The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-19
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Proceedings of the Great Meeting of
Friends at Plainfield.
Rare Surgical Operation at Fort Wayne
Flight OF a Sullivan County Business
Man-NOtes and GIeanings.
INDIANA,
The Friends at PlainfieId-Reports on Earl
ham College and Other Matters.
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The Friends at Plainfeld-Reports on Earl
ham College and Other Matters.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD, Sept. 1S.-The fifth days session
of Friends Yearly Meeting convened according
to adjournment at 10 O'Clock, in joint session,
ana was opened by devotional exercises. Gre
dentials read for Elector J. Collins and Es-
ther Easterly, the former from New England
Yearly Meeting, the latter from Kansas Yearly
Meeting. The joint board of trustees OF Earl
ham College made their annual report to West
ern Yearly Meeting. The report of Joseph
Moore, the retiring president, to the board of
trustees was also read, The number of pupils
enrolled last year was 246, the average attend
ance l65. OF the number in attendance, IA per
cent were the children of Friends. He closed
his report by saying that the amount of work
done in Earlham was out OF all proportion to the
amount of expenditure, and that the Indiana
and Western Yearly Meetings owe it to them
selves to better the financial standing of the col
lege. The treasurer presented his report show
ing the Indebtedness of the institution TO be
81, 500 II, 5000 AT of which fails on Indiana
Yearly Meeting, the balance, S1,329.7O being
divided between Indiana and Western Yearly
Meetings for payment. The meeting united in
approving the following board of trustees, TO
serve with like number from Indiana Yearly
Meeting: Barnabas =. Hobbs, Rebecca l. Hobbs,
Moses c, stephens, Joseph G. Miles.
The committee having charge of Indian AFFAIRS
made its annual report. Thomas G. Brown ana
wife have general oversight of the work among
the Cherokee Indians OF North Carolina. They
now have four schools under their charge, all
prospecting.
placed in the hands OF b. c. Hobbs number or
Indian girls to educate Ten were taken 10
Trinity college Nortn Carollna. Az tne,r 9, en-
trance into the college they were found TO be
detrimental to the school. B. Z. Hobbs gave an
interesting talk on his observations while among
the Indians.
The afternoon session took up the report on
hOme-missiOn work. Reports were read from
all the quarterly meetings, showing the WORK IN
good progress. Eight hundred and eights-two
meetings have been held for religious worship
during the past year. Prison meetings, 121; mum
Der of temperance unions "a. Thetemperance
cause has received especial attention the past
year, and has made great progress.
Mrs. Martha Harvey, of Indianapolis, spoke
on the grand results being derived from the IN
dustrial schools of that city. The children not
only are benefited, but the results can also be
told in the parents of the children.
Wilson Spray presented the great necessity of
doing something for the school at MarysVllle,
Tenn, B. c. Hobbs also made plea for the
school.
The remainder of the day was devoted to the
temperance cause. The meeting unanimously
passed the following resolutions
Resolved. That as yearly meeting OF
Friends we would again record our unfinching
devotion to the cause of temperance, and pledge
orr hearty cooperation IN the work, and thab
we declare our settled purpose to continue to
pray, labor, and for prohibition and wo-
mans suffrage"
Meeting adjourned at o'clock. To-morrow's
meeting is one for the public, and preaching
will take place from both audience rooms and
two outdoor stands.
Prospective Trouble in the Coal Region.
Terre Haute Express.
Tine coal miners in the coal fields are reported
to be uneasy and dissatisfied. An Express re-
porter talked with gentleman, yesterday, who
is well acquainted with affairs in the coal re-
gions, and he expressed the belief that one OF
two things would occur, either the price of coal
would be increased or there would be strike all
over the coal regions. At their recent meeting
in this city the miners demanded an increase, to
take effect Oct. l. The gentleman was of the
opinion that at the present price Of coal the ope-
rators could not afford TO give IT, If they do,
coal must be increased in price. He hoped that
affairs would be adjusted, but the air felt like
strike brewing, the miners and operators
looked like 1t, and he would not be surprised If
it came.