%eadnotat; ]> pymfaipra PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. FAITH AND PRACTICE REVISION COMMITTEES. A Finding Aid for Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2004 Finding aid encoded by JGW. 2004 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Faith and Practice Revision Committees. A Finding Aid for Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1911-1996 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Faith and Practice Revision Committee (1986-1996) 2 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu Records, 1911-1996 of the Faith and Practice Revision Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and its predecessors. Records include revisions to the ?book of discipline,? commonly called Faith and Practice, published in 1913, 1927, 1955, 1972, and 1997. SHORT HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEES

In 1911, a Committee of Men and Women Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) was appointed to Consider Propositions for Changes in Discipline from Concord Quarterly and Southern Half-Yearly Meetings. The revised discipline was approved by the Yearly Meeting in 1913. The next revision, The Book of Discipline of the Religious Society of Friends, Christian Practice, Business Procedure was published in 1927 as approved by Yearly Meeting.

When the Hicksite and Orthodox branches of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends agreed in 1950 to work towards an ?organic? unification, a committee made up of members of both meetings worked to create a single revised ?book of discipline.? Faith and Practice was published in 1955 and reprinted with minor revisions in 1961.

In 1964, concerns relative to membership, particularly the status of non-member children and the section on Worship and Ministry, became sufficiently pressing that a committee was appointed to revise Faith and Practice to address these concerns. It was some time until the committee was actually created: in 1965 the Yearly Meeting agreed that a revision committee ought to begin work within the space of a year. The volume was originally scheduled to be released in 1970, but was not published until 1972.

After another reprinting in 1978, a concern originating in the Committee for Education and Care of Members and reinforced by the Women?s Committee and the Worship and Ministry committee suggesting a general revision of Faith and Practice be undertaken was presented to the Representative Meeting. This was presented by the Representative Meeting at the 1986 Yearly Meeting, whereupon a list of names formulated by a previously appointed Nominating Committee was approved by the Yearly Meeting. This set of revisions included a major reorganization of the entire volume. It focused on removing sexist language and improving the representation of women?s voices in the section of Friends? quotations. The volume was finished in 1996 and published in 1997.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

The records, 1911-1996, of the Faith and Practice Revision Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and its predecessors. They include minutes from the committees themselves as well as relevant minutes from the Yearly Meeting and Representative Meeting from the same time-periods, and other letters, memoranda, and budgeting statements. The bulk of the collection is made up of an extensive series of drafts which represent the progression of changes each time it was revised. The drafts demonstrate effectively the goals and actions of the committee. Further, the collection contains a few of the documents and publications used as references or models for the drafts.

Organization: Ser.1 Committee to Consider Proposals for the Revision of Discipline (Hicksite : 1911-1913) Ser.2 Committee on the Revision of Discipline (Hicksite : 1922-1927) Ser.3 Committee on the Book of Faith and Practice (Society of Friends : 1950-1955 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Ser.4 Committee on the Revision of Faith and Practice (1964-1972) Ser.5 Faith and Practice Revision Committee (1986-1996)

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Earlier Committees Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee to Consider Proposals for the Revision of Discipline (Hicksite : 1911-1913) Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on the Revision of Discipline (Hicksite : 1922-1927) Committee on the Book of Faith and Practice (Society of Friends : 1950-1955 : Philadelphia, Pa.)Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Committee on the Revision of Faith and Practice (1964-1972) Subjects: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee to Consider Proposals for the Revision of Discipline (Hicksite : 1911-1913) Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on the Revision of Discipline (Hicksite : 1922-1927) Committee on the Book of Faith and Practice (Society of Friends : 1950-1955 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Committee on the Revision of Faith and Practice (1964-1972)Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Faith and Practice Revision Committee (1986-1996) Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania. Society of Friends -- New Jersey. Society of Friends -- Delaware. Society of Friends -- Maryland. Society of Friends -- Disciplines. Disciplines. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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Ser.1 Committee to Consider Propositions for Changes in Discipline (1911-1913) 1911-1913

In 1911, a Committee of Men and Women was appointed to Consider Propositions for Changes in Discipline from Concord Quarterly and Southern Half-Yearly Meetings. The revised discipline, Rules of discipline and advices of the Yearly meeting of the Religious society of Friends held in Philadelphia, was approved by the Yearly Meeting in 1913.

