The herald., 1895-03-28
NOTES FROM OTHER PLACES
One From Dublin With Much
Advice
Discussing Plan to Increase the Interest In
the Work Of Church Extension
in California


California. They came from the town OF
Whittier itself and from all the neighbor-
ing hamlets, and from distant points in
the state. Besides these were delegates
from various yearly meetings OF other
states.
The morning session was for the trans
action of business relating to the organ
izaton of the yearly meeting. This being
he first convention of the sort to be held
in the state it was necessary to appoint a
good many committees to arrange the
different details. Then, too, there were
some legal questions to be determined re-
lating to the incorporation OF the body,
90 that good deal of discussion was nee
essary.
After Rev. Amos Renworthy OF Indiana
delivered prayer a hymn was sung, and
then the delegates who the day before
had been instructed to prepare nomina-
tions for the permanent officers OF the
meeting, made their report. They recon-
mended that Dr. Coffin, who has been
acting as presiding clerk with the other
temporary officers, be elected permanently,
and this recommendation was unanim-
ously adopted
T. E. Newlin of Whittier was suggested
as the proper man to be treasurer and he
was selected by the meeting. 1t was also
recommended that the board of trustees
be composed of T. E. Newlin, W. f. Cox.
D. c. Andrews, N. G. Andrews and Jane
McCracken. For technical reason the
ratification of this recommendation was
deferred.
As committee on pastoral and evan
gelical work, l. Armstrong Philen, B.
Hadley, L. Williams and l.. Jenkins were
d. D. Williams was made correspon-
dent of the yearly meeting, although
there was some talk of doing away with
fhia pOsitiOn.
Dr.. E. Jessup J. Chawner, Mary
Cooper, c. E. Tebbett. and NJ. Jenkins
were selected to act on the committee
having in charge public worship during
the progress of the meeting.
H. Williams, C. Trueblood, S. Baldwin,
E. Townsend and b. Farquhar were APP
pointed committee on returning minis
tiers.
Quite discussion arose with reference
to the work of what is known as the
representative body, and in order to in
form some of those who were ignorant.
the secretary read from the Iowa disc
pine which has been temporarily adopt
ed by the yearly meeting extracts bear
ing on the matter.
As members of the executive committee
the following persons were placed in NOM
nation:
NJ. D. Andrews W. G. Cox, Jane Nc
Cracken, D. c. Andrews, r. f. Newlin,
W. T. Coffin, G. E. Way, E. G. Veeder,
J. T.. Carson. c. G. Wilson, W. G. Fraser
and w. P. Briggs.
This committee, of which the president
and secretary are ex-Jtficio members,
hold office for five years.
w. O. Cox, who, as a lawyer had been
requested to draw up articles of incorpora
ton and bylaws. made his report, which
was adopted without much discussion.
The name of the convention was fixed as
THE California yearly meeting OF the
Friends Church"
Then several other epistles from other
yearly meetings in this and foreign coun-
tries were read. The first was from North
Carolina, which is one of the most num-
erously populated by Quakers. 1t con-
tanned the news that foreign mission
work was progressing spendidly and that
many new converts had been made. The
contributions to the church during the
year had been very generous, and young
people particularly had shown signs of in
terest. Temperance, too, had gained
many supporters. The yearly meeting
had adopted resolution which forbade
any member of the sect to use tobacco in
any form. -
Allen Jay of Indiana commented on the
first epistle that had ever been received
by the California meeting. Then letter
from Dublin, Ireland, yearly meeting was
read.
This was very interesting because it
overlooked with advice. 1t called atten-
ton to the fact that number was not
always the mark of success and urged the
California meeting to see that those adj
mitted to the society were not only con-
verified to God, but were firmly grounded
in the principles of the society.
Then the epistle commented on the
ministry. The writer limited that in
America undue value was being placed
on an intellectual training for minister
of the gospel, and stated that the utter
ances of the unlearned delivered in the
light and power OF the Holy Spirit were
equally to be received as the words of the
educated.
Rev. John Henry Douglass, one of the
most eloquent and progressive of Ameri-
can Friends. made some pungent com
ments on the contents of this epistle. He
said that it was very kind or the Dublin
ties to advise their brethren, and then
explained the methods they follow over
on the other side.
Then morning meetings, he said, were
quiet. and seemed to require only some
body able to shake hands, SO that the
meeting could be terminated. There was
no singing and very lutte speaking In
the afternoons, however. the same people
in the same church were equal to the Sal
walton Army. They used tiddles, bones
and other instruments.
81 hope, said he. that God will bless
them in their silence and bless them in
their racket" Then he went on to say
n
ing things, and knew pretty well how to
conduct their own affairs
President Coffin announced that the
necessity had arisen for committee on
correspondence, and the following were
named: DIR. William Nicholson, Wilet
Dorland. Carrie Gordon, Sarah Bond,
Mary Brown. Mary Cooper, Lydia Jack
son, George Taylor, Elmer Armstrong and
Mary jenkins.
The question was askedEwhether in cor
responding all the yearly meetings in
communication with the Iowa body or
only those who had sent letters to the
California meeting should be recognized
1t was decided that all Should receive
epstles.
After the noon recess an epistle was
read from the Ohio yearly meeting which,
among other things, contained informa-
ton Of the death OF David Updegraff, one
OF the most celebrated Quakers in Amer
lea. Rev J. II. Douglass commented
feeingly on the death of this man.
81 once asked Father Butler" said he,
''if he had the selection of a man to stand
before the religious bodies of the world,
and explain the beliefs and principles of
our society, whom he would select. He
answered that but one name came to him
and that was d. B. Updegraff. p"
Rev. Amos kenworthy, of Indiana,
urged that plenty of time be given to the
preachers who were present to deliver the
messages with which they might be
charged by the Lord.
II was decided that a committee on DIS