Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Haddonfield Friends Meeting

The Skirmish

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Haddonfield Meeting will be participating in the Skirmish for the first time this year, providing a family-friendly, quiet space for picnics, games, and educational information from 9 AM-3 PM.  This town-wide event commemorates an engagement between British and Hessian soldiers and the Colonial Militia; the Meeting will be provide information about the role of Quakers during the “Commotion” (American Revoluton).

Schedule:  From 10 am – 2 pm, there will be a display regarding Colonial Medicine (meetinghouse); from 10:30 am – 12 pm, Colonial-Era Toys & Games (school playground behind 47 N. Haddon Avenue);  from 11 am – 1 pm, Refill Your Water Bottles & Grab a Cookie (meetinghouse); 12 pm – 1 pm, Gravestone Rubbings & Scavenger Hunt (graveyard).   The re-enactment of the Skirmish is at 2 PM along Kings Highway; those with sensitive ears are welcome to come to the far side of the Meetinghouse to escape the noise.   AND:  From 10 AM-1 PM, there will be a History Faire at the Masonic Temple.  There will also be information tables at the Meetinghouse (Friends Avenue) and the School (Haddon Avenue).  Everyone is welcome; Friends are especially encouraged to visit with us.    A map of the area can be found on the meeting’s website.   RAIN Date:  Sunday, June 5.

The Quaker Conundrum: Controversies in the American Revolution and Early Republic

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Kimberly McCarty, Washington Crossing Historic Park curator, will draw on correspondence between two men named Ennion Williams, both Pennsylvania Quakers, who found themselves in direct conflict with some of the most divisive issues of their faith: pacifism, slavery and the Hicksite separation. She will explore who these men were and how they confronted these controversies in their lives during America’s fight for independence and the early Republic.  The elder Williams remained neutral and pacifist during the Revolution while the younger took up arms.  During the war period, many Quakers focused on the abolition of slavery, pressuring Friends who continued to enslave those of African descent.
The picture provided is of the younger Ennion Williams, who served in the Continental Army until 1777. Portrait by the American painter, Charles Willson Peale.  Picture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  (No copyright)

This event is sponsored by Haddonfield Friends Meeting, as part of the Meeting’s participation in Haddonfield’s “Skirmish” on Saturday June 4th.  The Meeting is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year.

Pre-registration Link: https://www.southjerseyquakers.org/quaker-conundrum/   Those who have pre-registered will receive the link a day before the event.

Follow-up from Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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On Sunday morning, April 3rd, members of Haddonfield Friends Meeting gathered for a celebration focused on peace and healing. This came about with the confluence of two events at the end of last week: receiving a sapling from the historic Salem oak tree and finding several trees at the entry to our graveyard had been spray-painted with graffiti including two swastikas. [Read more…] about Follow-up from Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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