The published version may be found at Friends Historical Library, BX7609 .P7 1913

Minutes & Miscellaneous Papers 1911-1913 1 volume; 25 cm + 2 folders RG2/Phy/024 SW H

Minutes, 1911-1913, and miscellaneous papers, 1912-1913. Papers include correspondence and drafts of changes.

Ser.2 Committee on the Revision of Discipline (1922-1927) 1922-1927

A volume entitled The Book of Discipline of the Religious Society of Friends, Christian Practice, Business Procedure was published in 1927 as approved by Yearly Meeting.

The published version may be found at Friends Historical Library, BX7609 .P7 1927

Minutes 1922-1927 1 vol. RG2/Phy/025 SW H

Minutes of the Committee on Revision of Discipline, 1922-1927.

Report of the Committee 1927 1 vol. RG2/Phy/025 SW H

Report of the Committee on Revision of Discipline of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) of the text for the seven Yearly Meetings in Friends General Conference, 1927.

Suggested Revisions 1923 & 1926 2 vols. RG2/Phy/025 SW H

Suggested revisions of the Rules of Discipline and Advices of the Religious Society of Friends by the Revision Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite), cooperating with the Uniform Discipline Committee of Friends General Conference, 1923 and 1926.

Ser.3 Committee on the Book of Faith and Practice (Society of Friends : 1950-1955 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1940-1956

The Planning Committee of Philadelphia General Meeting proposed a joint committee, Committee on the Common Book of Discipline, Faith and Practice, in 1950. Four years later, the name of the committee was changed to Committee on the Book of Faith and Practice. In 1955 they published Faith and practice of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends : A book of Christian discipline. 1955. Part I: Faith and thought. Part II: Practice and procedure. Part III: Quaker witness to the faith. It was reprinted with some revisions in 1961.

The published version may be found at Friends Historical Library, BX7731 .2 .A5x 1961

Minutes 1950-54, with gaps 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 Minutes of Representative Meeting, related to Faith and Practice 1950-1954 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Correspondence 1950-56 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Chronological

Outlines, Drafts, and Tables of Contents of Entire Work 1953-54 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Includes: 1/14/53 agenda with outlined proposal for work, 1/14/53 Section 1 table of contents, 4/15/54 outline, 6/23/54 letter (serving as preface to preliminary edition), Section 1, 1954 edition, expanded Section 1, 1954 edition, preliminary publication, miscellaneous and fragmented draft with typed revisions inserted.

Drafts - Suggestions/Responses/Recommendations 1953-54 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Includes: ?Two Recommendations from Friends to Consider?, Suggestions for Anthology from Rufus Jones? 2/18/54, ?Review of Responses from Friends, Feb-July 1953?, ?Review of Responses from Friends, Study Groups, and Monthly Meetings since July 1953?.

Drafts - Section 1, Part 1 1950-54 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Includes: 2/25/53 draft, 5/20/54 draft; Historical Introduction, F. Tolles draft, 12/10/50, Undated (later) draft, draft published in ?Friends Intelligencer? to elicit suggestions, 1952 (?); The Basis of Our Faith and Unity, 12/17/53 draft, 1/21/54 draft, undated draft, abstract of ?What is Our Faith??, fragment of ?Friends Witness to the Faith? from FGC 1952, full ?Friends Witness to the Faith?; The Society of Friends and Christian Thought, Undated draft, Doctrinal Statement (not included in final publication); The Light Within, 2/4/54 draft, 5/20/54 draft, extract from Harold Brinton text, N.D., extract from Rufus Jones text, N.D.; The Value and Use of the Bible, 6/16-6/21/54 revisions, 4/3/54 draft, Brinton text, extracted 1952.

Drafts - Section 1, Part II 1940-54 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Includes: Introduction: (NB: this is called Part III introduction, but the segments discussed match up better with what the contents of the later drafts designate as Part II - what went where must have been changed around) 9/8/53; Worship & Ministry, ?The Meeting for Worship? 3/4/54; The Meeting for Business, 5/13/54 draft, 5/27/54 draft; Prayer, 5/26/53 draft, 4/15/54 draft; Simplicity 10/15/53 draft, 11/6/53 draft; Recreation, 4/29/54 draft, 6/3/21 draft, undated draft; Marriage, 9/8/53 draft; Home and Family, 1/21-1/28/54 draft, marked, undated draft; Education, 2/11/53 draft, 1/17/54 draft; Temperance, 9/8/53 draft, ?Notes of the Leon J. Saul Seminar [On Alcoholism?]? 12/22/53; God and Human Diversity, 1/28/54 draft.

