On the Eve of World War I: Two Brothers, Two Callings—and Tests of Faith to Quaker Ideals, Business Plans, Family, and Friends

This chapter contains sections titled: Two Quaker Brothers, Two Different Callings, Herbert, Married with Children, Puts Quakerism to the Test, More Concilium Problems: A Decline in Users and a Faulty Business Plan, A Plea to Mr. Carnegie: The Concilium Is a Library for World Peace, Is Herbert His Own Worst Enemy?, Charity, or More Personal Debt?, The Swiss Connection: Establishing the Priority of Family over Information, A Bit of Optimism, Some Bad Advice, Mad Dogs: Rants, Outbursts, and Discouraged Friends, Failed Internationalism and Information Reformers Left Adrift: What Can a Quaker Pacifist Do in Wartime?