The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20
THE QUAKERS' INTERESTS
INTERNATIONAL QUINQUENNIAL CON-
FERENCE tOF THE FRIENDS.
Opening Session Last Night-Many of
the Delegates Women--SOme OF
the Prominent visitors.

The opening session of the Friends IN
ternational Quinquennial Conference was
held last night in the Friends Church at
Alabama and Thirteenth streets. There
were delegates present from all over the
United States, and several from Canada.
Harriet Green, of London England, was
present. but she does not come as dele
gate. About $50 persons are here as dele
gates.
Many of the delegates are women and
1t is said that most of the women who have
come TO take part in the work are preach
ers. Some of them are gifted orators. Mrs
Emma B. Malone, the secretary of the con-
ference, is identified with the Bible Train
ing School of Cleveland, of which her hus-
band. ]. w. Malone, is at the head. Mrs.
Malone is noted in all the large meetings
of the Friends as one of the able speakers
of the church. She has voice of singu-
lar sweetness, which she lifted in prayer
during the devotional exercises of last even
ing. Among the Quakers there are many
men of prominence and wealth, and sew
eral of them are here to attend this con-
ference. Among the prominent Qua
kers already here are Thomas New
lin, of the Pacific College, at New
burg, Ore; President Unthank, of
Wilmington College, Wilmington, o.; Ru-
fus Jones, professor of ethics at Haver-
ford College, Philadelphia, and editor of
the American Friend; Professor Moses
Stevens. of Purdue University; DR.. w. l..
Pearson. of the Bible department Of Penn
Colleges Edmund Stanley, superintendent
of public instruction OF the State of Kan
sas; DR.. James Carey Thomas, member Of
the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins
University.
Rev. William G.. Hubbard, Of Cleveland,
president of the Peace Association of
Friends of America, is in attendance. This
society has headquarters at Richmond, this
State. 1t is the mission of the Peace AS
ISOLATION to urge arbitration in place of war.
The Quakers are peaceful people and dep
recate bloodshed and violence even in de-
Tense of principle. The Peace Association
is kept busy distributing sermons and adj
dresses among the people Great quantities
of reading matter are sent out annually.
In the field of missionary work the Friends
Church is very prominent. Its missionaries
are stationed in Africa, South America,
India, China and Mexico In home mission
work the Quakers are also active In the
session last night were two women who
have done much good in the Oklahoma
country. These are Mrs. Rachel Kirk and
Mrs. l.. Ella Hartley. Both have come
from their stations in the Southwest to at
tend the conference. Mrs Kirk has been
for several years in the work in Oklahoma.
Her husband, Charles Kirk, died a few
years ago while engaged in mission work
and his wife has continued in his place.
None of the foreign missionaries were able
to get here.
The Friends Church was comfortably
filled last night when the session was called
to order. Among the women there was
noticeable lack of oStentatious dress. Most
of them were gowned in the simplest style.
Their bOnpOfS e.
void of bright colors. There was consider
able disappointment when it. was announced
that President Mills of Earlham College,
would not be present to preside on account
of the Illness of his wife. Rev. Il. Z. Brown,
a former pastor of the Friends Church in
this city, was called TO the char by Inn
othy Nicholson, Of Richmond. The chair
man read the forty-second psalm, which
was followed by a season of prayer, in
which the following members of the confer
ence participated: David Simpson, of North
Carolina; Ella Coffin, of Parke county, In
diana; c. H. Jones, MASSACHUSETTS,; Jesse
Emma Coffin, of Iowa; Mary G. Woody, of
North Carolina; Emma B. Malone, of Ohio;
Elmer c. Gildersleve, OF New YORK.
COMMITTEES SELECTED.
The programme next called for the pres
entation of the credentials Of delegates.
These delegates are appointed at the Year
ly Meetings of the Friends. This year thir-
teen Of these meetings were held in differ
The Quaker Yearly Meeting is conducted
somewhat on the plan of the annual Meth
odist conference. The general conference
or convention of the church is held every
five years. After the presentation of Gre
dentials. Timothy Nicholson read letter
from Governor Mount, who had been un-
able to respond to the invitation to be
present at the session last night. The let
ter regretted the inability of the Governor
to attend and expressed a sincere hope for
the success of the conference. The next
and business committees. The delegates
from each Yearly Meeting We're entitled to
name a member of each committee The
following were selected:
Nominating ommittee-Canada, Robert
H. Rogers; New England, Ruth s. hurry;
New York, r S. Glider; Ohio. John Pen
North Carolina, David E. Simpson; In
diana, Timothy Nicholson; Western, VIII
liam L. Pyle; Iowa, w. A. Hadley; Kan
sas, Cyrus r. Dickson; Wilmington. Levi
Mills; Oregon, John II. Blair; California,
Thomas Armstrong.
Moore: New England, Rufus M. Jones;
New York James Woody; Ohio. Jacob
Baker; Baltimore, James c. Thomas;
North Carolina Mary Woody; Indiana, AL
len Jay; Western, T. w. Padabaugh; Iowa,
DR.. A. Fl. Lindley; Kansas, William p.
Hayworth; Wilmington, Charles Z. Terrell;
Oregon. John Fl. Douglass; California,
Charles E. Tebbetts
The nominating committee will meet at
the church this morning and select perma-
nent officers for the conference. 1t was de-
cided to hold devotional exercises each
morning at SIS o'clock. The following COM
mittee was selected to arrange these exer-
cises: Frances w. Thomas. Emma Coffin
Levi Mills and Carrie l.. Wood. The bust
ness committee will also convene this morn
ing. One of the matters of business to come
before the conference will be a proposition
to make these meetings legislative sessions.
The following programme is announced for
the remaining sessions:
Wednesday MOrning-Report Of nominat-
ing committee and the election of officers.
Miscellaneous business Subject for
and It's Practice" Dr. James Carey
Thomas Afternoon-'Should Future Con-
ferences Have Legislative Authority?''
Rufus M Jones. "A Uniform Discipline for
the American Yearly Meetings" Edmund
Stanley. Evening Christian Sociology"
Thomas Newlin.
Thursday Morning-"Our Periodical Lit
erature," Absalom Rosenberger 1.-The
Need of Fuller History of the Society OF
Friends in America, j. b. Unthank After
noon-Consderation of subjects proposed
by the business committee. Evening The
Qualifica ton for the Christian Ministry"
j. J. Mills How Shall We Foster the S3ir-
itual Gifts Of Our Young Members Isom
p WOoton.
Friday Morning-"The Regulation of the
Ministry" Edward O. Ellis The Author
ity Of Evangelistic Committees" Eliza c.
Armstrong. Observation-Disclosures of
tee. Evening-What is Pastoral Work p
Allen Jay. The Position and Authority of
the Pastor Thomas G. Brown
Saturday MOrning-"The Position and
Function of the Elder" Mary NJ. Hobbs
Consideration of subjects proposed by the
business committee Observation-Disclosures
of such declarations as the conference may
decide TO make