Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-09-16
For the Delaware Gazette.
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.

EDS. GAzETTE:-Having returned
from a weeks touring among the hos
pitable people of Damascus, Mahoning
Co., attending the Ohio Yearly Meeting
Of Friends, It has occurred to me that a
brief notice of some of the proceedings
Of that body of Christians might be in
teresting to the readers of the GAZETTE.
The membership of this sect in the
limits of Ohio Y M'g. numbers upwards
of three thousand, yet, small as this
enumeration may seem compared with
the leading Protestant denominations
within the same compass, the spirit
evinced at this annual gathering promi-
ses no trihing aid upon the religious
questions and social problems now lying
nearest the Christian heart
It is well known that in the cause OF
the American slave, so long as help and
prayers were needed, this society brought
all its influence to bear, in sort of un-
divided effort, to bring about emancipa-
ton and now that this end has been ac-
complished, other subjects which have
been, in a measure, neglected are claim
ing its earnest attention.
With the exception of church prohibi-
ton, there has been among them, here
tofore, but little aggYesSfUs work in the
cause of temperance but the live inter
est manifested upon the subject at this
yearly meeting was leading feature of
its proceedings, A large committee of
both ladies and gentlemen was appoint
ed from all the subordinate meetings to
labor in their respective localities
The mauon of the Magdalene Hos
pital at Cleveland, Hannah Tatum, a
minister of the society, addressed the
meeting in a most pointed and forcible
appeal upon the subject of dress. She
gave it as the result of her experience
and observation among those unfortu-
nate women that the A00e at guIetY was
and the greatest obstacle in the way of
their reform.
1 have never heard the question more
practically handled. So great was the
interest awakened among the young la
dies that they called a special session to
exchange views upon their duties, as
Christian women, in this respect.
was especially gratihed to notice
among the older, as well as younger
Friends, that but little stress was laid
upon their uniform costume. Simplicity,
propriety and utility were made the
practical standard.
Interesting reports from the Indian
Agency and the American Peace Asso-
citation of Friends were read, and the
sum of five hundred dollars assigned to
the diffusion of peace principles by way
of publications. The tenacious hold
this people still retain upon this subject
is evidently not to be shaken off, and
will, we trust, tend to enlighten the pub
lie conscience upon the Christian unlaw-
fulness of war.
Pres't. Moore, of Earlham College.
gave an address upon the subject of ed
ucation, pressing upon Friends of Ohio
the importance of higher standard of
literary culture, and more general collie
giate advantages.
Amongst the many signs of progress
IN this branch of the Church, none, per-
haps, are more hopeful than the grow
ing zeal in the Sabbath School cause.
The Yearly Meeting fosters this interest
with loving care, and enioins upon its
quarterly meetings to hold S. S. confer
ences to promote more intelligent and
efficient work in this direction.
could but be impressed with the feel
ing that the efforts now employed bv
this handful of Christians in eur State,
should be better understood and appre-
ciated by their sister churches, nor could
l but feel how zOaSkef7IL IS the force en-
ployed by Christ's childrenin zUalZ6H
ing while the great mission of Christen-
dom-the evangelizing of the world
is needing al her strength and all her
zeal. CITIZEN