Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-27
THE ATTENDANCE Is IN.
CREASlNG.
The Business Done Yester-
day Afternoon and Today
...COmmitteeS Appoint
ed, Etc---The COndi-
ton of the Funds.

it's annual report which was adopted.
Sarah Cadbury of England gave
some information of the work among
English Friends.
The temperance committee report
W IS read and considered. Rev. Ed
W .rd Donwiddie, superintendent OIL
the legislative department OF the
American antisaloOn league, deiiv-
cred an address, giving an account
of the work accomplished in behalf OF
the national law against the army
liquor canteen. A communication
from New York yearly meeting pro-
posing plan for uniting Friends and
ultimately the entire Christian
church in America in definite practi-
cal action against the liquor traffic
ordere1 and approved, and referred
to the Five Years meeting to be held
next year.
Cyrus Hodgin and Hannah Lewis
Smith were continued as delegates
and Ellwood O. Ellis and DR.. Lizzie
Holloway as alternates to the con
vention of the Anti Saloon League
TO be held at Washington, ID. c.,
next twelfth month.
In the evening the meeting re-
assembled at 7:15 according to pro-
gram.
The annual report of the Earlham
Bible institute was read and adopt
ed.
The following persons were ap-
pointed to propose to future Ses-
sion the name of Friend to serve
as successor to Allen Jay, whose
term of service as a member Of the
managing committee of the Earlham
Biole institute expires at this time.
Also one to fill the unexpired term
--or Efbert Russell who has removed
from this yearly meeting: Timothy
Nicholson, c. w. Bird, Eli jay, G
E. Carey, Mahala Jay, c. W. Swan
ders, G. A Francisco, Eliza ID. Men
denhall and Alpheus Trueblood.
The report Of the Missionary board
on Southland college was read and
adopted.
The meeting granted the use, as
requested, of 5000 of the Metford
fund toward the new building. The
appropriation of 800 asked for was
referred to the delegates to report al
future session. A subscription was
taken for the use of the committee,
amounting to $500 So, of which 500
was given bv the members of the
committee. Timothy Nicholson, Ell
kanah Beard, Samuel Dickinson, Eli
Jay and Chas. W. Osborn were ap-
pointed to prepare history OF South
lald college.
Tue following persons were ap-
pointed to propose TO future ses-
sion the names of suitable persons to
s-rvs, as successors to Edward Bells.
Edwin S. Jay and Mary E. Baldwin,
whose term of service as members of
the missionary board now expire:
c. S. Winslow, ]. C. Johnson, David
Overman, Nixon WinslOw, Cynthia
Winslow and Esther Cook.
This morning the epistles from
North Carolina, Ohio, Western and
Canada yearly meetings were read.
The meeting then entered upon tie
condition of the state of society by
reading the summaries of answers to
queries. information from yearly
meetings and the report OF the sta
tistical secretary.
The reports of the trustees and
treasurer of the yearly meeting We're
considered and found satisfactory.
I'VE rejoice IN the Improvement
read the minutes in that report ''of
our financial condition and hope that
we NAV IN the future set our example
worthy Of imitation as TO prompt
and care fal management of the imam
cia, phases of our work for Christ.
We gratfully acknowledge the be-
quests of VIM. Johnson of Carthage,
Ind. and Julia Ann Boyce of Lynn,
Mass, as mentioned in the report of
the trustees.
The report of the trustees shows
only FIVE quarterly meetings delin-
ouent, an amount less than ever be-
fore known. They had examined the
securities amounting to Sloa, 900.
consisting of - notes secured by
real estate mortgage and one
L. S. bond. The Women S
Home Improvement fund interest
account has accumulated 81 ,2o4 SO,
and the treasurer has been instruct
ed to add 1900 of this to the en-
dowment fund. They have received
81 600 from the will of Esther F.
Wistar OF Philadelphia and $50 from
the estate of Sarah Moffitt. Bequests
have been made and credited TO the
various interests as requested. as
follows: From Wm. Johnson of Car
thage, Ind, $500 for Earlhan college
to be applied to the benefit of poor
but mostly members of The society of
Friends IN acquiring an education: