New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
A GREAT GATHERING OF QUAKERS.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCES OF THE SOCI-
ETY. OF FRIENDS AT SWARTH-

MORE. PENN.


County Penn twelve miles from Philadelphia, VIII
this week be the scene OF the general conferences
of the Society of Friends. These conferences are
comparatively of recent growth, and are composer
of four separate organizations. which, thoueh
closely Identified with the Society OF friehns arc
not a part of its regular disciplinary orsai'l~'io'
They are known as "The First Day School Generai
Conference" ''The Friends Union for Philanthropc
Labor .The Religious Conference and The ECU
cational Conference" This is the twentieth ses-
sion of the First Day School General conference.
one of the most important SUBJECTS "h'ch WIN
come up for consideration this year VIII ne 'ne
fnture character of the lesson leaves. THESE are
nrepared and published by committee appointed
nv the General Conference and are distributed Tree
n ar the schools For time the lessons were pre-
pared from the same texts and subjects as 'noS'
Of the international series but 1t was decided
few years ago to study separate course.
Largely as an outgrowth OF the renewed lie
caused by the First Day schools about eighteen
years ago movement was started 10 engage i,
practical philanthropic work IL gradually Spredu
throughout the society and resulted In the appoint.
ment Of committees by each yearly meeting "nlo'-
compose the Friends Union for PhianthropiC I-doo''
Of which this Is the ninth conference. the hehg-
ious Conference Of which this Is the secohu' i an
outgrowh of the Religious Congress held AT me
time of the Worlds Fair at Chicago Inc hdu'd-
tional Conference was started at Chappaqud '"o
years ago and this is ahe first session
The PHILADELPHIA yearly meeting numbers ABOUT
Il. COO M nbers in Eastern Pennsylvania. Delaware
ar5 southern New-Jersev The conferences this
wear will be the guess of the Philadelphia yearly
meeting II is probable that abou, %" Will be pres
ent from other yearly meetings Tney VIII De lonseu
and entertained In the college buildings ullhs
tent has been erected where 100 can be seated d.
one time The meeting tent, in 'front.' o. ,he man,
college building has 200 seats. Though there VIII
h. oicia delegates from the seven yearly meetings.
every one present will have equal right TO take
part I'm the deliberations OF the several conferences
FOR Friends meetings are always eNceedhSN ueino-
cratic 1t is probable at this time proposiIo"
vii be made to reorganze the conferences MAKING
one organization of the four. 80
Snecial trains on the Pennsylvania road VIII
leave Jersey city and Washington on TUESDAY
Angus. 49, running directly TO Swarthmore rrlehuS
from Canada and Northern New-i ork VIII co"e
by special on the Delaware ana LAiKd""i'"".
The chairman of the FIRST Day Scnool General
Conference is Robert Janney, of Phiiadelphia
There will he three sessions. Al the hrSt on
Wednesday morning, August 49, a paper on frS'
Day School Extension will be presented by cor
nelus j. Shoemaker. of Virginia. at the second one
by Herbert T. Worth, of West Chester. PENN on
How Can We Improve our Methods anu
Strengthen our schools at the fourth paper ny
Amy WiIletts of Jericno. Long Island on no"
Shall We Better Qualify Ourselves FOR flrs' ia!
School Teaching" and another on "Adul. Schooi
Work Among Friends in England" by John William
Graham of Manchester. England, Will be read
Dr. Edward H. Magill. eX-presiden- Of SWARM
more College is chairma~ OF the Educational Ooh-
ference the first session of which VIII he heiu Oh
Thursday afternoon August 20 A paper VIII he
read bv Joseph s Walton on Friends Schools
How Best Maintained in Sptrsely Settled Neighbor-
hoods How Best Conducted to Promote the inter-
Of the society and What Are our foi nuueS
by another from Edward y. Rawson Vce.preesilayint
81 the Friends Seminary. New-York on "Athetics
in our Schools and Colleges. AT the second seS-
sion there will be two ldp.rs one %! C,, l' an
De Garmo. president Of Swarthnorc HoIlese' , on
RELIGIOUS Society of Friends: the other by Mary
e speakman on professional Training of Friends
The religious conference will open on Friday az
ternoon. August 2l Aaron Powell Of Yam IAN
York will preside There will be three sessions
At the first a paper will be presented by Elizabeth
Spiritual Religion and Its Application to Eyerydhy
Duties and another on The Silent Meeting h nfg.ooOg
session there will be 1wo psPers the t, first by HT P
istry in the Society of Friends the other ny FRO
4 PnS d. or M ii !ne We aks sep19
Reach the Masses" The third session will be de-
and the Future OF Quakerism o., -. ,,, -
on saturday eyenns EHeut x sere % p snS
their present and future work VIII be considered
i'm a paper by Isaac Roberts. The subject. Some
Professor William BiIdsa. OF the Friends Central
School. Philadelphia. On SUNDAY tnclc VIII ~
The Phiianthropc conference will open on Mon
day morning August "a John William Hutchinson
of New York, presiding. There will be six SEES
sons closing on Wednesday afternoon Reports
will be received from committees of the seven
yearly meetings ana the superintendent of the diff
fercnt departments of work AT the first session
OMISSION Work Among Women and Children will
be considered At the second session reports will
be presented the subjects Of Purity and De
moralizlhg Publications. A paper will be read by
Pauline W Iolme. of Baltimore on the Purity
of the Press" Subjects discussed at the third SEES
sion will be a report and discussion on The Harm
ful Effects of the Use Of Tobacco and paper on
"Temperance." by John J. Cornell. Of Baltimore
At the fourth session reports Will be heard Of tho
work done in the departments OF Gambling and
Lotteries" Capital Punishment" and prison Re-
form" and paper Will be read on "Crime: Pre-
vontve and Reformatory Measures" by John Will
lam Hutchinson, of New-York At the fifth session
there will be reports on Indian Affairs and
Work for the ColOred People" Addresses Will be
made The Education of the Colcred People" by
Abbey d. Munro of Mount Pleasant 5. G.. and
Martha Schoheld. Of Aiken. S. c. The subject Of
Peace and Arbitration" will be presented at the
last session in a paper by Lewis V Smedey Of
PENNSYLVANIA. The discussions IN all the confer
ences Will be limited 10 three and five minutes.