The Monitor-register., 1897-05-21
Yearly Meeting Notes.

Yearly Meeting Notes.
We wish we might give a comprehen-
sive report of even the first session it was
our pleasure to attend of Friends
Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia, held
last week at Fifteenth and Race streets. I
But like a dolt we just sat and drank
in the thoughts on the vital subjects of
"Purity" and Temperance" that were
given and never so much as opened our
book to take a note. By way of expla.
nation it may be due the Yearly Meet
ing's Philanthropic Committee to state
that this meeting in question (held on
Third-d day evening" was not, in fact, a
session of the Yearly Meeting proper,
but was in charge of the committee on
philanthropic labor, composed az it is of
a large number of members from the
different Quarters" of which the Yearly
Meeting is composed.
Joseph T. SOUL, a grand son of the
late Isaac SOUL, formerly of Woods
town, was the very efficient chairman of
the meeting, and is an uhcompromising
Prohibition ist, as his olear-c cut ideas in
relating various incidents plainly
showed.
The subject of Purity was treated in a
we'll prepared paper by Hannah H.
Clothier, daughter of Isaac R. Clothier,
and An address by J. Russell Smith, of
Virginia. Both were productive of much
serious thought, and If society to-day
could be builded upon the rock of a pure
life and a clean brain everywhere, the
two going hand in hand, little concern
would needs be felt for the future of
Quakerism, or of Christiany in whatever
form.
The subject of "The kindergarten Re-
FORM" as sour" Laura E. Holmes, of
Clsrksboro, said the subject of her paper
ought to be, was one of the fullest illus
t~rations of this vital subject, from q
kindergarten standpoint that we have
ever listened to. Fact upon fact was pre-
sented, showing the very foundation upon
LIZ IA uOAHCLoucO 10 OuiluOu,
together with its needs and its outlook.
We shall hope to have Laura reproduce
this paper before a Woodstown audience
at no distant day.
Jesse r. Holmes, of the John M.
George School of Pennsylvania, then
gave an address upon "The Needs of
Temperance Work Among Friends" 1t
was full of truth and beauty, and of
brilliant illustrations, and he mast hav Q
been at his best. Many of the thoughts
to which he gave utterance we would
think would burn their impress upon
the minds and hearts of 0oters-among
Friends-so deeply that before the God
whom they profess to serve, they would
not dare serve the devil instead by vot-
ing the same ticket, side by side, with
the rumseller.
Aaron M. Powell, Edward 81. Magill,
Isaac Wilson, Joseph T. SOUL and others
followed, the first and the last two see-
ing and presenting their ground clearly,
but we were surprised and grieved to
note that not only does the ex president
of Swarthmore College (whom we all so
highly esteem) have to employ an aid to
his sense of hearing, but what is in
finitely more sad, he is cropping along in
the Darkness, hoping against hope, that
in some soay these wrongs, these gigantic
wrongs that now exist, may be righted
by electing pledged" men to office.
Even having carried his idea so far as to
introduce "a resolution to the mems
meeting of Fourth.day afternoon tthat
Friends should carefully examine the
views of candidates for legislative Office,
and carefully consider whether they
should not vote for those who favor the
prohibition of the manufacture and sale
Of intoxicating liquors." To the credit
of the meeting, DO it said, it was de-
cided to make no formal minute of the
concern expressed, but to refer 1t to a
committee. In commenting upon the
resolution in a private letter, James T.
Daley, of the Public Ledger, said: 81
Woo az 1Ooily uhOo1iuB yOobOiuoy ouu
wished l was a Friend for fifteen minu-
tes 30 as to have expressed an opinion
concerning the resolution offered by
Edward Fl. Magill, of Swarthmore."
Mr.. Daley will probably have a few
remarks in this weeks New Jersey
Gazette relative thereto.
From the Ledger we clip the very brief
report of
Fourth-day's Meeting.
Following the second query Matilda E.
Janney quoted the words Of a young man
who said: 'Oh, if we could only have
this question concerning tale.bearing and
detraction answered individually ia our
meetings." Hannah Il. Clothier said:
"We have taken a high standard in say
ing that love and unity prevail amongst
us, and 1 hope we may feel an Individual
responsibility for the maintenance of this
standard"
Margaretta Walton fels that our meet
ings are some of Gods opportunities to the
children of men. She expressed sympathy
for invalids who are deprived of their
blessed privileges, and gave a word of
warning to those who, for slight reasons,
neglect these divine opportunities.
Alludinp tn the frea mjnistrv of tho