The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-17
FOR THEIR ATHLETES
Friends Yearly Meeting Adopt
Some Resolutions
IN REGARD TO FOOTBALL
Sorrow for Assassination of
President Expressed.

yearly meeting OF Friends answers were
proposed to the credentials OF the min
fsters in attendance at this meeting from
other yearly meetings.
The following resolution was adopted
by the meeting in regard to football and
other games:
The attention Of this meeting has been
called TO the subject Of football and other
match games in the reports from one Of
the quarterly meetings. This meeting
does not wish to place any obstacles in
the way Of a healthy, physical as wen
rs a healthy mental and spiritual growth
Of the students at our academies and the
university but we do feel that there IS u
great tendency at these times to allow
physical sports such a prominence as TO
injure the other and more important
rarts Of the work Of educational lnstltu-
lions.
we would affectionateIy counsel both
the authorities in control OF our institu-
lions and the students themselves to
guard zealously against this tendency, re-
membering with Paul, all things are law
ful for me, but all things are not ex-
pedient. all things are lawful Tor me but
ali things edify not
I'VE would especially caution our
friends against allowing the games OF
football to be so played as TO develop a
spirit OF brutality or antagOnism and
against taking part either as players or
spectators in games where gambling IS
not forbidden
A resolution was proposed and adopted
unanimously, expressing the sorrow OF
this meeting because OF the assassination
Of President Mckinley:
believing with the apostle, that rulers
are not a terror 10 good works but to the
evil, and that the powers that be are or
dained OF Cod we deeply deplore the loss
OF our beloved Christian President, VIII
lam Mckinley, feeling that in his death
we have lost q man Of pure and noble
character. a statesman Of rare ability and
honesty of purpose and a ruler who rec
oen.zed in his administrative acts as well
as in his private life. the great import
ance and the necessity Of continued de-
pendence upon the leading OF the Divine
hand; and we desire to express 10 his ber-
eaved wife our sincere sympathy IN this
hour of her sad bereavement.
we deplOre the fact that within our
nation there exists q spirit Of disl0yalty,
how extensive we know not. that has for
sts object the overthrow Of government;
and we endorse most heartily every move
Tnent, consistent with the law, for the
suppression of such an evil.
I'VE wish to express our confidence in
President Roosevelt. who was so sudden
~ chilled to assume the arduous duties
of the presidency; and we plege him our
PRAYERS and sympathy in the discharge of
the duties OF the exalted position 10
which he has been called
The report of the committee on litera-
ture and peace was considered and ap-
{ proved.
concern was expressed that friends
Be careful in living up TO their principles
CYRUS w Harvey suggested that the
expression "non-resistance to evip' would
ET~frr1c ideas tho
peace question than the present form.
Christ gave the idea IN II a man smite
thee on one cheek turn TO him the other
also Resist not evil vengeance is
mine, viii repay saith the Lord
At the 10 o'clock meeting yesterday for
business the reading Of epistles was first
taken up and those from Iowa, California,
Canada, Wilmington and London were
read al this time IT was noticed that
several Of the yearly meetings speak with
approval of the proposal for a general
conference OF Christian churches in the
near future.
The report of the temperance commit
tee of the yearly meeting was next re
ceivel showing the work done by the
committee and its superintendent during
the past year. The meeting unanimously
adopted the report.
The cCmmittce presented some recon-
mendadoEs to the yearly meeting which
fin the amended form as below were adj
opted ard q committee appointed to see
that the resolutions were presented TO the
parties designated.
The recommendations as amended are
as follows
- We are grateful to congress for the
passage. and TO the executive for approx
81 of the anti-canteen amendment to the
array bill We are unaiterahly opposed
10 the sale Of liquors 10y government
sanction and upon government territory
and we urge our members and all friends
of the cause 10 be on guard to resist any
efforts for the re-installment Of the army
saloon
SO We earnestly request congress &c
enact lesisiation discontlnuing the issu-
tng Of government license for the sale Of
liquors. iu states having rrohibitory laws
except 20 f'ersons authorized hy the laws
of such sta tess 20 sen the same
"3. We rat 0mmCnd That this body send
q representa- I've to the national anti
saloon convent ON To DE held at Washing
ton. the SrG to cth or December next
''In view of Wichita being am educa-
tional center ia which Friends university
and many other institutions Of higher
culture are located we as "a united body
of Christians earnest ly request the gov
error OF The state OF Kansas and Tho
mayor and city council of the city o.,
Wichita To close the illo Eal places of pub
lie resort and 90 enforce the prohihitory
hquor laws of oar state i'm compliance
with their solemn oaths.
I'VE earnestly reComn- end members az
Kansas yearly meeting IN encourage ard
patronize such papers IS stand for the
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