Letters from Rufus M. Jones, 1930

To Herbert Hoover. [many people in Japan feel continued presence of American fleet in Pacific waters is unfriendly to Japan and is provocative of trouble], 1930; To Emma Cadbury. [features of their trip in Europe], 1930 January 21; To Henry Leach. [his article “Have Souls Gone Out of Fashion” will appear in a book on behaviorism], 1930 February 7; To Elizabeth Ross. [will give commencement address at the Shippen School], 1930 February 10; To Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Pickard. [results of his recent European trip; plans under way for formation of Wider Quaker Fellowship], 1930 February 13; To George Wickersham. [re restoration of rights to American citizens (non peace church) convicted during World War I under the Espionage Act], 1930; To Harold Speight. [re misunderstanding concerning index for Rufus M. Jones’s book on George Fox], 1930 March 17; To William C. Dennis. [accepts invitation to speak at Dennis’ inauguration as President of Earlham], 1930 March 25; To Francis G. Peabody. [does not like to be called Reverend, nor to have his degrees appended to his name; expects heavy work schedule while at Harvard], 1930 April 9; To Harry Silcock. [asks for his judgment on the statement of basis for Wider Quaker Fellowship which he drew up and which was unanimously approved by about 50 people], 1930 April 29 To John R. Mott. [will speak at conference of World Alliance of the YMCA], 1930 June 9; To William C. Dennis. [feels Alexander Purdy would be a great asset at Earlham; strengthening of the Quaker line throughout the midwest is one of the Society’s most needed movements; judgment on Elton Trueblood’s teaching ability], 1930 June 9; To Willard R. Sperry. [accepts invitation to give William Belden Noble lectures at Andover], 1930 June 14; To Willard R. Sperry. [outlines topics for his course of lectures], 1930 September 29; To Robert A. Doan. Series of letters re Association for Christian Cooperation, including: Dec. 13, 1930: [discussion of the scope of the Association and suggestions for its enlargement], 1930 September 29-December 13; To H. Latham, Macmillan Co. [has undertaken to find a publisher for what may be Rabindranath Tagore’s last poem], 1930 October ?; To Methuen and Co. [corrections for new edition of his book "Faith and Practice of the Quakers"], 1930 October; To S.B. Meeser. [in his Belden Noble lectures he will speak about small sects of the English commonwealth and their contributions to religion and democracy; also will discuss Baptists; however, cannot write article on this topic for Crozer Quarterly as it is promised to Harvard Press], 1930 October 16; To Margaret Carey. [re reunited Friends Meeting in Baltimore], 1930 October 20; To Mack Williams. [man’s spirit is transcendent and God is more than the visible universe--these ideas are essential to genuine religion], 1930 October 25; To John R. Mott. [turns down invitation to join Laymen’s Foreign Mission Inquiry because he only has two more years to teach at Haverford and has found “through my work an amazing open door into life and thoughts of students everywhere and my interpretation of life and of God is ripening up in just the way I have wanted it to do”], 1930 November 5; To Norman Penney. [those who joined Quakers during George Fox’s life were of the Seeker type; understanding of the source of inner light is one of the most important problems], 1930 November 11; To William Hanzsche. [is sending his article on “Mysticism in India” for the Presbyterian Magazine], 1930 November 24; To Mrs. John (Abby Aldrich) Rockefeller. [asks whether Rabindranath Tagore could be invited to their house for dinner as he is also to meet with President Hoover], 1930 November 25; To Malcolm Davis. [sends his introduction to Bennett’s "Philosophical Study of Mysticism" for criticism], 1930 November 25; To G. Watts Cunningham. [sends review of Alexander’s "Truth and Faith" which book he found valuable], 1930 December 1; To F. Henry Edwards. [gives a list of books he considers best on the subject of the inward light], 1930; To Clyde E. Roberts. [lists best books on the topic of ethics], 1930 December 4; To John D. Rockefeller Jr. [is considering Mott’s proposal that he join Laymen’s Foreign Mission Inquiry for January 2 year], 1930 December 5; To Rabindranath Tagore. [is very sorry Rockefellers misinterpreted his request, but that it was not meant as a slight], 1930 December 8; To Bernard Walton. [Jones’s concept of Wider Quaker Fellowship would be for persons who “under no circumstances are ready to join the Society of Friends as members and would not be able to do so if they were ready to do so” -- rather it would bring together people who want to work for “a spiritual religion that is independent of ecclesiastical organization and of creedal statement”], 1930 December 8; To Professor D.J. Fleming. [is still considering his connection with the Commission (Laymen’s Foreign Mission Inquiry?) and sets out important questions of concern re mission work and its relative importance], 1930 December 11; To Helen T. Flexner. [definitely would wish to support Prof. McIntosh in his case before the Supreme Court], 1930 December 17; To Prof. George H. Palmer. [has thought of his book with pleasure; Palmer has meant a great deal to him in his later life and he will always look upon him “as one of my supreme guides in the teacher things of my life”], 1930 December 24