The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-08
AS ONE VAST FAMILY
Close Union of the Friends
Beautifully ShOWl.
EpistIes and Reports. Membership Of Yearly
Meeting. Prof. Moons Letter. Dr..
Benbow's Message.
Especial to News and observer.)

High Point, N. c., Aug. 7.-One OF the
greatest annual gatherings in the State
both in number and attendance. is the
yearly meeting held at this place, ana
this year proves the assertion beyond
doubt. This is a long looked for week
among the Friends of North Carolina.
This mornings session of the yearly
meeting consisted of the reading OF
epistles from New England, New York,
Baltimore and Western yearly meetings,
and also a very impressive and sympa-
thetic letter from Prof JoseDhus Moon.
of Earlham college, Richmond, Ind, who
for four years was connected with the
Friends institution of Guilford College,
and who was one of the first educators to
introduce normal schools in North Car
olina, the first normal school being con-
Quoted by him at Archdale formerly
Bush HILL in Randolph county, in 1866
OF 1867
The remainder of the morning session
was given to consideration of the condi-
tion of the various meetings throughout
the State, of which the yearly meeting
is composed. This was done by reading
the answers to queries sent down by the
yearly meeting to be answered by the
subordinate meetings throughout the
State. In addition to these, a statistical
report of the membership was read.
This showed the number of members OF
yearly meeting to be between five and
six thousand, and it showed also the
number of members under 81 years of
age to be over 700. other interesting
datai1c of tha roamherchin wara chowp nv
this statistical table.
In the afternoon meeting of the board
of the trustees of Guilford College was
held, at which they discussed the endow-
ments of the college and received the
report of President l.. L. Hobbs concern
ing this work recently in behalf of the
increased endowment OF the college.
There were present at the meeting of the
board e. e. Mendenhall, John Van. Lind
ley, ]. Elwood Cox, DR.. ]. j. Cox, Verius
c. English, J. S. Cox, j. A. Hodgin and
Josiah Nicholson. Their report of the
college will be read on Saturday afterx
noon.
The afternoon session was given to re-
ports of what is called the Home Mis-
sion Committee, which committee is in
terested with the special evangelistic
work of the yearly meeting throughout
the year. A subscription was made for
this work the coming year, an appropria-
tion will be made by the yearly meeting
for the same purpose.
"A message of love was presented to
the meeting from DR.. d. w. c. Benbow.
who is now lying i'll at Atlantic City.
The yearly meeting responded to his mes.
sage and directed a letter of sympathy
sent to him by the clerk expressing the
appreciation of Friends in Nerth Caro-
lima, the valued service which DR.. Ben
bow has rendered the church in former
days. The meeting was largely attended
today and much interest was manifested.
At last nights service able addresses
were made on the subject of peace among
nations by Rev ThOs. Newlin, of Gull
ford College, and Rev. Allen Jay, of
Earlham College, Ind. Also addresses
were made on the subject of Bible schools
by Amos Harvey and others. The meet
ing tonight was given to a gospel SER
vice in connection with Christian En-
deavor work
The morning session tomorrow will be
given in part to the consideration of a
constitution and uniform discipline for
the American yearly meetings, this has
been before the yearly meeting for two
years, and it is believed that it will be
adopted this year.