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Letter from Joseph Haughton to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury
Catalogue reference: MS 466/1/1/9/4/3
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This record is about the Letter from Joseph Haughton to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury dating from 07 June 1940.
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- MS 466/1/1/9/4/3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Letter from Joseph Haughton to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury
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Date (When the record was created)
- 07 June 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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In this correspondence Joseph Haughton refers to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's letter entitled 'Friends & the World Council' which was published in 'The Friend', remarking on the relationship between the Religious Society of Friends and the World Council of Churches. Haughton remarks on the Council's creedal clause which identified Jesus Christ as God and Saviour, suggesting that 'if Friends cannot accept our Lord Jesus Christ as Lord & Saviour, we have no right to be called a Christian Church'. Reflecting Taylor Cadbury's own concerns about the 'vague and unanchored' nature of religious thought within the modern Society of Friends, Haughton comments that 'Friends in trying to keep clear of a creed are in danger of leaving out the foundation'.
Haughton concludes his letter with remarks about the 'drifting' nature of the Religious Society of Friends, adding that he had been present at Birmingham Meeting when William White had been recorded as a Minister.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Finding number: MS 466/163/15
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Item
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0592c092-8ff6-47bf-8984-60568495cc13/
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MS 466/1/1/9
Papers relating to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury and the Religious Society of Friends
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 466
Cadbury Collection
Within the sub-fonds: MS 466/1
Family papers
Within the sub-sub-fonds: MS 466/1/1
Papers relating to Dame Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury (1858-1951)
Within the series: MS 466/1/1/9
Papers relating to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury and the Religious Society of Friends
Within the sub-series: MS 466/1/1/9/4
Papers relating to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury and the World Council of Churches
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Letter from Joseph Haughton to Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury