Letters from Rufus M. Jones, 1946
Scope and Contents
To “friends who are blind.” [quotes poem by John Greenleaf Whittier and wisdom of an ancient sage], 1946; To Douglas Steere. [the creation of the General Meeting is a happy event, but will not affect the quality of particular Meetings; silent worship must be revitalized., 1946; To President Truman. [Friends are in sympathy with the greatness of his tasks and that he must undertake a moral and spiritual crusade], 1946 January 4; To Elizabeth Fox Howard. copy. [appreciation of her book "Midstream"], 1946 January 7; To Hubert Peet. [does not request monetary reimbursement for his articles, but would accept a book], 1946 January 8; To A.J. Muste. [supports the aims and efforts of Fellowship of Reconciliation], 1946 March 12; To A.J. Muste. [will be glad to be a sponsor for the Committee for Amnesty], 1946 March 19; To Hubert Peet. [notes that the two Yearly Meetings are growing rapidly together], 1946 March 26; To Gwen Catchpool. [Corder Catchpool’s visit to Germany important to Friends there], 1946 May 2; To "The Friend" (London). [has just returned from lecture tour in Ohio and Indiana], 1946 June 18; To Robert Coe. [the Young Friends Meeting was one of his life’s most thrilling experiences], 1946 November 5; To William Bacon Evans [interpretations from George Fox and Thomas Ellwood; is profoundly hostile to humanism for it reduces man to a natural being, but instead takes Genesis and George Fox seriously], 1946
Dates
- Creation: 1946
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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