The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-23
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.
Meeting of Women's Foreign Missionary So.
ciety-Reports on Education and Indians
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELp, Sept. 22.-The meeting Of the
Wolnen's Foreign Mission Society was held last
night in the tabernacle. Letters were read from
missionaries at Brumana, Syria. Matamoras,
and from various workers in America. Reports
were also received from the auxiliaries of the
quarterly meetings. Eliza P. Armstrong was
appointed president, Rebecca M. Morris cor
responding secretary, and Ella j. Davis record
ing secretary of next years meeting.
DR. johnson then addressed the meeting
briefly on his recent missionary experiences
among the heathens in Africa. He said: THE
social condition of the natives are low and de-
graded. The horrible slave trade is largely car
ried on Women are fattened and sold just as
cattle and hogs are with us. The old and
infirm are killed to put them out of the way, and
this duty devolves on the children"
The audience was intensely interested, and
was led to see something of the need of mis-
sionary work in that distant land. The meeting
then adjourned
The usual devotional and select meetings were
held this morning at o'clock. The business
meeting opened at 10 A NJ.
Isaac V. Nendell, representative from
Thornton quarterly meeting, at his own request
was released from further attendance.
Nathan Clark. chairman of the committee on
svangelistic and pastoral work, presented his
feport
Discussion and approval of the above report
then took place.
The clerk read the report on Earlham College,
of which the following is summary: The at
tendance in the preparatory department has
been very much less than during the two pre-
ceding years The attendance in the college de-
partment has been greater during the past year
than during any previous year since the union
of the yearly meetings in its management
The college president, j. j. Mills, made re-
port as follows:
Attendance during the year r--.-.......1S9
Number in college department. --....-..... AZ
Numher in preparatory department. ...-..-... 81
Number in Biblical department 4
Total number of students in school. 800
The expenditures of the college for the present
year were $29, SOL 80; the receipts amount to
$40 G48.S8
After approval of the above reports. the meet
ing adjourned till p. NJ, at which time the
meeting opened according to adjournment.
Lydia Taylor, assistant clerk of the meeting,
read the report on Indian affairs Six boarding
schools and three day schools have been sup
ported in which 558 pupils have, up to this
time, been educated. One hundred of these
students have been converted. In North Caro-
lima Eve day schools have been sustained for
several month"; and training school, in which
twenty boys and twenty girls have been prepar-
ing for teaching The report was approved, and
bhe committee ordered to report next year.
The subject. of Home Missions was then
taken up by Jehn +. Stanton, of Indianapolis
chairman of the committee on that subject aud
chs meeting adjourned.
Tomorrow is another and the last public day.
The meeting closes on Thursday.