Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12
FRIENDS, YEARLY MEETING.
Historical sketch of the Body, and
Yesterdays Business Proceed


ings.
The Yearly Meeting of the Friends,
(Hieksite), commenced in Race street |
meeting house, Philadelphia, Monday
morning. This assemblage is general |
gathering of those who, in the great sepa-
ration Of 1927, followed the lead of. p
Hicks, the vigorous and able pre- ..,ias
Long Island. They insist - aeher Of
the real Quakers who" .iat they are
raised up, in this, - a George Fox
creed, but leav" mat they adopt no
liberty Of OPP 8, their members large
TONS ar .lion ON most doctrinal ques-
thew ID they point to the fact that
have suffered nothing by schism
and division SINCE 1S2I-whie the Ortho-
dox branch have been rent, not only into
Wilburites and Gurneyites, following
variuusly the views of John Wilbur and
Joseph John Gurney, but these again into
half dozen smaller organizations--as
evidence that they chose the only safe
ground on which a society so tolerant OF
individual religious opinion could take
its position. The llicksite Friends have
seven Yearly Meetings in all-philadel-
phia, which is much the largest; New
York, Genesee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
and Baltimore. There are none but
Orthodox Friends in New England
Whittier belongs to that strait and zeal
Gus branch of the old society-and the
Friends OF North Carolina, sometimes re-
ferred to in the classification OF the people
of that State, are Orthodox also.
In this region the Yearly Meeting
embraces membership of nearly $4,000.
1t embraces Friends living inmed lately
around Philadelphia in Pennsylvania
the descendants mainly of English and
| Welsh Immigrants, who came over in the
half century following Penn's arrival in
l6sl-and others in the adjacent portions
Of New Jersey and the Delaware PENN
sula. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is, OF
| course, the oldest organization OF Friends
III the United States. Its first session
was in Burlington, n. j., ION the 3lst OF
sixth month, 1851, and in 1855 it began
to be held alternately at Burlington and
| Philadelphia, an arrangement that was
continued until 1860, when the meetings
Were fixed entirely in the latter city.
In Mondays session, at the mems
meeting, a committee OF four Friends
from each quarter was appointed to join
the women ; committee in considering the
propriety Of making 3 new appointment
on Indian Affairs.
:. committee was appointed to settle the
treasurers account, and also a committee
TO consider an alteration in the Discipline
III regard to funerals. 1855
At the women's meeting, the reports OF
the quarterly and half yearly meetings
composing this yearly meeting were read
and the names Of the representatives sent
by them We're also announced Lydia Ii
Price OF West Chester spoke of the great
loss sustained by the death of Lucretia
Mott.
The epistles from New York Baltimore,
Indiana and Ohio yearly meetings were
read, and discussion eusuei ON the
various testimonies borne in them against
Incompetence and tobacco, and in favor OF
First-day schools.
l,ebecca Mott of Chicago, spoke at some
length ON the troubles OF life and thu
necessity Of coming early to serve tht
Lord.
Lydia Price suggested that this meeting
frame a memorial to the Legislature, ask.
ing it to pass the bill now before it giving
tile people the privilege Of voting on the
liquor traffic.
liyberTy monthly meeting having sug
gested a change in the discipline, thu
matter was referred to committees.
Tuesday was devoted to the reading o
the regular queries and replies thereto
The Mems Meeting considered the first
query at the morning session and til,
Second, third and fourth in the afternoon
A meeting Of Tire general Indian com
nlittee Of the seven Yearly Meetings in
America was held at $50 last evening a
Rae treet. 1t was reported that llous'
bin 5,U5s, giving Indians their home
steads in segeralty and i'll fee simple
after being much discussed ia the Senat,
last winter, failed TO pass. The execu
tive committee was directed to take int,
J consideration bringing it up again. Th'
! COMMITTEES appointed To investigate th'
chi rg". made hy William J. Pollock
Inspector Of agencies, against Jesse w
tiriest, Formerly agent for the l'trs, re
ported thrse charges without any founda
/ ton It was decided that the 4Xeoutig
committee Should appoint a committee t.
50 10 Washington, sre President tiariiel,
aud Secretary Krkwood and lind ou
r What sort ut treatment Friends were I
ii "srnct from Ibis administration.