The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-02
MORE FOR PROGRESS
QUAkERS AWAKENING TO THE Ne
CEssITIEs OF THE CHURCH.
Last Day of the Seventy-Fifth Session
mOnd-Hfcksftes Active.
special to the Indiananolis Journai.

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RICHMOND. Ind. Oct 1--To-day was the
last of the seventy-ffth session Of the In
diana Yearly Meeting of Friends. and the
work was all completed by noon. Never
in the history OF this Yearly Meeting was
the spirit of progress so noticeable as at
this time. Much of the discussion was on
questions pertaining to some contemplated
change or some further extension Of the
work a line that had already been
started. The society has come to realize
that if it is to hold its own, not only in
point of membership but in doctrine. it
must awaken to activity and see to it that
both the membership is increased and the
doctrines peculiar to them promulgated. To
this end the work of establishing new
churches was encouraged. The Christian
Endeavor movement is being given all the
aid possible in order to hold the young
people, and Sunday schools, or Bible
schools, as the Quakers call them, are be-
ing organized. The desire to increase the
attendance at the Yearly Meeting. especial
ly of the young was also manifested in
movement to have the sessions held so as
not to conflict with the schools, colleges
and academies, so that the teachers and
students can be present. 1t was also de-
cided that instead of giving all the work
to the older men and women to do 1t should
be divided up among them and the young
people. Over and over again was heard the
expression by members of the society that
Indiana Yearly Meeting should get out or
the old ruts and keep pace with her sister
denominations.
There was also noticeable tendency
toward more liberality in what are termed
nonessentals to salvation. There were a
large number of prominent visiting minis
ters present this year, and their utterances
spirit of progress. DR.. Benjamin F. True
blood a great man in many ways, was
great influence, and many or MS Sugses-
isOA' is possible that tt next year the
sessions may continue day longer; in or
der to give more time TO the consideration
of the most important subjects
The devotional services this morning were
conducted by Frances c. jenkins. OF Kan
sas City, Kan. and the business session
was opened with prayer by Dr. IrueDlood
The same ratio of expense to be borne by
the Yearling Meetings was recommended as
last year. Appropriations were maoe ,,ans as
follows: Book and tract committee. slO0;
pence committee 500: foreign mission COM
mittee, $1,000; missionary board. 500; evan
gelist and pastoral committee, 81 500: indian
ssoo: Bible school committee. sioo; Home
Mission committee. $50; temperance COM
mittee. $50: for Indebtedness. $1,000; for IN
The following were appointed to receive
and distribute the printed documents:
Thomas Elleman. Ludlow Falls. o.; Joseph
]. Dickinson, Richmond; Joseph Brown.
Fountain City; Samuel B. Hill. Carthage;
Jesse Gordon, Spiceland; Josiah Reynolds
Dublin: T. F. Moorman, Winchester; James
Bell, Fairmount; Joseph Small. Marion;
Samuel A Stubbs, West Elkton. o.; Ira
Pearson, Amboy; Stephen A. Bogue. Van
dalia Mich; W. w. Jones, Van Vert, o.;
H b. Bailey Cincinnati. o.; Luinaeus
Wood, Traverse City, Mich.
The minutes of the representative meet
ing were read and approved. The only
thing of interest that they contained was
that the prison reform committee is taxing
some measures to promote reforms, which
will be quite a step In advance If success
full Epistles to the following Yearly Meet
ings We're read and approved: Dublin, New
England London Baltimore, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio. Western, Canoa,
Kansas. Wilmington, Oregon. Mexico, CALI
fornia and Iowa.
Ii has been arranged with Samuel A.
Purdy, who for the past twenty-four years
has led the missionary work In Mexico, TO
spend some months in attending various
yearly meetings and presenting the needs
of the people of Mexico. Central America
and South America. While he is away
from the work 1t will be In charge OF W.
l. Kelsey. who was sent there two years
ago by this Yearly Meeting.