Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-16
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.
The Exercises of the Fourth Day
Great and Glorious Gathering.
(By our Special.


| just at this time, High Point
is to the.Friends of North Caro-
lima what ancient. Jerusalem was
| to the Jews of old, THE place
whittier the, tribes go up, the
tribes of the Lord, unto the testi-
mony Of Israel, to give thanks
yearly meeting convened to day,
q. 10 d. IN. every quarterly meet
ing being represented.
| David E. Sampson offered
prayer Allen Jay quoted 1 Cor
1, 80 but of him are ye in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto
us wisdom, and Righteousness,
and sauctitication and redemp-
ton" He said he wished to dwell
specially on wisdom. MANY per-
sons who intend well fail because
Ethcy do not exercise wisdom in
time, manner and place of work
ing.
The Clerk then read the open
ing minute and called the names
of Representative from the
seven different quarterly meet
ings, most of whom were present,
others will be in later.
Joseph Potts said he was glad
to see so many familiar faces in
the meeting, but was especially
glad to hear SO many new names
as representatives
J. II. Thompson and Frank H.
Clark were appointed messengers
to Women's meeting (men and
women's meeting being held sep
arate.)
Albert Peele said he thought it
was understood that the clerk
] was Chairman of the meeting,
and that he would be allowed to
call persons to order who appear
out of place in addressing the
meeting.
James r. Jones and others
spoke on the same line At tn is
stage the credentials were
read for the following visiting
ministers viz: Allen Jay, Mary
Hammond, and Achsah Henson of
Ind Rachel Harriage of la.
Judcth Johnson of Ohio and
Elizabeth r. Edwards Of N. J.
Others are expected in a few
days though there will hardly be
/, as many in attendance from other
yearly meetings this year as
usual. James Jones, A. Peele
William Richardson, aud others
seemed to have voiced the senti-
ments of the meeting in speak
ing of the gratitude they felt in
having them present, thought it
an evidence of the Lords con-
tinued love and care for us in
sending His messengers amongst
US and hoped they would be en-
abled to preach the whole Gospel.
The Clerk then welcomed them
on behalf of the meeting.
| H. w. Dixon. Jasper Thomp-
son, A. Peele, Samuel Vestal and
F. S. Blair were appointed to act
I in conjunction with a similar
committee of women friends to
prepare returning minutes for
them. Henry Stanley Newman of
| Eng, who many of quaker read
ers and others will remember as
an able Minister of the Gospel
visited our State some years
since. sent greeting 10 the meet
ing, which was directed to be
embodied in the minutes
Jore c.. Anderson said he felt a
desire that all would be prompt
i'll delivering the messages they
might have from the Lord
1.-The London seneral Epistlc. .
a document gotten up with great
pains and care annually by London
yearly meeting and addressed to
Friends in Great Britain Ire
land and elsewhere was rea6
and it's valuable counsel cordially
endorsed: also an epistle ad
dressed to this yearly meeting
from the same source.
A Fisher said we get valuable
points from these letters, but the
, main question with us is, do we
put them in practice. J. Frank
lin Davis and Joseph Potts
thought the epistles just reat
unusually good and thought i
might be we'll for us to adopt tht
same plan as London Y. M. il
= preparing one eplstle for all the
Yearly Meetings instead of diff
ferent one to each.
e George Wood asked permission
It to visit womens meeting which
! ! was granted subject to their con
e venience, jeremiah S. Cox, j. r
Q Parker, Edward Parker and som'
a others were appointed with
i similar committee Of womel
i friends to have an oversight an,
= arranging for the different meet
: ings during the sessions of tn.
!. Y. M.
l. Yearly meeting convened as b,
L adjournment.
IS Prayer by Levi Reece. Afte
Opening minute was read, tn
representatives reported througl
their chairman that they had
agreed upon the name of Prof. [
l.. Hobbs for clerk and the name
Josiah Nicholson and George w
White for assistant clerks. wit
Z which the meeting united an
appointed them accordingly
Credentials were then read fo
Peter w. Raidabaugh of Chicago
associate editor of the 4merica
}. Friend, and Levi Reece of Ind