Isaac Sharp in the Faroe Islands (April June 1862) Minister with the Society of Friends (Quakers). Early Quakers and their beliefs. Followers of George Fox (1624-1691) Upheld scripture Believed in inner light. Leading of the Holy Spirit. Opposed the paying of tithes; giving of titles; rejected religious rituals including the need for water baptism; maintained that God dwells in people not in buildings.. Would not swear oaths. Seen as a contradition to swear on a book that commands people not to swear'. George Fox is buried inBunhillsFields. First visit to Faroes(1861) Letter of Introduction from Society of Friends Isaac Sharp first visited the FaroeIslands withAsbjornKlosterin 1861. They sailed fromGrangemouthto Torshavn. Onboard ship was the minister of the church fromSandurwho they met again on April 25th, 1862. Isaac Sharp mentions in his journal April 24th, 1862 that they used the ThingHouse (Hall of Justice) inTorshavnfor a Sunday meeting on their first visit. Method of meeting. Isaac Sharp and AsbjornKlosterdid not plan their meetings. They arranged the meetings without making any program. They gathered together in silence. Then the meeting would proceed as they felt the Holy Spirit was leading. The theme of the meeting and who should be speak being determined by the moving of the Holy Spirit during the meeting. Some meetings were lively which implies the congregation joined in with the meeting. They waited for guidance to speak on the right message. Sometimes they felt great freedom where the Lord owned the meeting. Other times there was a heaviness that made the meeting difficult. Place of meetings Meetings mostly took place in the large room in the house called the Rogstue (Danish) or Roykstova (Faroese). InTorshavnmeetings took place in the ThurgHouse (Hall of Justice), and in the Thing House. Some meetings took place in warehouses. InEidia meeting took place in a new warehouse. In Klaksvik a meeting was held in the warehouse of J.C.Durhuus.. On occasions a meeting took place in the Lutheran Church as was the case in Videreidi. On one occasion a meeting took place in the open air. This was in Strendur. Journal Meetings held by Isaac Sharp and Asbjorn Kloster in the Faroe Islands
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