Slowing down.(CENTURY marks)(John Woolman )(Brief article)

The Christian Century | January 15, 2008 | Copyright

SLOWING DOWN: When American Quaker reformer John Woolman planned a trip to England in 1772, he learned that the English road system was known for its use of "flying coaches." These six-horse coaches were fast not because the horses ran so fast but because they started early in the morning and went for hours without stopping. Woolman was disturbed to hear that the horses, driven to exhaustion, would frequently become blind or die. ...

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