New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-13
THE FRIENDS CONFERENCE.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETINGS
WHAT HE'LL MEANs-THosE WHO DELIVERED
SERMONS AND TOOK FART TN TIE
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Friends proved themselves yesterday morning TO
be no "fair weather Christians" for the rain when
came down in torrents did not prevent over fifteen
hundred pcop,e from attending the general religious
meeting which WAS held In the large tent at 'hap-
paqua. Umbrellas raised 10 keep OF the water
which dripped through the roof. and all waited IN
silence FOR the "volce OF the Spirit The rain dlI
no, last long however. and the meeting went on
with more bodily comfort 10 the congregation II
opcnei with prayer by Robert 5. iiavldnd. OF
Chappaqua which Vas followed by stirring ser
mon by Isaac Wilson. Of Canada. on tho text.
Thy mother and thy brother are without, seeking
thee" He sa!l that each mans heart gas designed
% D.. the mangcr ior the birth Of Divine Light
that tho divinity Of chris, was in the humanity OF
man. that saving ones own slu, meant saving
ones SET from committing sin lie continued as
fo.ows.
the same unchnnse9be and unchaGssd say9 tI01
present and a-essent.ai salvation. II man is saved
from committing sin be IS saved from sin There
M b. no ra i2 Gnon h KIT but hut" the sS only ht
is that which man experiences mere as thc result
81 mia own wrong doing, AMI tho only ONCE ana Dc
from he ormen, ami misery 81 n he'll here on earth.
aul to give him perfect happiness as the result
s,l. Tfo sol. WI realize IT, responsibilities lts
dIie- there VIII b" stronger tie ihan 'X.sts In any
earthly affection. right nni true IS II may be- AMI
ns obey. ~ ."trn that ~ must love our li"'y-
brother or WORTHY possession. We must no, be
Simply wiling bar actively concerned 70 perform
o." duty. a.kiug thai ~ may rccr.ve sty!ng 'hrrss
am /. Lord. 10 with m ~ Thou w"r We VIII
md the dyin" light mas beer given :" Us IN ne ime
way 10 which - has been given I" Jesus ohy dliicr-
!ur IN degree I would nat humanity woii come
60 rcze d." divinity ~ christ cent lnio can a., inI,
before
JOEL Barton. 81 New-Jcrsey then rose and among
other things he si!I The Ne IS what W. wan,
OF Jestl. Christ, not His death-oye FOR man, love
for God in the highest. and peace on earth good
VII toward man. II s nor only when We are done
wish Ne but all through Ne. that We want to b
saved" Alan F.itcran. John W.dman. Matilda Il.
Jauney and Margaret T.. Howard aftcrward ad-
dressed The meeting.
\ special young peoples meeting called a.
the same hour there bang about %" IN tho as
sembly-room Of tn institute Lydia H. Price. OF
Philadelphia, opened the meeting wlth a short TAX
on prayer. prayer Is communion" she sail. "ani
not necessarily petition. and the communion IS
had often, most completely In silence. rather than
in verbal expression" John Onderlonk. Of New
York made a few remarks prayer. William VI.
Jackson. II Ncw-York. spok" Of Agassz meeting
twenty other scientists on the Atlantic Coast. At
Agassz's request before tho opening OF their meet
ing they stood IN silence i moment OF prayer.
Then with renewed energy they ftartc! on their
WORK From this the speaker said. one could learn to
gain strength. and this strength shlud be usel In
work for others. Or MaIiil. 81 SHlrthmorc col
legc and Samuel swain of Bristol Penn. then
said a few words. AMI Mary Travla followed with
a short talk on the influence Of Nature upon ones
soul
Hannah Clothler. Of Philadelphia offered IN eo-
qucnt prayer for help and knowledge and the
meeting closed with two quotations from the
Quaker poet. Whittier. offered by Marion Cox. %
West Chester. and Joseph Scull. Of Philadelphia.
The afternoon session opened at o'clock. and
was addressed by Isaac H. Hnlborn Samuel $.
Ash and DR. Edward Magill followed by "A forcib.c
aule lO h he
Church In Chappaqua had been offered to the re-
ccption committee FOR lodging purposes during the
conference. and consequently no services were held
there during the day. the entire congregation at
tending the meetings OF the Friends FUZZY 100
people present at the afternoon session.
At 100 D. the religious conference held its
third meeting Howard " jenkins. Editor OF THE
Friends Inte.lgcncer and Journal" read an able
paper on The Methods % Religious Propaganda
ism" He regarded the outsrowth Of all great
religions to be due 10 great leadership. N had been
demonstrated In the cases of iIUss. Luther Calvin.
Wesley and Fox. These he called major means.
The minor means was the drawing power of CHS
tian example. He continued AZ follows:
Since Quakcrsm besan. and the voices OF It's chief
"ndurins force has been rs manifestation that it
reality AM not simply "A profession. Quaker
ism has been and IS real. not cointerieh vigorous
not decayed earnest not languil. beautiful ana
peasant thing. as voices In the world around 1t
have always sufficiently testified.
The discussion OF the subjec, opened by
Frances NJ Robinson. followed by many others.
after which a paper read by Jonathan *.
TAYLOR. OF Baltimore. Would a Friends Ma
tiousI Association be Desirable and Practcable?"
He took the view that 1t would not be. Allan j.
Flitcraft, OF Illinois. opened this discussion.
RAIN At THE SING SING CAMP MEETING.
The first Sunday OF the siXty-thrd session OF the
Ncw-York and Hudson River Camp Meeting Asso-
citation opened at Sing Sing yesterday with love
! A n he Roy
Miller, OF 81. Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church,
of New-York preached. His topic was LONELINESS
of Jesus" At , p. the Rev. S. Parke Cadman.
OF Yonkers preached about "Christs Unique Char
acter." 1T D. IN. the Rev. f. b. Stocklalc OF
Port Washington. L. l.. preached. and his topic
"Ciod H. Love" About 1000 persons In attend
ance. which r. small compared 70 that OF former
years. This caused by the threatening weather
an'. The Quaker meeting held nj Chappaqua. which
hatr n large Attendance The meeting nj Sing Sinv