A QUAKER SASH....."Peace and Plenty...."COMPLETED

[tilly56]

My cousin has a sash which belonged, probably, to our Grandfather, Christopher LANCASTER (born in Leighton Buzzard) or his wife Margaret PERYER. They were Quakers, married in the Friends Meeting House, Hammersmith, where Margaret's father Michael was caretaker. They lived in Mimosa Street, Fulham.
The sash is embroidered with the following :

"Rehabits Salford Unity. Past Chief Ruler. Peace and Plenty, the reward of temperance"

Does anyone know what it all means?! When and why did the Quakers give this to someone?  I know my Grandparents didn't drink (except for medicinal purposes )..... so I suppose it was some sort of "reward" for this!  What is a Past Chief Ruler?

Does anyone have anything similar?
Many thanks for any information.
Hilary

[Meliora]

Hello, Hilary,

Try this site, you may find something in the links that would help, otherwise try Googling "Quakers", there are several sites might be worth looking at.  Plenty of info on "Friends"

www.quaker.org

Good luck

Meliora

[tilly56]

Thanks for the reply Meliora - I'll give it a go!
Hilary

[osprey]

Could the first word be Rechabites, as in Independent Order of Rechabites allied to the Temperance movement?

[tilly56]

Hello Osprey
Yes you must be right! I haven't actually seen the sash, but I'm doing all the family research and my cousing read the "inscription" to me over the phone. she did say it looked as if there could be another letter between the e and the h!  So now I'll have a look at rechabites on google...
Many thanks for your help
Hilary

[tilly56]

Hello again!

have just found a site about the rachabites and it answers all my questions.

Thank you again very much for your help!
Hilary