In earning income by work or by investment, Friends try to keep in mind the good of the community at large, not simply themselves. They strive to be strictly honest and truthful in their business dealings, refuse to manufacture or deal in commodities that are hurtful to society, and guard against gaining undue profit at the expense of the community.
In the fall of 2015, my long-time friend Helen was about to move away from her family farm in Northern Ireland, where she had lived near her brothers for the previous seven years. My husband Tom and I decided to join her there and to visit some of the Quaker heritage sites that she had often described remembering from her childhood.
Dear Editor: I just yesterday received my printed copy of the September/October issue of Western Friend.
This article about Simon J. Simonian was written by Shelley Blank for Epoch Times, June 21, 2015. (See web link below.) Both of these Friends are from Santa Monica Monthly Meeting.
