Χ. COPING WITH THE CRISIS OF 1755

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. INTRODUCTION vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. CONTENTS xv
6. I. THE QUAKER RELIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES 1
7. II. THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF "CHARITY" AMONG THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS 23
8. III. MUTUAL AID IN THE MONTHLY MEETING 44
9. IV. CHARITY IN EDUCATION 60
10. V. CHARITY AMONG MEETINGS 76
11. VI. CHARITY TO NEIGHBORS OUTSIDE THE MEMBERSHIP 84
12. VII. CHARITY AND THE NEGRO SLAVE 103
13. VIII. THE VICTORY OF ABOLITIONIST PRINCIPLES AMONG FRIENDS 128
14. IX. GOVERNMENT, BENEVOLENCE, AND THE QUAKER REVIVAL 141
15. Χ. COPING WITH THE CRISIS OF 1755 169
16. XI. PRIVATE SOCIETIES TO DO GOOD 193
17. XII. JUSTICE TO THE NEGRO 216
18. XIII. AMERICAN QUAKERS AND SOCIAL SERVICE DURING THE REVOLUTION 240
19. XIV. THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IN POST-REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA 268
20. XV. THE FIRST FLOWERING OF HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS 286
21. XVI. HUMANITARIANISM AMONG FRIENDS 316
22. SOURCES 337
23. NOTES 359
24. INDEX 399