Evening star., 1928-06-19

There, indeed. came the sound of the
"drowsy tinklings." and one invoiun-
tarily ga1ed at the "ivy-mantled tower
and the ancient yew tree and the
rugged elms" In vain search for a
"moping owl" but. in the absence of
tn: venerable bird the guide pointed
out the home of William Penn half a
mile away. and within the little church
was Penn's pew--as big as a modern
living room. There, too, was the hole
through the brick wall close to the
ground beside which lepers used to lie
outside the church to listen to the serv-
ices. for they might not enter and con-
taminats the well ones.
So here was the spot whence sprang
the migration engineered by Friend
Penn which founded Quakerism in
America-New Jersey and later all of
Pennsylvania!
BY this reference it is not intended
TO say that the little country church
was Quaker meeting house. for 1t had
pulpit and no high seat" Perhaps 1t
was an orthodox English Church, and
Penn became convert to George Fox
at later date.
II Is four centuries since ,is24)
~'~cA % 2OAs AObitdCA Va tAtE 9VGICty Oh
Friends" was born. In l643. at the
age of 10. he attended fair with some
companions who proposed that they all
drink one another's health. That propo-
sition so disheartened him--Fox--that
he withdrew from these dissipated young
men and spent the night In prayer for
their reform. tYet in the face OF that
history the Senator from Idaho later
felt 1t necessary to ask Friend Hoover
how he felt about the volstead lawD
George Fox heard a message from the
Lord: Thou SeeSt how young people 90
together in vanity and old people into
the earth. Thou must forsake all, both
young and old. and keep out OF all, and
be stranger unto ALL" So at the COM
mand Of the Lord. George, on the ninth
day of the seventh month, i64S, left his
relations and broke off all familiarity
or fellowship with old or young and
wandered from village to village teach
ing purity and righteousness Years
followed without visible results until
l64o when he heard the bell of the
"Steeple house" and entered In the
midst OF service There he lifted un
his voice against the preachers doc
trine and declared that IL was not by
the Scripture alone but by the divine
light by which the Scriptures are given
tina doctrines ouoht to be judged" Fox
had loud and penetrating voice.
From that time he was frequently i'm
priSoned, but he made converts of many
notable followers, including Penn.
The ideal of perfection brought early
conflict with other seets. notwithstand-
ing Christ's behest BE ye also perfect.
even as am perfect" II brought great
fear and emotion and sense of inn
perfection and shortcomings. so that
the most devout 'quaked" In fear
hence the name "QuakerS"
They have no preachers: the Spirit
moves the laymen, including women.
TO think and speak the right thoughts
IN humility and wisdom. Not until
1866 was there any ordered form of
discipline, and then the proposed form
rs met with opposition until near the
close OF the century. So strongly was
spirit" would guide that, In the eight
eenth century. the value of the Scrip
lures was counted as essential, but
In the early years OF the nineteenth CEN
tufy the Friends In America. as well as
IN England. divided upon their appre-
citation of the Bible. They still rely
upon direct communion with God.
rather than upon the Scriptures writ
ten under similar inspiration many
centuries ago. to At other conditions.
The orthodox Friends use peculiar
languages, saying thee" and thou"
rather than YOU They dress In peculiar
garb. both men and women, But all
this popularity Ii modified by moderns
who mingle with the affairs OF life,
The George Foxes" no longer separate
from the young and old. iest they be
contaminated, Nor Is there today the
prejudice held by other sects which
prevailed among the early puritans
and rilgrims, In Massachusetts, the
presence nf Quakers. denying the Bible
as the one Rule and Guide. resulted In