Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-08
FRIENDS IN sEySION,

The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Tnes-
day--Hone for Boys ana Other business.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov.7.-- Friends
Quarterly Meeting was held at 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning at the Fifteenth and
Race streets house. The lower part of
the house was well filled. After a few
minutes silence Phoebe Griffith made
an appeal for the strength and support
CT our Father.
William M. Way, of Baltimore, spoke
from the text, "Fo do Justly, love mercy
and walk humbly and reverently with
thy God" There is no new religion, h.
said. God is spirit, and His Son was
spirit also, equal with Him in power
and wisdom. God is in thy heart to-day.
God is love. He never can hate We
need not hear this or that kind of
Gospel; it is revealed unto each man
what he shall do OF leave undone. Have
the right kind of faith, for there are
two kinds-one that overcometh the
world and the other that the world
overcomes. God is light, and walking
in this light there is no darkness.
Phoebe Griffith Of West Chester, de.
livered short sermon upon the text,
ut is not by might nor by power, but
by My spirit. saith the Lord" Friends,
she said, God is calling you to high
and holy vocation. The world needs
the Society of Friends to-day as much
as ever. How often, she concluded, do
we offer some excuse to escape labor?
The meeting closed with prayer by
Edwin L. Pierce.
The men then separated to the Cherry
Street Meeting House and the business
session was begun. The representatives
from the five monthly meetings, held at
| Race street, Green street and Spruce
street, in Philadelphia, and Radnor and
| Exeter, were all present but two. The
first, second and eighth queries were
read and the answers thereto made by
the several meetings. Spruce Street
Meeting reported that it had united its
| prepGrative and monthly meetings into
one.
Edmund Webster and S. Robinson
Coal spoke of the Importance Of attend
ing mllweek meetings, especially those
| where the scholars also attend. that
they may be encouraged.
Samuel Sharp urged that the attend
ing of mid-week meetings was of little
value unless there was concern 1t
did not avail to 20 to meeting simply to
be counted, but as child of God.
The clerks reported that they had no.
titled the severa! monthly meetings of
the adoption Of the new Book of Disci-
plinc.
The treasurer reported all the collec-
lections made, and that the quota due
the treasurer OF the yearly meeting had
been paid.
The committee to bring forward the
names Of Friends to serve as clerk and
assistant clerk for the ensuing year re.
ported that they were united in naming
Isaac II. lllllbourn as clerk and Aquilu
j. LlnVlle us assistant clerk, will
which names the meeting concurred
and they were accordingly appointed
The 18Th annual report of the Join
committee on temperance and intoxi
eating beverages WAS read. 1t SHOWED
that the work of the committee haC
consisted largely in managing and sup
porting an Evening Home for Boys a
the northwest corner of Thirty-fi f!I
street and Lancaster avenue. 1t is at
tended by an average of 60 boys nightly
and 1t was felt that much good ha
come from the work. Lectures and in
struction are given, and every eifor
made to improve the moral tone of tn
boys. The work will be continued thi
winter at 3i42 Lancaster avenue. Tn
report was approved and the committe
continued md encouraged to 90 on wit
the work, ana $500 was appropriate
for their use.
In the womon's meeting Anne Shoe
5 maker was clerk and Sarah Griscor
was assistant clerk. The same bushes
came before it as before the men
meeting.