Drafts - Section 1, Part III 1953-54 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Includes: Introduction and Complete Copies, 10/29/53 complete (as of then) copy, marked draft of the previous, marked Introduction only, 1/14/54: Peace - A Positive Testimony, 5/16/52 draft, undated draft; Religion and Science, 7/7/54 draft; Intergroup Relations, 12/8/53 draft; The Individual and the State, 1/16/52 draft, revisions, 12/17/53 draft, 3/11/54 draft; Social Customs and Individual Responsibility, 4/22/54 draft

Miscellaneous Reference Materials and Other Documents 1950 & n.d. 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 1 SW U

Ser.4 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Committee on the Revision of Faith and Practice (1964-1972) 1956-1972

Appointed in 1964, the Committee on the Revision of Faith and Practice first met in January of 1965. A proposed draft was reviewed by the Yearly Meeting in 1970, and was reworked in 1971 as the result of many suggestions and corrections. The final version was presented to the Yearly Meeting in 1972 and was accepted with a few small amendments. The Committee was laid down after the publication of Faith and practice / Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. A book of Christian discipline later that year.

The published version may be found at Friends Historical Library, BX7609 .P4 1972

Minutes 1968-70 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

No minutes, 1965-1967; gaps.

Minutes 1965-1972 1 volume RG2/Phy/028 SW U

Minutes of the Committee on the Revision of Faith and Practice, 1965-1972

Correspondence 1968 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Chronological.

Drafts - Part I, Faith and Thought 1967-70 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Includes: Introduction, 9/15/69, Introduction, 10/9/70; The Inward Light, 8/1/60 draft, 10/20/69 draft; Concerns 5/10/69 revisions of 11/29/67 version; Value and Use of the Bible, suggested changes to ? ?, 9/15/69; The Sacraments August 1969 draft; Prayer, 11/16/69 draft. 12/1/69 draft; Simplicity and Integrity, undated draft; Recreation, 8/25/69 draft; Marriage, August 1969 draft, 10/20/70 draft; Education, ?Religious Education? 6/9/69 draft, ?Education? 11/7/69 draft, ?Education? 12/15/69 draft, 1/17/70 draft; Social Customs and Individual Responsibility, ?Alcohol and Drugs,? 5/3/69 draft, ?Alcohol and Drugs,? November 1969 draft, ?Gambling,? 5/19/69 draft, ?Gambling,? 6/9/69 draft; God and Human Diversity, 12/15/69 draft, 1/5/70 draft; Human Relations, 1/20/70 draft; The Peace Testimony, 11/1969 draft; The Individual and the State, 9/22/1969 draft

Drafts - Part III, Practice and Procedure 1968-70 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Includes: Meetings for Business, Business Procedure: ?Monthly Meeting Minutes and Yearly Meeting Decisions,? N.D., ?The Yearly Meeting:? ?Committees to Plan for Yearly Meeting Sessions,? 4/26/69, ?Representative Meeting:? 5/19/69 revisions, Duties of the Representative Meeting,? No. 9 revised 9/25/69; Worship and Ministry, ?Meeting on Worship and Ministry,? 5/10/70, ?Meeting on Worship and Ministry,? 1/19/70; Committee of Overseers, draft, 1/11/69, revisions to the previous, 4/14/69; Membership, ?Transfers of Membership,? 12/16/68, ?Transfers of Membership,? 4/26/69; Funds, Property, and Records, ?Meeting Funds,? 6/9/69, 12/1/69 revisions to the above, ?Property,? 12/12/69. ?Property,? 12/15/69.

Drafts - Queries 1968-69 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Includes: 1) draft, 4/17/68; Answers to Queries, New Queries, and Monthly Meeting Responses, 5/7/68, Second Query, Third Query, Fourth Query, Fifth Query; ?Third Draft of Queries,? 10/21/68, ?Fourth Draft of Queries,? 1/11/69, ?Combined Queries,? 2/11/69, ?Suggested New Queries from Schuylkill Monthly Meeting?, ?Supplemental Queries,? 4/14/69, ?Seventh Supplemental Query,? 4/21/69

Miscellaneous n.d. 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Includes: ?On Being a Friend,? n.d.

Ser.5 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Faith and Practice Revision Committee (1986-1996) 1984-1996

At its sessions in March of 1986, Yearly Meeting appointed a Committee to review and propose the revision of Faith and Practice. Final approval of the revised version occured in 1996, with publication of Faith & practice : a book of Christian discipline / Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in 1997 and 1998.

