The Monitor-register., 1896-09-04

Society.
Elizabeth Lloyd, always clear and con-
elusive in her remarks, unconsciously
nils the heart of the W. c. T. U. worker
VINO listens with a degree of thankful.
ness for such representatives in the
temperance refJrm as is she. She alw
strikes the very keynote of the move
ment in our peaceful war"
John Il. Shotwell, of New York
Yearly Meeting, urged that Friends, to
avoid the question that confronts them
TO not get into the way of saying: "We
are just as good as the Democrats or
1--WE are just as good as the Republicans"
when studying out their attitude toward
the greatest iniquity in existence.
Re-echoes.
At 1.3O p. m, Third.day. a special
meeting for young women was held in
Dean Bonds parlors in the college build
ings. This meeting was addressed by
the hostess, Mrs. Bond. Mary Travilla
and Lydia H. Price, of West Chester.
The girls we're deeply interested.
The subject of John j. Corn ellis paper
read before the temperance division of
the Philanthropic Conference was: ''The
Past and Present Attitude of Friends
Toward the Temperance Movement and
What Their Future Should Be-"
Allen Flitcraft bore testimony against
social gambling, progressive euchre and
scholarships liz our higher institutions of
learning being referred to.
Allen J. Flitcraft, of Illinois Yearly
Meeting, protested against calling a
scholarship conscientiousiy worked for by
the students form of gambling.
Friends showed a decided division of
opinion as to their sentiment toward
capital punishment. after the pr~esenta-
tion of papers on this subject by John L.
Thomas and Robert s. Haviland, of New
York Yearly Meeting.
Mariana W. Chapman, who presented
a paper on Prison Reform" said she
thought it the duty of Friends in every
community to know the condi ion of their
county jails.
John VIM. Hutchinson, the able chair
man Ct this fifth and last conference of
which we write, that of P~hilanthropic
Labor, in preventive Reformatory
Measures" presenting his papers to the
magnificent audience of at least 5000
gathered, said: Measures to preuent
crime are of far more importance than to
punish it,"
That unerring '"voice from the audi
ence" coming as it does, with a force of
uDquenchableness-like unto the "still,
small voice within''-cried: Take the
legalized saloons from off of every
street corner 10 our largest towns and
cities, and this question of Prison Reform
will have been settled and buried beneath
the ruins of an annihiiated rum olegar-
chy."
The Swarthmore College meeting,
called the Young Peoples meeting, held
on Fourth-day evening, was one of the
most refreshing and intensely interesting
periods of the last two days s essions.
The happy features of this period were
not put at the pencil point of your cor
respondent, but were just imbibed with
happy relief. Will Gull from memory's
tablet:
The chairman of the evening, whose
name we did not hear, whose youthful
ness, and. we may safely say. freshness,
which produced such a refreshing effect,
was most happy in his merry Introductory
remarks in presenting the varied speakers
of the evening.
The large tent, wherein the twenty or
more sessions of the conferences were
held, said to comfortably seat four or
more thousands of people, was we'll filled,
DR.. Charles De Garmo, President OF
Swarthmore College, was first to be
brought under the X rays of the chair.
man-before the attentive audience.
Swarthmore's President we'll stood the
test, and this searching introduction
together with that individual illumination,
the "Light Within" rested with his
listening observers, a consciousness that
Swarthmore has at its head a man OF
ability and quality that is we'll pleasing
to the most ~sanguiue believers of an
illuminated and illuming Christianity.
No wonder the girls are all in love
with Dean Bond, was the thought which
predominated during the closely followed
address of Elizabeth Powell Bond, dear
of the college, who followed DR.. De
Garmo.
Her gentleness and touching pursua.
siveness can but add a m%ellowing home
tone of peace, purity and protection to
all who may be so blessed as to COM
within the rays of her fine Influence.
Swarthmore's "Grand Old Man. was
next brought out in full relief by the
ready remarks Ct the chairman, and
when the irresistible spirit Of love from
all over that vast audience produced &c
vigorous a hand clapping by students Of
former years, we realized, somewhat, the
honored and beloved place its ex-Presi.
dent, Edward H. Magill, holds in the
associations of Swarthmore College. DR.,
Magill seemed like Il father speaking to
his children, 30 clear and plain and truth.
full was he of all the interests committed
to his bearers, many, very manyof whoal
uuoro old oks,11nka =. l.
home of their Alma Mater after years
since their commencement with the
realities Of Ifs began.
The college song, led by Dean Bond, at
the close of the meeting, one could but
liken to the mellow strains from an
A )lian harp when its silken cords are
being stirred by a warm South wind
SO akin to moisture were the sweet voices
of the singers.
Over a $1,000 (forty ~thousand) meals
were served, gratuitously, during confer
encs week at Swarthmore. The atten-
t~iveness and patient sweetness Of the
walters was frequently remarked upon.
The works of the students of the
colored schools at Aiken, South Carolina,
shown in Science Hall, were of inte rest.
paradise Alley" the tenting ground
at the east of the magnificent college
building, presented a wierd appearance as
some Of the tents were being illuminated
by Chinese lanterns, and it's air of
cordiality and c~omradesbip suggested by
| such tent. names az tnaw dron I,n3 ond