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 five-part series on Faith\, Freedom in Action in Troubled Times. This prog
 ram will lift up and honor the work of people of deep religious faith who 
 have stepped forward and taken risks to help others in times of pandemics 
 in American history. The topics below will be featured in the May 20 one-h
 our program\, beginning at 1:00pm. Please register at http://tiny.cc/bbpyo
 z.\n•	The Wonderful Work of Indiana Quakers in Union Encampments of Arkansa
 s During the Smallpox Epidemic of the Civil War. Enslaved families fled Ar
 kansas plantations during the Civil War\, seeking refuge in Union Army enc
 ampments\, where they were protected from fugitive slave hunters. While in
  camps in Helena\, Arkansas\, many former slaves (as well as soldiers) fel
 l victim to smallpox. Quaker missionaries from Indiana came to the camp to
  establish an orphanage asylum.\n•	The Selfless Service of Rev. John Misao 
 Yamazaki as Flu Spread Across at St. Mary’s Japanese Mission in Los Angele
 s in 1918. Rev. Yamazaki cared for the spiritual well-being of a congregat
 ion of Japanese immigrants in Los Angeles when the 1918 influenza pandemic
  hit that community. He was forced to close the doors of the Japanese miss
 ion when quarantine orders went into effect. But he continued to make home
  visits to his congregants\, as well as neighbors in need who had never be
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DESCRIPTION:Members and attenders of Baltimore Yearly Meeting are cordially
  invited to join The Religious Freedom Center online for the second in a f
 ive-part series on Faith\, Freedom in Action in Troubled Times. This progr
 am will lift up and honor the work of people of deep religious faith who h
 ave stepped forward and taken risks to help others in times of pandemics i
 n American history. The topics below will be featured in the May 20 one-ho
 ur program\, beginning at 1:00pm. Please register at http://tiny.cc/bbpyoz
 .\n•	The Wonderful Work of Indiana Quakers in Union Encampments of Arkansas
  During the Smallpox Epidemic of the Civil War. Enslaved families fled Ark
 ansas plantations during the Civil War\, seeking refuge in Union Army enca
 mpments\, where they were protected from fugitive slave hunters. While in 
 camps in Helena\, Arkansas\, many former slaves (as well as soldiers) fell
  victim to smallpox. Quaker missionaries from Indiana came to the camp to 
 establish an orphanage asylum.\n•	The Selfless Service of Rev. John Misao Y
 amazaki as Flu Spread Across at St. Mary’s Japanese Mission in Los Angeles
  in 1918. Rev. Yamazaki cared for the spiritual well-being of a congregati
 on of Japanese immigrants in Los Angeles when the 1918 influenza pandemic 
 hit that community. He was forced to close the doors of the Japanese missi
 on when quarantine orders went into effect. But he continued to make home 
 visits to his congregants\, as well as neighbors in need who had never bee
 n to the church.
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