Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-17
FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
Interesting Deliberations Of the
Friends Yearly Meeting.
(Argus Specially

The meeting was opened at 1880
o'clock with a talk from Abraham
Fisher and prayer by VIM. johnson.
The epistle from Dublin Y. NJ,
arrived and was read. Some time
was devoted to reading the "queries
and answers" and a committee was
appointed to prepare an address to
subordinate meetings, with Joseph
Potts as chairman. In the discus
sion Edward Parker spoke very en-
phatic in favor of a positive as well
as a negative testimony by u Sos
ciety.
The statistical report showed 35
meetings, rs ministers aud 4,O9S
members.
Rufus King spoke in his humorous
but serious way against the use of
tobacco, and told how he once used
tobacco and snuff.
The meeting adjourned to meet at
2 o'clock p. m.
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The first thing was the report of
the committee that established Wil~
mington Y. NJ.
The delegates to the Indianapolis
Conference reported that the pro-
ceedings were published in book
form and that there were still IA
copies on hand for sale.
The committee On Blue Ridge
Mission reported 129 pupils enrolled,
with an average attendance Of so.
Rev. David Sampson is superintend,
ent of this mission, which is stu
ated pear the line between North
Carolina and Virginia.
Dr. Mendenhall gave a brief ac-
count Of his recent stay at the Miss
sion, after which a subscription of
1914 was raised to aid this grand
and glorious work.
After the Foreign Mission report
Mrs. Hobbs made a touching appeal
IN behalf of the little girls in India.
Lazarus Edgerton and Walter A.
Graham. of Wayne county, are here,
SATURDAY,. AUG. 18TH.
The meeting adjourned at II a
m.andAhraham Fisher led in PRAYER.
The sueject of revising the Dis
cipline occupied the most of this
session.
Rich Square monthly meeting, Of
Eastern Quarter, was emphatically
opposed to any change in Discipline
at this time.
The committee appointed a year
ago recommends a few changes, but
nothing very radical. The meeting
endorses the report Of the commit
tee, except the clause relative to the
ministry,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon exercises were of
special interest. mostly taken up by
the Report Of Trustees of Guiltord
College and report of its President,
Enrolment last year ITO pupils.
This college is considerably in debt,
but a renewed effort will be put
forth to increase endowment fund.
Several changes have been made IN
the faculty. Miss Sallie Stephens,
a native of Wayne county, and
teacher of short>hand and type~writs
ing, has gone to Knoxville, Tenn,
TO pursue her studies.
Mrs. Hobbs made a very touching
appeal in behalf Of the education of
the poor girls Of the North Carolina
7. Meeting, and raised nearly $500
fer this purpose. She said that
about $4,000 had been used for this
purpose in the last four years
The missionary meeting last night
was attended by about one thousand
people
Edwin 2. Sellew, editor of the
Philadelphia Friend, and Charles
Potts, who has been a teacher al
Westown, for nearly quarter of a
century, are here.
Guilford College has arranged to
have instrumental music taught in
its curriculum this year.
Service will be held Sunday al
about 4 different places, 5000 PEG.
pie are expected.
The Guilford College people have
erected them a camp here in the
grove.
Over a thousand people came out
last night to lear a ON preach:
Mrs. Mary Moon Mendith.
The clerks of the women's meets
ing are Mrs, P. B, Hackney, Mrs
Mary E, Garland and Mrs. Josiah
Nicholson.
The only daughter of Rev. G. M
Pepper, of this place, died here on
the 10th inst.
SUNDAY, 18th.
Last nights session was set apar
for the Christian Endeavor Society,
which was called together by it,
President Prof. W. W. Mendenhal
Iof Greensboro. Several eloquen.
speeches were made on Endeavol
work. The singing was led by Mis-
Anna Edgerton, of Guilford College
who has been teaching in Whit
| Plains Mission school.
To-day has beea the "big day" Of
the Y. NJ. About five or six thou.
and people ware here. but after
erecting a tent that would accommo
date 600. over half Of the crowd coule
get no seat.
Rev. Meredith and wife, Mar,