Although a portion of the Fifth Street meetinghouse grounds had been set aside as a cemetery in 1819, by 1833 the property was now occupied by two meetinghouses and a schoolhouse, and the remaining space was not sufficient for the burial needs of the community. In 1834, a collection was
Quaker History
Review of “The Fearless Benjamin Lay” by Marcus Rediker
There are sections of the Gospels that I find challenging to comprehend. For example, Jesus tells his listeners that calling their brother a fool puts their soul in danger, yet Jesus himself calls the Pharisees a brood of vipers. This man who described himself as “gentle and lowly of heart”
CFM Roots: Our First Library
To provide educational materials for its members, in April of 1830 Cincinnati Friends Meeting decided to establish a library. Within a month, 80 books and a number of pamphlets had been collected, and Ephraim Morgan was named the first librarian. The following December, he and several other Friends were appointed
CFM Roots: Cincinnati Friends School
When the Religious Society of Friends was first established in the seventeenth century, Quakers tended to be skeptical of higher education, which was often regarded as vocational training for the paid clergy. However, they strongly supported basic education for both boys and girls. Yearly meetings encouraged monthly meetings to operate
CFM Roots: The First First-Day School
After the construction of the new meetinghouse in 1830, one of the first items of business was to start a First-Day School so that Orthodox Friends could pass on to their children the values and beliefs that they felt had been challenged during the Hicksite separation. Although interest in this