The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06

from the building. Quaker marriages are
very simple. When a young man seeks the
hand of demure maid in a poke bonnet, he
! acquaints her parents with his desire. The
meeting is notified and committee is APP
pointed to make inquiry concerning each of
the persons who seek to become one. III
everything is found to be satisfactory, the
| friends and relatives are invited to assemble
together, and there the high contracting
| parties promise each other verbally and in
writing attested by witnesses to cling to
each other until death do them part. Ibis
promise is never broken. Such a thing as a
divorce between Quakers is unheard of, and
1t is believed there is no case on record.
| There are no groomsmen, no blushlng
bridesmaids at a Quaker wedding Neither
is there benedictlon or ministerial zee.
The ceremony is conducted in a thoroughly
unSentimental manner, and is simply
/ binding business contract which Is to last
through life.
| DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS EXPELLED.
Quakers are poor customers for lawyers.
Litigation among them is rare, and they
avoid it as much as possible with those who
are not members of the society. 1t Is one OF
the tenets of the faith: that differences shall
be settled by al bitration. War is abhorrent
| to them. They are commanded to suffer
| mprisonment-death, if need be-rather
than join with others in the willful destruc-
tion of human life During the War between
the States number of young Friends, whose
hearts were fired with patriotism, disobeyed
this law and went to the front. They were
promptly read out of meeting. Among
them were descendants of families that came
over with William Penn-the WalnS, the
Mobiles, the Hams and the Deacons. Howard
r. Deacon was the first member of the
society in Philadelphia to suffer for his dis
obedience. Music is forbidden the orthodox
Quaker.
at is frivolous and calculated to take the
mind off the serious in life and pervert the
understanding.
Richard Peterson, CT the firm of Stuart &
! Peterson, the stove manufacturers, was
turned out of meeting for buying a piano.
! 1t may be remarked right here that there
are several rosy checked, brlght-eyed little
| Quakeresses who can MARBLE like thrushes,
but as they sing only to their square-backed
chairs they do not come under the ban.
| The dealing in or handling of spirituous
liquors is strictly forbidden. Nothing is
said about malt liquors, which is probably
why Frederick Collins an orthodox Quaker,
made fortune as the partner of William
Massey IN brewing xxx ale.
A Quaker never makes oath He avoids
as far as possible coming where such pro-
cedure is necessary but if obliged to make
a declaration the falsity of which would
subject him to legal penalty, he affirms.
Nor does he observe any holy days or feast
days. He believes that the obligation to
| regard one day more than another ceased
With the Mosaic dispensation. The visiting
of theaters, race courses, dancing halls, or
the investment in any kind of lotteries
grab-bags in church fairs included-are
declared to be incompatible with the teach
ings of the society and are forbidden. No
matter what station in life you occupy
| Quaker does not use the prefix "Mr. " AS soon
as your christian name Is given you are
addressed by it whenever necessary.
ABOUT TEN THOUSAND IN PHILADELPHIA.
All these things are of course known to
| the Quakers themselves but not to the aver
age Philadelphia, although he may have
lived here for many years. The population
of this city to-day is upward.of one million.
OF this less than ten thousand are Quakers.
! There are nearly eight hundred churches of
different denominations There are eleven
J Quaker meeting houses. Contrary to a
I very general opinion Chestnut street is not
thronged with portly men in shad bellied
coats, nor with women III sober drab dresses
and coal scutUle bonnets. Nor is it true that
| the majority of business men use thee and
thou" In addressing each other, or that street
car conductors use the plain language in
asking the passengers to move a little
farther up front.
AS small as the Quaker population is, its
| beneficent influence is felt i'll the business
! life of the town. The mania for speculation
is less pronounced here than in any other
city in the Union. There are more solid in
vestments, fewer fictitious values. There
are standing Quaker monuments of what
thrift and industry will do when compared
with the feversh race for wealth that is
shortening life everywhere.
SOME OF THE RICH oUAKERs.
ic q of IL
lite. He is worth $1,000, 600, made in the
nickelplate business.
Isaiah V. Williamson is another wealthy
! Quaker. He is worth between 81, 200, 900
and S17 ZOO, 600 Dry goods produced the
bulk of this, but part of it came from in
vestments in stocks. Not speculation.
| Goodness alive, mol When Mr.. Williamson
went on ''the street" he bought outright
and the certificate was handed over to him.
He lives plainly His expenses for shelter,
| food and raiment will not exceed 81 200 in
year
ware Company is another example of bust
ness tact and sterling integrity. He is
member of the Hicksite branch and is very
wealthy.
Joshua L. Bailey, orthodox, has made
his influence felt in thu political destinies
of the city, as well as being philanthro-
pist.
Samuel R. Shipley, President of the
Provident Life and Trust Company, is an
other influential orthodox Quaker. So are
Visitor Brown and John Farnum. John
B. Garrett and Philip &. Garrett are promi-
nent as careful business men. They are
wealthy. Friend Philip showed himself to
be fighting Quaker in the way he pitched
into corrupt political ring and helped
wipe it out.
| 1t is impossible to correctly estimate the
personal wealth Of this small colony, but 1t
will foot up close TO $50, 200, 900. The value
of the lands and buildings owned by the so
ciety in Philadelphia will approximate
81, 0O0, 900. The meeting house at Fourth and
Arch street. the heart of the city, is on an
acre lot, and is owned in England. 1t will
never be sold; or, at least, it is more likely
to stay in the hands of the present owners
than either old Trinity or st. Paul in New
York. V. 5. Z.
HIGH CASTE BURMESE WOMEN.
Their Dress and Deportm ent and Their
Dizziness in Rolling Cigarette.
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