QWHP --TWENTIETH CENTURY MATERIAL, PART ONE

At the Foot of the Table. A short meditation on the need to remain humble.
The Present Christ. The first of a series of introductory pamphlets from Barclay Press, this intrdouces Quaker Christology.

The Message of George Fox for Today. An introductory piece originally published by the Tract Association of Friends.
The Revolutionary Gospel. Vintage Benson at his best, expounding on the one foundation for building on.
The Future of the Quaker Vision. A discussion from 1967 about the prophetic vision of early Quakerism contrasted with the present. Somewhat dated (the "God is dead") fad seems to have long passed) but still pertinent.

Worship. An address given before worship at the Fourth World Conferecne of Friends. Copyrighted, courtesy of Friends World Committee for Consultation.

A View From The Facing Bench. Also from the 1967 FWCC conference, printed with permission; Coffin emphasizes the need for a personal relationship with God.

Christ in Early Quakerism. Another short piece, calling us back to the original focus that made Friends something different and worthwhile.

Worship. Also from the Fourth World Conference of Friends; copyrighted and printed here courtesy of Friends World Committee for Consultation.

What Does it Mean to be a People? An address given at Western Yearly Meeting on the subject of being a Corporate People. Contributed by the author.

Blessed are the Peacemakers. A pamphlet from Barclay Press, originally reprinted from The Evangelical Friend. One of the best contemporary presentations of the Peace Testimony I have seen, taking it away from the passive "we don't" realm. Reprinted courtesy of Barclay Press.

A Plea For A Deeper Ministry. A plea to turn away from shallowness and return to a gospel ministry with depth and substance. Just as perinent now as it was in 1933, probably more.
Self Expression. Asking what kind of self are we going to express and whether we want our self to express Christ.
Vocation. Written from the larger, Quaker and Christian perspective of surrender to the will and presence of God. What really happens when we surrender to the Divine Will? Clearly it does not mean the annihilation of our own will, but the blending of that will with the Will of God. Our own becomes the fuller and the deeper in the process, only it ceases to be in the narrow sense "our own." As we practice the presence of God we realize we are in contact with a greater enfolding Personality, and so our own personality is stimulated.

Friends and Decided Friends. Kelley reminds us again that there are seekers out there who may be looking to us, who will not be satisfied "confused and shilly shally faiths" or "the average, jogtrot, impeccable insipidity of so many modern, Laodicean Quakers."

Equal But Equal. A pamphlet on equality from Barclay Press. Copyrighted, reprinted permission of Barclay Press.