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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Sept. 27.-The regular
business session of the Indiana Yearly
Meeting of Friends was preceded this morn
ing by a devotional service, which was
opened by Oliver Frazier and wife. of Ne
braska. The former made the leading
morning address. Minerva Mendenhall led
in song and Rev. Mahlon Perry spoke on
Sincerity in Religion At 10 o'clock the
business began. with Clerk Elwood o. Ellis.
of this city. presiding. There were about
200 in the mems meeting at that time, quite
a large attendance for the first day. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Joseph o. Binford.
superintendent of evangelistic and pastoral
work in this Yearly Meeting. Francis w.
Thomas, of Dunreith, made an address pre-
liminary to the business. Rev. John l..
Bond. Rev. Enos Harvey, Alfred VI. John,
son. Elkanah Beard and Rev. John Henry
Douglass, of Oregon, spoke. The latter
said: This is the greatest day we have
ever known. Every eye and heart is now
upon the great celebration OF Dewey, the
Nations hero. He is now the greatest hero
of the world. How long he will remain So
i cannot tell. Probably always. if he keeps
his mouth shut"
Clerk Ellis called the roll of delegates,
as follows:
West B-ranch-Herbert r. Pearson anu
Rolin c. Jay; ~alternates, Alvin Jones and
w. A. James.
Whitewater-Frank A.. Mendenhall, Tim
othy Nicholson and E. G.. Hill; alternates,
Fred C. Fulghum, Leander j. Woodland and
Joseph j. Dickinson.
New Garden-Wilson Kendall and Marcus
J. Thomas; alternates, Asa Pitts and Ma
than Hill.
westheld Thomas ]. Stubs, Allison
Gardner and Warner Gardener: alternates,
"A. 7. Maddox and Wellington Bearo.
Spiceland-Daniel Lawrence. L. II. john
son. G.. W. Bird, Isaiah Gilbert and William
Saint.
Fairmount-Samuel c. Cowgirl, Ancil E.
Ratliff, Joel Coppock and Isaac Elliott;
~alternates, Cornelius r. Small, j. Nixon
Elliott. j. vi. Harvey and Nathan Hill.
Wabash-William Small and Levi Marlatt;
a~lternates, II. W. Dickinson and NJ. Doug
Walnut Ridge-Charles S. winslow. G. B.
Hill. Joseph L. Blnford and $. c. Moore;
~alternates, ID. o. White. o.. s. Henley. c.
W. Fusey and a. Fl. Swain.
Marion-Asa T.. Baldwin, Newton Harris,
Joseph r. Small and John i. Thomas:
alternates. David Overman, Ellwood Thorn
es. Clarkson Shawley and George B. Over
Winchester-Benjamin Beard. John w.
Pickett. Joseph a: Goddard. Ira c. john
son. William c.. Diggs, Calvin Johnson.
Fred Smith and Olynthus Cox; alternates.
Elias Proctor. George Jackson. James
Henricks and Newton Updegraf.
Vandaiia-Stephen Bogue and Parker
James; alternates. Isaac Wright and Isaac
Bonnie.
Dubiin-Charles w. Osborn. Miles P. Ell
lott and Join w. Macy; a1ternates. Samuel
bert.
Van wert-F. C. Stanley. Albert Runion
and Charles Saunders: alternates. John
Ireland. Joseph Dysert and Milo WolIam.
clay Jones: a~lternates. Joseph Pennington
and Joseph Slower.
Eastern-W. A. Dorman and Charles
vSohanlS NV
Seth Stafford. c. W. Osborn. Caroline
T6nmS. and clar hisn J "A; P ners ap1 sShn O. 4
committee to prepare minutes Of the Yearly
Meeting. Elwood Scott. Timothy Nichol-
fST; n'i Samuel Sis c. Mills. F. ~ Harvey and =
]. r. Small were appointed a committee
At 10 O'Clock the women Friends met In
separate session. A season of song and
prayer was participated in by Susan
the latter of Western Yearly Meeting. The
roll call of forty ak names showed but
Friends were read. Among them were Car
oline Hunn.cutt. of California;; Edward and
Ruth Brown. of Iowa: Abram Fisher, OF
North Carolina. and Samuel Perviance. OF
extended to the visiting ministers by Eliza
beth Bailey, Rachel Maddox and others.
Wickersham were appointed a committee to
report the proceedings of the meeting at
n. Johnson. Lydia Test. Libbie Bogue.
Fannie Pickett. Eliza Canaday and Ruth
Anna Virgins were appointed a committee
10 prepare returning minutes Eliza Men,
denhall. Esther Pugh, Eivira Woodland.
Carolia Edgerton, Estella Manley. Margaret
Hoshour and Eliza Canaday were appointed
a committee 10 have charge of the DEVOTION
al meetings during the Yearly Meeting.
Rachel Compton: Anna z. Starr. Mary T..
King. Rebecca II. Davis. Lizzie T.. Hollo-
way, Mary Elliott. Jennie Ridgeway. Anna
r. Hill, Mary +. Baldwin. Mary f.. Cox.
Mary Bodine. Belinda Macy. Ella Faucett.
Martha Barney and Esther Pugh were
named as "A m TO nominate officers
for the foreign mission board. The dele
gates were Instructed to bring before the
meeting tomorrow. names Of persons TO
serve the ensuing year as clerk and two
assistants. treasurer and n to
audit the books Epistles were read from
New England and New York Yearly Meet
ings.
This afternoon a joint session was held.
The London general epistle was read and
y Will claim especial attention in that il
dwelis earnestly upon the efforts toward
peace: IL admonishes against the tendency
20 bribery and mercenary motives in off,
GAL trusts IL expressed qualification at
the progress OF the peace work In Europe,
The report Of the central book and tract
pomrn1ttee was submitted by Timothy Mich