Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15
FRIENDS YnAnAr MEETING.
schoois nnd Discipline the Subjects
nA HliacinAhiOM.

Of DiscuAhtOn.
PHILADELPHIA, May l2.-Yesterday was
the opening OF Friends Yearly Meeting a.
Fifteenth and Race streets. Shortly after
10 O'Clock every seat in the large meeting
house was filed and both steps and aislas
were occupied.
The leading sermon was delivered by
Darlington Hopes of Baltimore, and lasted
almost an hour. He said In substance:
A knowledge OF the will OF our Crohtor Is
the most important subj Get for tho human
mind. We do not set AZ nanght the test OF
HIS dealings with men 10 time past, hut we
hold that he still communicates with us.
From morning to night there Il this reve-
lation OF the will OF the great God to each
accountable sanl 10 regulate lis days work.
Tho press becomes IA instrument OF good
to mankind. We fnd the work and doings
OF God recorded, ard they should encnut-
ago others ard counteract that which
might do harm. We should have con-
stand desire 70 rely on God and to receive
every inttma,ion that lie gives US, and
there will be d lelvan go forth that VIII
improve eoripty. phis revelation Is the
guiding iiiiueace 81 tho word OF God and
tie revelation Of God TO our sonlI.
The FIRST death Il the death OF the strong
will OF man, and no that bath part In the
first resurrect or need not fear the second
death. | want that We should realize that
We uebu NOT Will. lHb hlhRuum VI nthNeu
Is at hand The love OF God redesm3 the
souls OF the children OF men. This is an
! inexhaustioe fountain. Come, partake OF
| the waters Of life.
! Rebecea Fabsl said she was heartily In
| accord with The words Just spoken and
! hoped that all would be benefited. In
reference to the press, she wished that all
| would nd only that which would benefit
| them. Henry Wright then delivered few
remarks on temperance and the equal rights
| Of women. TIE meeting closed with n
4 prayer by Allen Fiitcrgft.
There was also large meeting in the
\ Cherry street end of the meeting house,
which was addressed by Ellison Newport,
! Fr,nklln 7. Halnes, Robert Hatton and
4 Peter amedley. At 8 ?. M, the children
ANIMAL meeting was hsid and several 81
the First Day schools connected with the
society participated in tire exercises. Short
| addresses were also made by Lukens Web.
/ ster, Isaac II. Nlartlndlle OF Camden
Samuel b. Carr AMI Samuel Swayne.
This morning the regular business SOS
sion, for members only, will begin and las,
through the week.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-The Friends
| yearly business meeting opened yesterday
morning at the Friends Meeting HOUSE
Fifteenth aud RAGS streets. One ndret
and forty.foGr delegates from diffsren
Il IHrtS OIL IUN country WtTtt UTtiHutI DtELlGS ,
large number OF visiting Frleads.
LISTERS were received and read from
ono, ILLINOIS, Indiana, New York, Bait.
more aud Gsnesee. A committee was ap
pointed to draft suitable answers 10 thes;
communications. Short addresses well
delivered by Allen Fitcrait, y. s. Ash, j
Hicks and II lhert Ialton. Enmor Roberts
Evan STaYne and Alfred Moore wer
elected CLERKS for the comiug year.
In thgutfnrnD1n the nhuuHA 0f biapfniiN
was taken up and referred toasperiai com
mtttee. O3p of the articles under consd
GRAFTON Tor change is most important, as
refers to the marriage OF Friends with othp
denominations. COMMITTEES was ap
pointed to consider tho adYlsabillty Of com
bining the mems and won sa's trea-art5
into one, The CON uittee on edusatlol
presented their report and requested to b
discharged. The request was granted an
committee nominated to select neS
board. The speakers dwelt at length 81
the importanee OF properly instrucslng tn
children iii the principles OF religion an
requested that none be placed on the boar
but Intelligent and well-informed men.
The meeting then adj burned to mest thi
morning at 10 O'Clock, when the queiit
that have been banded down from th
quarterly meetings will ba In order.
, PHILADELPHIA, May l4,--At the Year.
i NibbtLEy OF tElhHuS Ut LUG mobtiUS nous
| Fifteenth and Race. yesterday afternoon.
large committee was pointed to conf'
with women Friends ~ 10 the best mear
by which Fist day schools may be mat
: more effective. Speaking In support OF Il
/, resolution to appoint this committee
Friend said: "Are We to be 80 materialist
as to conhpe ourselves solely to meat
tratning2 The church nus a higher dui
to perform. II owes more to Its childre
8 than to care for their purely intelectu
4 welfare. Its duty Is to see that Its ehldre
!, are led into right paths by spiritual teacl
n ing OF tina highest order through the meal
Q which God and mature have put into OF
z hands. Many of QUE children are lost /
i our church; they drlft OH to other den IN
o nations because We have neglected our o.
Q portunitles IN their carly spiritual trail
8 Ing"
= The first question was then read: "a
Friends meetings for worship and di
elpline we'll attended; are the hours &c
orally observed II there any sleepin0ss
other uubecoming behavior r An3we
we're read from all the localities embrace
h In he Philadelphia yearly meeting. The
v answers were generally satisfactory, b
i, they showed uniformity that the mtd-we
. meeting was poorly attended, and the
q had been some sleepin5ss.
n Upon this Il Friend saii: "Let us get
in this central body a renewed life wni
will dilflse itself throughout nil ouc small
n branches and correct thess infrlnSaneE
II OF the dlscipli 20.