Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

The Society of Friends is meeting this
week at Fifteenth aud Race streets, Phila-
delphia. The session began on Saturday
with the meeting Of ministers and elders,
composed Of men and women. The bust.
ness meetings are generally held by men
aud women separtely, the women occupy
ing the larger assembly room. Two well
attended religious mee,ings were held
Sunday morning. ole meeting
was addressed by John J Cor
nell and Thomas FOuke of New
York, and Ellison Newport Of Pennsyl.
vAnis, and prayer was offered by Allen
Flitcraft and Thomas Steward OF this city.
Ia the smaller room there was presching
by Samuel ]. Lsvick, Watson Tomlinson,
OF yberry and Ezra Fell of this city, no
women speakers appearing on this ooos-
sion. John ]. Cornell spoke at length on
"Christ Within" keeping the soul In har-
mony with the divine W. He alluded
to the evil of intemperAnoe, Of pride and
of oovetousuess leading into speculation
aud causing men to become defsulters,
whom the people have loved to honor.
Mestipgs were also held a, Ninth and
Spruce, Fourth and Green, Girsrd avenue,
West Philadelphia and Fair Hill.
Separats business meetings were held
Monday by the mems and women's
branches OF the Hicksite Friends at
Fifteenth and Race streets, Philadelphia.
There were morning and afternoon ses-
sions OF each body. The mems meeting
received reports from the monthly and
quarterly meetings, and the roll.call
showed but IL absentees out of a total
representation Of l30. Rpistles were read
from the yearly meetings OF New York,
Baltimore, Ohio, Indiana, Genesee and
Illinois. The report Of the committee on
education was read, and commented on
by Samuel j.. Levick, Oliver Bvans and
others. Jatnes V. Watson explained the
small attendance of Friends' children a.
Friends' schoole, by the excellence and
ooDve.iepce Of the public schools.
BeDj jamin q, Foulke aud RvanT Swnyne
were re- elected clerk and assistant clerk
Tor another year.
In the wolnsn's mestlng the subject of
education was the ohief topic OF discussion.
among the speakers being Elizsbeth
Plummer, Elizahsth Price aud Msry 8.
Lippinentt. Msrgaret:a Walton and
Matilda Garrigues we're chosen clerk and
assistant clerk.
at the Friends yearly meeting IN
Phila9elphia Monday John J. Cornell ct
denesee, N. y, meeting, spoke to The
women Friends, nrging great tenderness
TO those sisters who are bsgiuners in the
ministry, and afterwards addressing
mothers who arc gri-ved with way@srd
children. He then spoke 10 such as had
felt called to the ministry but had not
yielded TO tho call, ard afterwards sd &.
dressed other Glasses with much feeling
Af er John J. Cornell and E,a two com /.
panions had left the meeting the prin.
cipal exercises OF the day was The reading
of the queries long ago prepared tor dis.
covering "the state OF the society Z"
These jIquire whether ali their religious
meetinss .or worship and discipline are
sustained, wheth,r love- aud unity are
maintained among them, whether the
young are trained in pihiluea8 . gpsech,
behavior and apparel, whether Friends
are clear OF manufacturing aud ellup in
tozioating drinks aud whether they dis
courage tnem IS beverage AMI are csr.fnl
OF their use as medicine This query
lss been rendered mucn more ptriasent
OF late years than it was formerly. Tn,
queries farther ssk whether the nccesai.
ties OF poor Ffieuds axe inspected and re-
| 'tN'NN1 "hNtA FT'bDpb MAINTAIN a
faithful testimony against oaths, a hire
ling ministry and military services aud
against any lotteries also whe,her
Friends are careful to live within the
bounds OF their circumstan css, a.e pnnc
lual to their promises and Just iu the
| payment OF their debts.
When the subject of lotteries WAS up.
.wo Friends spoke agsinst chances al
fsirs. Harriet Kirk spoke at some length
aga'not buying goods offared below cost,
and susan Gaskill aud Marianna Gibbons
sgainst stock gambling. Lydia Price of
West Chester, desired that women NAV
use such care aud economy that their
husbands may not bs driven to business
| sxaesses.
Tue mems meeting did not progress as
lar as the women's in oonsidering the con.
dition Of the society in these various re.
spscts, the afternoon meeting beiug prin.
cllpally devoted to two queries instead OF
SIX aud to the various remarks cslled
forth by the subjects thereof. A meeting
OF the Friends Temperance Association
was held In the evening.