New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-27
THE MEETING OF FRIENDS.
LAST DAY OF A QUARTERLY SESSION.
CHANGES IN SOME OF THE ooMMTTEEs-RE-
MARKS BY SEVERAL BRETHREN.


MARKS By SEVERAL BRETHREN.
: westbury, Long Island, July % GpeclaD. To-day
was the second and last day Of the session of the
westbury Quarterly Meeting OF Friends at this place
After the adjournment OF meeting yesterday dis
patch came announcing the death Of Margaret Havi-
land. Of Brooklyn. She taken suddenly Ill IN the
morning and her father teegraphed for. aud left
the meeting Immediately. His daughter died few
hours after he arrived home She was great favor1c
among old and young. and her engagement to Edward
Cornell Of Poughkeepsic had recently been announced
Vhls shed slight shade of gloom over the otherwise
ioyous occasion. Friends spent the evening at the
homes Of various residents In the neighborhood at
some houses there being than dozen guests
entertained.
Meeting this morning convened at IL O'CLOCK and
largely attended, though some had driven over to
Jericho, about four miles away, to spend the day
there. Isaac Hicks, of Westbury the first speaker
and touched upon several important topics OF govern
ment saving that under Divine appointment there was
place for everything. and everything should be Kept
In its place. and that should endeavor to carry out
this idea In regard to all talents and aspirations
lie also spoke Of the law of obedience which Jesus
promulgated, that 1t only by obedience TO the
manifested OF Creator that we should becone
His children.
Samuel b. Haines. Of NewYork, was the next
speaker He first made feeling ausion to those that
might have been present but who had been drawn
away by bereavement, and then instanced communi-
cation between Gladstone and Sturgeon as evincing
the blessed word of God in different clmes and amongst
all classes Of people. He closed by stating that
"though we might have had beloved fathers and
mothers both personal and in the Church, yet finally
We must be oosed from all these and have but indi
vidua sustanment in meeting fe's exgences, though
all need each others sympathy yet above all the
sympathy Of that glorious, great fegiving, life
sustaining Potentste.r
Robert Italian, Of Philadelphia, aged Friend, then
arose and spoke at length upon the subject OF
worship nstancng the conversation between Jesus and
The woman Of Samaria as showing that God is spirit
and they that worship Him should worship Him in
spirit and in truth That it not alone in religious
meetings that worship should be done, but God
was a spirit, therefore omnipresent should be
unceasng in devotion He said that the Scriptures
said man was created in the likeness OF God but as
God was spirit and man physical being the SINH
larty must be in his spiritual nature alone.
Charles NJ. Slower soon arose after Friend Hallsn
had taken his seat and walking to the front Of the
meeting gave clear and lucid explanation OF the
teaching Of the Spirit He spoke in part as follows
Il feel that have few words to add as TO an ex-
PLANTATION Of what regard as the teaching OF the
Spirit. To many'even among Friends IT is mystery
and probably two would explain 1t the same Like
all abstract questions it is difficult TO explain except
by smile or metaphor. and should not consider an
explanation by these untenable because most
abstract questions Of our present day thus demon
strated. The figure most prominently known ard
possiblv the most applicable TO the is the Light
Within We cannot say ii is reason, because what we
reason about does not always give satisfaction and
NAV be erroneous though We can detect no error 1t
IS like the light Of the which neither
plain nor understand yet which is demonstrated to |
MS by its results. so this comes to and shows us
an act or deed to perform, word of encouragement
to be spoken and cannot explain how. Our reason
stands to us as an assistant bat the thought comes in