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The Religious Society of Free Quakers, originally called "The Religious Society of Friends, by some styled the Free Quakers," was established on February 20, 1781 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More commonly known as Free Quakers, the Society was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or the Quakers, who had been expelled for failure to adhere to the Peace Testimony during the American Revolutionary War. Notable Free Quakers at the early meetings included Samuel Wetherill, who served as clerk and preacher; Timothy Matlack and his brother White Matlack; William Crispin; Colonel Clement Biddle and his brother Owen Biddle; Benjamin Say; Christopher Marshall; Joseph Warner; and Peter Thompson.〔Charles Wetherill, ''History of the Religious Society of Friends Called by Some the Free Quakers, in the City of Philadelphia'', 1894, "(The History of the Free Quakers )" October 26, 2010〕 Other notable Free Quakers include Lydia Darragh and Betsy Ross. Following the end of the American Revolutionary War, the number of Free Quakers began to dwindle, as some members died and others were either accepted back into the Society of Friends or by other religious institutions. The final meeting of the Free Quakers was held in 1836. There is a small group of Free Quakers in Indiana who continue the tradition of the Five Principles (Inner Light, peace, simplicity, justice, stewardship) and the Five Freedoms (from creeds, from clergy, from public worship, from organized membership, from evangelization).(2) Today the decedents of the original Free Quakers hold an annual meeting of the Religious Society of Free Quakers at the Free Quaker Meeting House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. == References == (2) John H. Morgan, “The Free Quakers: Reaffirming the Legacy of Conscience and Liberty (The Spiritual Journey of a Solitary People), ''Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies,'' Vol. XI, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Free Quakers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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