News by Mail.

Inangahua Times, 16 January 1933, Page 1

News by Mail.

j A Quaker Centenary Celebration at Hoba.t Tb „ Sydney, Jan 10 in A,, maiks ibe centenary of M,e <? SS or t an '«<i body, , .he Society of Friends (better rM Wn t ,V he ' vor,d as onaker, tills WM be celebrated in Hnbait this,in°nc h . Visitors and delegates and 'al! S , t a y at . lhe Friends- School ana all (hose interested are invited •O attend the various gatherings much ~ 7' 9 ,,akers I" Australia mteh earlier, but the history of the Society as a body begins here gi“ lba a t rriTOl id Hobart early in i° J - 1 James Backhouse who drew together the few [.tends there and fo.med a regular congregation, 10-. nay the number ot adherents , 1..11 membership in Australia of the°F ■ IO ?°’- but ,ha influence The Friends- School in Hobart a u W \f‘ Up " s ,ro “ a!I lhe States and New Zealand : it is also attended by many whose parents are not Quakers It Is expected that about is Friends will go to Hobart from! wiT h° U! £ Walea - and 'bat there will be about 100 in all at the cerebration*. The conieter.ee be* I gan on J iruviry 7th, and will [ la.st some time.