New-York tribune., 1900-05-30
YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS.
REPORTS ON EVANGELISTIC WORK AND
ADDRESSES ON THE UPRIGHT
EOUSNESS OF WAR.

The report of the Committee Evangelistic and
Church Extension Work the first business
considered at yesterdays session Of the Friends
Yearly Meeting This gave evidence OF earnest
and careful work. and the Friends stirred to
enthusiasm by it, The report of the Society OF
Christian Endeavor shows activity in all lines
OF its work. The Friends appreciate the oppor-
tunties for building up the Church by fostering
and encouraging this society. The Yearly Meeting
Young Peoples Society Christian Endeavor is sup
porting one missionary in China and is assisting
the Missionary Board of the Yearly Meeting and
the Womans Foreign Missionary Committee in the
support of another. Fifteen hundred dollars has
been raised for all purposes $500 for foreign mis-
sions. The reports of the Womans Foreign Mis-
sionary Committee came next, showing work sup
ported in China, India Japan and other fields.
The project establish a Friends Industrial
Mission in Africa was presented by Willis R.
Hotchkiss who has spent four years in the Dark
Continent The meeting was much impressed by
the practical suggestions given and the project
was referred to the Home and Foreign Missionary
Board.
The Afternoon session was occupied with several
reports statistical information and some discussion
the Indian question.
The evening meeting was in charge of the Peace
Committee, and addressed first by John B.
Garret, Of Philadelphia He said:
1 regard the subject that is claiming our atten-
ton tonight one of the most important that can
Gno claim % the 2 attention bGae Of Friends as it goes to the
Discipline of this Church that has not contained a
all war We are being subject to influences in our
social and public life that tend to weaken testi
duty to plead with Friends to be firm in their ad-
the from m last R he ahe dTe EP and
a. sm IT. that at tends to unity Study the fruits of the
galatians, Ga How can you and accept the trend of
anv dhf GsP6l % Ss and yet Justify s in Y wa{ Our
our influence in the Church and out of the Church
peace in our Do we r anes i lne it spirit in our
family business and social life? Are we frank and
in all the relations of life: It is not always pleas
m ne t0raen to that we think SO differently from
Are influencing public opinion in governmental
ion is responsible for the clash of arms the main
h Unde empe an it e dny Of
Christian nations to go to them with the Gospel of
human e even that eiyiiization SS may foow % ah t
han h to 90 Our ev Of oo %
the influence this Church has exerted upon
to deprecate the Importance of this cause of peace.
BY living up to the profession we make we may be
instrumental in bringing about the consummaton
We so much desire.
]. Kendall Hams who advertised to speak,
failing to appear Anna B. Thomas, of Baltimore,
followed. She said:
y The beatitudes of to-day do not sound Ike the
be war, for it extends the Gospel of Jesus Christ"
war does not always turn out as we expect it to
do We have not improved Cuba SO very much as
force is not the force Christ chose to promugate
are the expansionists, for they shall inherit the
san THIS Is not ct in. in f aScOfd or SId With what we we
peace people stop apoogzing for their position and
rise up and say to the Government, You must find
some way to settle these questions without war;
There are many things in our civilization and gov
ernment that need altering. 1t labor and
self sacrifice for somebody and We should be more
than ready to take our share. We must fight the
battles of peace. The work of the gospel of peace
takes all the courage and perseverance one has.
It is expected that the business of the Yearly
Meeting Will close with the session that conyenes
at 10 o'clock this morning.