Hi all.. I am a decendant of a Quaker family in Pa., the Ridgway family, originators of GlenOlden, Pa.... How does a person without any Quaker connections for many years join a present day Quaker Meeting? Thanks, Ray ___________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo and Ken Magee" <[email protected]> To: "Quaker Roots" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:06 AM Subject: [Q-R] FW: Re: How did I do? > > Hello Everyone, > I am and have been a lifelong Quaker, member of Northwest Yearly Meeting > (Oregon, Washington & Idaho. Dolly is right in her letter. Quakers are > less formal in organization than most other churches and anyone could > attend a meeting for business but, of course, if there were decisions to be > made, their ideas would have less force in making the decisions. In our > Yearly Meeting, only members can chair committees or be Elders or officers. > Decisions are made by trying to determine what God would have the group do > rather than any voting. This sometimes take a long time! Jo Anne Magee, > Klamath Falls, Oregon. > >> > > [Original Message] >> > > From: <[email protected]> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > Date: 1/14/2009 7:18:47 AM >> > > Subject: Re: [Q-R] How did I do? >> > > >> > > >> > > The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things > haven't >> > > changed appreciably. >> > > >> > > However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty much > the >> > > same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes > there were >> > > provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities at > some >> > > distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to > the Monthly >> > > Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was important > - - those >> > > who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions and > >> > > actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would be > able to >> > > observe if they wished.) >> > > >> > > Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could > attend. >> > > In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an >> > > opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away than > one would usually >> > > go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made > up of the >> > > Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, > although >> > > some might be delegated to certain functions. >> > > >> > > Dolly >> > > >> > > <In a message dated 1/14/2009 12:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >> > > [email protected] writes: >> > > >> > > >> > > At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. This > is >> > > the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. >> > > >> > > The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was generally >> > > attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. This >> > > wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be > held >> > > in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where > most of >> > > the records were kept for those within it's area. >> > > >> > > The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was > attended by >> > > delegates chosen from the MM's. >> > > >> > > Above that was the Yearly meeting. >> > > >> > > OK gang. How did I do? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just > 2 easy >> > > steps! >> > > > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt > p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De >> > > cemailfooterNO62) >> > > >> > > ------------------------------- >> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >