Religious Society of Friends Is a Kind and Gentle Faith
Russell Cornell of Little Compton is a fifth-generation Quaker elder.
Little Compton residents Russell and Meredith Cornell were among friends at the Smith Neck Meetinghouse for worship last week. A gifted artist, Meredith is a member of United Congregational Church in Little Compton, while Russ, a retired dairy farmer, is a Quaker elder at the Smith Neck Friends Meetinghouse in South Dartmouth, MA. Consequently, they are active members at both churches. Serving as the clerk of the Spirituality Committee of Ministry and Counsel, Russ is also the fifth consecutive generation to wind the old wooden clock that ticks loudly during moments of silence. The stark white interior of the 1819 meetinghouse is very simple, with pulpit, pews, wrought iron chandelier and organ. Bibles and hymnals are scattered throughout …
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