The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-29
YEARLY Meeting CLOSES
FRIENDS COMPLETE VERY SUCCESS
FUL SESSION AT PENDLETON.
Proceedings of the Last Day-PrOgres-
sive Brethren Meet at WinOna Lake
Other News of the Churches.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PENDLETON, Ind. Aug. 2S.-The closing
sessions of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of
Friends were held to-day and were devoted
10 routine business. Before the opening
of the morning session half an hour was
devoted to worship and Elwood Trueblood
preached an eloquent sermon. At the bus
mess session a memorial of Abram Shu-
maker, deceased, was read, approved and
directed to be printed in the minutes. In
behalf of the local society, Benjamin
Rogers asked the Yearly Meeting to pay
part of the expenses incurred by the local
society in charging its meeting house so
as to accommodate the Yearly Meeting.
The sum of 81, 200 was allowed.
The auditing committee reported a def
icit in the treasurer's books of 70 cents in
the past year 1t suggested that the Yearly
Meeting allow $3.50 for current expenses for
the ensuing year. and that the present
treasurer, Charles Ratcliff be continued in
office. The report was approved and so
ordered.
The committee to locate isolated mem
bers of the Friends, viz, John L. Thomas.
NJ. X. Shumaker, Samuel Baton and Mary
Pine, was instructed to act with similar
Meetings in the United States and to ask
the national committee to meet at Rich
mond, Ind, in 1903, at the time of the In
diana Yearly Meeting. which will be held
in that city next year. In the discussion
of this question, John Janney. of DIN, the
oldest active member of this Yearly Meet
ing, made quite a long address. He is
nearly ninety-two years old.
The committee to nominate representa-
tives reported the following persons: Wal
ter A. Swain, w. Hinshaw, NJ. w. Moore,
Reuben Roberts, George r. Thorp, Zita
Darlington. Allen Boram. s. r.. Baton.
Benjamin Rogers, p. j. Cadwalader, l..
Shumaker, Charles Ferris Joseph Swain,
J. E. Jannery. Caroline Reeves. Edith Win
der, Jemima Moore, NJ. A. Shumaker, Mary
Thistlethwaite, NJ. T. Moore. Martha A.
Baton, Anna L. Rogers, Lizzie A. Morris,
Margaret Word Anna c. O'Neil and Anna
Kelley.
The philanthropic committee reported at
considerable length. 1t complimented the
Nicholson law and urged it's continuance
be encouraged by the Friends 1t allowed
$50 to assist the National Anti-saloon
League, and suggested (Which was done)
that Mary Ann Roberts be a committee
of one on equal rights. The report was
approved. In this connection Mary G.
Smith, of Illinois, urged that the Society
! of Friends should endeavor to have county
! governments make jais sef-supporting
similar to the plan usually pursued by the
state penitentiaries-that is, make prisoners
pay their way by labor.
At the afternoon session the meeting al
lowed 800 for the use of the First Day
! School Association. Rebecca l.. Swain was
made a member of the corresponding com
mittee in place of Esther King resigned
Epistles from this meeting to the Yearly
Meetings of Baltimore, New York, Phil
adelphia, Ohio, Tennessee and Illinois were
| read and approved. A discussion of the
| marriage and divorce laws followed, LED
| by Robert James, of Vincennes. The ses.
| sion and meeting closed with devotional
| tributes by Matte Sccfield, Mary Smith
| Elwood Trueblood Margaret Breckenridge
| David Wilson, Rachel Matthews, John r
| Thorp, Edith Winder, Elizabeth Cole, Mrs
| Riley and others.
Old Friends present say the attendance
| this year was larger than for many years
| 1t is their general belief that much good
! for the society and for the individual ha.
/ also resulted Many delegates left tonight
for their homes, but the larger portion will
! go tomorrow.