Evening journal., 1893-04-18
QUAKERS...THEIR WORK
Orthodox Friends Review
Their Deeds to Fellow-men.
WANT DEATH PENALTIES ENDED.

Memorial Adopted Tor the PennsyIvania
Legislature Praying That Local op-
tion BE Granted to Counties in the
Sale Of Liquor-Ag gainst New Jersey
Gambling Helping Poor Friends in
Business.
The yearly meeting Of Friends Of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware ORTHODOXY WAS held yesterday
morning in Philadelphia in the large
building at Fourth and Arch streets, the
Men Friends in the eastern, Women
Friends In the western wing. In the
mems meeting Joseph Walton acted as
clerk and John Z Carter as assistant
clerk
The minutes of the proceedings Of
''The Meeting for Suiferings," the repre-
sentative body of the yearly meeting
when not in session, were read, and
they showed that during the year.
besides attention to many matters Of
minor importance, they had addressed an
able and interesting memorial to the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania in favor Of a
bill for the abolition Of death penalty in
Pennsylvania
The committee appointed to visit
Harrisburg reported that they had been
kindly received there by the governor
and members Of the Legislature and
that a copy Of the memorial had been
furnished TO each of these officials.
Another memorial in favor of a bill be
fore the House. giving local option to
counties and townships in the sale of
md fnu Ia uala In hn rIg
and at retail by brewers, was also pre-.
sented to the Legislature.
A protest against the establishment OF
race courses in New Jersey was directed
to be prepared, but the bill in their
favor was rushed" through the Legis
lature before this had been presented
The committee having in charge the
legacy Of Charles Wills for the distribu
tiOn of periodicals aud other suitable
reading matter among the colored people
of the Southern states and Liberia
reported that this had been satisfactorily
done Grateful acknowledgment of its
usefulness had been received from Bishop
Turner and other friends of the colorec
people.
Other interesting matters were re
ported that had claimed the attention oi
NAb NAtNAluk AoI HuAtIlhkts NnUSt pro
ceedings were approved by the yearly
meeting, and they were encouraged &
continue their care.
Certain proposed notifications OF tn,
discipline having been last year referred
to that meeting, it was agreed to defer
the consideration of their report on thi.
subject until this morning.
The third query ia the womens meet
ing asks whether friends are careful {,
bring up those under their direction il
plainness of speech, behavior and apparel
in frequently reading the Holy Scriptures
aud to restrain them from reading per
nioieus books and from the corrupt con
versation OF the world2 And are the,
good examples in these respects them
selves2 Much was said on this query b
Rachel B Price, Ruth Abbott and Han
nah Arnott.
The fourth query asks whether Friend
are careful to discourage the unnecessar
use Of spirituous liquors and frequent
ing taverns aud to avoid places of diver
sion Reports all state that there
some deviation in attending places q
diversion. Elizabeth Allen, Mary Haine
and Elizabeth Rhodes spoke on thi
subject
The query on Inspecting the wants q
poor Friends and assisting them i
business was answered favorably.