Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-05-01
ORTHODOX FRIENDS.
Proceedings of the Third Day of
the Yearly Meeting.

the Yearly Meeting.
The yearly meeting of Orthodox Friends
vas continued yesterday week in the
Meeting house at Fourth and Arch
streets. In the mems meeting lists were
presented of the ministers and elders be-
longing to the yearly me eting whv have
died during the year. Some discussion
was held upon the kinds of schools in
which the children are being educated.
The womsn's meeting had prayer from
Deborah Thomas. The minutes OF the
meeting for sutferings and also report
OF the committee on education we're read.
The meeting for sufferipgs is also called
the representative committee, and acts as
an executive committee OF the yearly
meeting.
Iu the afternoon a private meeting was
held of the ministers and elders OF the
yearly meeting. They had general
consideration Of the welfare Of the 80
ciety.
a temperance meeting was held in the
evening. Francis T. King OF Baltimore,
delivered an address CD the history OF
the temperance movement and its success
in Maryland. He said that the sale of |
liquor had been prohibited in three
fourths Of the state, and that an effort |
would now be made to secure local option |
in Baltimore. He urged thu importance |
Vt obtaining comparatively small oonces-
sions at one time, aud au.ioHed the ssso-
ciation not to try TO secure prohibition III
the entire state at once, and thus perhaps
tail to gain the desired reform.
All the meetings of the society of
Friends at Philadelphia except that on
Orange street, were open Thursday morn
ing for divine service. One OF the largest
cougregatio assembled at the meeting
at Sixth and Noble streets and there ad
dresses were delivered by some Of the
most prominent preachers. Prayers were
| offered at this meeting by Phoebe
Elkinton of Philadelphia and Benjamin
| BroWnlow of North Carollns and sermons
We're preached by Clsrkson Sheppard of
Pennsylvania, Benz smin Brown OF North
Carolina; Deborah Rhodes of New Jersey,
Rachel B, Price of Pennsylvania and
Henry Outland of North Carolina.
The meetings at the other houses Of
worship were also largely attended, and
were addressed by prominent speakers.
Iu the afternoon business meetings,
both of men and women, were held at the
old Nesting House at Fourth and Arch
streets but the only subject OF geuersl
interest was the condition Of the West
too school, in Pennsylvania where educa-
ton has SO long been successfully con
Quoted The report on the condition OF
W Institution, and also from the com
mites appointed to enable those destitute
of .he Iu4Sns OF support ng their chill
dren at school TO have them educated at
WaaliOIn were Of the most satisfactory
character.
The Orthodox Friends Yearly Meeting
Of i've days in the Arch Street NJ tin I
House, Philadelphis, came to close Fri
day morning. The attendance was as
or a. ia both branches as at any pre-
vious session, The speakers were Dsbo
rAh Thomas Of Baltimore, Elizabeth
Evans OF New Jersey and Rachel Patter-
son OF Philadelphia. The committee ap-
pointed at Thursdays session TO prepare
paper upon the state of the meeting
submit ed very satisfactory report.
Although the membership Of the meeting
ia not on the increase, still there has
been no decrease of interest manifested
10 the church throughout the jurisdiction.
In Illinois and Indiana the society is OF
the increase, while throughout the west
} their creed ia attracting more attention
than in former years. After session OF
two hours and a half the minutes OF the
meeting were read, and the woman
branch adjourned.
The male branch heard report Of the
Indian committee, which showed good
work among the remnant of the old
j Saneos tribe a. the reservation in New
York state. There are about 300 Indians
there, WAO have hen greatly h4neftad