Project Gutenberg 2005-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 153 Pringle, Cyrus G. (Cyrus Guernsey) 1838 1911 Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew) 1863 1948 Jones, Rufus Matthew The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading "The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary" by Cyrus G. Pringle is a personal diary written in the early 20th century that chronicles the author's experiences and struggles as a Quaker facing the moral dilemma of conscription during the Civil War. This historical account sheds light on the principles of pacifism upheld by the Quakers, particularly their strong opposition to war due to religious beliefs. The book serves as an exploration of individual conscience in the face of societal expectations during a tumultuous time in American history. In the diary, Pringle recounts his journey beginning with his draft into the Union Army in 1863, reflecting on his deep commitment to his Quaker faith and the internal conflicts this produced. He resists paying the commutation fee to escape service, believing it compromises his values. Throughout the narrative, he details his interactions with military authorities, his trials in confinement, and his steadfast refusal to abandon his principles, even under duress. The account captures the essence of his faith, the moral costs of war, and the profound personal struggle between loyalty to one's country and fidelity to one's beliefs, ultimately culminating in a poignant testimony of Quaker values during a time of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Draft Society of Friends BX E456 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 116642 116653 2024-10-07T08:42:19.643769 2023-09-07T09:38:54.850103 text/html text/html 114608 2020-12-11T07:10:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 49209 2020-12-11T07:11:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144215 2024-10-07T08:42:26.626727 application/epub+zip 144552 2024-10-07T08:42:23.432754 application/epub+zip 100190 2024-10-07T08:42:22.072740 application/epub+zip 331617 2024-10-07T08:42:28.884737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322749 2024-10-07T08:42:25.717727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130023 2022-09-08T01:16:25.546979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101491 101415 2024-10-07T08:42:19.238765 2023-09-07T09:38:54.561085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101380 2020-12-11T07:10:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40239 2020-12-11T07:10:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 101371 2020-12-11T07:10:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40208 2020-12-11T07:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22821 2024-10-07T08:42:29.026786 application/rdf+xml 22724 2024-10-07T08:42:22.628740 image/jpeg 4777 2024-10-07T08:42:22.351761 image/jpeg 143200 2024-10-07T08:42:19.657807 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia