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Jane (Bowne) Haines
Jane (Bowne) Haines (1792 – April 26, 1843) was a Quaker educational reformer, horticulturalist, and rosarian from Flushing, Queens, New York. After 1820, she lived at her husband's family homestead, the historic Wyck House in Germantown, Philadelphia, where she designed a rose garden that is now one of the oldest in the United States. The property that includes the rose garden was designated as a National Historic Landmark on December 14, 1990. An active member of the Flushing Female Association, Haines donated money and time to establish racially-integrated schools for the poor in New York beginning in 1814. She became sole proprietor of Wyck after her husband's death in 1831. Biography Family Haines was the daughter of Robert Bowne (1744–1818), founder of Bowne & Co., and his wife Elizabeth (Hartshorne) Bowne. She grew up at the historic John Bowne House in Flushing, Queens, New York, which was built by her ancestor John Bowne (1627–1695), the Quaker reformer. Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religious Society Of Friends
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or see "that of God in every one". Some profess a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity. There are also Nontheist Quakers, whose spiritual practice does not rely on the existence of God. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa. Some 89% of Quakers worldwide belong to ''evangelical'' and ''programmed'' branches that hold services with singing and a prepared Bible message coordinated by a pastor. Some 11% practice ''waiting worship'' or ''unprogrammed wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
