EOF00 The Eye of Faith, A History of Ohio Yearly Meeting Conservative. Forward and Introduction.

This episode marks the start of a reading of Eye of Faith, A History of Ohio Yearly Meeting Conservative.  by William P. Taber Jr.  Bill Taber grew up in Ohio Yearly Meeting, attended Earlham School of Religion, and authored several books.    Thus,  he was in a good position to write a book on the yearly meeting’s  history.   In a review of one of Taber’s books, Michael Birkel wrote …“Bill Taber was a much loved teacher, nurturer, and guide in the inward life. His ministries took various outward expressions, as a teacher in Friends schools, as a released minister among Conservative Friends in Ohio Yearly Meeting, and as a member of the faculty at the Quaker study center Pendle Hill.  When Bill retired from Pendle Hill, he returned to Barnesville, where he established a center for retreats and carried on his ministries among Friends. Bill Taber opened the treasures of Quaker spirituality to a multitude of seekers through his speaking, his leadership of retreats and workshops, and his writing. “The episode covers the Author’s forward and introduction.A complete list of our podcasts,  organized into topics, is available on our website.We will be publishing video interviews with Conservative Friends on YouTube.  See our YouTube channel.  The first interview is with Susan Smith. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit  ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups.  Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website.   Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Discipline.We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes.   Contact us through our website.