The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27
FRIENDS in SESSION
INDIANA YEARLY MEETING AT RICH
MOND Is WELL ATTENDED,.
Stanley Pearson, Superintendent of
outhland College,, Is Dead
List of Delegates.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 26.-The seventy
ninth session of the Indiana Yearly Meet
ing of Friends is now in progress at the
Yearly Meeting house In this city. 1t opened
this morning with a session of ministers and
elders, which always precedes the regular
business sessions. opening on Wednesday,.
There was a good attendance on this body.
Eli Jay, Of this city. called the body to
order. Considerable time was devoted to
prayer, songs n short talks on the spirit
and purpose of the meeting. Rev. John
Henry Douglass, of California, spoke at
some length. Francis w. Thomas, OF Dun
reith, perhaps the most influential member
of the society. also spoke, as did several
others. The roll call of delegates was re-
sponded to as follows:
West Branch-Thomas Eleman, Alvin
Jones, Sarah WATSON and Esther Coat.
-Whitewater-Joseph Moore. Naomi w,
Harrison, Elizabeth s. White, William
West, Hannah May Benson and Dillon h.
New Garden-Elizabeth NJ. Meek. Wilson
Kendall. William Hubbard and Martha
Kendall.
low, Rebecca Davis and Lewis Taylor.
Spiceland-Joseph o. Bintord, AsnIey
Cook, Daniel Lawrence, Francs w. Inonas
and Margaret NJ. Hosier.
Observation-Disclosures T. Morris. Enos
Harvey, Emeiine Hill and Mary r.. Elliott.
Wabash-Hervey w. Dickinson, Susanna
Lamb and Frank Norman.
Walnut Ridge-hlwood Scott, Cyrus B;
Cox, Charity b. Toms, Mary I. Wilson and
William p. Henley.
Sarah Marshall and Mary f. Baldwin
MISUNDERSTANDING Cox, Calvin john
son. Charles b. Douglass, Mary digs,
Synthia Mills and Caroline Beard.
Vandalia-Nancy Wright, Parker James,
Mary A. Bonine and Isaac Wright.
M RHbli joseph iIso A. R MSl1ei Lou Maliia Wicke N:
sham, Osnath Osborn and May L. Gilbert.
Van Welt-F. c. Stanley. Sarah A. STAN
ley and Albert Runyionf s,o,,.
Hammond.
kasIern-Anna A. warder,, Anna NJ. John
son; samuel g Howell Dc Tho Hannah Lewis
klwood Scott. FANNIE Elliott, Rachel b;
Hill and Samuel G. Ellis were .ppointed
a committe TO make a report TO the Yearly
Henry Douglass, of Salem, Ore; oliver N.
Frazier, Valley Hill, Neb.; Caroline n.
Hunnicut, Earlham. CAL; Alfred ard Anna
S Norf6 Denver nSernng Samuel c. Mills, MaIhafia
Jay and Francis w. Thomas were .ap-
pointed a com T1rooa Z 70 FR RTepa ar tb GFe citR.
clerk of the Yearly Meeting. who Will take
a trip to Europe and Asia. and desires to
visit ,ne London and Dublin Yearly Meet
ings. o,.,o u,r,stars .na
IN
elders was more largely attended than the
morning session. Rev. Enos Harvey was
chosen clerk and Emma Hedges assistant
clerk of this body for the ensuing year:
The queries and answers were read and
the answers showed room for Improvement
in the state of the society at various points.
AS a general thing the answers were quite
satisfactory. This was followed by an adj
| dress by John Henry Douglass on The
Power of the Gospel to Save He gave
a vivid account of the calling of George
Fox.
A dispatch from Helena. Ark, announces
| the death at Southland College of Stanley
| Pearson. superintendent of that institution,
of typhoid fever. Mrs. Pearson. expected to
| attend the Yearly Meeting and give a re-
port of the work at Southland. which. is
supported by the Indiana Yearly Meetins
youths. She was called back and arrived
shortly before her hGsba ahdr death ma Their Tnnr
panoxie. Kan, where Mr.. Pearson will be
6uried. He was about fifty years Of age.
The committee having charge OF the affairs
OF the college will select a successor some
time in the near future