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• Quaker Experience
  • 1. Illustrative Experiences of Friends
    • George Fox
    • Margaret Fell
    • James Nayler
    • Voyage of the Woodhouse
    • Marmaduke Stevenson
    • Mary Dyer
    • John Woolman
    • Elizabeth Fry
    • John Greenleaf Whittier
    • Caroline Emelia Stephen
    • Thomas Kelly
    • Rufus Jones
    • Kenneth Boulding
  • 2. A Brief History of Friends in New England
    • The Prophetic Movement (1652-1690)
    • A Religious Society (1690-1770)
    • Purification and Isolation (1770-1870)
    • The Evangelical Movement (1870-1945)
    • Unity and Diversity (1945-1980)
• Faith Into Practice
  • 1. The Quaker Faith
    • The Quaker Message
    • The Experience of the Light Within
    • The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
    • The Value and Use of the Bible
    • Friends and the Sacraments
    • Friends and the Christian Church
    • Publishing Truth
    • Friends and Other Faiths
  • 2. In the Meeting
    • The Meeting for Worship
    • The First that Enters
    • Vocal Ministry
    • Meeting Leadership
    • The Meeting for Business
    • The Meeting as a Caring Community
    • Sharing Faith
    • Membership
    • Friends' Education
  • 3. In Personal Life
    • Prayer
    • Simplicity and Integrity
    • Leisure, Recreation and Social Customs
    • Economic Life
    • Marriage
    • Separation and Divorce
    • Sexual Relationships
    • Home and Family
    • Death
  • 4. In Social Concerns
    • The Spiritual Basis of Friends' Social Concerns
    • Equality
    • Peace and Non-Violence
    • Stewardship
    • Civic and Community Responsibility
    • Other Social Testimonies
• Advices and Queries
  • The Advices     
  • The Queries     
• Practice and Procedures
  • 1. Organization and Business Procedure
    • Principles of Organization
    • General Organizational Structure of Meeting for Business
    • Establishment of Meetings
    • Discontinuance of Meetings
    • Conduct of Business Meetings
    • The Monthly Meeting
    • The Quarterly Meeting
    • The Yearly eeting
    • Funds, Properties and Trusts
    • Records
  • 2. Membership
    • Basis of Membership
    • Becoming a Member
    • Non-Resident Members
    • Transfer and Removal of Membership
    • Membership Records
  • 3. Ministry and Counsel
    • Purpose
    • Organization
    • Duties of Ministry and Counsel
    • Quarterly Ministry and Counsel
    • Recording Gifts
    • Pastors and Meeting Secretaries
    • Queries for Ministry and Counsel
  • 4. Outreach
  • 5. Marriage Procedures   
    • Marriage Through the Meeting
    • Responsibilities
    • Pastor Participating
    • Marriage Not Under Meeting
    • Marriage Without Meeting
    • Meting Responsibilities to Sustain Marriage
  • 6. Practices at the Time of Death
  • 7. Burial Grounds
  • 8. Revision of Discipline
• Appendicies
  • Appendix 1. State Laws Pertaining to Friends in New England
  • Appendix 2. Forms for Use by the Clerk
    • Transfer Certificate
    • Letter to Other Denominations
    • Travel Minutes
  • Appendix 3. Marriage Procedure Forms
    • Sample Letter of Intentions
    • Marriage Certificate
  • Acknowledgements
• Downloads

With Pastor Participating

Some persons may prefer to have a pastor conduct the marriage service. The procedures outlined under Marriage Through the Meeting (page 251) should be followed.

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