The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-27
Organization of Friends at
tss Whittier
THE TEMPORARY OFFICERS
Delegates From Ten Yearly Meetings in
'isilDS Attendance
About Five Hundred Hembsrs Of the Society
Present at the Proceedings In the
Hall of the College


was really opened on Monday but the
exercises were almost all OF devotional
character. and not until yesterday alter
noon were the preliminaries OF organiza-
ton effected
Whittier is essentially a Quaker com
munity. 1t was founded by Friend,
and most of the population belong tc the
society No more beautiful location could
have been chosen for quiet city. High
enough up in the foothills to command a
sweeping view OF the beautiful and rich
Los Nietos Valley, it is yet not too ele-
waited to make it difficult of approach,
and the Friends havt made OF it quiet
town, that seems to move like an old
fashioned peaceful village of Pennsylva-
MIA rather than thriving California city
A little above the town is situated the
Friends College. a large, new brick struc-
iure, in the assembly hall of which the
sessions of the meeting are being held.
For some years the California Quakers
have been governed by the Iowa yearly
meeting. but some months ago it was de-
termined to establish yearly meeting IN
this state. Notice of this was sent all
over the country. and the various juris-
dictions appointed delegates to come here
and assist in the work. Some OF the
most eloquent members in the society,
men and women, mbraced the opportu-
the week they will be heard at Whittier.
One of the cardinal principles OF the So
ciety of Friends is plainness in everything.
Their speech is old fashioned. and their
dress is without ornament or decoration.
Sombre grayS or some dark material are
used. and very rarely is there seen a bon.
net decorated by bright coored flower
although the younger members of the
society are not quite so orthodox as their
elders.
No more substantial and sincere gather
ing has ever been seen in California than
the one at Whittier yesterday. Sweet
faced women, honest men, demure young
ladies and intelligent young men COM
posed it.. The proceedings were marked
by spirit of unanimity. There were no
heated debates. nobody insisted on any
-'inq. Whenever Friend had an idea
he offered it to the meeting in the form OF
:. suggestion. If it met with general APP
proval it was adopted IT the measure
did not seem wise it was quitely allowed
to drop. No time was wasted in bicker
ing over trifies.
Some of the speakers expressed them
selves with the thee" and thou" but
among the speakers in California this
form, to great extent, has been allowed
to drop.
popularity of the services of the
Friends is that there is no set programme.
Should anyone desire to speak, he rises,
Long windedness is not encouraged. If
Friend wants hymn sung he makes a
request to that effect.
The services yesterday were begun with
the hymn Jesus Lover Of My Soul, then
Elwood Scott of Newburg Oregon, deiv-
cred prayer after that the meeting was
ready for business The following dele
gates from yearly meetings all over the
United States were present:
New England - George A. Crossman,
Jennie W. Crossman.
North Carolina-John W. Woody, Mary
c. Woody.
New York-Augustus Taber Anna Ia.
Der, Albert K. Lumley, Eliza P. Lumley.
Ohio-J. Walter Malone. Jacob Baker,
Judah c. Johnson. Philo c. Baker.
Indiana-Allen Jay, Mary H. Goddard,
Joseph G. Buford, Hannah L. Smith.
edith. Albernon Levi and Rebecca Ries.
Iowa-Cy1us Beede, Maria Dean, John
+. Hanson, DR.. A. H. Lindley. Mary
T. Themes, John T. Hoover, William
7. Sopher.
Kansas-John D. Miles, Lincoln Ken
Sleeper Margaret B. Smith.
Wilmington-Jesse Hawkins, Clare E.
Todhunter.
Oregon-J. H. Douglass, Elwood Scott,
Mary E. Edwards.
The following were delegates to Califor.
Pasadena-W. II. Coffin. Aaron Roberts,
W. Z. Cox, Addison W. TAYLOR Jane Nc
Cracker, Tracy Rood, Amos Walton, b. f.
Farquhar, Isaiah Williams, Elizabeth
Walton, Amanda Taylor, Eleazer An
drews.
Whittier-Nile Davis, Thomas Arm
strong, Thomas Nicholson, Ella c. Weed
err, Lydia Jenkens, John 7. Carson, Elias
Jessup, Philener B. Hadley, DR.. @. A. r.
Holton.
temporary organization was effected
by the appointment of DR.. w. V. Coffin
OF Pasadena as president, Charity +. WAY
OF Alameda as secretary and Almalda A.
Iebbetts OF Pasadena as reading clerk.
great part OF the afternoon was taken
up by the reading of delegates creden-
tlals. These were couched in the quaintest
OF terms, and as they were read the dele
gates for whom they were vouchers rose.
There was some question as to what !
rules the meeting was to be governed by, |
but after Il brief discussion the discipline !
of the Iowa Yearly Meeting was adopted.
The committee on organization, the
chairman of which is Professor 'rebbetts,
announced that 1t had considered that
some one should be appointed to take |
charge of the railroad matters incidental
to the meeting. 7. Il. Newlin, who is !
clerk of Los Angeles county, was named. |
He will furnish delegates with all in |
formation regarding reduced rates and
was appointed to attend to all announce |
ments. and c. G. Reynolds of Pasadena to
lead the song service.
There was some discussion as to the ad- |
Visibility of not appointing correspond |
ent for the yearly meeting several of the f,
local delegates seeming to think that the |
office was unnecessary and useless piece |
Of machinery. There was a strong senti- |
ment against the proposition. and after |
several of the eastern delegates had ex- !
pressed themselves i'll opposition to doing /
away with the office, the matter was al |
lowed to drop.
A letter from David Tatum of Denver
was read, containing in touching terms |
the news of the death of his wife who |
was very well known to most of the del
egates present She had been a minister
OF the Society of Friends for over forty
years at the time of her death.
Professor Tebbetts announced that ex-
cursions over the kite shaped track and
10 Mt. Lowe would probably be arranged
to take place early next week.
President Coffin instructed the dele
gates that today the permanent organiza-
ton woulu be effected, and nominations
for the board OF trustees would be made. |
Last night was devoted to devotional
and Welcoming the eastern dele |
gates by members of the California meet
ings.
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