From the archive: ‘…the way of splendid rashness…’
Janet Scott continues her selection from the archives of the Friend
The Yearly Meeting of 1915, which had been adjourned, was recalled by Meeting for Sufferings and met at the end of January 1916. The Friend reported on the proceedings in early February and carried letters and comments. A prominent subject was the Military Service Act. It introduced conscription and was passed in parliament on 27 January. The Yearly Meeting proved to be a unique, and indeed historic, gathering. The Friend’s report on 4 February stated:
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