Religious Society of Friends
Britishnoun
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The college was founded in 1887 by the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, but is secular today.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
The Salem Religious Society of Friends owns the tree and a graveyard that surrounds it.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2019
Foremost among them were members of the Religious Society of Friends, who believed that God had given everyone an “inner light” to see his truth.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The influence of a Quaker attorney willing to defend him pro bono sparked John’s conversion to the Religious Society of Friends.
From Washington Post
Janney, "History of the Religious Society of Friends," Phila., 1859-1867.
From The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development by DuBois, W. E. Burghardt
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