BYM Home Who We Are Local Meetings BYM Camps Contact Us Site Index

History of the Interchange


So how long has it been called, “The Interchange?”

“The first number of the Interchange bears the date of December 1884. The first editorial says: ‘The position of our Yearly meeting is unique. Geographically one of the largest east of the Alleghenies, it is numerically one of the smallest. As a consequence the particular meetings are, as a rule, too far apart for helpful and free interchange of visits, so that those from these – shall we call them islands of Quakerism? seldom see those from another except at Quarterly and Yearly Meetings.’…

‘This little paper is designed to strengthen still further the bonds of love that bind together the whole of our scattered membership, by enabling all to maintain an intelligent interest in the affairs of every part, serving as a true Interchange of news and thought.’ ‘Our object does not stop here. The Interchange will not only contain reports of the latest news … but also articles on Christian living in the fullest sense, and on the grounds for holding those spiritual convictions which have distinguished us as a Society.’”

From The Story of Baltimore Yearly Meeting from 1672 to 1938 by Anna B. Thomas: (p. 101)


This site is under the care of the Web Working Group.

Contribute directly to Yearly Meeting through our new, secure, contributions link!
Baltimore Yearly Meeting is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax deductible organization.

Our site has a lot to take in. For quick reference visit any of the following links.

Yearly Meeting Community
Monthly & Quarterly Meetings
BYM Staff Directory
Annual Sessions
Spiritual State Reports
Children & Youth Programs
Quaking Post
Support Our Yearly Meeting
FUM Concern
Spiritual Formation Program
Calendar of Events
Publications
Faith & Practice
... Proposed Queries
BYM Yearbook
Manual of Procedures
BYM Epistles
Yearly Meeting Committees
Ministry & Pastoral Care
Peace & Social Concerns
Advancement & Outreach
Religious Education
Indian Affairs
Camping Program
Unity with Nature
Criminal & Restorative Justice

Return to our home page.
Find a place for Quaker worship
Find out more about: Quaker Faith & Practice
Find out more about: Other Quaker Groups

Google
WWW "www.bym-rsf.org"
Copyright ©2007 Baltimore Yearly Meeting
of The Religious Society of Friends
Email: webmanager@bym-rsf.org
Thanks to the Web Working Group of Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting for providing some design and content resources