The Indianapolis journal., 1899-09-17
In THE YEARLY MEETING
REV. DAVID HADLEY AGAIN TO LEAD
THE EvANGELIsTIC WORK.
Attempt to Abolish the Omce Over
wheImingly Defeated-Friends I'm
Great Force at PlainfieId.
Decial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PLAINFIELD. Ind. Sept. 16.-One of the
most remarkable things in connection with
the present session of the Friends Western
Yearly Meeting Is the number of visitors
from other States. Already credentials have
been read for thirty-one Of these. Among
these are Revs. Nathan and Esther Frame,
known throughout the country as Friends
evangelists. Others not yet reported are
Rev. William p Haworth and wife. of In
dian Territory; Rev. Alpheus Trueblood. of
Wayne county. and Sarah c. Hadley OF
Ohio. Others present to-day were President
J. j. Mills and Prof. EIbert Russell, Of Earl
ham College.
This has been the busiest day Of the ses-
sions. First the s o'clock tent meeting was
an evangelistic service. conducted on high
pressure lines by Rev. J. II. Douglas. An
altar service at the close found a number
of earnest seekers At the 10 o'clock busi-
ness session Rev. David Hadley, superin-
tendeDt Of the evangelistic, pastoral and
church extension Department, presented
the annual report 1t was interesting
presentation, cautioning a straightforward
course between a tendency to unbalanced
fanaticism ON the one hand and a cold in
tellectual tendency In the form Of higher
criticism on the other. By the report the
following statistics of interest were shown
Conversions the past year, col; renewals
40; accessions, 3S6; recorded ministers, les;
meetings supporting pastors. 81; meetings
partially supporting pastors. 45; supported
pastors, "a; partially supported pastors Al;
money paid for evangelistic work, 1885,
support OF pastors, 81, ,626.
nspular subscription and collection for
the etangelistic and pastoral work was en-
tered into and even 500 was secured
easily At the afternoon session DR.. Robert
Bible school and educational work OF the
Yearly Meeting. strong plea was made
for higher standard of teaching in the
Bible schools and for increased patronage
OF Friends academies on the part of the
membership. DIR. Pretlaw was reappointed
general Superintendent of this department
The Earlham College reports were pre-
sented. President ]. j. Mills reading his own
full one, and an Increased attendance is
shown as follows: Total number of Students
not including summer schools, IA; college
ates, *; preparatory department, II; music,
40; young men, lO2; young women, 1O6;
Friends in all departments. 15s; profess
Nine Friends Yearly Meetings were rep
resented among the students. A deficiency
OF a.544 is shown for the year. The present
year has opened with an increased atten-
dance of 10 per cent. over that of last year.
Rev. David Hadley. OF Plainield, was re-
gefistic and pastor al work, with William l..
Pyle, Lewis +. Stout William Furnas, Sar-
an Ballard and Ruth Anna Sanders as an
Tonight was the public meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society. which was at
dressed by Prof Ebert Russell, of the Bib
lical department Of Earlham College.
Tomorrow will be Yearly Meeting Sun
throng the grounds and village. An effort
at evangelistic work Is to be made by ar
ranging for large number or sermons In
The following ministers are present in ad-
dition TO those previously reported: Maude
MiIner. of Ohio Solomon Haworth, of Iowa;
Benjamin II. Hutchins, OF Grant county,
indiana W. Mahlon Perry, of Ohio, for
merly a member Of this body, but now clerk
OF Ohio Yearly Meeting: Ellen NJ. Perry. OF
Ohio; Harley NJ. Moore. of Iowa, and Lewis
Reynolds. Of North Carolina
The printing committee has reported, and
awarded to III. W Yrooman. of Kokomo.
s. Z. Nicholson. Lot Pickett. William True
blood and w. b. WIckersham were ap-
pointed as new printing committee.
West Grove Quarterly Meeting sent a
proposition TO abolish the Office OF superin-
tendent OF evangellstic work, putting the
matter in the hands of board The meet
ing having decided adversely on the same
proposition two years ago, ii was decided
not TO take the matter up again this year.
work and on order OF business were ap-
pointed yesterday The delegates reported
officers for the Yearly Meeting: Pre-
siding officer. Thomas c. Brown, of Car
mel: recording clerk or secretary, 8. T..
Nicholson. of Kokomo; reading clerks,
Sarah ]. King. of Carmel. and Melissa EN-
cry. OF Westfeld: announcing clerk, Lewis
+. Stout. OF Azalia: railroad secretary,
Foweli B. Hill. OF Chicago.
Letters OF interest were read from London,
England. and Dublin. Ireland cautioning
the church against worldly symbolism.
Revs Henry o. Jones. Seth Stafford and
Henry Dalrymple. from Indiana Yearly
Meeting, are present
The Social Purity Department reported on
Friends Boarding Home for Girls" To-
Gated in Indianapolis. and said that very
soon W. II. Ballard. OF indianapolis, would
build and equip a new home I'm memory OF
deceased daughter, turning the manage
ment over TO the Friends.
A subscription was taken up for the fur
nIshing OF the home the coming year