TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORICAL SKETCH Early Years, Friends in North Carolina

DOCTRINES AND TESTIMONIES

I. The Inner Light

IV. Christian Doctrines

V. Historical Notes on Friends Testimonies Inner Light, Personal Commitment, Oaths, Quakers in the Political World, Civil Disobedience, War and Strife, Holy Scriptures and Continuing Revelation

WORSHIP AND THE SPIRITUAL LIFE

II. Spiritual Meditation

III. Group Worship

IV. Views on the Sacraments

V. Historical Notes on Quaker Worship Meetings for Worship, The Waiting Ministry

ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES

I. The Monthly Meeting for Business

II. Quarterly and Yearly Meetings

III. The Representative Body of Yearly Meeting

IV. Procedures Applicable to Monthly and Quarterly Meetings and the Yearly Meeting Officials, Duties of Clerks, Decisions, Importance of Participation, Record of Proceedings, New Meetings, Meetings Discontinued

V. Financial Support of Meetings

VI. Membership Membership of Children, Sojourning Members, Nonresident Members, Committee Membership, Member Lists, Termination of Membership, Transfer of Membership

VII. Ministers, Elders, and Overseers Ministers and Ministry, Elders and Eldership, Overseers and Oversight, Meeting of Ministry and Oversight

VIII. Traveling Minutes

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

I. Marriages Friends Understanding of Marriage and Family Life, Marriage Procedure

I. Queries for Monthly Meetings Meeting for Worship, Love and Unity, Work of the Meeting, Meeting for Business, Growth of Our Children, Peace Testimony, Manner of Living, Social Justice and Equality, Outreach

II. Queries for Meeting of Ministry and Oversight

ADVICES TO MEETING OF MINISTRY AND OVERSIGHT

I. Suggested Queries for Individual Friends

II. Selected Reading List