RT Article
T1 Friends of Humanity: A Quaker Anti-Slavery Influence
JF Church history
VO 4
SP 187
OP 202
A1 Fisher, Miles Mark
LA English
YR 1935
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/596365896
AB The humanitarianism of the eighteenth century gave added impulse to the members of the Society of Friends to practice the gospel of love for all mankind. Since at first “they were in derision called Quakers,” it is most likely that all of their interests were sneered at. Nevertheless, they influenced other denominations by their anti-slavery appeals and popularized the idea of a “society” for humanitarian purposes as they gave full meaning to the words friends and humanity. The English Quakers were called “Friends of Thieves” because they worked for prison reform in London, and the American Quakers appear to be the first persons who were known as “Friends of Humanity” primarily because they opposed Negro slavery vehemently.
K1 Sklaverei
K1 Quäker
K1 Neuzeit
K1 Spät
K1 Jahrhundert, 19
K1 Slavery
K1 Quakers/Society of Friends
K1 Modern Era
K1 late
K1 century, 19th