The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
a BIG YEARLY MEETING
sEyENTY-sIxTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
QUAKERs AT RICHMOND.
Interesting Facts Concerning the
Effort of the Peace Association
of Friends in America.
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Special to the Indianapolis journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 30.-At 10 O'Clock
this morning the Indiana Yearly Meeting
of Friends assembled in its seventy-sixth
annual session. The attendance was not
so large as formerly on the opening day
but this was due to the very bad weather
that has prevailed. Devotional service
was led by Esther Cook and prayer was
offered by William @. Hubbard Rufus NJ
Jones, Francis W. Thomas and NJ. NJ. Bin
ford discussed the necessities of the hour.
Thirty-three out OF forty-four answered
the roll of delegates from the quarterly
| meetings. Committees were appointed to
prepare returning minutes, to have the care
OF devotional meetings during the Yearly
Meeting ana on epistles A request was
presented from conference of committees
Of Marion Paramount, Wabash and Van
dalIa quartely meetings of Indiana Yearly
Meeting, and Kokomo and New London
quarterly meetings, of the Western Yearly
Meeting. asking for the establishment of
new Yearly Meeting at or near Marion,
Ind. A committee was appointed to NOM
mate a committee whose duty it shall be
10 meet the committee appointed by West
ern Yearly Meeting to consider the re-
quest The report will be made at the
meeting next year
AT the joint session of the mems and
women S meeting this afternoon a nominat-
ing committee was named to hdve charge
OF the appointment of an evangeliStic COM
mfttee, and also to name some one for
eVangelistic superintendent. The forty-sixth
annual report of the central book and tract
committee was submitted by the secretary,
Timothy Nicholson. The. service of the re-
poSltory has been about the as the
past three years. About 700,0 600 pages of
tracts have been distributed since the last
report making in all g., 466, 000 The report
of the central committee on peace showed
nave taken an active part in trying to
The report of the president, secretary and
treasurer of the Peace Association of
Friends in America showed that the publ
cation OF the Messenger of Peace, which
Tor twenty-four years was published as the
organ of the society, was given up in 1894
Since then the columns of the American
Friend have been used. There have been
sent out 519,400 pages of the society's best
literature, besides several bound volumes,
since the organization of the society in
1868 William 6. Hubbard, president of the
association, has been in the lecture field
most OF the year. The society now has a
valuable auxiliary in the peace work of the
peace department of the. w. c. T. U.
The report Of the book and tracts COM
mittee called out lively discussion on
the class of books that are being read
Each one who spoke viewed with alarm the
harm that is being done by pernicious lit
erature Several of those who spoke
demned by wholesale the field of fiction
Some of them have never read a book of
fiction, and thank God that they never
have. William @. Hubbard submitted a
report of his individual effort in the field
He began lecturing about four years ago,
and up to the present time he has reached
many of the schools and churches in TWEEN
ty-six States and the District of Columbia
He has addressed nearly four hundred au-
dienccs, making up probably 100000 people.
and he estimates the converts at tens or
thousands. IN doing this work he has trav-
eled over $1,000 miles. The expense is paid
from the c. q. tIussey funds and costs the
Yearly Meating nothing. In the latter part
of 1898 and this year he solicited life mem
berships in the society and has secured
nearly $500 to turn over to the society as
the result. Rufus NJ. Jones. editor of the
American Friend, also spoke along the
same line.
At the second session of the ministers
and elders meeting E!nos Harvey was
chosen to succeed President j. j. Mills as
clerk and Eliza w Hlatt was chosen as
sistant. A communication was presented
from the Yanda!ia quarterly meeting of
ministers ana elders concerning the use of
believed this meeting had no jurisdiction
in the matter. the communication was re-
turned to the Vandalia meeting.
Closing Day of the Convention.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind Sept. 30.-This was the
closing day of the convention in this city
of the Northern Deanery of the Diocese
of Indiana. The services commenced at Z
o'clock this morning with the celebration
of the holy communion. conducted by the
bishop. This was followed by a business
meeting and at 1890 o'clock morning pray
er was said and a sermon preached on,
Workers Together with Cod by Rev.
z. A. Pressy, Of Marion A quiet
hour for the clergy was conducted by the
bishop at noon. At / p. m. lunch was
served in the parish house by the ladies to
all visiting church people. AT 80 o'clock
a meeting of the women S auxiliary of
the deanery was held in the church. Mrs.
John HaZen White. the diocesan president.
making an address. Sunday school work
was then taken up. addresses being made
by Revs. Raymond and Ecermans. The
services this evening consisted of addresses
by Rev. c. II. Stout Of Goshen, and Bishop
White on church extension
NJ e. w H. NJ. 5. District Meeting.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept 30.-The sixth
annual convention of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
for the district of eastern Indiana, con-
vened in this city this afternoon. Mrs.
StinWen Of this city. made the address of
welcome and was Responded to by Mrs.
Ida watson. of Muncie. Mrs. Josie Cur
on why Are Home Missions Necessarily?
ard the discussion following was led by
Mrs. D. ]. CrittenberSer. Mrs. Dora r.
Mitchell of Muncie, and Mrs. l.. H. Bun
Won of Richmond also had interesting
papers. The attendance is very good. Mrs.
A. E. Lee. of Hartford City. is presiding.
This is the largest and most interesting
district in the State. 1t includes all of the
oil and gas belt counties as well as many
more in the eastern section of Indiana.
County Endeavor Convention.
Special to- the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind, Sept. 3o,-The Wabash
county Christian Endeavor convention has
just closed after a successful meeting at
Half Acre. There was large attendance
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