, 1875-11-28

Mr. Beecher 9Alu no nau Tatnce Aafe tuat tuaa
nothing. but that was not the right way. "What
l want to see, " said lie, lis that men can carry
On their business with religion, aud do 1t great
deal better for having religion: lApplaase.J
Don't, don't, don't do that2 CtapplnR Peter
at Pcntecost would have bsen poor business.
80 sweet md the love of God 80 dear that the
men accepting it ehRll be hundred timaa as
much men Is they were before."
THE ORTHODOX FRIENDS.
BIENNIAL srsDAY-scHooL CONFERENCE
Tho eighth biennial conference OF the Ortho-
do1 Friends First Day School Associations OF
North Ameriea ended four days session In
Ph,l.delphia Nov. 16. This conference repre-
sented the Hurueylte, or, As they consider them-'
selves, progressive branch of the Society, as p
posed to tho Wilburite. or more conservative
branch. Not many years after the separation OF
the Friends In 1927 the Orthodox Friends were
torn By dlsseosionB concerning matters Of doc
trine aud church government. Thoy finally d.
yided in every yearly meeting, excapt Philadel-
phia, into these two divisions, each Of which
claims to DO the Society Of Friends. The Cur
neyitos are named from the Englishman,
Joseph John Gurney, and the Wilhu1ites
from = preacher named WILBUR. who was
influential among them 1t the time
Of the separation. The Gurneyites
are in favor OF First-day, or s unday schools.
attach great importance to the Bible, as q means
Of conversion. ~ we'll as = rule OF faith and
practice; are aggressive, Jealous, greatly inter-
ested IN missions: not averso to music and, in
fact, resemble in many respects both the Metho-
dists and the Low-Church Episcopalisus. The
Wilbu1ites are strictly conservative. very plain
in dress, manner Of speech, and OF living; would
e1communicate (at least IN Philadelphia Yearly
Meoting) any member who placed piano in his
house, and are not specially interested in mis-
SONS, believing that the ''hght within" is
sufficient for mans guidance hero and
hereafter, and that Therefore the "Written
Word" or Bible, is not necessity to all man
kind. The Gurneytes are more numerous aud
powerful in New England aud tho West, while
delphia New York, and Baltimore Yesrly Meet
inea. Some Of the more ngid aevaraly oondsnan
the Philadeiphia Yearly Meeting Tor not haV1uE
divided declaring that il ls held together BY the
enormous value Of the landed property which it
owns, to divide which would probably take long
and troublesome litigation.
Eleven Yearly Meetings., namely, New England,
Now York. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Western
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, North Carolina,
and Canada, vera represented In the Conference.
Besides these, several Independent Flrst-day
schools sent delegates. The report OF the Sta
tistical COMMITTEES shows that there are in these
eleven 4eszly Meetings $3.50 omce1s and teach
ers 81. SH pnplls enrolled and ,an average a.
tendance OF IL, 768 upon t1fst-oay schoos. Each
session o. the contsGenee was opapea q resd
ing PORTION OIL the scriptures. !hen iollo"ed
generally one or more prayers and sermons by
tue ministers present. Dr.. Dousan Clark, OF
Richmond, Indiana, r1s made permanent Chair
man. not by election (Friends never call for the
yeas and nays), but by the unsnimous Toice OF
the Conference.
The trst question considered Was: show
should teachers meetings be conducted so es to
be Of most practical benefit TO- the school 7" 1t
WAS decided that the manner OF presenting sub
jects to pupils should be settled at these meet
ings. SO aa to insure uniformity OF opinion.
Mary L. Murray, Of New Yors, thought that
teachers' meetings should be mainly devoted to
player.
On Friday evening, Prof. Thomas Chase, Presi-
dent Of Havertord College, m orthodox Quaker
school near Phladelphia, leotured upon the his
tory Of the English Bible, giving some interest,"
Ing facts in regard to the new version now being
made. He is one Of tha trans!ators, and hopes
that tho New Testament will be fnishnd in three