{"id":132,"date":"2023-11-21T21:29:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:02:31","slug":"meeting-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/meeting-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Forest Friends Meeting History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2f35583dce7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2f35583dce7\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mary-dyer1.jpg?resize=188%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A statue of Mary Dyer created by artist Sylvia Shaw Haskins represents our Meeting history\" class=\"wp-image-148\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mary-dyer1.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mary-dyer1.jpg?resize=641%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 641w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mary-dyer1.jpg?resize=768%2C1226&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mary-dyer1.jpg?resize=962%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 962w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mary-dyer1.jpg?w=1002&amp;ssl=1 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beginnings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Our Meeting history began in 1951, when Sylvia Shaw Judson, a\u00a0well-known sculptor and resident of Lake Forest, invited Anna Brinton from Pendle Hill, a Pennsylvania Quaker study center, and 50 acquaintances for Sunday tea at Ragdale,\u00a0her Lake Forest home. Sylvia wanted everyone to hear Anna describe Quakerism, and to experience a &#8220;sample&#8221; Quaker meeting for worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Soon, Sylvia began hosting regular Tuesday evening meetings in a&nbsp;log cabin on the Ragdale grounds. The cabin, built during the 1933 World&#8217;s Fair in Chicago, was a facsimile of Lincoln&#8217;s birthplace. George Bent, who headed the <a href=\"https:\/\/afsc.org\/\">American Friends Service Committee&#8217;s<\/a> Chicago office, was helpful in gathering like-minded people to attend&nbsp;the Tuesday evening silent meetings for worship. Attendance ranged from five people into the teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">As winter approached, the fledgling&nbsp;group moved to the Lake Forest Country Day School library. Within a year, attendance numbered in the twenties. The group began to hold regular meetings on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">On September 23, 1952, the group held an organizing session. The eight people attending that gathering agreed to form an independent Meeting. They established the new Meeting on November 1, 1952. In 1953, eight new members joined, and in 1954, ten more. The Meeting moved to a larger venue in the Deer Path School library in 1956. Eventually, in 1962, the Meeting was incorporated with 58 members. In 1963, the Meeting joined the Illinois Yearly Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Concerns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Early concerns of the Meeting included racially based housing discrimination in the northern suburbs, opposition to conscription for military training, the need for counseling conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War, and sponsorship of a Yugoslavian carpenter to immigrate to the United States. First day school and\u00a0forums began in 1963. Topics for forums included\u00a0Quaker Faith and Practice,\u00a0Howard Brinton\u2019s\u00a0Friends for 300 Years, the American Friends Service Committee&#8217;s pamphlet Speak Truth to Power, and the peace testimonies of various Friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Permanent Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In 1964, Sidney Haskins, a British-born Quaker who later married Sylvia Judson after her husband died, donated three acres of his sheep farm&nbsp;for a meetinghouse at the corner of Old Elm and Ridge Roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Members Lew Walton and Bill Hasskarl prepared architectural drawings, and the Building Fund raised $22,000 towards the estimated cost of $35,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, some members thought the funds would be better spent to relieve human suffering in the world. In time, however, the sense of the members was that the meetinghouse could be used constructively by others and would strengthen the ability of the Meeting to fulfill the mission of George Fox articulated in the 17th century &#8220;to live in that spirit that takes away the occasion for all wars.