The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07

quiet serious, unOStentatiOus Quakers last night
broke up their solemn council, and, folding their
| umbrellas under their arms with particular care,
they silently and humbly stole away. All the rail-
road cars running from the city, east west north
| or south, bore some Of them among the passengers
| toward distant homes. Umbrellas, carpet-bags,
| linen busters and great coats have all departed,
and the long troubled spirit OF the city Is at peace
IN tne happy anticipation Of the return Of summer
Skies ana OF smiles OF sunshine. Yesterday after
noon was season OF great interest at the meeting
| mousse IN Gramrcy square, both on account OF the
closing of important business and of the multitu.
dinous adieux that had to be said
TROUBLES OF A MINOR CONFERENCE
The morning session was very long, lasting from
ten until two O'Clock. The first business disposed
OF was the settling OF certain dispute among the
Friends In JEFFERSON county regarding the Quarterly
Conference. 1t had been proposed to discontinue
1t, because OF the decrease Of its membership; but
the motion was finally modified to the appointments
of committee TO proceed to the Quarter, investi-
gate the matter and report at the next Convention
OF the Yearly Conference.
The committee appointed to examine the
treasurer's accounts also reported and was dis
charged.
EQUAL RIGHTS TO WOMEN.
The Representative Committee reported In regard
to the proposed revision of the Church discipline
the women as those exercised by the men. This
change only has effect In few minor points as
the principle which it embodies has been one of
those most anciently advocated and practised by
the Society of Friends. The remainder of the SUBJ
ject OF revision OF the queries rests with the
Representative Committee for another year.
THE INTERNATIoNALs FOR PEACE.
There has been haunting the meeting house for
the last week peculiar indvidual-a little man,
with long hair and wearing rolling, Byronic
collars His nc, coat was a ODD and . eccentric in ss
which characterizes broadcloth when it Is
new. Altogether his aspect was mixture
Gently shaven, and his whole makeup suggested
selfforgetfu but cratic genius of the spritualisc
mrer OF woman-a deyotee, an adorer at the
shrine OF her beauty and her power and witha an
International, member Of the brotherhood Of
this latter character of his he keeps carefully con-
ceaed from the rich men for whose help he politi-
cally seeks. He is one of the ministers OF Victoria
Woodhuls present privy council position to
which his great capabilities and fidelity
ousy buttonholed the drearylooking Friends is
rs they came out from their sittings and
drew their attention to himself. To the vice clerk
or the male Conference Augustus Tabor, he i'm
pressively delivered a printed document, coming
from sections and Il OF the International Associa-
filling the affiuent and most influential Friends
with monetary alarms. 1t declared that the Inter-
nationals were 1.-THE truly International Peace So
FORM at least in spirit. 1t said Let us extend the
right hand OF fellowship to each other"
DISOwNED AS BRETHREN.
The document was In charge OF Mr.. J. K. Ingos,
and the celebrated Maddox, of Maine; but neither
of these gentlemen accompanied 1t to the Council
Of the Friends, entrusting it in other hands. 1t
was received by the clerk OF the Conference with verp
evident GOODNESS, was referred to standing com.
mittee without being read, and so 1t dropped out of
sight, and the ong-haired parsonage In the Byronic
collar went away chap.fallen.
VyA WaQ mr. I'D mt hnyr fnrdnU
one OF his underllngs carried another memorial to
the grave Synod. That body informed Of its
pointed to take charge OF it. Whatever became OF
1t, the COMMITTEES apparently forgot to make a re-
port, although they were seen between sessions
shaking their heads over 1t very gravely.
vICrORlA's LITTLE GAME
The memorial calls the Friends "the spiritual
parents, OF the woman. suflragists, and after adj
minstering some gentle Christian reproof to them
for hiding their humble light under a bushe,
exhorts them, in very Indirect way, which
amounts to the one thing, to endorse the "party OF
equal rights" 1t Is signed by q. Sands, Chairman
OF the National Central Committee"
The novel idea OF aSsOciating with that chaste
woman, Victoria woodruff, in the cause Of equal
rights" the modest and pure-hearted Quakeresses,
George Francis Train himself; and the only thing
that can now possibly give regret to its orignaors
Is that 1t failed to meet with the success of which Ii
was so deserving. Some malignant mortals may
denounce It as an attempt to rope in" the simple
minded Friends with the new political party, but,
OF course, such a thought is not more ridiculous
than it Is preposterous. Oh! no. Some members
OF the committee yesterday acknowledged that the
principles OF the suffrage movement were identical
with those which had actuated their treatment OF
the women Of their Church, but protested that the
Conference was not political body.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reconvening the Conference the subject of a
general national conference introduced and
debated at length This is to be composed of dele
gates from each yearly meeting in America, Of
which there are twelve A delegation was APP
pointed and the time for the convention was fixed
in December next.
THE BRoTHERLY EpIsTIEs
The consideration of the epistles was then taken
up, the committee reporting the essays prepared,
Nine were to be sent to the nine American yearly
meetings one to the Conference in Dublin and one
to that in London. special epstle was addressed
to the new yearly meeting recently established in
Kansas, which is to hold It's first session at the city
OF Lawrence in October At this place an Immense
stone tabernacle has been erected The denomina-
ton In Kansas numbers over three thousand and
the Quakers are constantly settling in the State.
committee OF men and women was appointed to
attend this infante Conference.
The epistes touch upon an the subjects that have
peace, the continuation OF the present Indian
policy and the abolition OF slavery in Spain and
aeement for ali brother conferences. The general.
or "revivaf meetings which were held last year
are also commented on, and their continuation in
other states is favored. They had resulted in In
creasing the membership OF the Church very
largely and other denominations had Invited the
holding of them in their churches. In Rochester
last winter Quaker preachers held forth In eight
different temples OF different sects on the same
Sabbath. In reference to
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS,
they were said to have been mentioned In the die.
cusslon OF peace, but the subject was not thought
to have arrived at that stage when the influence Of
the Church would be OF any value.
new committee was appointed to oversee the
Union Springs Academy. The statistics Of the
membership Of the Church were given showing an
increase In the limits OF this Conference where the
present number OF "Orthodox" Quakers Is over
four thousand.
DIR. EDWARD C. YOUNG, of Ohio, arrived yesterday,
and preached In both the WOmens and Mems Con-
ferences He Is quite noted as minister.
session
about seven O'Clock. Then all the crowd dispersed,
the majority going towards the or the steam.
boats. There was much shaking OF hands among
the men, kissing and tears among the women, and
giggng and joking among the young folks. Thus
II ended.
The next meeting OF the Conference occurs In
Rochester. on the 1st of June, 1878.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A POLICEMAN.
Alleged Clubbing and Kicking.