The Message and Mission of Quakerism

The book brings together two speeches delivered at the 1912 Five Years Meeting of the Society of Friends in Indianapolis. Intended for both Quakers and anyone curious about the faith, the talks present a clear, contemporary articulation of the movement’s core convictions and its sense of purpose in a rapidly changing world.

William C. Braithwaite opens by tracing the lineage from the mid‑seventeenth‑century gatherings in London to today’s Friends in England and the American Midwest. He stresses that the heart of Quakerism lies in an intense sincerity and a relentless search for God’s Kingdom, warning that institutional habit can dull the original vitality. By revisiting these early impulses, he shows how the tradition can still speak powerfully to the social and spiritual challenges of the twentieth century.