The herald., 1895-03-29
THE COMMITTEES SELECTED
The Superintendent Of the Church De.
partments Selected
Answers Sent to the Quarterly Meetlng-A
Number Of Women Speak-The Pro-
ceedings In Detail

necessity of spirituality, both in church
and business matters.
The report of the committee to nomi-
nate superintendents of departments was
received.
The following persons were pre- sented
for the Offices:
Temperan ce-G. Hunnicutt
Peace-E. G. Veeder.
Sabbath Schools-C. E. Way.
Missonary-C. Hunnicutt.
Christian Endeavor-J. c. Arnold.
Educatlon-C. E. Tebbetts.
Books and Tracts.C. Wilson.
Professor c. Z. Tebbetts requested that
his name be dropped as superintendent
of the educational department.. 1t was
so ordered.
The report of a committee to nominate
a committee who shall formulate disci-
pllne for the California yearly meeting
was received. The following persons
were nominated to compose this COM
mittee:
Pasadena-E. A. Andrews, J. Nc
Cracken. DR.. W. Nicholson, G. E. Tib-
belts.
Whit ;ier-T. Armstrong. E. Hiatt, J..
Charoner. N. Arnold, W. Dorland.
FL Modena-C. e. Way, T. Nicholson.
Long Beach.-A: Stratton. A. Walton.
Nueva-w. E. Mills, DR.. Hoton.
Alamitos-E. G. Veeder, ]. T. Carson.
San Jose-W. Z. Ward, A. Taylor.
Berkeley-Addison Naylor.
The question of the spiritual prosperity
of the monthly meeting was then taken
up. The following answers were sent to
the quarterly. which now reports t. the
yearly meeting.
First answer-Our meetings are regu.
larly held. the only exceptions being
those occasioned by violent weather.
Second answer-With but little ex
ception Friends are united in Christian
fellowship. More consistency, however,
might be deemed desirable.
Third answer-The rules of the disci-
pline are in general administered timely.
mpartially and in Christian spirit.
Fourth answer-Daily family worship is
usually held, and children are carefully
instructed in a knowledge OF the Holy
Scriptures.
Fifth answer-The necessities of the
poor are attended to among our people.
Sixth answer-In general our Friends
are well informed concerning the doc
trines of the church. although some lack
of testimony is noted concerning judicial
oaths. war, secret societies and lotteries.
A statistical report of the mem bership
of the Friends Church in California was
reed by the clerk.
The total number of members was re-
ported as 1204. The increase in the MEM
bership during the past year, by birth.
request and certificates was 1l9.
Mem bers lost by death, removal, resig-
nation and released. amounted to 81.
The number of ministers was reported as
%.
The assembly proceeded to elect by bal
lot five trustees OF the yearly meeting who
had been previously recon- mended. L.
f. Newlin. W. A. Cox, d G. Andrews.
n. C. Andrews and Jane McCracken.
They were elected by a majority vote.
At the afternoon session in the absence
OF the president, Professor John Chaw-
ner of the Whittier Academy presided, as
sisted by Mrs. Way. recording clerk. and
Mrs. Tebbetts reading clerk Prayer was
offered by Professor Chawner. followed
by singing led by Rev. G. G. Reynolds.
The meeting then continued the sub
ject of the state of the church: The
irst speech was made by Rev. J. F. Han
son of South Dakota on the subject of
Picked Men for Doing Gods Work. The
need was shown of all church members
being pure, holy. energetic and faithful.
Wm. G. Hubbard of Columbus Ohio.
the we'll known lecturer on peace and tenn
perance, made a short: stirring address
on the grounds on which Quakers OPP
pose taking or administering judicial
oaths. All members were exhorted to
obey the requirements OF the ch irch dis
cipline in this question.
D of the most eloquent and touching
addresses of the session was deliveed by
Rev. Mrs. Mary X. Edwards of Newberg,
Oregon, on the subject of Family Worship
and the early and careful religious in
struction OF children. Mrs. Edwards
has had large experience in various kinds
of religious work and the audience
lisened to her with interest.
Rev. Mrs. Jane V. Votam also OF Ore
gon followed Mrs. Edwards with fine
address urging all to be first OF all loyal to
God, next be loyal to your church, lastly
be loyal to one another.
Rev. Elwood Scott urged promptness
with faithfulness in att -ndance upon the
religious meetings which the church has
established. Men and women should not
ALLOW themselves to be too busy to go to
church, not only on sunday, put on week week
days. Anyone who can make a social
visit should not count himself too old to
90 to church. Any Quakers who have
time to 90 to lunch for an hour. should
not be too busy to attend midweek meet
ings. Friends in England are more faith
full in the observance OF family worship
than those of America are. Let us make
the word OF God our nrst care ana lie VIII
care for us.
Mrs. Rebekah Pickering of New York
smoke of the tender relations that should
exist between parents and children, and
urged parents to be loyal to their children
and begin when they are very young to
train them in the way OF virtue and
truth. ,.,,
Rev. Mrs. Mary Moon Meredith of
Mooresville, Ind, spoke OF the great num-
bers of Christian workers who have come
from the East to these Western shores.
She said: Eat Word of God and it will
give you moral, intellectual and spiritual
life and vigor.
Rev. J. Douglass of Oregon said: Every
family worship ought to fall on his knees
right here and ask Gods mercy and for
yiyeness. Teach children obedience to
parents or they will never learn obedience
to God
Rev. Jacob Baker of Michigan and Rev.
4. Haworth of Indiana spoke briefly.
A special temperance meeting is an
nounced for 10 clock Saturday morning.
to be addressed by William u. Hubbard
on The Bible Against the Liquor Traffic,
and by Jacob Baker on Good Citizenship.
These men are both eloquent speakers and
a large crowd will doubtless be present.
Rev. A. W. Bunke, pastor OF the M. K:
Church in Whittier, was introduced and
made few remarks OF fraternal
nature.
Mrs. Veeder made report OF some
meeting held during the year under the
auspices of the church in the interests OF
the cause of peace. The Quake Church is
noted for it's advocacy OF the cause OF
peace as opposed to war. either offensive
or defensive.
Rev. Franklin Meredith of Mooresville,
I,H Yrpurhpu at z IN II.