Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-13
PAilaS e,pAl. Yearly Meeting,


SUMMARY OF TIE FIRST OARS MISREPRESENTATION
IN ArTnAnANc1 1nc9 ArAoAD, 10.
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PHnADx1Rn1A, ORR 10. 10.
In the meas meeting. this mosuing, the |
names Of the representative fsum the Quaxtsr-
b meetings we're called. an nearly all vses
present. The minutes u Waiting Friends were
then read; tho strangers present were John
Soaring and wife, Benz. Rsnath and wife, and
4aIy u. Frost, ell from Genesee Yearly Meet
ing Wm. X WAy, Levi X. Brown. John Nee
dies, Elix III. Matshows, Aud E. Ellen Riley,
from BALTIMORE Y. N and Thomas Foulke, from
Yearly Meetings were read. At the afternoon
session, . committee waa appointed TO confer
with y committee from womsn's meeting IN re-
gard 10 The proposition from RAdnor Monthly
Meeting to give the mems and women's meet
ings equal power in conducting the business Of
the Society.
The frat query, and answer sent up from the
Quarterly Meetings were then read. The an
nouncement was made that tho friends Book
Association would meet this evening tho CON-
mittee on India Affairs tomorrow evening the
First-day School Association on Fourth and
Fifth day evenings and the First day School
Union Of Philadelphia Quarterly meeting on
sixth day evening.
preventative were called, aud nearly all
were present The proposition from Radnon
Monthly Meeting in regard to tho change in the
discipline was then introducsd and request
sent to mems meeting that joint committee bo
appointed for its confederation. The epistle
from Baltimore Yearly Meeting was then read.
At the afternoon session the epstles from the
other Yearly Meetings wore read. The epistle
from Indiana gave information OF the establish
ment Of new Yearly Meeting TO be called ILL.,
nois Yearly Meeting, the first session Of which
will bs held in Ninth month next. Y.
sKcoND DAYS BUSINESS READING THE QuERiEe
Az TO The soCrxTy's ooNDIT1oN-TnK COMMIT
TEE on CHANCE o. DISCIPLINE,
..... PHILADELPHIA, 9Th Mo. 18th.
In the mems meeting, this morning, the sec
ond query concerning the condition Of the no
ciety az regards stale bearing aud detraction,
occupied the attention OF the meeting for Tho
whole session, aud ELECTED much remark Al
earnest desire WAS expressed that loving anC
Christian spirit should continue to exist IN TIKI
Society.
During tho afternoon session the third query
respecting plainness aud simplicity OF dress anG
behavior. and the fourth query, Encouraging tn
. use Of Intoxicating beverages were read witt
tine answers which were received from the quar-
terly meetings and summary answers, repre-
were adopted.
In the Women's Meeting during the day, tn
queries, from the first to the sixth inclusive
were read and considered, and answers adopted
/. Tho Joint committee appointed to consider th
, propriety Of altering the Discipline in regard I
tho business meetings, met ut two o'clock Il
day, but has not yet reported.
!, The stockholders OF the Friends Pubicatio
Association held meeting last evening, I
which tile annual reports Of the officers wei
read, and the officers of the past year were .
l. reelected. This evening the Yearly Meetin
4 Committee on Indian anairs will hold meeting