This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.

This study is an attempt to describe both the theories which underlay the Friends' deep concern for children, and the ways in which these theories were manifested in the life and practice of the Society. Contents: children in the thought and life of the early Friends; education of children before 1737; religious experiences of children; birthright membership; associate membership; children and Quakerism; bibliography.

This study is an attempt to describe both the theories which underlay the Friends' deep concern for children, and the ways in which these theories were manifested in the life and practice of the Society. Contents: children in the thought and life of the early Friends; education of children before 1737; religious experiences of children; birthright membership; associate membership; children and Quakerism; bibliography.

This study is an attempt to describe both the theories which underlay the Friends' deep concern for children, and the ways in which these theories were manifested in the life and practice of the Society. Contents: children in the thought and life of the early Friends; education of children before 1737; religious experiences of children; birthright membership; associate membership; children and Quakerism; bibliography.