Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-19
The Friehls.and their Yearly Meeting.

DTOlHeT NutldChb co!Ioi VI NV 'tS
1eyan, has lately made tour of vista.
lions to Western Conferences. Wri-
ting for his paper from Indiana, he thus
mentions some pleasant things about
the Quaker brethren ~homhe chanccd
to meet with whilst there,
alt was Yearly Meeting in Rich.
.nond, during my stay. This brought
the indiana Friends to town by thou
sands. Their yearly meeting house is
a largo builling, sixty by Que hundred
and twenty, with a deep gallery. 1t is
said to be capable of holding 5,ooopet'
sons. Sometimes there are supposed
to be 10000 Friends In and atound tho
house. on these public occasions. BY
enqairing Of Friehd, l learned ,ha.
this yearly meeting extends. in jiris.
dic,ion,t TO the Rocky Mountains. They
have essayed to divide several times, but
the popularity of human nature, called
selishness, creates long, hard struggles
among them to secure the location of
the Yearly Meeting, as they do hot
i,ineratc tior meet in different places,
but FIX in one place. And then the pc.
culiati,y of their business operations,
which require unity, of unahitnity to
adopt new measure, defeats the plan,
and SO they meet, in great unwieldy
mass, from year to ysar. Overlooking
their house of worship. and crowding.
to excess every friends house for miles
round, and requiring the entertainment.
of friendly people of other sects. Ths
las, feature is. the best one oflhe whole.
for it promotes community with Chris.
tians. if 1t prevents Unity among
Friends.
"Thls gathering filed the cars alohs
the line. withl,hat peculiarly quiet look
and hu:nble gait the Friends exhibit.
And really it was relief to my busis
ling habit of life, and osertaxed mind.
to look around on those quiet faces.
Their deliberate, gentle tones, are
sort of lullaby to an agitated, hurried
frame Of feeling. TO which it submits by
instinct, as the waywarl child to its
molhet's voice. Not few remembran-
ces of hasty words agi'ated feelings
came up to my thoughts reproachfally.
admonishing me Of the valne of q meek
and quiet spirit. And 50 ] learned
lesson of the Friends. e,
ga slight disturbance of their won.
ted eauanimity was observable in tho
cars. Any body hut an Indian slOic
must be uneasy wilhihe experience o:
a !lrs, trip on rails. The rushing onward
like the wind. was varied by the fire.
quent, sudden jerks, bounces. and rat
,ling Of the couplings. SO common Oh
new roads. Anxious looks were ex-
changed frequently, and Friends faces
showed concern Anervous srasping
Of the seats, indicated feat aud peril.
that soon gave place, however, to the
wonted smile Of quiet assurance. Near
by me sat tight strong. earnest, hon'
est farmer. With him there were thres
women, who were looking with interest
a, tho flying houses, forests, fields, and
fences tina, went by. Tho good mans
solici,ude was aroused, and he grayoly
Cautioned them on this wise, speaking
to one and meaning all'- Thee must
mus, not look ou, the windows. 1t will
make thee drunk! Thee must keep
thee eyes ohths floor all the time, else
thee will soon feel sick And then to
see them all looking dsmurely q. their
feet, was funny"