The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-26
AGAINST THE MILITARY.
Quakers Take Strong Stand I'm the
Indiana Yearly Meeting.


Indiana Yearly Meeting.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 25.-The seventy
fifth session of the Indiana Yearly Meet
ing of Friends began its work to-day with
devotional meeting at $50 O'Clock, I'm
which both the men and women partici-
pated. 1t was led by DR.. Enoch T. Pritch-
ard. Of Iowa. The regular business ses-
by Rev. David Tatum. of Colorado The
list of delegates from the various quarter
~ meetings was called and only eight were
absent. The minutes of the various visit
ing ministers were read and approved.
Last year plan for raising money was
proposed and 1t was decided TO submit it
to the quarterly meetings ard report this
year. This plan was that each adult meT-
Der should pay annually 81 for carrying
on the Yearly Meeting. except the evan
geistic, pastoral and foreign mission work.
A large majority of the quarterly meetings
reported adversely to this plan, part Of
them or the ground that ii y unscriptural.
The meeting of ministers and elders. at
the session yesterday afternoon, chose
President Joseph ]. Mills. of Earlham Col
lege. clerk, and Rhoda NJ. Hare assistant.
The retiring clerk, Timothy Nicholson, has
Mrs. Naomi Harrison. who has been clerk
and assistant clerk of the women's meet
ing Cor twenty-five years. rendered her
resignation to-day, and successor will be
chosen tomorrow.
The book and tract committee made its
forty-hfth annual report, as follows: Pages
of tracts purchased. 654, 000 UNCONVENTIONAL
tracts printed. 412.O0O: total. l.O66.oO0; total
distribution to date, 81, 766. 600 pages. About
$3.50 worth of books have been purchased
for the use Of meeting, libraries and min
for sale at cost The report of the dele
gates appointed to attend the California
Yearly Meeting was read and approved
The meeting was opened In March OF this
year with the unity and concurrence OF
ten of the ssterly yearly meetings
The epistle from the London Yearly Meet
ing was read and ordered printed with the
minutes. Rev Charles A Francisco, of
this city, was appointed purchasing and
distributing agent for the book and tract
committee TO succeed Joseph Dickinson, de-
ceased.
The annual report OF the central COM
mittee on peace showed that
number of conferences had been
held and several thousands of pages of
tracts and other peace literature have been
distributed. The report of the Peace AS
ISOLATION of Friends in America was read.
The Christian Arbitrator and Messenger
Of Peace has ceased to be published, and
is now published by John B. Wood, of Phil
adelphia, on his own account. Wiillam u.
Hubbard. president of the association. has
and John F. Hanson, of Dakota, has
done some. efficient lecturing. The
report declares military drills and
the like delusion, and is
doubtless one of the strategies of
of Satan to counterfeit the growing senti-
ment against war. Eleven essays were
prizes offered by the association year ago
on the topic: WAR inconsistent with the
spirit and teaching of Christ. and hence
unwise and unnecessary" The first prize
went to a student of Oberlin College Ohio;
the second to a student of Penn College.
of Guilford College, North Carolina. The
report of the associations finances shows:
total receipts of $l,064.s7; total expenditures,
1858. ~.
Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood. of Boston,
Mass. secretary of the American Peace As
ISOLATION, made strong speech. setting out
the needs of the country and showing what
is being done in the peace work He con-
demns the military drills being practiced in
schools. and gave especial warning against
the militarism of Europe. which is being
introduced here. A collection Of about $50
was taken for the peace cause.