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Kenneth L. Carroll* Early Friends were quite convinced that they were living in a "new age"--one which closely paralleled that of the church in the days of the Apostles. They sometimes saw themselves as "prophets"-- dressing in sackcloth and ashes, going "naked as a sign," and expressing their prophetic calling in still other ways. ' Some were given to the performance of "healings" and other miracles.2 Like the earliest Christians they, too, were guided by the Spirit and attempted to live and worship in the spirit. Their knowledge of scripture (which reflected and recorded the life and experiences of the primitive church) influenced their attitudes and practices very much.3 One of the more intriguing aspects of early Quakerism is to be seen in its somewhat mixed attitude toward singing. Today it is widely known that the earliest Quakers rejected the practice of singing "David's Psalms" which was so much a part of the seventeenth century English worship, attacking it as a "form." Few people today, however, know that the earliest Quakers did not thereby rule out all use of music--but often sang in a variety of places, including even meetings for worship. The foundation for the early Quaker
Quaker History – Friends Historical Association
Published: Apr 4, 1984
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