,000 Friends in Clinton County and adjoining counties, and Wilmington Monthly Meeting alone had grown
CFM Roots: Merging the Meetings for Business
In the decades following the Meeting’s establishment in 1815, Cincinnati Friends conducted various separate meetings for discipline (now referred to as meetings for business): a preparative meeting for the men, a preparative meeting for the women, and the monthly meeting (which was segregated by gender, with men holding one meeting
CFM Roots: Reaction to World War I
When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, English and Irish Friends reacted by establishing a voluntary ambulance unit, as well as an extensive relief program for refugees and other war victims. American Friends supported these labors financially, and when the United States entered the conflict in 1917,
CFM Roots: Ongoing Opposition to War
One of the most distinguishing characteristics of Quakers throughout their history has been their commitment to peace, and Cincinnati Friends frequently acted on that conviction. In some cases, those actions took the form of letters to Congress and lobbying efforts against various armament and militia bills. In other cases, the