The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-10
FRIENDS IN COUNCIL
Fourth Day of the Great
Yearly Meeting.
fraternal Greetings From Other Gatherings of
Friends. Discussion of Proposed Uniform,
Discipline.
Especial to News and Observer. }

High Point, n. c., August 9.-The fourth
day of the yearly meeting of Friends was
opened this morning at 10 O'CLOCK with
the reading of letter addressed to the
clerk from Prof. Joseph Moore, of Rich
mond, in which he expressed a warm and
deep interest in the Friends Of North Car
olina yearly meeting. Prof Moore spent
four years in North Carolina as Professor
of Natural Science in Gulford College.
from 1884 to 1888.
Mr. John E. Ray, of Raleigh, Superin-
tendent of the Blind and Deaf Institution
of the State, was present and made a
brief address in behalf of the institution
OF which he is superintendent Ep:sties
were read from New England, Or egon
Ohio Canada and California yearly meet
ings, all of which contained salutation
of love for theNorth Carolina yearly
meeting, and gave some account OF the
religious work in which these yearly
meetings are engaged, the subject Of the
constitution and uniform discipline which
should embrace all the yearly meetings in
America and which should serve as a basis
of unity for them ALL Most of the morn
ing session was spent in the discussion
of this subject.
In the afternoon the consideration Of
the proposed uniform discipline was re-
sumed and after a long discussion the
meeting concluded it was wise to lay the
matter over until next year. If the uni
form discipline should be adopted by
seven yearly meetings in America it would
go into effect and establish what is called
fve-years meeting to be held every
five years, the meeting to be constituted
of delegates from all yearly meetings
adopting said constitution and disciT line
This five years meeting will consider any
questions which effects the interests OF
the Society of Friends in this country and
will serve as a basis of unity in any
public utterances that American Friends
might wish to put forth.
A committee was appointed to prepare
an epistle of greeting to all the yearly
meetings in correspondence with North
Carolina yearly meeting which includes
the yearly meetings of London. England,
and Dublin, Ireland.
The next subject was the Blue Ridge
mission. The committee made an inter-
eSting and impressive report of the work
which is being carried on among the
mountaineers in Patrick county, Virginia,
and the yearly meeting decided to recon-
mend an appropriation to assist that work
next year and liberal subscription was
taken for the same purpose.
The Foreign Missionary Board of The
yearly meeting made their fourth annual
report which showed that a valuable
work is being done in India by Miss Annie
V. Edgerton, the missionary supported in
that country by Friends. An interesting
letter was read from Miss Edgerton, Civ
ing an account of her work in that coun-
try, making an appeal for adequate sup
port of the work and a subscription was
taken for that purpose. The yearly meet
ing will make appropriation for this pur
pose.
Associate members of the American
Friends Board of Foreign Missions submit
ted a report of the African industrial
mission in which said board is engaged.
The meeting tonight took up the subject
Mr.. John B. Garrett, of Philadelphia, and
others. Tomorrow morning a report of
the Orphanage committee will be submit
ted and in the afternoon report of the
trustees of Guilford College will be made
and at night general educational meet
ing viii be held at o'clock at which Mr..
John B. Garrett and Prof. Chas. Nealin,
of Wilmington College, Ohio, will make
addresses. The attendance IS very large
and much interest is taken.