The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-10

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don. England: Dublin. Ireland: New Eng.
land, Canada and Wilmington yearly
meetings.
Z SATURDAY MORNING.
The o'clock meeting for women was
led by MARTHA Cox, who spoke at length
from the text, The Master has come
and calleth for thee" The mems meeting
was addressed by Carl ChIllison and 9th
ers. and both meetings were deeply i'm
Dressive.
In addition to visiting Friends named
yesterday there are present now D.
Amos Outland and Rhoda, missionaries
among the Otoe Indians Of the Indian
Territory. under appointment of the
associated executive committee on Indian
affairs. which committee is composed of
two members from each of the American
| yearly meetings.
Until last year there had been no re-
ligious teaching given TO this tribe of
about $50 Indians, and the Outlands are
/ supported as missionaries by Indiana
| yearly meeting.
Absolom Rosenberger. president of Penn
! college al Oskaloosa, Iowa, was welcom-
! ed on arrival this morning. and introduc-
! ed as "a member from Kansas but loan
! ed temporarily 10 Iowa"
| Reports on the state of society were
read from all the quarterly meetings, Of
| which q summary will be given later.
! Much timely advice was given by WISH
tors and members in regard TO attend
ing, and training the children to attend
all meetings. and especially those for
business; also about living consistent
lives.
Ministers recorded during the year are
Susan Berry Sisson by Buffalo, Mo.
yearly meeting; Edmund Stanley. by
Lawrence. Mo-. yearly melting; A. Lindley
Haworth. by Allen. Mo-. meeting; Mary
a. sibbett, by Hoisington Mo, meeting.
Ministers deceased: VIM. NJ. Goodwin.
of La Crosse.
Two monthly meetings have been estab-
lished and one discontinued in the last
year. Two preparative meetings were
established and two discontinued. -Four
meetings for worship established and one
discontinued
The members of the university board
whose terms now expire, were reap
pointed on the recommendation of the
delegates.
Epistles from Baltimore and North
Carolina were read.
John Howard, as superintendent of edu-
cation for the yearly meeting, gave the
annual report. showing there are nine
academies with $50 enrolled students. of
which the largest number are at Wash
ington academy-106.
The present enrolment Is 3S9, with
Washington still in the lead with S.
Number of graduates last year. "A:
North Branch and Haviland IN the lead
with four each.
Number of senior classes this year. %.
with Tonganoxie in the lead with Z.
Number of volumes in the libraries,
4175, in which Lowell has 1.500, the larg
est number; value CT libraries and appa-
ratus $3.50.
Teachers in the schools, %; all men and
women of highest Christian culture
John G. Kirby, on behalf of the uni |
versity board, reported the enrolment |
during this first year Of its history was
1O2. There were no graduates, and the |
closing exercises were furnished by the |
schools of elocution and music, aided by |
the two societies.
The course of study has been enlarged |
and all privileges granted that other in
situations of learning usually give.
The museum has been put in order and /
much enlarged by the private collection |
of Dr. H c. Fellow, who is this year
added to the faculty.
Through the interest and management of |
James Allison of Wichita, much improve
ment has been made in the main building |
and the chapel where this meeting is be-
ing held was put in its present excellent
condition
Jas. Allison was introduced and said:
Zone year ago we began agitating. We
made these Improvements: they were
needed. They are paid for and nobody Is
hurt by it. I believe in education. At II
years I said to father: I want TO go TO
school, He replied: III give you this
farm If you'll stay to d years old" but I
chose to go to school, and ever since have
been encouraging parents to educate
their children. If the little Eve
leafed rose can be cultivated into the
American Beauty that sells for s24 per
dozen; II the little apple only one-half
inch in diameter can be made into perfect
ones, what Is possible TO be done with
these brains?
1.-The man who is fitted for higher
places can be used in those higher places
not fitted for them"
He was with James NJ Davis when he
first went through this building. and he
was thrilled through and through. say
ing: This is the place for a Friends
He believes in carrying a
school TO the pupils.
Our school is in the center OF eight
producing more wheat. oats and
corn than any other eight adjacent coun-
ties in the United States. and these eight
have but a small foreign popu-
ation.
Within three hours ride there are 2ss
stations on the railroads.
He asked Chancellor Mcdowell Of Den
yer, II many students came TO them be-
sause OF climate. His answer was: I'VE
nave students from thlrty-six states"
Wichita has as good climate as that
and you've taken this property, and II
rou have faith in God you can't fail 70
20 forward and make this school a sue
,ess and so hs1p humanity build up the
,hurch and makes the state better.
This is a university. not college. 7
want TO see the day when young men and
women shall be measured physically. IN
and morally. AMI put into the
lands OF expert trainers who shall lHlaks
4 everyone OF them the very best men
md women they can possibly be made.
ut & cannot az be done IN "a day"
Mr.. Allison was greeted b. hearty ap-
,lause and his speech closed IN Ike man
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