New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
THE CONGRESS- OF FRIENDS.
PAPERS READ At CHAPPAQUA-THE SUBJECT OF
YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERED
WHO THE SPEAKERS WERE.

WHO THE SPEAKERS WERE.
| The first session of the Friends Religious Con-
gress opened yesterday morning Chappaqua In
the large tent devoted to the different meetings.
Aaron NJ. Powell. OF Painted presided and WIZ
lam VI. jackson. OF New-York. was secretary. This
conference Is feature In the work OF the So
clcty. /, was first considered by the Advisory Com
ml;tee Of the Friends Congress Chicago last fall.
Of which Jonathan *. Plummer was chairman and
the subject then left to the Advisory Committee
Of the Ncw-York yearly meeting. which created a
Central Committee II Is under this committees
auspices that the conference 4, bens he'd now. and
VIII be- he'll IN the future
Mr.. Powell delivered o cordial address II welcome
and opened the meeting yesterday with brief talk
on the Friends H. said that the characteristics
which distinguished Friends from other religious
h1I lies were the beliefs the common brthr.sh; ot
each individual In the capacity - listen win the
spiritual ear and 20 hear The spiritual voice. and the
immcllat. presence Of the divine IN each human
soul the imne HAT" teaching from the divn" source"
George Fox the founder OF the society, he s'ii'
came 70 important conclusions which ne hiter"arH
found confirmed In The scriptures. But ne gaih'd
them all by immediate revelation. and not from the
Bible Mr. Powell commended the young people 10
the stuIy ~ George Fox AMI said that the same
sources u divine Illumination were theirs today as
were any PERSONS in past history lie conuh"ei ID
follows
with the Friends tho one prncpe q l.y goe Ia eqGr
20 conception OF dptl rs h,.i 80 49, a." "a 70 irchni-
ctli'.. " religion We are - ipi.p" win 'nP' -
TneF 81 e esn f aal 10 ha iuy mat
lies nearest u' n The d9lnf ~i " uTr - ErianIs
S'.'' MA ,,T .xait.i one W. have been called
e ar pcopc and nnHl hG %Gr et, Iii' pr54le not
~ Iress or outNarI forms. h4t ~ i.-t,iyinf, T., u
v XIII n. IN me anycrsc Reccntly in London
celebrated tral took place over me cas- ~ hsm "H
" ""2 Itr,iI not cSnfess that he III wrons while
this burlesu"rof 'hri',i tEly Wa R3E "ii f., he
drr!s AMI thousands u m'n ana women ! ~ t ti
1il,ns ~ London were going down - unu,iet.nle
depths - dcsraia'n Dther in'nis,ers nav, men
-. need 'Nc9mmHucat'i i9r , t III i"r
,...brf.ti Ifl,. W. ltN" passed. rom tHl' 4 4'''
ne OF service. cons grafton 70 we S'' ot a.
rol christianity :" man ne' -, |r,r vi
ir'cnrF ',ls,y mi ;ic FOR The watchwor@ OF our
society iho-r thAt a. s.rv1 @.' INC statue
robert : IIayland then read paper on IT'D" IN
sal. ri,.," and the discussion Of Il was opened py
lydia H. Price Shc called 10 IN" CORNERSTONE inc
,ouchstonc Of 'Ac.r faith and sail no ore
should insist upon anothcrs following inc "T"'
,,bich he had received for The clucation. environ
,,, and measure ~ growth were different In "ach
,,, lut no. should ue cited 20 the fountain OF
,irht 70 the voice of God in BIS own soul
Tur,h.r discussion was deferred until after the
,,., ropcrs on prayer" written by Jonathan ~
t,l,nu.r Of Chicago. ana Serena Mlhai" o '''"
49,, rc,,hor Of whom was aAie 10 be present ha'
,,', r.n1 hy William NJ Jackson and Anna K''
t,y,.u Tn. first paper closed a. follows
Will. not undcryalu.ns even the lowest FORM -, 'r
,r,v.r for those who may Use H. ~ ,.r.,r, ~
p,rS,y'. AMI others sincerity ana r''rt'",~ o,n
HHu' , IL, ali PRAYER and with those WHO can r,h h
,r blrhc.t forms .ct " not IAN l" W t%
W. 'HHrich belioyrs that all outtcachIhS ol .n'
hrt toward God AMI His GOOD VIII py ,aM' and
known To- US reaches NF ilil III Is nSraa,nl FOR
hrinss nm nm GOD God who Ioyc ncersr to likeness
Nth ;esus. the pre-enlInent son OF ''o''
Ian. g Rushmorc. Allan FHicraft. A'oey ,oop'r
,nnl,co,i J. Edward Harry ana Marc" - o"''''
,,,o, addressed the mc'ting The afternoon
''' s d.vot,d to the consideration of the
,, ~ rho Society 10 the young ana the service
-, ,h. vouur to tn, Society. papers Oh the subject
he,ng prepared by Robert NJ Janney OF fhi.a''i''
and Jesse T. Holmes OF Washington in' VI"
c,ss,ons were opened Ivy Isaac wilson ana N"'S
rr,vlIo The me ting was an unusually Stirring anu
animated one Many Innovations were pfopoS'' "'
ala forms and forinAsrns which exist in ne SCOTT
in spn OF the testimony II bears asainS, t h' aner
~ hsss,y attacked. Jesse Holmes said IN ms pap,
~ grh ,esnrg il for work and not work for th'
r,cn,,nr II is a duty TO take strength from u,
ia 1,hero is a great deal Of cant about the OFT re
r~ated saying Of silent meeting p,lhE IN ,.,nr
we All feel that meetings are grcit u.u -,
Great deal more lnspiriting when lew uur "y',.,
are spoken There Is also great heal OF cam w
IL also gives our clothes and food but we have u
work for them and ought t. work fot tnS' 1 ,un
Jntv Il 10 spread the truth We must thro" GOWN
tbe barrier Of excusveness with which Ne have
surrounded ourselves and show to the worIa 'he
Robert NJ Janncy said that the mission Of the
society to thn {omth was spy o the oil
principles Of the Society of Friends To- be me GUT
ns ara ruling n b OF t tSr T o% atty to the
young-rciigious educational and philanthropic. the
MANY Of the people all over the large meeting
spoke IN reference to both papers me con'rrssnh
the subject OF higher education in the Society 2f
Friends Hs P Gy H5%, T Il gn ey oaay viii
be devoted general religious meetings.