Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-22
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.

The mems meeting OF the Friends
Yearly Meeting in Philsdelphis, WAS
principally occupied yesterday week
in the consideration of the revised disci-
pline discouraging the manufacture and
sale OF all Intoxicating liquors and their
use as beverage. In the afternoon the
main discussion WAS on the gu ject OF =
paid ministry, the opposition to it being
unanimous.
In women's meeting In the morning
several women ministers spok.. One
from the region OF the Delaware Water
Gap alluded to time in her own ex.
perienoe when, with harvest hands to
wait upon and an infant In the cradle,
she had still walked two or three miles
in that m untainous country to attend
Frien Is mid-week meeting. In the after
noon the subject OF First day schools
Sunday sohools) was considered in
women's meeting under a suggestion that
they should pass more directly under the
care of the society. They are now under
the direction Of the Friends First day
School Association. No action was taken.
At the Friends yearly meeting Thurs
day, at Fifteenth and Race streets, Phils-
delphia, the report Of the committee on
deficiencies, appointed last year, was
read in the women's meeting, and con.
sidered. After full discussion, 1t was
ordered to be printed and sent down in
the extracts to the subordinate meetings.
An essay for an epistle to the New
| York yearly meeting WAS also read aud
| approved.
Ia the men's meeting the three annual
| questions we're read aud answered. In
the one relative to the schools Of the
| society it was shown there we're 80 schools
III operation, which were attended by
over 2, 2,00J scholars, OF whom fully one
third were children OF Friends. The re-
port OF the Indian committee WAS made
aud the minutes OF the representative c
committee were read and approved.
The mems meeting at yearly meeting il
Philadelphia Friday morning was occupied
with the report Of the committee on det
ciences i'll the society. There was alst
presented and read a memorial of the lat,
Ann A Townsend OF PhiladelpEia,a minister
In the afternoon the report OF the join
committee OF men and women Friends Oh tn
subject OF temperance was read. A commltte
WAS appointed on Indian affairs, although
especial care OF the Indians seems to hay
passed out Of the control OF this yearl
meeting.
The men Friends also read a general epistl
to the yearly meetings with whom they ar
: in correspondence. This will be sent to eac
instead Of the especial or individual epistle
. | written under the direction OF the women
meeting to the different yearly meetings G
4 women. The meeting adjourned to me,
: again next year.
\ Different papers were read in the women
y | Ernut tha ff ha nrf
. sentatiyes committee it appears that the
. are kept in tire-proof and bookcase
4 Fifteenth and Race streets, books and pan
Q phlets to be distributed to those desirous
a Information on Friends principles. L
G formation may be obtained from the car
C taker Of the house Oh Fifteenth street. Fro
d the report Of the committee on Indian affail
I II seems that no Indians are now under ca
ia Of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. There "
% read yesterday morning report OF the col
10 mlttee of men aud women Friends on tel
AZ perauce. Several quarterly meetings su
r, gested the use of the ballot to prevent
d. toxlcatng drinks. This mention OF the ball
SO was observed by Il woman Friend present a
G. she added, with which we have nothing
or do here, | am sorry to say
We AT the opening Of womens meeting in t
to afternoon four of the brethren visited
III Caleb Shreve and Joseph Hornor of N
o. Jersey, ministers, and their two companion
yo The hrst thought 1t proper to warn women
l.. well as men on the subject Of intoxicati
Its drinks. Four evils We're mentioned by Jose
llornor The use OF liquor, the use oftobac
injurious reading and the accumulation
wealth for superiluities. He further warn
ha them to take care of the children, ~ to
character of the servants with whom IL
NC associate, and said that the character
OF servants was one of the points on VIII
p William Penn WAS Interested.
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