The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-03
Will BE NO DIVISION
INDIANA YEARLY MEETING DECIDES
TO REMAIN INTACT.
Second Effort to Establish New Or
ganizatiOn Fails-NO More Petit
lions Likely to BE Presented.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 1.-The effort to
bring about a division of the Indiana Year
ly Meeting of Friends, which is now the
largest and most influential body of the
kind in the world, ended in failure. This
was one of the important matters to come
before the Yearly Meeting, in session here,
and the report of the investigating COM
mittee was looked forward to with inter-
est. This report was submitted this aft
ernoon, and was divided as to the petit
ton, which came from Paramount Wabash
and Marion quarterly meetings The petit
ton asked that new meeting be estab-
lished at Marion. This was on the ground
that the members of the society who live
SO far north should not be required to go
so far in attending the annual gathering,
and that the members of the quarterly
meetings presenting the petition were suf-
ficiently numerous to justify the establish
ment of a new meeting. There would have
been a membership of about 5000. AS this
is the second time this petition has come
up and been defeated, it is believed that
it will not be presented again soon. A
majority are decidedly against the change
at this time.
The meeting for worship this morning
ice, and prayer by Harriet Greene and
others. The meeting was under the care
of Morton Person, of Knightstown, and
others. Harriet Greene spoke to the meet
ing about lukewarmness in the church
Her discourse was very searching and i'm
pressive, and the meeting was good one.
AT the meeting on ministry and over
of California, F. w Thomas, of Dunreith.
Allen Jay, of Richmond, and others spoke
on the general state of the society.
The Yearly Meeting assembled In joint
session of men and women at 10 o'clock
A minute from the Cleveland Monthly
Meeting for j. Farand Randolph and En-
for Lewis E. Stout, from Plainfield Month
| ly Meeting, Indiana, and they were well
coined Joseph r.. Small. in behalf of the
| the Rev. Charles A. Francisco. of Rich
mond, and Ira c. Johnson, of Lynn, for
assistants; Clarkson H. Parker for mes
clerk; Frank c. Stanley, Allen Joy and
| Cornelius Small, committee TO assist the
clerk S in deciding what new business may
| posed Hannah Lewis Smith, for clerk;
Ethel Kirk Calvert and Anna Roberts. for
assistant clerks; a. Jennie Ridgeway for
and Esther Pugh to assist the clerk in
determining new business. The names pro-
posed were approved. Both the Rev. Ellis
| a number of years.
Timothy Nicholson stated that DR.. ]. J..
| Mills, president of Earlham College, who
| has been and is yet seriously ill, seems
| some better. and proposed that the Yearly
| Meeting send words of sympathy to him.
The meeting accepted the proposition,
| words of greeting will be sent and prayers
| were offered in DR.. Mills's behalf.
The Women's Indian Aid Association
made report of its work the last year
| among the Otoe Indians. 1t was satsfac-
| he ffQr
| in charge was released.
The fiftieth annual report of Whites In
diana Manual Labor Institute was read
| and the work of the trustees was approved.
Isaac Elliott one of the trustees, made a
| talk showing the good condition of the in
| stitute. committee was appointed to
nominate Friends to supply the places of
| John II. Johnson and Samuel b. HILL
| whose terms as trustees have expired. and
that of Oliver P; Bogue, who has left the
| Friends appointed a similar committee to
| supply persons to fill the positions of wom-
| en- whose terms of Office have expired on
| the visiting committee.
| The Indian committee made it's report
| and copies of the printed report of the AS
| ISOLATED Executive Committee on Indian
| Affairs were placed on the clerks table for
! NJ Outland of their work among the Otoe
| Indians was read, and also the treasurer $
report, Of the Yearly Meetings. Indian Aid
then gave an account of her visit among
| the Otoe Indians.
Charles and May Replogle, of Cowan,
Ind, laid before the meeting their desire
| to visit Norway, Sweden and Friends IN
England. Ireland and Denmark Minutes
from Muncie Monthly Meeting and Win
| chester Quarterly Meeting indorsing and
encouraging these Friends were read and
| after elaboration they were liberated for
the service and the matter of their expense
in the journey was referred to the perma-
| nent board
Royal j. Davis, assistant editor of the
American Friend. addressed the meeting In
| behalf of the claim the American Friend
has upon Friends as the organ of the
| church.
This afternoon the home mission commit
tee made its report, showing there has beer
| an increase in the work; 453 cottage PRAYER
| meetings held: 900 visits TO meetings made.
IS gospel meetings held 33 conversions: 95s
| visits 10 families; 455 invitations to attend
| church and Sunday school sent out: 80,
| visits made to the sick. aged and discour-
| aged flowers. fruit and words of cheer be-
| ing given them: 10 meetings and lectures
| given for the children; several Thanksgiv-
ing dinners served and much other work
was done. The report was satisfactory
| Leanna Hobson. Harriet Greene John III
| Douglas and Esther Frame spoke OF home
| mission work.
A large committee was named TO nomi-
| nate persons for membership on the per.
| manent board. BY the new Discipline tho
clerks of quarterly meetings constitute the
| correspondents of those meetings Cyru.
| w. Hodgin and Hannah l.. Smith dele.
gates, Elwood o. Ellis and Dr. Elizabett
| Holloway. alternates to the Anti-saloor
| League convention at Washington made :
| satisfactory report. William Edgertor
praised the work OF the Anti-saloor
| League a whole. but deplored the failure
of the organization to stand out prominent
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