Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-21
THE FRIENDS, MEETING.
A Long Discussion Upon the So
called EEireIing Ministry.

SAhou hhhchmb NhnasNys
With the accompaniment of rain, the
Friends continued their yearly meeting
yesterday week at their Race Street Meet
ing House Philadelphia, devoting the day |
sessions to the consideration of questions |
of discipline. On the subject of higher |
education for the young considerable dis |
cusslon ensued, and the conclusion was |
reached that the society WINS accomplish |
ing nothing in merely maintaining ele.
mentary schools.
The most prolonged and earnest debate
was concerning the phrase, "a hireling
ministry" "While the term 'hireling'
may be objectionable to many of us, ''snid
one gentleman, las being too harsh to he
| applied to professors of Christianity let
us not be led into any departure from our
testimony for n free gospel ministry. This
was the ministry of the Apostles, and, MS
such, should be ours" Another said
''When our society came into existence il
was mainly to protest against the tyran-
MES and corruptions of priestcraft. 1t is
not against the men we protest. but
against the system. In all ages and in all
lands, priestcrnft has been the bane and
curse of man."
The question of mixed marriages and
the ''hireling ministry had been referred
to committee, but that body was unable
to reach conclusion in time to report
The committee on education reported 119
teachers and 2,697 scholars in 40 schools.
A memorial to Patience H. Jenkins of
Camden, Del, was read and ordered
noted on the minutes. -..
In the evening the First-day School
, Association held u meeting, at which were
, delegations from sister schools in New
, York, Baltimore and other cities.
, Addresses were made by Il. NJ. Long
shore, Clement NJ. Biddle, Henry Speak
man, William N. jackson and others.
i The theme of discussion was the advisa-
i ability of having the association recoy-
I. nized by the Yearly Meeting, and the pre-
n yailing sentiment seemed to be favorable
d TO that policy. Interesting reports and
. epistles from the different First-dny
u School Associations We're read, and
y adjournment was not reached until aftsi
y 10 o'clock.
l. The Friends held meeting for public
worship Thursday at the Race Stree
h Meeting House, Philadelphia Both endi
l. of the building We're crowded with wor
10 shippers, and the exercises continued
y, until IL O'clock In the afternoon u bust
n ness session was held. The committc
nj ON deficiencies sent i'll report in which
~ recommendation was made that the Yearl
ut Meeting sanction formally the First -DH
re- schools, and authorize the appointmel
ne of committees by the Monthly Meetint,
y, to have supervision over them. The meei
ing, after some debate, adopted minut
expressing appreciation and encourage
ment of the work of the school, but d.
Ginning to formally sanction them.
in The last days session of the year
Meeting of Friends mt Fifteenth and RIA,
in streets, Philadelphia, ended just before SUI
va down Friday. The morning session WI
NJ opened by taking up the report of the cor
.nr mittee on deficiencies, which had been Ill
nd cussed at great length on Thursday. ltw
,on decided that the committee be releasi
,ha from further consideration of the subje,
ro- and that IL new committee be directed
carry into effect the recommendations
IN regard to the First Day schools, In conjun
re- ton with the committee on deficiencies
III the women's meeting.
NO The report of the joint committee
ma temperance was then read. 1t showed I'll
mn appeals had been made to the legislatuf
the of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Dellwa
e,s to introduce education on temperance OUT
fer. tions in the public schools. The llrst-nam
, ~ legislature had passed II bill such as W
! If desired, but the last two had failed tn do
mi The trcasurer's report was next read, II
tn- was considered very satisfactory Thorn
d. HuSDilnu WIS elrcteu us tne new tT'
iurer, and Dillwyn Parrish and Joseph
Turnpenny rs correspondents. In
Women's Meeting tho cpistle to the Yea
ai Meetings of Illinois was read and approx,
lhI and the excellent work accomplished amo
,ry the Indians WINS discussed.
VINO At the afternoon session Of the me
lall, meeting the report OF tho committee
own | nlterin,S the disrinIinn uf the soointv II
cry read. 1t approved Of several recommnn,
ock tions made by the Philadelphia and 81
0l linglon quurtrrics, hut II was thought b
nuy to luy the entire matter over until next 80
ite', Similar action was taken upon the sl
atcr question in the women's meeting.