Sunday 29 August 2010

Vegetarian Society overture to Quakers (1880)


From The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger - September 1880 edition

See also: 'Friends and Vegetarianism'

Saturday 21 August 2010

Quotation: Rev. Charles A. Hall (1906)


"I generally refrain from drawing upon Holy Scripture for confirmation of my vegetarian arguments, especially in public. There are several reasons for my attitude, one of which is that I do not care to tread upon the susceptibilities of readers and hearers who would not care to accept my interpretations, and interpretations of Scripture are so manifold and diverse, and held to so tenaciously, and with such veneration. Another reason is that I think so much more of the "spirit" of Scripture "that giveth life", than of "the letter which killeth," that I go to the old Book for spiritual counsel rather than hygienic guidance. A third reason is that the humane instincts which God has planted in my own character are excellent authority for my vegetarian practice and I look for no other."

Excerpt from the Editorial of The Scottish Health Reformer (September 1906)

Portrait from The Vegetarian Messenger (January 1903)

Saturday 14 August 2010

Father Ignatius (1837-1908)


From The Vegetarian dated March 11th, 1899. The Church of England monk was Abbot of Llanthony Abbey in South Wales at the time.

www.fatherignatius.com