The Monitor-register., 1897-05-14
Pn,,aoe,pn,a yearly Meeting.

meeting house at FifGeenth and Rae
streets.
After brief addresses by Ezra Fell an
Allen Flitcraft the roll of the represents
tives was called. Out of 1877 appointe
but seven were absent, one of these bein
sick. Great satisfaction was espresso
at the unusually large number present
1t is said to be the largest 10 the recol
lection of those present.
Isaac Wilson and William M. Wa
and other ministers were present fror
other Yearly Meetings, but they had no
obtained minutes.
The epistles were then read. Tha
from New York spoke of p~hilanthropi
labor and the effects that had been mad
to prevent the introduction of militar
training in the schools. The Baltimor
epistle spoke of tho efforts that had bee
made in favor of peace, temperance
social purity and home missions. Til
Illinois epistle also spoke of social purit,
and against the use of tobacco.
Samuel Swayne said that religion
means work. David Ferris said "trut
religion consists in practice, not theory
Our society has been noted for its activ,
practical actions in such questions al
slavery, temperance and war;"
A committee was appointed to assist
the clerks in gathering the exercises OF
the meeting and to prepare answers to
the epistles. The reading of the balance
of the epistles was postponed.
The committee appointed last year to
report what changes are desirable 10 the
trusts of the meeting made a report. In
which they recommended certain things,
but also recommended that the subject
be postponed for a year in order that the
changes might be deliberately considered.
The report was considered and referred
back to the committee for further action,
General approval was expressed as to the
recommendations. The m sug.
gested that a Committee of the YEARLY
Meeting be incorporated to act as trustee
for all the property of the Yearly
Meeting as shall be entrusted to 1t, said
committee to also have the power to hold
any other property in trust belonging to
other meetings or to any charitable
organization connected Herewith, as NAV
be desired. Said trustees to consist OF
thirty-two persons, the terms of eight of
whom shall expire each year.
At the afternoon session Chas. E,
Thomas, on behalf of the representatives,
reported that they were united in naming
Emmor Roberts for clerk and Isaac H,
Riilborn and Alfred Moore for assistant
clerks, which appointments were all
united with. They also named a com
mittee to audit the treasurer's account
and report the sun to be raised he en-.
suing year.
The report of the committee on the
Inhn M HanroA Gak4nl -oz H.
There are 16S boarding pupils and
II day pupils; 4 of the boarding
pupils and % of the day pupils are
neither members nor have one parent a
member. The library contains about
l. 800 books. The expenditures during
the past year were $44 500 Ga, of which
the tuition fees paid $27, 27O 81, and the
balance of over ST., 900 was paid from
the trust income. The report was ap.
proved and the sum of $50, 900 of the ill.,
come was appropriated for the use of the
school the ensuing year.
The report of the Committee on Educa-
ton and Schools and the Distribution of
the Income of the Samuel NJ. Jeaues
Fund was read and approved and the
committee continued. Two conferences
ha We been held and sixty four lectures
given. Much help has been extended to
individuals and to schools to assist them
in their work. A number of small sums
have been loaned without interest to par
init students to fit themselves for bust
ness. The sum of SO 934 90 was ex.
pended.
In the Women's Branch the meeting
began punctually at 10 O'Clock, Sarah
Griscom being at the clerks table. The
reading of the opening minutes was fol-
lowed by a period of impressive silence,
after which Lydia Fl. Price expressed the
hope that each might feel individually
responsible for the success of the Yearly
Meeting. An earnest prayer by Mar
garetta Walton was followed BY some
thoughts concerning true worship by
Mary M. Thomas.
The roll of representatives was called
and OF the 116 appointed all but seven
were in attendance at the meeting. Com
mittees were appointed to assist the
clerks in collecting the exercises of the
meeting and to audit the treasurer's &C.
count.
Epistles were read from New York,
Ohio, Genessee and Indiana. The evil
dence in these that there is spiritual life
aud growth in all parts of the society
called forth words of counsel and en-
couragement from Phe be Griffith, Sarah
I. B. Eavenson, Matilda E. Janney and
others.
At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion Sarah Griscom was appointed clerk
and Matilda Garrigues and Ellen H. E.
Price were named as readers for the en-
suing year.
The report of the George School was
read. Sarah T. Flitcraft expressed an
earnest desire that the teachers of this
school may loox after the spiritual well
fare of the pupils, and words of en-
couragement to the committee and
faculty were spoken by Margaretta Wal
ton, Harriet s. Kirk and others.
At the second days session, after the
reading Of epistles from other yearly
meetings, the report of the committee on
the Joseph Jeanes Fund was then read
and approved and the committee contin-
ued. They reported that they had
TO appoint a committee of two
from each Quarterly Meeting, with five
others from the committee at large. to
whom all applications for assistance
should be made; that they had decided
to appropriate so per cent. of the income
in accordance with the quotas of the
several Quarterly Meetings, and the
balance as the committee might direct,
The sum of 81, 617.59 of the income had
been paid to the boarding homes now
established in Arlington, Bucks, Concord
and Haddonfield Quarters. 1t was noted
that this large trust fund of 5000, 900 for
Homes for Aged Friends was managed
at the triling expense of $50 81.
Thomas H. Speakman introduced q
concern for the appointment of a COM
mittee to bring about a more perfect CO.
operation between the young and the
older members. Much interest was
expressed, but it was felt that there
would be no use for the committee at the
present time.
At the opening of the afternoon session
the report of the Committee on First Day
Schools was read and approved, and the
committee was continued with authority
to draw on the treasury for necessary
expenses. The report showed that there
were rs schools and two mission schools.
Statistics from 70 of them were as
follows: Number of pupils, 5555; num-
Der of teachers, G39-624 of whom are
members; of the scholars, 274S are mem
uoA5 dhO Oof haVO OuO p6tOnb O hCIIuCf,
there are 1880 adults, and 81, 666 books
in their libraries. 1t was reported that
considerable additions to membership had
occurred through, it was believed, the
influence of the First Day Schools and
the Young Friends Associations.
The first query was then read and the
following summary adopted: sour re-
ligious meetings for worship and discipline
have, with some exceptions mentioned in
nine of the reports been regularly held;
those on F~irst-days have been attended
by many of our members, those at other
times, with some exceptions, the hour
has been mostly observed; the behavior OF
those assembled has been very generally
becoming"
This query brought out much earnest
discussion of the cause of the neglect
of the meetings. Allen Flitcraft said il