New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
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CONFERENCE OF FRIENDS.
RELIGIOUS CONTEMPLATION FOLLOWED BY
A BUSINESS MEETING.
IN THE FIRST MEN AND WOMEN WERE TOGETHER
BUT IN THE LATTER MOVABLE WALL
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TkrDCSE.1

TELEGRAPH TO THE IhIbCSE-I
Westburv, L. l., July 25.-Even a larger number of
Friends than usual attended the Quarterly Meeting here
today. II IS tho beginning Of little of outing
for the Friends in tie city. There Is probably no
section OF the country unless II be the SOUTH where
such open-handed welcome IS extended to all corners
az I'm the neishborhood of a Friends meeting.
The meeting house at Westbury is situated In
grove OF magnificent oaks under whose Nateful SHADE
the horses are tied during the session. In the meet
nghouse yard small house Is first SEEM winch IS the
qstherng place of the orthodox Friends, as those are
caIled who separated The meeting house is large
pain building with broad porch In 'front.' and with Oil
shoned carriage block platform In the centre
inside it Is divided Into two portions by moVapie
partition which, during the meeting for religious "or
ship is raised, and and women FRIENDS are seated
lndiscrlmnatey, but when the time arrives for oui
ness meeting, the partition is lowered ana tle onN
means Of communication is by means OF door I'D t'
partition through which the Friends appointed py uie
clerk pass whenever there is any business WHch III
terests both meetings.
About 10 o'clock most of the Friends had arrived
nearly all coming in carriages, some from distance
and many from New York. They had been met a'
tho station of Westbury which Is about nile iiom
the meeting house, by the resident frIenuS III lo'r
carriages. The spectacle Of Friends meeting Is
strange sight TO one used TO the forms ana ohiVeh
tonalties of ordinary church services The absolute
Stiffness the rapt appearance OF many OF the persons
present and above ALL the appearance OF sarsactoh
on the faces Of ALL as though they could dispense win
NIL other forms OF worship give an appearance OF so
great removal from all worldly cares that IL is aiou'
10 realize that tho busy world, with all ltS Uuro' 10
only a short distance away ,,
Alton shoot neriod Of silence Frances Newton VIII
Jams arose and smoke at some length upon the nature
NJ true worship and how IL is TO DO performed. she
| spoke In part as follows;
Jesus said thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy strength Have come here uncer this influence
Have we brought our temples indebted that we can
| no this7 Does this love OF God How out TO all
| hrmanlty9 Can we say, Come brother come sister
aad bring all thy thoughts aud desires unto Him
Il only by this 10 friend and neshbor chat we
can DO perfect Jesus did this and rather than reract
chat lie said lie gave up His life. He left no
creed other than to love God above all else.
COD breatcd into man the breath Of life aud that the
soul for which we accountable. which Is the Son o.
God. Let us all come to this spirit within when T.
tho Redecmcr lie this dwelling. place. not foi
his glory but for our comfort There mystery in
religion 1t ia merely desiring 10 be children Of The
living Father and living that we may come close u
Him by dedicating our lives to Him, ana remembering a
obedience is better than sacrifice
Charles NJ staber was the next speaker lie
smoke thoughtfully in substance as follows
There has como TO my mind this morning lesson from
the Jesus. Tho narrative 10 familiar TO us all
We can in imagination the surglng crowd Iuii o.
hatred and wickedneSs OF all kinds demanding the dl
Of the Innocent PLATE stands the representative
Of the world and with feeling OF sympathy which Is
found oven In the hearts OF the worldly mnSd he asks
n he shall not release Jesus. In reply the people cry
.Cruciy him " and In obedience to the demand OF TIT
paope pronoaneed tho decree Of death We nave beer
accustomed look upon this one OF tho darkest
vickedness which we have part and could not have
participated lad lived In those days. But In spiritual
sense hearts Often like the wicked mob oNe
which our wills stand judges, as dd Piate In hi
great scene, and though may have desire u
do right yet the mob passions cries out "Crney Hin
cruelty the Divine spirit tho spirit OF innocence and right
II may DO the spirit Of eoyeousness which gain
posscssion Of hearts or II may Do jealousy OF ou
neigghbors desire OF praise any OF the various pas
sions which gain control and when the Divine spirit
shows US be dsregarded our hearts cry
out 'Crueify with each temptation that comes T.
US. the Divine Spirit Is trial IN our hearts, ana to'
often wills, did the people of old cry cut, CfuciD
Him" II really loved the good, we should not have
| the inclination 10 Go evil The crying OF the mobs o
passions would fall UNDECIDED on our ears aud we should
know that the OF God tho greatest OF all loNe ua
He wos our father our mother and our brother.
John Keyes John W. Onderdonk and sarah J. titus
also had some admonlon TO offer, and then. after .
short period OF silence the meeting adjourned to The
business meeting where the regular reports from th'
subordinate meetings concerning the STATE Of the 50
cety were real The committee 10 consider the chang
OF the hook OF discipline which Is the neasest approach
tO creed TINT Friends possess, met aitcr me coe'
Of meeting aud decided 10 convene IN oe1ober " 40"