The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-23

hall and Abigail p. Mendenhal his wife, elders
of North Carolina Yearly Meeting
The epistle from Iowa Yearly Meeting was
read
The credentials Of Caleb Jones, companion to
the venerable Eli Jones, was read.
a letter was received from R. Deal chairman
of Palestine District Educational Union, recon-
mending to this meeting DIR. G. W. Porter, their
general agent for educational work.
The consideration of the State society was
taken up by the reading of the queries from the
Book OF Discipline and of the answers to the
same, which have been sent up from the sub
ordinate meetings throughout the yearly meet
ing The meeting was much exercised over the
fact that the mid-week meetings were not as
well attended as they should be, and earnest
counsel and encouragement was given by A. 81
Pickering, Lewis l. Hadley, William Hender-
son, Charles F. Coffin, Thomas G Brown, Cal
vim w Pricthard, Samuel Weeks and Wilson
Spray.
The answer regarding the reputation of others
gave rise to advice from Amos Doan, Stephen
Breed and others, in which all were exhorted to
guard their bps and not say sighting or disre-
spectful words OF brother or sister, which can
never does good and invariably does harm
Samuel Moore of Lafayette not now mem
Der OF the Friends Church. was accorded the
privilege OF making few remarks. He believed
the Friends Church was the leading church in
spirituality of worship. He had received, a year
ago, IN this meeting an inspiration which has
not failed him in the cold of winter nor the heat
of summer. He exhorted Friends to press for
ward and not to be afraid to be called Quakers
In the meeting on ministry and oversight the
subject OF singing in the services of the church
was very fully discussed, and it was the united
sentiment that it should be regarded as having
legitimate place in worship when properly used
Fine or operate singing was discouraged. The
discussion was participated in by B. c. Hobbs
Sarah 2 Morrison, G. W. Pritchard and others
Az l:3O P. NJ. the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of Western Yearly Meeting convened
the meetings for regular business having ad
Journed until tomorrow to make room for this
meeting. The president, Eliza G. Armstrong
OF Jennings county, occupied the chair, and
opened the meeting by reading the fifty fifth
chapter OF Isaiah Prayer was offered by Esther
q. futile, of Delaware, Ohio. Miss Lydia Tay
Tor, secretary of tho society, then read her re-
port for the past year. The report refers to the
progress of the work in Mexico during the past
year, showing it to be in a prosperous condition
The report alludes in warm. terms to the
missionary undertaking of Misses Ora Osborn
and Lydia A. Leiger, two young Friends who
have volunteered as missionaries at Soto la Ma
rino in Mexico.
The following officers were chosen for the next
year: Eliza Armstrong, president; Jessie A.
Cook, vice -president Lydia A. Taylor, secretary;
Rebecca NJ Morris, corresponding secretary;
Jemima T. Pray, treasurer; Ella J. Davis, ed
itoria secretary.
The report Of the treasurer shows:
Balance from last year. $751.64
Receipts during year ,002.79
Dslance IN treasury. SSSI.6I
The editorial secretary, Ella j. Davis. in re
viewing the work Of the past year, tated that it
was the purpose of the society to start paper
of its own.
The president, in Der annual address, referred
to the relative proportion Of nominal Christians,
of Mohammedans and heather in the world:
Protestants 8, 600, 600
wrecks S4,OOO OOO
toman Cathollcs- l9O OOO,0OO
Heatnen -. sat, OOO,OOO
The reports show steady growth Reports
from the seven Syrian girls on Mount Lebanon,
whose education is being paid for by this So
ciety are good. A missionary paper has become
an absolute necessity
The venerable Eli Jones' Of Maine, who has
Travelled extensively in Spain, Palestine Egypt,
and in other Eastern countries, then addressed
the meeting. He sketched the history of the
origin and growth of missionary work in the
Holy Land, and especially of the work of the
Society of Friends in establishing missions
there. AS he related the stories of his travels
and the incidents that came under his notice.
depicting the degradation of tn { eople in those
countries, and especially the hopeless condition
of women, the large audience became intensely
interested and their sympathy for those be-
nighted people appeared to be most heartily en-
listed