New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-06
THE oRTHo65x QUAKERS

NATIONAL YEARLY MEETING-TIIE FREEDMEN
- AND THE INDIANs--INIEREsTING REPORTS.
The Orthodox Quakers resumed their bust
ness sessions at the Twentethst meeting yeser
day morning. the Clerk, Robert L. Murray, presiding
The Freedmen Committee presented their annual re-
port in substance as follows:
During the LAST 10 years addition very large amount oelothing
the Preemen benefit During the hrs h 81 ms period
rbyca which their paramount need In 1870 our
n s Ssa s% hs steadily declined and during the past two
yars Committee have had the satisfaction not only Of being able TO
devote nearly all the Intellectual moral and reg
ca elevation Of ss. Pso og o. sg g an @ 10 b % % The
contributed By the Freedmen toward the support oil our schools
AZ no tine since our last report there been less than 81 school.
operation during the summer months there va: and average at
mostly coor persons many whom bad become qualified for teaching
y at school during PyOGT, yssI' i gsp me D MP.r
when the time openg these arrived last Fall the city wss prepared
70 re their support Tie accordingly made them 70
c S1ppisp by whom tbey been conducted with
and Superintendent could render Du1 WIN
10 Ter Month 1870 the Committee had "a schools IN operation
The State Virgin. impose. cspaca tai xhe with fund.
eseheaei property and other sources Constitutes
op. in PROPORTION amounts raised for the by
] n ,bs provision and anrste system free schools and
the present Of the 80 schools which have been under our car
are entirely supported b them except little aid ereded BY The Com
n. 70 ,I Tus.s r,. 10 oeen Schools ami about Of
49, ,.nse on these Eve borne by Freedmen themselves
through the supervision OF our su1enn
tpnt that efficiency has been manned but with this uper
VISION And now at small cost about 600 eooed chill
d are IN owing benefits Of excellent schools The people OF the
se states much occupied with their material inter-
sss The Of order and political reconstruction 70 sye to the
n d eucstion which lie importance Demands nor
% vel uly prepared teachers intelligent ofeen to Get
.rs,o1 and sustain Efficient free school system
% cr people poor and most Of them igpOrsnt They know
u ,hout The organization and Of schools and cannot
me az The ous6cato1s teachers. Hence they need ADVICE and
nm from without The advice and supervision, Wi he seen
ths Committee organized render and at a'm'h peenniAy
,8.,
b relief 10 Tenth Month last extraordinary eshet OF the
Lame River vas Of suffering and loss to the eoore
y. aoss humble its banks The COMMITTEE al
i time appropriated 900 toward relieving their urgent need and
p anes made the Friends who could Be readily reached
among whon considerable fund raised ADD qganuyof eohns
was made up and forwsrdeds. EpwAkD AIhs
CYNTHIA Anthony said she had been for two years IN
thrSc different parts Of North Carolina and had found
that the Southern people would not recognize TINS pIlh
cple of "A common humanity and the equality OF the
coored man. aud consequently could never DO TINS WORK
me Northern people must do II. The cooled people
snv 10 me We have good friends here, nut they don
III as Won kortherners do They don't come round ana
M n our cabins aud talk with u.s. There has never been