Description: You are bidding on a vintage/antique book - THE RECORD OF A QUAKER CONSCIENCE - CYRUS PRINGLE'S DIARY - published in 1918 by The Macmillan Company - 96 pages - "The body of this little book consists of the diary of a young Quaker who was drafted for service in the Union Army in 1863. Under the existing draft law a person who had religious scruples against engaging in a war was given the privle\idge of paying a commutation fine. This money Pringle's conscience would not allow him to pay. A prosperous uncle proposed surreptitiously to pay it for him, but the youth discovered the plan and refused the well-meant kindness. The diary related in simple style the experiences which befell the narrator as the followed his hard path of duty. Incidentally it reveals a fine and sensitive type of character not unlike that which comes to light in the Journal of John Woodman" - introduction by Rufus M. Jones interesting read if you want to know more about Quakers (and related religious/Christian institutions) - Civil War related stuff - diaries - conscientious objectors- pacifism -
Price: 85 USD
Location: South Hadley, Massachusetts
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
