The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-12
WILL CLOSE TODAY
Friends Yearly Meeting
Through With its Work
BOARD is NAMED
For Africa Industrial Education
Work.
NAMED

The temperance meeting Of the Friends
yearly meet was addressed by Mollie
Sibbitt and also by Major Scott OF Cali
fornia. Helen Stanley recited a poem,
only Sixteen" Rebecca Lewis of Iowa
spoke of the origin of women's work
against intemperance being traceable TO
the influence of Quakerism, since the
leaders, including Frances E. willard.
were of Quaker descent.
Dr. Hoss spoke of the honor he felt
for Friends in their three-foId opposi-
ton to % slavery, (2) liquor. 60 war.
The judges of the courts say three
fourths of all the criminal expenses
comes from the liquor traffic.
Wednesday, S a. m.-The meeting was
led by John Riley of Wilmington, Ohio,
whose residence is al San Jose, Cali.
Text, Pet. 1-S-'That We may be neither
barren nor unfruitful." Ill-temper, self
vindication, worldly mindedness. stingi-
ness, carnality, pride of intellect and sta
ton, self-consciousness are Canaanites
who must be destroyed before We can
US to possess.
Joseph Stanley believes it is dangerous
for either old or young people to "quench
the spirit
10 a. m.-The meeting endorsed the
proposition of Willis R. Hotchkiss that
Kansas yearly meeting endorse the for
nation of the Africa Industrial Educa-
tion Board, and Henry c. Fellow and
Hannah E. Sleeper were appointed as our
members of that board.
The temperance committee reported 1t
had done active work in preventing the
repeal of the prohibitory law in Kansas
DR.. Enoch of Iowa compared the condi-
tions before and after the enactment Of
this law There were 1,1SS people in the
penitentiary in 1889 in Kansas, and now
in 1899 there are but $50.
A memorial was read for one of our
best known ministers, Caleb Johnson,
who deceased at Denver, Colorado, dur
ing the past year.
The committee to consider propositions
of Margaret Hedrick Miles, about start
ing an industrial school for the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians at Antlers, I. T.,
reported favorably.
The committee On public institutions
has visited some Of them and engaged in
Scripture reading and prayer with the in
mates; and some things had been,
through tn legislature, toward correcting
some abuses in them.
Professor E. NJ Williams proposed a,
plan for lighting the university by cleo
tricity at an estimated cost Of $500. A
subscription of s56 was taken for It, to
be continued throughout the quarterly
meetings and solicitors were appointed
for that urpose.
D. ma memorial to Governor Stan
ley was offered and approved by rising
vote, urging the enforcement Of the pro-
hibitory law, which was directed signed
and forwarded.
The committee on peace and literature
made a report in which they told Of hav-
ing originated and published 1.-The Read
ers' Guide" a quarterly magazine Of %
pages which has been very valuable, and
Is in a way to become self-sustaining.
They believe the press ought to preach
as well as the pulpit, and were encourag-
ed to continue it.
The thirtieth annual report OF the
Peace Association Of Friends in America
was read, showing they had distributed
peace literature to about 10000 individ-
uals. many of them ministers.
A. A Bailey called attention to the
growing habit of military training in our
public schools and the danger in It.
The committee to consider request Of
Wichita monthly meeting made sausfac-
tory report, and an additional clause
was added to the minutes Of last year de-
fning and regulating the evangelistic
board. by which pastors. meetings or
committees have the right Of appeal to
the yearly meetings board
Strong resolutions were offered and en-
dorsed by rising vote condemning war
and military preparations. and urging our
government to endorse the resolutions OF
the peace conference at The Hague. The
clerk was directed to sign the resolutions,
and a copy was directed forwarded to
the United States senators Of the several
states in which the i. 900 members of the
yearly meeting ar residents.
The directory Of the ministers and mis-
sionaries was read, showing there are
1s4 of them, of whom one-third are wo-
men.
The quarterly meeting superintendent
for each Of the eight departments Of spe-
cial church work were read. viz: on tenn
0erance. evangelistic and pastoral work.
Bible schools, education, foreign mis-
sions. home missions. literature and
peace. and Indian work.
Returning endorsements were read or
expressed for the three women and ten
men. visitors at this yearly meeting. who
are from Indiana yearly meeting Lydia
C. Miles. from Western: MARTHA and
Mary Cox. from Iowa; z Howard
Brown and wife. DR. Enoch Lewis and
wife. Joseph Sopher. Josiah Dillon. Gil
bert Bowles, Susan T. Alien. Mary 1.
Thomas. from Ohio: Joseph Stanley, VIII
lis r Hotchkiss. Arthur ChlSon. from
Wilmington; John Riley. from Philsfiei-
phia: Joshua l. Bailey al q whose IA
oors were very edifying-
The Cox sisters ard the Browns expect
TO remain for a ttme and engage n evan
geslstlc work IN cur limits.
a message of greeting was received
rom Rachel c. Woodwa q Lawrence,
who has missed bat one day from yearly
meeting for tween ty-seveu years. ard that
because OF the funeral q q brofher-la-
Law Her mother, Ruth BeaIs Who vas
always 80 warm in her welcome of the
yearly meeting. IS quite feeble. zad foE
that reason the family Is absent
We greatly regret thar many dsicgstes
and others cosid not remain fo- ths e.
tire session and are leaving for aszne-
The proposed change IN charter fo- ths
yearly meeting was referred 70 the bard
q trustees q he University, 10 consider
and report EeXt year.
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