The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
YEARLY MEETING TALK
APPEAL OF MARION FRIENDS MAY
NOT GO THROUGH THIS TINE.
Ollie, rs Elected at Yesterdays Ses-
sion and Report OF Home for W ori3-
ing Girls in This City.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Sept 1.-THE cool
wave has brought rejoicing to the Quakers
gathered here for the fortieth session of
their Yearly Meeting. Yesterday the heat
was intolerable, but fans have disappeared
and overcoats and wraps are welcomed as
necessity. The services last night were still
in charge of the ministers and elders, and
were among the most profitable of the day.
Rev. Thomas G. Brown, of Indianapolis,
read carefully prepared paper on Biblical
and Theological Equipment" Discussion
followed by S. Il. Nicholson, of Kokomo.
Rev. Emily Ellis, of Kokomo, presented
splendid paper on the Freedom of the
Holy Spirit in Relation to the Pastoral Sys-
tenn" She suggested that in the Friends
Church pastors be chosen not TO do all the
preaching necessarily, but as overseers OF
the flock and to lead in the work. Mar
tilla Cox, of Bloomingdale, opened the dis
cusson, and a general discussion of the
two topics was participated in by Rev. p.
w. Raidabaugh of Chicago, Mary Nj. Mere
dith, Rev. David Hadley, Rev. Richard Ha-
warth of Marion and others.
A feature of this years Yearly Meeting
is sunrise prayer meeting every morning,
III Ci1stI Sc Ol the 0nIlSlld4 IAuuSdNOISIS
To-day has brought scores more of visit
ing people, and by tomorrow the attend
ance VIII be complete. Tie first of the
morning devotional meetings was held at
o'clock in the tent on the campus. rms
tent mas been the scene OF much zeal ana re-
VlVal spirit IN the past, and this first session
was no exception. After song service ReVs.
Barr of kokomo Raidabaugh of Chicago
and Jones of New England gave earnest eX-
hortatlonS for practical Christian expert
ence. Later on Rev. Barr led a lively praise
A1np hon hrrr1s f.sal
testimony TO present salvation. Thls KIND
of service generally resembles 4 typical
Methodist class meeting, without 50 much
OF the noise and shouts but with the same
freedom and eXuberance of feeling.
The first business session of the Yearly
Meeting convened at 10 o'clock, with a large
audience present and Rev. Thomas Z.
Brown of Indianapolis, S. e. Nicholson of
Kokomo and Sarah j. King of Carmel at
the table clerks. Rev. Charles Jones,
of Massachusetts, urged the necessity of all
members taking part in the business of
the church. Seventy-seyen of the regularly
appointed delegates We're reported present,
excuses being given for number of alb
senteeS. Although delegates are sent to the
Yearly Meeting, yet their duties largely
pertain to the financial part of the work,
and all other members have equal voice and
vote in the deliberations of the various
sessions.
In addition to the visiting ministers re-
ported yesterday there were present with
proper credentials this morning Revs. James
Mills and Richard HaWorth, from Marion,
Ind, who were received with Christian
greeting. A member made a proposition
that one person should not be appointed on
more than one committee, which did not
prevail, though it was strongly urged that
/. the work be carefully distributed among the
membership, a suggestion that bore fruit in
the appointment of various committees
which followed.
communication was received from SUI
perintendent L. j. Charleton, OF the State
Reform School for Boys at this place, ask
ing that ministers be sent to the institution
to talk to the boys next Sunday and ex-
oVae cfo fc in61 RI
for their interest in that institution. Com
mittees were appointed TO assist visiting
minister's epistles to nominate an evan
gelistic superintendent and committee and
| to name a committee on order of business.
| S. T.. Nicholson, as chairman OF the print
| ing committee made a report OF the work
DONE and the contract was awarded for
| this year to w. II. VrooTnan, of kokomo.
Greetings We're received from Rev. stephen
| Breed and wife and Achsah Kenyon, Tor
| merly members of this meeting
At the afternoon session to-day there was
a largely increased ATTENDANCE The dele
gates reported as officers for the Yearly
| Meeting this year as follows: Pr1nclpal
| clerk, Rev. T. c. Brown, of Indianapolis;
| recording clerk, S. e. Nicholson, of Koko-
mo; reading clerks, Sarah j. King and Car
RE NJ Wright; announcing clerk Jehu N.
| Hadley; railroad secretary, A. ii. PICKERING,
| dressed to all the yearly meetings OF
| Friends in the world, prepared by London
| England Yearly Meeting, was read by the
| clerk. This letter is prepared with great
| care each year and is considered model
| in diction and doctrine, as held by. the
| Friends Special epistles were read from
| London and Dublin Yearly Meetings, bear
| ing fraternal greetings IN a spirit OF chris
| tian love.
| social purity work, read her report Tor tnat
department. followed by the report OF the
| officers of the Home for Working Girls IN
| Indianapolis. The church has taken much
! interest in this home and special collec-
| ton for it's needs always brings ready
and liberal responst the past year al the
MANAGEMENT of the home has had seventy
| five permanent and 223 transient boarders.
Since it's establishment 800 girls nave been
| cared for. This is not rescue nome, but
| a mace where working girls may find good
| boarding and some OF the enloyments OF
| home life at reasonable rates. For the sue
| cess of the work much credit must be CIV
| en- to the president, Mrs. Rosa Il. Brown,
! of Indianapolis. -
Tomorrow morning there will be an in
teresting session, when the committee rela-
| tive to the newly proposed yearly meeting
| at Marion, makes it's report. 1t was pro-
posed year ago that kokomo ana New
! London quarterly meetings OF western
| Yearly Meeting, and Marion, Paramount,
| Wabash and Vandalia quarterly meetings
| of Indiana Yearly Meeting, constitute
] new yearly meeting to meet at Marion,
| Ind A committee was appointed by both
| yearly meetings to visit the dinerent meet
| ings making the request. This has been
| done and a vote on the proposition taken
| in all the meetings. New London voted,
by about 60 per cent, AGAINST the pro e,pao
| of about 80 per cent. paramount nad 70
| per cent against it, while the others large
| iy favored it, The committee is keeping its
| secret completely, the chairman keeping
the report carefully sealed in his pocket.
| 1t is known, however that the committee
is unit in its report, and the best guess
| ers are saying that the new yearly meeting
| will not be allowed. Tomorrow also will
| be evangelistic, biblical and educational
| day. So,
| Tonight the Women's Foreign Mission
| arv Society had charge of the service, with
| an interesting programme, chief OF which
| was an address by Sarah Lindley, who has
| been in Mexico for three years doing ac-
| tive missionary work.
BISHOP WALDEN CRITICISED.