The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-22
QUAKER HOME MISSION
YEARLY MEETING PASSES ON THE
BOARDS ANNUAL REPORT.
Indiana Friends Take UP Collection
Fort Wayne Presbytery.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD, Ind, Sept. 21.-The
Friends Yearly Meeting is drawing to a
close. Tomorrow evening will be the last
session, which comes one day earlier than
usual. Last evening there was a public
temperance meeting addressed by Rev.
Charles Jessup on the Ethics of Citizen
ship" followed by Hon. S. f. Nicholson
in an address on Christian Duty in Civic
Matters" which was an earnest plea for
righteousness in all things that concern the
public. 1t was remarked by many that a
more successful and satisfactory meeting
has never been held at Yearly Meeting on
this subject There was no effort to abuse,
but a straightforward, patriotic, Christian
appeal for the church to do it's whole duty
in destroying the works of the devil"
The heavy frost this morning made the
tent meeting uncomfortable. Rev. Irena
Hunnicutt, of Wilmington, o.. preached the
principal sermon. In the house at o'clock
the representative body, which is a sort of
executive committee for the Yearly Meet
ing, held a business session, and much of
Importance was transacted. AT 10 o'clock
the business session opened as usual. AL
len Jay, of Richmond, well known to all
Friends. was present to-day for the first
Llule FRANK n. Mig, VI CdIuSI, SupSIlu-
tendent of home missions and temperance,
presented the report of that work, which
was adopted by a unanimous vote. The
following statistics are taken from the re-
port Mission boards, %; stations. ID; revi-
val meetings, Az; conversions, 157; Access
sions to the church, 81; meetings held dur
ing the year, 40S; cottage meetings called,
562; family visits, 1882; mothers visits, 113;
children's meetings, 15O; mission bills
schools %; number enrolled, S25; prison
service, 81; working temperance organiza-
tons, IA; temperance meetings held, 1874;
temperance sermons, S.; temperance lee
lures, 50; members who use intOxicantS, n;
money spent for home mission work, $703;
for temperance work $S5; pages of tracts
distributed. 25S, 1872. The Indian report was
read and ordered printed in the minutes.
Rev. Allen Jay made strong plea TOR the
Yearly Meeting to keep up it's Indian work,
and the meeting voted a favorable recon-
mendation to the delegates for an appro-
priatiOn of $500
The names and addresses of all ministers
in the Yearly Meeting were directed to be
printed in the minutes. A synopsis of the
proceedings OF the ministers and elders was
read and ordered printed.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
q collection and subscription for q new
Friends Church in Chicago was taken, and
there was a liberal response, something
over 5000 being secured.
Ephraim Dean, of Plainfield, made a re-
port for the committee on books. tracts and
peace, which was accented. Considerable
ing Bibles, books and tracts. So far as
known, all Friends families supplied
with Bibles. The committee on delegates
and alternates to the conference of Yearly
Meetings to meet in Indianapolis next
month, in addition to the. members APP
pointed last year, reported for additional
delegates Rev. David Hadley and Hon. S.
E. Nicholson. For alternates, William l..
Pyle Ella G. Coffin, Robert e: Pretlaw,
Hannah Pratt Jessup Robert L. Kelley,
Emily Ellis, Milton Hansen and Flora Hol-
liday
Frank II. King was reappointed superin-
tendent of home mission and temperance.
S. e. Nicholson. Robert l.. Kelley and
Delitha 3. Harvey were appointed COM
mittee on reports to the press for the COM
ing year.
r. c. Brown, Sarah ]. King. Robert l..
Kelley, Clark Brown, David Hadley and
Deborah Furnas We're appointed commit
tee on order of business
Charles Jessup and c. E. Newlin were
appointed delegates to the convention of
the Anti Saloon League at Columbus, o.,
next January
Tonight there was a devotional meeting
in the house. The last session of the Year
ly Meeting will be held tomorrow night.