Epistle (Quaker)
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In the 17th century, the Quaker movement adopted the use of the word epistle following the example of its use in the New Testament. A Quaker epistle is an advisory or admonitory letter sent to a group of people; such a letter is sometimes termed a "general epistle".[lower-alpha 1] Epistles continue to be sent by Yearly Meetings in session to all other Yearly Meetings.[1][2][3]