Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-04-21
BUSY DAY FOR FRIENDS
Impressive Services Held In
Three Houses Yesterday.
ADDRESS BY JONATHAN RHoADs


coMMITrDEs-PRoGREss IN BDU-
CAT1oNAL AND OTHER DEPART
MENrs-INDIAN AID ASSOCIATION.
The attendance OF Wilmington Friends
at the yearly meeting In Philadelphia
yesterday was the largest since the ses.
sion began.
a congregation OF more than fifteen
hundred assembled for worship IN the
Arch street house at 10 o'clock in the
mornAg. After the company settled
into silence prayer was offered by cyrus
Cooper and by Hannah stnuton of Ohio.
Eliza II. Narncy, Katharine Stanton
Elisha Sheer and others gave brief ex-
h0rtations to falthfulness to the revela.
lions OF Cmists claw written IN the
heart" Cyrus W. Harvey. Of Kansas
contrastcd the system of sacraments and
ordinances with the Gospel order as set
forth, particularly in the Fpistlc to the
Galatians. In addition to there there
was prayer by Joseph $. Elknton.
Al Sixth and Noble streets Thomas
Whitson quoted the text: "The name OF
the l.crd rs strong power" and
preached with much cloarness Jonathan
r. Rhoads. OF Wilmington. treated Of
causes OF encouragement IN individuals
and In meetings, and showed thar they
were often unnecessary and Improbable.
Al Twelfth street Henry Longs,reth
revived the language Unto the poor the
Gospel Is preached" Richard H. Thomas
dwelt upon the fact that the Gospel Is
g.1d tdnes unto all who receive IT,.
Anna Votam referred to the mystery Of
regeneration, saying that only those can
understand it who have experienced the
great transforming change.
In the afternoon the business sessions
were resumed. At Fourth and Arch
streets the reports from the Quarterly
Meetings on lntoxicants were read. The
condition throughout the Yearly Meeting
is hopeful, and in several meetings total
abstinence prevails. Ephraim Smith,
! Henry r. Kirk. J. Hervcy Devices and
Solomon h. Barker were reported as
ncwly-appointcd correspondents 10 their
Monthly Meetings.
The twenty-fourth annual report of the
Yearly Meetings Committee on Educa-
tion was then read. Good progress had
been made during the year The eigh-
teen schools have 257 pupils. The com
mittoe's superintendent, Anna Walton,
had made from two to four visits 70
each school during the ycars and held
monthly teachers meetings. The teach
'l ers' library now numbers 775 volumes.
having been increased by 222 volumes
during the year The Yearly Meeting
approved the lahors OF the committee
and appropriated $1,000 for its use next
year.
The subject Of appointing a committe,
to vistt subordinate meetings IN th,
hope Of arresting a declining condition
was taken up again one Friend fell
lhat the acknowledgment OF other gifti
, by meetings them those IN the ministry
was very much needed. The genera
sentiment Of the meeting seemed to Do
against the appointment Of the commit
tee. but Friends were earnestly eXhortet
to yield 20 any Impressions Of duty to-
,, ward small meetings that Nigh, arise Sc
their hearts.
After this discussion the memorial o
, Joseph Walton was read.
The report Of phe committee 20 exam
Inc the treasurcrs account showed re
, cospts for the year had amounted to S.,
Il 29l The meeting directed that $500 b'
raised the coming year and then ad
+, iourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
a In the womens meeting, the FIRST item
Of business was the appointment OF
commiutec to have charge az the refresh
ment room. The Westtown report wa
Then read and favonbly commented upoi
by Eliza H. Varney. This was followe'
e by the educational report Mary r.
4 Hlines spoke in favor Of the hamoniou
d development Of head. heart and hand
8 The report on intoxicants gave hopefu
g outlook. Elizabeth G.. Dunn spok
y swootly Of the quality OF patience as
b valuable virtue Of the Christian life.
In the evening the annual meeting O
n the Indian Ala Association was held a
g Twelfth street An interesting report q
e the school al skiahook. Indian Territory
r was read 1t has sixty-ive pupils IN
r association has disbursed S69l through IN
ii Associated Executive Committee q
Q Friends on Indian Affairs. Annie George
70 a Cherokee. read her Carlisle graduatln
n essay on the Cherokee Nation" an
Edward NJ. Wishar gave some details q
y the several Indian mission stations.