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In 1968, construction on the brick meetinghouse was complete. Many members assisted with the interior finish, and Sidney Haskins, a skilled carpenter, built all the benches from scrap wood made available from dismantled bunk beds from Fort Sheridan, the nearby Army training base. Members began to meet regularly, every Sunday and often on Thursday mornings. For many years, a non-Quaker nursery school rented the meetinghouse during the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remembering Our Meeting History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Our Meeting still displays a bronze sculpture by Sylvia Shaw Haskins in the entrance lobby of\u00a0the meetinghouse. The sculpture is of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quakersintheworld.org\/quakers-in-action\/15\/Mary-Dyer\">Mary Dyer<\/a>, a 17th century Quaker witness for religious freedom. Mary Dyer&#8217;s words are a reminder to us\u00a0of the essential ordering of our lives: &#8220;My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FallMtgHse2016.jpg?resize=300%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lake Forest Friends Meeting House part of our Meeting History\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FallMtgHse2016.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FallMtgHse2016.jpg?resize=1024%2C571&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FallMtgHse2016.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FallMtgHse2016.jpg?resize=1140%2C636&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FallMtgHse2016.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ilym.org\/lakeforest\/meeting-times\/\">Join us for worship, in-person or online!<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginnings Our Meeting history began in 1951, when Sylvia Shaw Judson, a\u00a0well-known sculptor and resident of Lake Forest, invited Anna Brinton from Pendle Hill, a Pennsylvania Quaker study center, and 50 acquaintances for Sunday tea at Ragdale,\u00a0her Lake Forest home. Sylvia wanted everyone to hear Anna describe Quakerism, and to experience a &#8220;sample&#8221; Quaker meeting for worship. Soon, Sylvia began hosting regular Tuesday evening meetings in a&nbsp;log cabin on the Ragdale grounds. The cabin, built during the 1933 World&#8217;s Fair in Chicago, was a facsimile of Lincoln&#8217;s birthplace. George Bent, who headed the American Friends Service Committee&#8217;s Chicago office, was helpful in gathering like-minded people to attend&nbsp;the Tuesday evening silent meetings for worship. Attendance ranged from five people into the teens. As winter approached, the fledgling&nbsp;group moved to the Lake Forest Country Day School library. Within a year, attendance numbered in the twenties. The group began to hold regular meetings on Sunday mornings. On September 23, 1952, the group held an organizing session. The eight people attending that gathering agreed to form an independent Meeting. They established the new Meeting on November 1, 1952. In 1953, eight new members joined, and in 1954, ten more. The Meeting moved to a larger venue in the Deer Path School library in 1956. Eventually, in 1962, the Meeting was incorporated with 58 members. In 1963, the Meeting joined the Illinois Yearly Meeting. Early Concerns Early concerns of the Meeting included racially based housing discrimination in the northern suburbs, opposition to conscription for military training, the need for counseling conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War, and sponsorship of a Yugoslavian carpenter to immigrate to the United States. First day school and\u00a0forums began in 1963. Topics for forums included\u00a0Quaker Faith and Practice,\u00a0Howard Brinton\u2019s\u00a0Friends for 300 Years, the American Friends Service Committee&#8217;s pamphlet Speak Truth to Power, and the peace testimonies of various Friends.\u00a0 A Permanent Location In 1964, Sidney Haskins, a British-born Quaker who later married Sylvia Judson after her husband died, donated three acres of his sheep farm&nbsp;for a meetinghouse at the corner of Old Elm and Ridge Roads. Members Lew Walton and Bill Hasskarl prepared architectural drawings, and the Building Fund raised $22,000 towards the estimated cost of $35,000. Initially, some members thought the funds would be better spent to relieve human suffering in the world. In time, however, the sense of the members was that the meetinghouse could be used constructively by others and would strengthen the ability of the Meeting to fulfill the mission of George Fox articulated in the 17th century &#8220;to live in that spirit that takes away the occasion for all wars.&#8221; In 1968, construction on the brick meetinghouse was complete. Many members assisted with the interior finish, and Sidney Haskins, a skilled carpenter, built all the benches from scrap wood made available from dismantled bunk beds from Fort Sheridan, the nearby Army training base. Members began to meet regularly, every Sunday and often on Thursday mornings. For many years, a non-Quaker nursery school rented the meetinghouse during the week. Remembering Our Meeting History Our Meeting still displays a bronze sculpture by Sylvia Shaw Haskins in the entrance lobby of\u00a0the meetinghouse. The sculpture is of Mary Dyer, a 17th century Quaker witness for religious freedom. 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