The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-09
VOTE FOR IT
Constitution For the Yearly
Meeting Adopted.
To Form Permanent Board Of The Yearly
Meeting Which win Consist Of Fifty
Members.
Especial to News and Observer }


High Point, N. c., Aug. S.-The fourth
day of the meeting of the Friends open
ed this morning at 10 O'Clock. Creden-
tials were read from Mr. and Mrs. Seth
Stafford, of Indiana, and letters of greet
ing We're read from Canada, Ohio, Kan
sas, Wilmington and California yearly
meetings. There were also in attendance
MIR. Washington Hadley and daughter
from California. Mr.. Hadley when a
small child. removed from North Caro-
lima and became successful man of
affairs in the State of Kansas, going
from there to California
The chief business of the morning ses-
sion was the consideration for the third
time of the constitution and discipline
for the American yearly meeting of
Friends This constitution is intended to
bind the various yearly meetings of the
continent into a closer tie of unity and
yet, like the Constitution of the United
States, gives some freedom to the several
yearly meetings which become component
parts of what is called the Apolis. in
October
The method of arriving at a decision
on this important subject well illustrated
the Friends method of reaching concIu-
slonS in the annual sessions of the
yearly meetings. The presiding officer,
VINO In this yearly meeting is President
L. L. Hobbs, of Guilford College, stated
to the meeting that the subject having
been fully discussed at two previous ses-
sions of the assembly, one in 1900 and
one in 1901, there would be no necessity
Tor opening the question for a new dis
cusslon this year, and requested that
those members of the body assembled.
who approved of the adoption of the
dlsclpIlne would rise. A very large ma
Jorlty OF the assembly, which filled the
ehtlre mouse arose and simply stated
that they approved of this adoption:
then those who were opposed stated that
they We're willing to withdraw their OBJ
lection; then the presiding clerk an
nounced that the constitution was adopt
ed.
In the afternoon an appropriation was
maze Tor the use of the Home Mission
NohAmlutee, and the Foreign Mission
BOARD presented their annual report
Whlch showed much satisfactory work
mad been done during the year and called
special attention to the work which Miss
Anna ". Edgerton is doing in India. and
asked for an appropriation to complete
the work
provision was made for the forma-
tlon OF a permanent board of the yearly
meeting in accordance with the YEARLY
meeting which will consist of tiftv mem-
Ders, men and women. one-fifth of whom
VIII go out of service each year and new
ones appointed to take their places Pro-
vision was also made for the appointment
OIL ten delegates and the same number
OF alternates to attend the five years
meeting to be held in next October.
1he most impressive part of the after
noon service was an able and impressive
address made by Mr.. Allen Jay on the
subject of preaching the gospel.
The subjects tomorrow will be reports
OF the work of the Blue Ridge mission
in Patrick county, Va, and of the work
of the Orphanage, which is located near
High Point, and reports of Guilford Col
lege and other educational work carried
on by the yearly meeting ~
President ] j. Mills, of Earlham Col
lege, is expected TOMORROW. -
The various work OF the meeting thus
far has been conducted with much salts
faction, and the attendance/is the great
est ever known in Higf5Point large
number of young members, male and fe-
male, are taking an active part - the
business of the church. The weather is
perfect.