Prulished version may be found in Friends Historical Library: BX7609 .P4

Minutes 1986-1996 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Some gaps in the minutes.

Financial 1993-96 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Assorted budget slips, some bills, etc.

Correspondence 1986-96 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 2 SW U

Chronological.

Questionnaires - Answers to Questionnaires 1987 2 folders RG2/Phy/028/Boxes 2-3 SW U

Includes: responses to Questionnaires sent by Committee to Monthly Meeting and individual Friends.

Drafts - Outlines, Tables of Contents, Checklists, & Suggestions from MMs 5/27/88-10/21/96 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: 4/6/94 table of contents, undated outline; Draft Checklists, 9/10/94, marked and unmarked undated versions; memorandum and outline, 5/27/88, letter & minute from Haverford Meeting, 7/30/1995; Suggested Changes August 1996, 8/28/96, 10/11/96 & two undated

Drafts 1995-96 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: Parts I and III: 1995 version for approval at 1996 YM; Part II: final revised draft, after review of suggestions, September 1996.

Partial Drafts - Introductions 1994-95 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: Foreword, 12/20/94 draft, 1/13/95 draft (marked), 1/24/95 draft; Preface, 3/24/94 draft, marked version of the above, 9/23/94 draft; Historical Introduction, undated ?First Draft,? 8/25/95 draft, draft of ?Recent Growth and Change,? August 1995

Partial Drafts - Friends Beliefs and Practices 1989-94 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: Combined Draft: Friends and The Bible, Friends and the Sacraments; Worship & Meeting for Worship, drafts approved 1992, 1992, 1991 (respectively) at YM called sessions; The Light Within, 4/6/94 draft, 6/21/94 draft; Worship and Meeting for Worship, 4/16/89 draft, 11/9/91 draft, undated editorial note; Decision-Making/The Good Order Used Among Us, 2/3/90 draft; Committees for Clearness, May 1991 draft, 5/31/95 draft; Friends and the Bible, 1/2/92 draft, 2/29/92 draft; Prayer, 1/6/92 draft, 6/24/92 draft; Friends and the Sacraments, 3/29/92 draft.

Partial Drafts - Our Meeting Community 1989-95 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: Membership, 6/3/89 draft, 11/3/90 draft; Friends and Education, 12/14/91 draft, 5/30/94 draft; Quaker Marriage Procedure, 6/24/94 draft, 5/6/95 draft; Intervisitation, 2/5/94 draft, May 1991 draft; Death and Bereavement, Nov. 1993 draft, revision of the above; Funds, Property, Burial Grounds, 11/9/91 draft; Opportunities for Wider Religious Fellowship and Action, Fall 1994 draft, 1/14/95 draft

Partial Drafts - Applications of Friends Testimonies 1986-95 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: complete draft of section, 11/18/94; Living with Ourselves and Others, handwritten notes, October 1986, Spring 1995 draft; Living in the World, draft of ?Peace,? N.D.

Partial Drafts - Excerpts from the Writings of Friends 1995-96 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: Advices, September 1996 draft; Other, Author file, ?Quotes from Hicksite PYM Faith and Practice of 1927? (added 11/7/95)

Partial Drafts - Structures in Our Yearly Meeting 1988-95 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: Introduction, 1/13/89 draft, 10/19/91 draft; Monthly Meetings, ?Winter 1988-1989? draft, 11/3/90 draft; Annual or Biennial Checklist for Monthly Meetings, undated draft; Quarterly (Regional) Meetings, 6/11/89 draft, undated draft; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1991 draft, Fall 1994 draft, ?Committees of PYM,? 8/12/95, August 1995 draft; Meetings: Growth and changes in Formal Relationships/Changes in Established Meetings, 4/8/88 draft, 5/19/89 draft, 2/29/92 draft; Revising Faith and Practice, 11/17/94 draft, 1/21/95 draft.

Partial Drafts - Queries 1989-95 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: 6/17/89 draft, February 1992 draft, 1994 draft, queries 9 & 12 redraft, supplementary queries, feedback 1994, feedback 3/3/95.

Partial Drafts - Glossary 1989-85 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: 8/15/94 draft, 3/5/93 draft, 5/27/96 draft, 8/4/96 draft, undated draft.

Miscellaneous 1984-92 & n.d. 1 folder RG2/Phy/028/Box 3 SW U

Includes: miscellaneous model and/or referential texts used by the committee.