"On Singing and Music" by the Society of Friends is a reflection that shares the group's views on music and singing connected to worship and spiritual actions. Created after a Yearly Meeting of Friends in Philadelphia in 1885, the book shows the Society's discussions about spiritual worship. It highlights the importance of worship coming from the heart instead of just following rituals, which are often linked to music and singing. The book questions practices like group singing and reading scriptures during meetings, suggesting they might distract from truly connecting with the Divine. It reminds members to keep their traditional practice of waiting quietly and trusting in the Spirit for real worship, and not be influenced by the emotions that music can create. Ultimately, the work is a careful alert intended to reinforce the Society’s focus on honest and sincere worship practices.
On Singing and Music
By Society of Friends
In a time of changing religious practices, a group encourages its members to stay true to their silent, spiritual roots, warning against the distractions of outward musical expressions.
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About the AuthorQuakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after John 15:14 in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers because the founder of the movement, George Fox, told a judge to quake "before the authority of God". The Friends are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to be guided by the inward light to "make the witness of God" known to everyone. Quakers have traditionally professed a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity, as well as Nontheist Quakers. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa followed by 22% in North America.
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after John 15:14 in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers because the founder of the movement, George Fox, told a judge to quake "before the authority of God". The Friends are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to be guided by the inward light to "make the witness of God" known to everyone. Quakers have traditionally professed a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity, as well as Nontheist Quakers. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa followed by 22% in North America.
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