Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-18


The high walled enclosure of the an
eient Meeting House at Fourth and Arch
streets presented an animated scene about
10 o'clock Monday morning, as Friends
from various parts of the city and vicinity
assembled to attend the Yearly Meeting
Near the appointed hour the seats in the
two large meeting rooms were well filled,
the men occupying the eastern room and
the women the western. Joseph Walton and
John II. Carter sat ut the clerks desk in
the mems meeting and after period of
silent waiting the opening minute was
read.
The business Of the session was begun
by calling the names of the rs representa-
tives from the several Quarterly Meetings
IN PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware and New Jer.
sey. Only five of these were absent.
Aeoedee Haines expressed feeling that it
would be right for him to pay visit to
the women's meeting in the love of the
Gospel, and he was liberated to do So
The clerk mentioned that there was case
OF appeal from the judgment of the Quar-
teriy Meeting at Haddontield made by
member OF that meeting, and it was ar
ranged to hear the case this morning.
The principal business OF the day con-
sisted in reading the minutes of the meet
ing for sufferings. This is the Representa-
tive meeting of the society. and during the
year IL had been diligently engaged in the
relief of suffering, in exertiuGs for the
spread OF right principles aud III efforts to
prevent legislation of harmful tendencies.
About S., 600 and many boxes and barrels
Oh clothing and provisions had been dis
tributed to the cyclone sufferers in the
south, an effort having been made not tn
entrench on the ground covered BY the
Red Cross Society. The address OH doc
trlnal matters issued by the last Yearly
Meeting had been printed and 1900 copies
distributed i'll the United States and Great
Britain. \ memorial against the proposed
| Introduction of military drill III the public
schools had been prepared and submitted
to the authorities at Harrisburg. The book
committee had disposed of about 5000
BOOKS and tracts and had published a re-
| llsious work entitled Footprints and Way
MARKS" Through the Charleston trustees
assistance. aggresating about $1,000 had
peen given tor erecting meeting houses in
/ several places South and West.
| The Willitts trustees had distributed
about $4,000 copies of the African 5
Friend" in Liberia and southern United
states. In addition to this the meeting
tor sutferings had given subordinate meet
Ings advice in regard to secret societies,
and had taken action In the case OF the
titles of some property in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Much satisfaction was eX-
! gtSSoGh WIN tltSt DAlGualNG
Samuel Morris stated that the meeting
of ministers and elders had liberated
Jonathan II. Rhoads for religious labor in
Great Britain and Ireland and Esther
Fowler for similar service in Northeast
Africa, and he proposed that committee
be appointed TO have general care of the
expense of such visits in accordance with
the discipline. A nominating committee
was appointed to bring the names of such
a committee to future meeting.
After the appointment of q committee to
examine the treasurer's accounts, and the
request that the representatives should re-
main and nominate clerks to the meeting
tomorrow, the adiourning minute was
read and the meeting concluded
In the women's meeting prayer was
offered at the beginning by Elizabeth c.
Dunn, after which the first three queries
were considered by the reading of the
answers to them from the several Quart.
erly Meetings. Much sound advice was
given, emphasis being put upon the avoid
ance of Formally.
In the evening the Freedman's Asso
citation held session at Twelfth street
and the Westtown Alumni Association al
lao North Sixteenth street,
Near the appointed hour Tuesda,
morning the Yearly Meeting of tn,
Society Of Friends assembled for il:
second regular session, at the Meetin.
House, Fourth and Arch streets, Philu
delphia. Samuel Maris, on behalf O
the representatives, reported that it hat
been decided to nominate Joseph Walton
for clerk and John u. Carter for assist
ant clerk for the present year. Tines,
nominations were approved and thu
Friends appointed. The case OF appea
from the judgment of Haddontielt
Quarterly Meeting was heard, and
committee of two Friends from each 0
the other Quarterly Meetings was ap
pointed TO consider it..
The committee TO nominate Friends [,
, assist in carrying out religious visits u
, ministers released to travel in the Low
Of the Gospel beyond seas reported til
, names of six Friends for this service
, and they were appointed. At the sug
gestlon of a member of u verbal CON
mittee appointed the day before to ex
anime some correspondence udlrcsse
to the meeting several other Friend
E were added TO the committee
$ The regular business ri the meetin
was then entered upon. Ii consisted i
:. reading the answers to the fOliowln
! queries made by the respective Qua
y terly Meetings and celebrating up0
: them.
/. First query: Are all our reliriot
i. meetings for worship and disciplir
. duly attended; is the nour observed, an
n are Friends clear Of sleeping and Of u
y other unbecoming behavior therein "
. six meetings IN three quarters ha
not been held during the year, but wit
q these exceptions all the meetings liza
d been duly attended, those ON First.Gay
E, by the members generally, but those i
IS other times not So well attended. III
e duties and privileges Of public wurshi
y We're dwelt upon III several earnei
- addresses. A Friend OF large busiue.
experience Appealed to the young me
for better appreciation of the value {
mld-week meetings, while renewt
d testimonies We're borne to the fund.-
Y mental principle Of dependence upo
d the Great Head Of the Church and md
h vidual communion with Him as esset
,r tials Of acceptable worship.
h Second query: Are love and unit
t. maintained amongst you? Are tai
IT bearing and detractlvn discouraged. An
a where any differences arise ara eI
Ii deayors used speedily to end them
Is With some exception IN one rcnort lo,
and unity had been well maintained an
ing the year. TWAS brought to view IN
e. the Introduction OF methods or Z 4ristin
i. work inconsistent with the principles
in the society tended to disunltv. an
,e young Friends were cxAGrtcd 10 n
4 ticnce under the refining processes =
ic Grace as the best preparation Tor n ii
ID of usefulness. One fr.una san: ~
he did not testify against Christian wpr
" but against entering upon it III uur ~
Il way Or at the call Of an organization
In regard to tale.bearins and tclrtcttri
the Scripture language was use /, ,'Iyn