The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-20
QUAKERS AND METHODISTS.
First Days Proceedings of the Friends
Yearly Meeting at Plaintield.
What Is Being Done By the Southeast N. 3.
Conference at Seymour-Plan for the
Centennial Collections.
FRIENDS, YEARLY MEETING. W 3aaa
First Day of the Twenty-Seventh Annual
S~ession-The Routine Business.


First Day of the Twenty-Seventh Annual
~session-The Routine Business.
PLANFIELD, Sept. 19.-The twenty7seventh
annual session of Western Yearly Meeting Of
Friends convened at Plainfeld to-day, at 10 I'm.
A session of the representative meeting was held
yesterday. A special object of these annual
meetings is the transaction of the business Of
the church. But of no less Importance are the
religious and devotional exercises. To this end
regular devotional meetings are held at 5 a m.
each day, and other times; also, each meeting
for business opens with a brief session for devo-
ton, prayer and preaching. While the various
subordinate quarterly meetings, fifteen in mum.
Der, are legally represented b yduly appointed
delegates in the Society of Friends perhaps more
largely than in any other religious bodies, the
members at large attend, take part, and are ac-
corded full privileges in the transaction of
business.
On the present occasion the attendance is
about as large as usual, and on the calling of the
delegates from the quarterly meetings all re-
sponded except six. The first session was opened
by a season of earnest prayer. The younger
members in attendance were invited to partici
pate in the business of the meeting and willingly
assume whatever responsibility the meeting
may see fit 10 impose upon them in committee
work.
The following ministers from other yearly
meetings are in attendance, with approved creden-
tials from their respective meetings at home,
viz: Eli Jones, from New England; Deborah C.
Thomas, John Newlin and wife, from Baltimore;
Melinda 3. Hunt, Truman Cooper, Edward g.
Young, Nereus M. Hodgfn and wife, from Iowa;
Esther B. futile. Ia missionary workerl Noah G..
Mclean, from Ohio; Ann Gauze and Susan Rat
cllH, from Indiana; and Thomas A. Smith, Will
lam +. Harvey and Samuel Weeks, from Kansas.
A committee was appointed to prepare return
ing minutes for the aforesaid ministers, indica-
tive of cordial greetings to them, and apprecia-
ton OF their services while in attendance at this
yearly meeting.
A committee was appointed to superintend
the holding of outdoor meetings on public days.
An invitation from Professor Charlton, super
intendent of the Reform School, located at this
place, was extended to ministers and others in
attendance, to visit that institution for the per-
Torrance of any religious service they may feel
incumbent upon them during the sessions of the
yearly meeting.
A printing COMMITTEES was appointed, and
directed to have a, 800 copies of the minutes of
this yearly meeting printed for distribution
among the members.
After the reading of the usual directions to
the representatives, the meeting adjourned to
l:30 F. M.
SESSION.
An6 meeblng convened, at IaO p. NJ, In JOINT
session of mems and women's meeting, for the
consideration of the Bible-school work, embrac-
ing the entire Su~nday.schoel work for the past
year. Before entering upon the consideration
of this subject, the representatives, through
their chairman, DR.. Seth Mills, proposed the APP
pointnent of Hiram Haaley, of Indianapolis,
for clerk; Simon Hadley, of Mill Creek, and
John Pennington, of Westfeld, for assistants.
The report was concurred in by the meeting.
The meeting felt loath to dispense with the serv-
ices of Amos Doan, who has served us SO faith
fully and efficiently for so long q time as chief
clerk of this meeting. He now retires from this
position, on account of advancing years and
overwork.
The report on Bible-schools was ably pre-
scented by Josiah Morris, superintendent Of the
work ferfthe Yearly Meeting. The report ex
hibits the work in a healthy and prosperous con
dition the past year. The increase in the gen
eral and average attendance over the preceding
year is very gratifying. The report shows
eighty-three schools, as against seventy4niue the
year preceding.