The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-05
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PHILADELPHIA EPISTLE
QUAKERS RENEW CORRESPONDENCE
AFTER RFORTY-THREE YEARS.
Reports of Mission Committee on the
Condition of Southland Col
Iege in Arkansas,

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct 4.-The Indiana
Yearly Meeting of Friends assembled in
joint session this morning The first
thing introduced was the report of the COM
mittee appointed last year to hold a Bible
school conference at Earlham College. The
following were chosen quarterly meeting
Bible school superintendent: Whitewater,
Mary j. White; West Branch, Lois II.
Pierce; New Garden, Emma Kendall;
Westfield, Enoch D. Stubs; Spiceland,
Seth Simmons; Fairmount Ancil e. Rat
lift; Wabash, Lizzie H. Dougan; Walnut
Ridge, Clarkson H. Parker; Marion, Jo-
seph w Parker; Winchester, Laura Glenn
ents; Vandalia, Stephen A. Douglas; Dub
lin, Will II. Dennis; Van Vert, Albert
Runnion; Long Lake, Winifred Pratt;
Eastern. Caroline V. Bailey. Rev. Ella j.
Davis, of this city, was chosen Yearly
Meeting superintendent of Bible school
work.
The report of the committee on mission
work was presented. This committee has
| charge of Southland College, near Helena.
Ark. for the education of negroes. This
is the thirty-fourth annual report and was
quite encouraging. An entirely new corps
of teachers was employed the past year,
Pearson and wife, of Tonganoxie, Kan,
took charge as superintendent and matron.
The severe drought in the country lessened
the attendance somewhat; 17o We're en-
rolled during the year; IL were graduates
from the model department, Z from the
normal and l from the college department
The students, who attend here stand well
in the county normal institutes. School
adjourns at 2:3O p. m, and the rest of the
day is Devoted to manual training. Mr..
Pearson. the superintendent, presented a
short report. giving an idea of the work
done.
The meeting requested that hereafter the
various quarterly meetings provide for the
expense of their ministers visiting the
Yearly Meeting.
introduced the subject of building meet
ing house in that city. Each quarterly
meeting was directed to appoint a commit
tee to visit the various meetings within
their limits and solicit funds for this pur-
pose.
An epistle from the meeting of Philadel-
phia Friends TO all bodies of Friends was
read The epistle asked that the meetings
addressed be careful to support the faith
of the Friends Church, and offered much
advice in other things The correspond
ence with the Philadelphia meeting ceased
in 1854 and this was thought to be a sug-
gestion for reopening or lhat coLTespo n,.
ence and ought to receive a formal an
swer A minute was made acknowledging
the receipt of the epistle and extending the
greetings of Indiana Yearly Meeting.
The report Of Paramount Academy was was
especially gratifying, as Fairmount has
Established a high school and withdrawn
25 per cent. of her support. The number OF
students receiving diplomas was twenty
eight. The work of the Bible study de-
partment, as introduced last year, has re-
ceived many testimonials of commentator;
The faculty this year consists Of Ely, EiWood
O. Ellis, principal; Ryland Ratlim, William
s Cole Vashti Binford, Frederick w.
Rauch and e. Leona Wright.
Elwood o. Ellis of Fairmount, Hannah
L. Smith of sienna O., Timothy Nichols
son. of Richmond and Esther Pugh, of
Sniceland. were chosen delegates to the
American Anti-Saloon League, to be held
at Columbus, o.
The following appropriations were made:
Book and tract committee, $5O peace COM
mittee $780, foreign missions committee,
$500; missionary board $3.50; evangelistic
and pastoral committee, $500; committee on
indian affairs. $3.50; foreign missions COM
mittee for securing title to properly IN IN
Earlham College, $500; Bible school com
mittee. $100; temperance committee, s9o;
home missions committee, $25; incidentals,
81. 445; total $500.