The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-03
MESSAGE TO M'KINLEY
FRIENDS URGE A SPEED SETTLE
MENT OF THE PHILIPPINES WAR.
Formation of Church Extension Fund
Postponed a Year-Lutherans
Debate an Old Question.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

morning devotional service was conducted
by Rev. John Henry Douglass, Of Oregon.
Clerk Ellis preceded the business session
with prayer. The reading clerk read epistles
from Oregon, Wilmington and California
Yearly Meetings. Oregon and California
Yearly Meetings are small bodies, but are
thriving and increasing in numbers as the
number of Friends in the West becomes
greater. John Henry Douglass spoke OF
tie general progress of the Friends Church
throughout the world. He thinks that the
London portion OF the society is at the
dawn of a great increase in membership
and power. North Carolina, he said, as the
most promising field In this country. Francis
w. Thomas, of Dunreith, gave it as his
opinion that there is a prospect of Eng
lish Friends outstripping the American
branch Of the society. He also said that
Indiana Yearly Meeting has done more
than any other agency to bring about the
revival in London. Robert D.. Andrews. OF
Greenfield. Ind. on Saturday subscribed
$500 TO Earlham College. To-day it was
announced that he would increase the
amount to LOCO.
1t was proposed that this Yearly Meet
ing address a letter to President Mckinley,
assuring him of the sympathy of the church
| III OncIlHS prayers that ne may CtOSc lHc
difficulty In the Philippines as soon as
possible by peaceful means. The following
committee was appointed to draft a suita-
bic address: Luke Woodland, William Edger-
ton. Eli Jay, Ewood Scott and Daniel Hill.
Timothy Nicholson asked that a clause be
added to the address asking the abolition
of the canteen in the army. and this was
ordered done.
The representative meeting reported In
favor of urging each of the fifteen quarter
ly MEETINGS TO contribute $5 and send it
to oliver Rogue. Wabash, Ind. to be used
exclusively in furnishing and fitting up one
room each in Whites Manual Labor Insti-
tute. The legislative committee, which
was appointed last year to cooperate with
a similar committee from Western Yearly
Meeting in securing better divorce laws for
Indiana, was continued in service. The
ratio of the quarterly meetings for raising
money the coming year is fixed as fol-
lows: West Branch, 3z per cent; White
water. 1874; New Garden, 5; Westfield. "a:
spiceland, 1875: Paramount, ga; Wabash
Ridge, 10; Marion, 7%: Winchester, 10, VAN
Eastern, IA. Rev. willis Hotchkiss. mis-
sionary to Africa. pleaded for support for
to be known as the Friends African In,
dustrial Mission. 1t Is 500 miles from the
coast and one degree south of the equator.
pense upon Yearly Meetings. A committee
of control, two from each Yearly Meeting,
will be appointed. A committee to- NOM
Meeting was named. Anna III. Sutton, OF
New York. sister of David Sutton. of this
S 5eSe d saSsf fnnd' This igG 1 makes sas a h sotai of s sis,-
111.S2, besides the $4,000 given by Francis
T. White, which goes to the endowment
fund. . - 4aaa..
The minutes of the representative meeting
were read. They recite matters of prison
reform and nonpartisan administration on
state institutions, and also a memorial of
Levi Jessup. who died the past year at his
home in Randolph county. High tributes
were paid to his memory by members. He
had been one of the very prominent pillars
of the church and had attended sixty-nine
consecutive yearly meetings, missing but
one.
The report from the Christian Endeavor
department showed the following: Number
of societies., so: number of junior societies.
20; number of societies organized, z; number
OF societies d~isbanded, 4: number OF active
members 1876; number o. Junior members,
4oz; number of associate members, 344; num-
Der of honorary members, 1893; number
joined during the year. 325: number pledged
for mission subscriptions, 2S3; number who
tithe their incomes me liz ,;dd number nhnTe W sa. give
Der who do systematic reading, 176; received
for home missions, $l47. 20; received for for
p pinT o ss7.os; total raised, s,iaI.5s
Members Of the society were urged to give
the State Christian Endeavor convention,
good attendance.
This afternoon a joint session was held.
and the first business taken up was the
reading OF reports from the Bible schools.
A summary of the reports Is as. follows:
Number of schools, 135; number of classes,
7I6: number of officers and teachers, 1,156:
plmhar of scholars enrolled liz. average
attendance; Asp; number enrolled in home
class department.. SIS; number of weekly
used, 1,O46: whole number received into
church. l43; number of conferences held
s Su sa6 &. the Tbs sed Ribi s4' s amoSnt COMMITTEES on oHltee'l ors.
sented its report. which was OF a very en-
couraging nature. Nine Of the quarterly
of the yearly meeting to appropriate the
collections of one Sabbath to the use of the
Earlham Biblical department., and $aS.69 was
thus used. The committee suggested the
reappointment of Ella j. Davis as yearly
meeting superintendent and the following
names for quarterly meeting supsrint ATcs
Newkirk: New Graden. Ida +. Barker: Wa
bash. Joseph Hoskett. Lindley Spicer. OF
New York Yearly Meeting, spoke on Sum
day-school work. and his talk was both IN
teresting and helpful.
The report of the committee on returning
ing of ministers and elders was also pre-
sented. Susan b. Sisson spoke briefly or
the work OF women In the fTlenOS CnurCn.
The report of the third Bible institute. held
at Eariham College last summer. was read
and the work of the committee was in
dorsed. The institute will be held again
next year, and Wilmington Yearly Meeting
will Join with Indiana and Western meet
ings in the management of II. Indiana
Yearly Meeting appropriated 500 for the
work. Western appropriated $50 at its re.
cent meeting and Wilmington 81 200. The in
stitute will be held at Earlham College, as
heretofore. The same committee that had
charge of the conference last year was con-
tinued and will have charge of next years
institute.
CHURCH EXTENSION FUND.
Reports were read from the church ex-
tension fund, and also the Home for Aged
Women and Ministers. The adoption of a
church extension fund was postponed until
next year. Charles a. Francisco and Alice
Woodland were appointed members of the
Friends African Industrial Mission. The re-
ports of the delegates to the Friends edu-
c~ational conference. at Providence, were
read. and were very satisfactory. The next
conference will be held at Earlham In 1904.
The committee to which was referred a COM
munication to the Yearly Meeting relative
to unsound teaching and a spirit of insub-
ordination reported in favor OF the Yearly
Meeting reaffirming the authority given to
the evangelistic and pastoral at
/ tee nroanizotinn in 1SSO II also SuOOoSfed