New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-28

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Consulate had been accused of setting fire to pub
he house and behaving in riotous manner. An III
g1iry was held and lie was acquitted, but mere arc
.ro1g grounds for suspecting his guilt. The Japan,
eee authorities will not allow their subjects 10 aend
Christian places Of worship. They seized some VINO
were coming out OF the Roman Catholic chapel al
Yoknhama bound tho captives with cords aud oast
them into prison. The subject has been taken up by
the Minister PlenipoentiaIy Of Catholic Power.
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Tur Fniyyps' Yearly MEETISG.-The business
sessions Of this body commenced at 10 o'clock on
Monday morning, at the Westinghouse fronting on
Rutherford place, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
.treets Tie men and women Friends, as rs pretty
well known, meet on these occasions IN separate
apartmcnts. each meeting having ito own independ-
eut organization and each being, as TO most matters
Of church discipline independent Of the other. The
member began 10 gather NJ an early hour and much
time was fnent in warm and friendly greetings be-
tween tb0se from different parts OF TIE country; IN
decd there can he no doubt that in social point OF
view the effect OF the,e annual gatherings s ia tie
highest degree beneficial
p-oyidcd for IT, was opened by the clerk, George J.;
Trrble OF THE city, who proceeded TO call the roi
Of Representatives, four IN number from eh'h OF 'e
subordinate Quarterly Meetings. These beng nearly
All ptr-eut the reports from the different Quarter.
T Meetings upon variety of matters, such as the
financial operations OF the year, the provision for the
education OF children, and forth, were next read
Eustles from the five Yearly Meetings, VIZ: Fhlla-
deluLia Baltimore, Ohio, Indiana and Genessee,
win which this Yearly Meeting maintains cores
porderoe, were then read. They were to consid-
cradle extent all upon one model They al breathed
strain Of deep concern ut the declining prospects
Of the Sect and the general want OF imthininess IN
the maintenance Of IFS peculiar Testimonies. Inc
reading OF these euisles consumed most OF the morn
inc resson and was interpreted with eXhortations
from several Friends in the ministry, who were
deeply moved by the accounts from their brethren In
other parts OF the land.
! The afternoon session commenced at 4 o'clock. IL
was short bat little business being transacted beside
the resppoin,ment Of the Clerk aud Assistant-Geo.
4 T. Trimble and Charles A. Macy, the reading oi
the minutes of the last Yearly Meeting and the ap-
yoin,ment OF two or three unimporant committees.
our readers will bear in mind that tins is the Hicks
i,e branch Of the Society. The Orthodox Yearly
Meeting has not yet begun.
/ The Yearly Meeting reassembled at about 10
clock. Tuesday morning, the fist business in
order being the rcading OF the Queries" as they
arc termed with the sns 10 each from the several
Quarterly Meetings. These queries are printed in
the Book Of Discipline, which requires them 10 be
answered by the various subordinate meetings, and
the answers transmitted 10 the Yearly Meeting.
They are intended TO elicit Trustworthy information
az the state Of the Society az large, and the de-
gree of aithiuress with which It's peculiar testmo-
Z and answers is always a season OF deep exercise
among the ministry aud other concerned Friends.
/ Feryent are the Civilizations and touching the ap-
pesls which are poured forth as /" the waste places
/ In Zion are thus made manliest.
One of the Queries in lures as 10 the clcarncss of
members from the Sin Of bearing arms. On ordinary
occasions the record in this respeot Is perfectly clear
but The stirring times IN which we live have wrought
q change in this respect, and numerous instances
were reported in which the ardent youth bad broken
through the resTans Of education and parental III
huence aud gOno forth among the armed defenders OF
the country. Many Of the Friends solomnly and
earnestly appealed 10 their hearers TO guard against
the contagion of the spirit The steadiast esi-
mony agulnst war which the Society had always
borne war held up 10 remembrance.
There were n few who, while they Joined 10 this
condemnation of war AS an unaiioyed evil, went
somewhat further and attributed the present unhappy
state Of the country to the want OF fathiunpss in
OPPOSING the crime of slavery, la which respoc the
Society had not been guiless; but this view seemed
TO he held by Il minority OF tie speakers.
The women's meeting was engaged in a similar
manner 10 the meas aud TO the query an to bearing
arms, tie answer was that they Were enirey clear
in that respect. Mrs. Rachel Barker Moore ques-
toned the truth of this answer and expressed the
opinion that while it might be- literally true that
women Friends aid not personally bear arms, they
were yet guilty TO some extent of viOating The
spirit of this doctrine Of the Society, nasmuch M
they felt and expressed an ardent sympathy with
the present war, md IN this way stimulated others
10 embark IN the contest
The subject Of Slavery ia 20 Intimately connected
with this topic, that 1t hardly fuil 10 claim the
serious consideration Of the Yearly Meeting before
its conclusion. ~ the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Just adjourned, the subject claimed the earnesr AZ
tention Of both the men and women Friends. and
they adopted the following address, which orr ginat.
ed III the women'5 meeting, and which has been
transmitted TO the President OF the United Stuie,.
To s P'sident senate and Hmsof Rep,ssla. res Of The
Latef hiIffso ~ AnGica.
AT the yearly meeting o. Ironds hold Ia Philad.lpbi for
Pennsy yonA Jenny Delaware, and the Eastern shore
OF Mgyltnd by aOunments from tho twelfth DAY of die
tfh month to the sixteenth Of the same inclusive Anne
Dcnin, ono thousand eight hundred aud siXty.two
Tho follow ing minute read united ill., directed 10 a.
ii.ued by TIE CLERKS and forwarded:
Tis meeting has been introduced into deep concern re-
SiNe q tic present condition OF country. Uur mind,
have been directed those who preside our National
Government aud gmtiiudo has been felt the Great ur
Of nations that lie has far moved tho hearts e,e that
they have d.eTerd tho District Of Columbia from Slave
~, We earnestly desire that the Chief Ma of tne ma
ton ana our Congress In this OF deep trial hnn
bly, stek Divine guidsIce that under this influence they ay
act Tor tho cause Of justice and mercy In that wisdom which