The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-11
xortn Carolsna Yearly Meeting
Friends.
Reported for the Dispatch
NEW GARDEN, y. C"t
N.,n,S>t,ar Orb 1871.


-. o,,ual meeting of this body com
Mood IL sessions here on SATURDAY Ets''
Tbr Meeting for Suflcrings OF North ~ ~,
ia Yearly Meeting convened on tne 81
Instant. The business had reference nainl,
- the deposition of some io's Oh gronnu q,
ni,..s where meetings were iorme,iS ne.o
- S,,,tb rarolina. &c, and to coliectlot
~ ,l,c rcror1s and papers pcrtainingto this
YEARLY meeting.
no ,,ectipg for ministers and elders was
h.rt At deep River on the 4th. The morn
in,, WIS rainy and cool. che following
ministers and their companions from other
yearly meetings were in attendance John
.,i,n. Absalom Dennis, Phoebe Cook,
Ida J. Hill, pharibe Thomas, Jemima Z
Wcfsncr, Josiah Morris, William l nomas,
lrui:rs Reynolds, William {. Mills, Re
lncca Mills.
The queries relative 10 the attendance o.
meetings, scundness Of doctrine, biamelcss'
rrss oflie, &c, were read and answered IN
writing from each Of the eight quarters,
md a committee appointed TO prepare 40
rplA,!e OF advice to suoord,nale hleS:!ho
A, The meeting for public worship Oh
c.ndar, words of comfort, sympatnF, COZ.
,lr4.!oiI. and advice, were spoken o! john
lien, hbyalom Dennis, Phoebe Cook, ana
r.rey3. Tho attendance on this meeting
WAS verv large, aud deep solemnlty
s,cmcd to prevail throughout the exer'
clses. 49,
iuolic meetings for worship were also
he'd al Deep River sud Springfield.
BUSINESS.
The meeting for business, discipline NC,
nrcrcd Monday morning. Suppllcatlon os
Samuel Miles. The representatives Iioni
;Yc eight quarters, embracing u scope %
country from Blount county, tennessee,
10 rcrQucnans county, North Caroiiha.
eerc nearly all present. Inc meetlns was
hnll IN the new building, whichis not quite
,n,nnIp,ed. The certificates Of ministers
M! others from New England, Indiana,
Iowa. &c. were read. There were Friends
present from nearly nil the yearly meetings
on The continent, and they were cordlall
welcomed.
E;1'ttts were read from the yearly meet
tnr, Ct Lon.or, Dublin, New England,
few York, Baltimore, Ohio, Indiana,
Western, and Canada. That from Iowa
n.suut come to hand, and for certain rea
snos which cannot he explained III lhe
rp-ca at command, for some years no cor
r,-pcndence has been kept up with Phi!a-
,lrlri.ia yearly meeting. z committee WAS
spuuiuted TO draft replies and also an cpis-
liz for Kansas yearly meeting, which Is to
DC opened next October.
4 Communication from Western yearly
meeting on the subject OF II general confer
rncc al all the yearly meetings OF Friends
VS. received aud read and referred TO the
rolnu,ttcc appointed u year ago on the same
SUBJECT.
some Friends were appointed to consider
tn. propricty OF sending delegation 10
the opening of Kansas yearly meeting.
\ communication from Dublin yearly
Uu,cting on the subject OF peace WIS re.
cr:veo, read, and ordered To be printed
vith tie minutes of the meeting.
IN consequence Of other meetings inter-
fc,inH somewhat proposition WAS made
- change the time OF holding the yearly
meeting, aud committee appointed to
consider the subject.
EDUCATION.
! matter Of deep interest was the ap.
lDiu,ment Of committee to unite with a
t,rIlE,r committee from Baltimore for the
IVA pose Of mcmoriaIizug the Congress Of
tie United States in behalf OF the education
Of the children Of the southern States
lttmc giants o; l'nd having been made for
educational purposes III the West aud
Northwest. Ncrcu> Mrndcpball was up-
pn9tcd secretary, with lSham Cox as assist
49,.
|, might he stated that the womcn's
meeting, held in the west apartment OF the
h..,dia-. pursued. though independently,
~omcWbnt similar couisc; such matters
RS i'quir, Jont action beng transacted by
written information through messengers.
thursday MnariHG.
Il. clerks produced II summary Of The
caSwCr>, which, with the answers from
shyh OF the quarters, were read.
Thee answers are made TO certain que
rlc>, and are intended, as near us may be,
~ bring out the condition Of society on
the regular attendance of meetings the
prevalence OF love and unity; piaiune's
aud III Iteration OF conduct; the use Of in
tuXicating liqd treQucnting places of
diversion; gaming; lotteries the testl-
,Gouy against war, and that in favor of a
tree gosre! ministry against expressing or
Ce'tUudng iaborers; on encouraging them
in vtriuous life justice In dealing; pune
tualty in fulfilling engagements; attend
ing 10 the necessities OF the poor; going
tulo !aw--u,ts whether all families are fur
pi.hcd with copy Of the Holy Scriptures,
"nd arc III tho practice OF reading them,
d.. &c. there are thirteen such queries
IL The Hortb Carolina yearly meetings dis
llur, aud each one embraces several
tyQtS. For instance, the second query
reads as follows: Are love and unity
preserved amOug you? aud do you discou-
r7Ir all tale bearing aud detracLion, and
~1"n q ncfcnccs arse are endeavors made
/" end them, and IS due care taken when
NniIhlng appears umiss that the rules Of
Gt,c,plins be timely put in practice
Qurly 7lh is {: "Are Friends careful TO
live within the bounds Of their circum.
s'ancc-:- DO they avoid launching into
irHGr or business beyond their abilities 7
Arc they just i'll their dealings and pune.
lul III their engagements! Or are they
concerned in any fraudulent or clandeslino
trade" These and the others are answered
~ hom ea'h of the quarters. These
"reWcra, together with summary of them,
..ttI hI l..
Giving the summary TO queries 3 and 1
VIII illustrate this still further. Summary
Answer twas Is follows: "Some com
I'!aMt III regard 10 plainness anl III 1dcru.
lion In thee oil the quarters. Care said to
10 iakeu IN one ot them. Eudeayors are
euid 10 be used by most Friends to train
their children in the principles of our pro
lc>sion, 10 reading the Holy Scriptures, ant
restraints are used for their preservation
NusAtr /, y few cases OF drum.drinkiu
r,r reported III four OF the quarters an,
Que IL another two cases of vending sDi
I.uous liquors, one OF which is under no
toe. Compliant in one Of the quarters o
rw Friends attending u place Of diver
si"O. Friends appear To bear II tcstimon,
a. .tu.t war i'll MI the quarters"
GA reading the queile les and answers The
meeting WAS led into deep exercise, auC
i'rlouLs were teeiingly eXhorted faithful,
10 attend Their meetings and 10 cultivate
love toward one another and TO all men
10 watch over and encourage the lamps OF
The flock, aud TO embrace every opportu
ntty, Doth in society and out OF 1t, to sprcat
III, EcGcemer>s kingdom, They were re
II. aided OF Ghat saving OF George Fox, tha
one Christian will shake the country FOL
ten miles round"
after others had spoken, aud towards thu
c'o.c of luis exercise, Daniel Baker, eyi
Geully under great weight OF the tmpres