Abington Friends Meeting House

Abington Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

History

The original meeting house was established from 1698 to 1699, with land and a 100 pounds sterling donated by John Barnes. In 1784, a separate school building was established for the Abington Friends School.[3][4][5]

The 200th anniversary of the school was celebrated on May 11, 1899. The principal at that time, Louis H. Ambler, "spoke of the importance of celebrating the events surrounding the early settlement of Friends in this country" (the United States). Elizabeth R. Cox read a poem by Ellwood Roberts, entitled "Abington," and William J. Buck spoke about the school's early history.[6][7]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "History of Abington Monthly Meeting". Abington Monthly Meeting. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Von Bergen, Jane. "A period concert to honor Penn." Philadelphia Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 28, 1982, p. 6N.
  3. ^ "History of Abington Monthly Meeting". Abington Monthly Meeting. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Abington Meeting Founding Recalled." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 24, 1933, p. 4.
  5. ^ "Abington Friends Mark Their 250th Anniversary." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 24, 1933, p. 4.
  6. ^ "A Day at Old Abington: The Meeting House There Now in Its Third Century." West Chester, Pennsylvania: The Jeffersonian, May 13, 1899, p. 1.
  7. ^ "Friends' Ancient House." West Chester, Pennsylvania: The Village Record," May 18, 1889, p. 1.

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