Austin rightly begins with a discussion of Rufus Jones' influence in founding the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as a body dedicated to his vision of the Society of Friends as a mystical religion demanding Quakers embrace a new form of social gospel and actively engage in efforts to overcome evil and injustice in seeking a better world.
Solar eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth are perfectly aligned so that when the moon passes in front of the sun it casts a shadow on the Earth. On March 20 this year the moon's shadow falls across parts of North Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Viewing a Solar Eclipse. 1  1. Read about a solar eclipse. 2  2. Be aware of the methods that shouldn't be used for viewing a solar eclipse. 3  3. Make an eclipse viewer or a pinhole projector.  4. Use a solar filter on your viewing 1  equipment. 5. View an eclipse indirectly by making a projection.  6. Use welder's 1  glass. 7. Use mounted filters.