EOF06A The Eye of Faith, A History of Ohio Yearly Meeting Conservative. Chapter 6 Part A, Ministry of the Golden Age

We trace the character of Ohio Yearly Meeting’s “Golden Age” ministry, where quietist discipline met public witness in prisons, schools and streets. Stories of Anne Branson, Elwood Dean and Daniel Mott reveal the cost of obedience, the power of silence and the risks of over-editing holiness.• Quietism shaping tone, restraint and obedience• Prophetic sensitivity alongside activist outreach• Anne Branson’s severe integrity and tender counsel• Elwood Dean’s musical preaching and human warmth• Daniel Mott’s prayerful gentleness and nearness of eternity• Decline of ministers after 1890 and likely causes• A call to keep speech brief, weighty and aliveA 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.