TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burnet,George B.
AU  - Marwick,William H.
TI  - The story of Quakerism in Scotland, 1650-1850: with an epilogue on the period 1850-1950 
SN  - 9780718842260
AV  - BX7685 .B8 2007eb
U1  - 289.6411289.6411 18
PY  - 2007///]
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Lutherworth Press
KW  - Society of Friends
KW  - Scotland
KW  - History
KW  - Church history
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Denominations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / Quaker
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Originally published: London : J. Clarke, 1952; Includes bibliographical references; Front cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Story of Quakerism in Scotland; PART ONE; 1. Quakerism Arrives in Scotland; 2. First Stirrings in Edinburgh; 3. Up and Down Scotland; 4. First Persecutions in Scotland; 5. George Fox and his Friends in Scotland; 6. The Quakers and the Army of Occupation; 7. The Last Years of the Commonwealth Period; PART TWO; 8. The Quakers and the Restoration Acts; 9. Progress and Conflict in Aberdeen; 10. The Following Tide of Persecution in Aberdeen; 11. The Conventicle Act and The Declaration of Indulgence; 12. Through the Parishes of the North of Scotland13. The Height of the Persecution in Aberdeen; 14. George Keith; 15. The Barclays of Mothers and Urie; 16. Quakerism in Angus and the Mearns; 17. In Edinburgh and the Borders; 18. Meeting Houses and Burial Grounds; 19. Quaker Schools in Scotland; PART THREE; 20. The Revolution Settlement and the Advent of Toleration; 21. The Quakers and the Coventanters; 22. Turbulent Years in Edinburgh and Glasgow; 23. Factors Contributing to the Decline of Quakerism; 24. Personalities Amid the Ruins; 25. Quakers and Jacobites in the Highlands and Islands; 26. Famous Visitors to Scotland27. The Quaker Contribution to Social and Humanitarian Activities in Scotland; 28. The Quakers and Scottish Churchmen of Last Century; 29. Why Quakerism Failed in Scotland; Epilogue; Places in Scotland which Quakerism Reached (1650-1850); Notes and References; Bibliography; Back cover
N2  - Covering three hundred years of history, G.B. Burnet uncovers the beginnings and downfall of the Scottish Quaker movement, which, during its period of 1650-1850, had an estimated 1500 adherents. The story of Quakerism can be divided into four main periods: its rise during the few years of Cromwell's rule; the 'epic' period during the latter Stuart dynasty, during which it reached a height and simultaenously underwent its cruellest persecutions in Aberdeen; its gradual decline with occasional surges of social activity; and its dwindling activities in the nineteenth century. Burnet writes with c
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