The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-11
TWO REQUESTS ARE MADE
Account nf Work Being Done at the
Friends Orphanage
MONEY GWEN TO AID THE CAUSE OF PEACE
An Effort on Foot to Raise 500, 600 10 Increase
The Endowment Of GuiIford College
Financial Help Toward the
Education Of Girls

Especial to the News and Observer
High Point, NC, Aug. 1O.-This, the
fifth meeting day of the Friends, dawn
ing session, which opened at 10 o'clock,
a very large crowd was present A re-
port was made of the Trip fund, which
has come to the yearly meeting to pro-
mote it's educational work, from the
late Phillip j. Trip, of Boston, MasA
The proceeds of this fund are dis
tributed in part throughout the State of
North Carolina, and a part expended at
Guilford College. Mr.. Trip made the
North Carolina yearly meeting of
Friends a residuary legatee of his es-
tate, and by the careful management
of the estate, when a knowledge of the
bequest several years ago came to the
yearly meeting, the real estate in the
limits of Boston was of considerable
value, and the income therefrom is
doing much good in the promoting Of
education in North Carolina.
Mr.. j. Elwood Cox, of this place, the
treasurer of the trust fund of the year
ly meeting, submitted report for the
closing year. The report shows two i'm
portant requests recently made to the
Friends Of this State. One is by Mrs.
Tamerhill, of Richmond, and the pro-
ceedS of which are to be expended in
the promotion of the home mission
work of the yearly meeting. The second
bequest is from Mr.. Johnson, of In
diana, for the educational work at Gull
ford College. Both these funds are in
vested and the proceeds being used ac-
cording to the wishes of the, donors.
The committee in charge of the or
phanage located near High Point was
then introduced, and it gave full and
impressive account of the very important
work which is being carried on at this
orphanage. The children belonging to
the orphanage We're present at the
meeting, and they sang some impress
sive hymns.
A very able address was made while
the subject of orphanage was under
consideration by Prof. Thos. Newland
of Ohio, in which he showed the vital
Importance Of the right training Of
children in order that they may be-
come useful citizens in the State. Mr..
Nervous c. English, member of the
committee on orphanage, made an ear
nest appeal, in which he very feelingly
alluded to the death last month of Mr..
Benz. f. Blair, member of the COM
mittee. An appropriation was made for
the orphanage the coming year and a
subscription made in the meeting to
supplement the same.
The yearly meeting has a standing
committee for the promotion of the
doctrine of peace among the nations
and the Friends annually give consider
able time to the discussion Of the best
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the nations of the world. The report
of the committee this year showed that
much literature on the subject has been
distributed throughout our State and
much effort made to impress upon the
congregations the importance of the
settlement of international differences
by courts of arbitration, the meeting
appropriated some funds this year to
aid the work of it's committee next year
A valuable paper was read on the
yearly meeting of London, in which an
earnest plea is made for the cessation
of hostilities between Great Britain and
the Beers
The trustees of Gulford College sub
mitted their sixty-seventh annual re-
port of the work of that institution. This
report was accompanied by a carefully
prepared report of the president of the
college, l.. l.. Hobbs. These reports
sho what the operations of the year,
which closed in May last, were highly
satisfactory. A very strong educa-
tiOnal address was made at this session
by Mr.. John B. Garrett, of Philadelp-
phia. Mr. Garrett has long been one
of the leading Friends of the Philadel-
phia yearly meeting, in connection with
the management of Havreford and
Bryn Mawr Colleges, on the borders,
both of which he has been a very ac-
tive member. Mr.. Garrett showed the
vital Importance of liberal education
in order that the church may carry on
it's work efficiently. He referred to
most Of the Friends colleges in America
and the important part which they have
performed. The address was listened
to with very close attention by a crowd
ed house.
Impressive addresses We're made by
Prof. Davis, of Guilford College, and
Mr.. N. G. English, member of the
board of trustees. An effort is being
made to. raise 100000 to increase the
endowment of Guilford College. "A re-
ort was submitted by the girls aid
ommittee, showing that consider
BILE sum of money was raiased by the
early meeting last year and from other