How early Quakers envisioned the future

“After we are gone, this same Life of Jesus shall rise up others who shall come after us, and no power of persecution shall be able to stop it. For the path of the just… shall shine more and more until the perfect day. And the testimony we presently bear shall be found true, and many in after ages shall set their seal to it, and the children that are now playing upon your streets shall come set their seal to our testimony, that it is true, and is of God.”

— Patrick Livingston, 1678
Scottish Quaker minister

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This month’s messages are a collaboration with guest editor Jon Watts, Quaker songwriter, videographer, and founder of Thee Quaker Project (the organization that publishes the Daily Quaker Message). Find out more about Jon.

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  • Patrick Livingston

    Patrick Livingston (1634-1694) was born in Scotland, near Montrose, and became a Quaker in 1659. He was a minister and was imprisoned many times for preaching the gospel and holding worship in private homes.

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