The vast majority of Americans, as well as most of the people around the world, seem to be done with the COVID pandemic. I know that I was … until I discovered that the COVID virus was not done with me! Albert Camus writes about another plague and the stealthy
Elizabeth Newby Named to Wilmington College Board of Trustees
“Listen and learn.” Those are the most important words Elizabeth Newby uses to describe her new role as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wilmington College. She was one of three new trustees approved by Wilmington Yearly Meeting at its Annual Meeting in July in Wilmington. The Board
CMF Roots: Early Meetinghouse Maintenance
Like any organization with property, Cincinnati Friends Meeting had to deal with the costs related to maintaining their meetinghouse on Fifth Street and other necessities. The 19th-century monthly meeting minutes contain discussions about whether the old log building should be plastered, as well as the need for firewood for the
CFM Roots: Worship in the Manner of Friends
When Cincinnati Friends Meeting was established in 1815, worship was conducted in much the same manner that Quakers had been using for the preceding 150 years. Women sat on one side of the meetinghouse, and men on the other. When the Religious Society of Friends was founded by George Fox
CFM Roots: The First Meetinghouse
In honor of our meeting’s 200th anniversary in 2015, Sabrina Darnowsky wrote a book entitled Friends Past and Present: The Bicentennial History of Cincinnati Friends Meeting (1815–2015). To help people become more familiar with our past, sections of this book are being posted via the online Traveling Friend. You can