The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
PROTEST IS MADE
AGAINST FOOTBALL
Friends Reverends Don't Be-
Iieve in Barbarious Game
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
Services for Sabbath of Many
interesting Features.
BUSINESS OF THE DAY

Yesterday the Friends church meeting
was in full sway and the day turned out
an interesting one. The feature OF most
interest was the football protest in
the mems meeting. Two gentlemen talk
ed on the subject, declaring football more
barbarous than prize-fghting. The Rev
erends David H Harold of indianapolis
and Joseph Sopher Of Iowa, were the
gentlemen who protested against the
game.
The condition OF the church. or more
properly speaking the various local or
ganizations. was the order OF business
at the morning business session. Be
fore it was taken up. some time was
consumed in the discussion Of railroad
rates and by rising vote, the yearly
meeting thanked the railroads for this
courtesy in giving a rate of one fare plus
80 cents
w. Q. Elliott Of Sterling, on behalf
of the permanent board recommended
that hereafter memorials of deceased
Friends approved by the board be here
after typewriter and filed instead of be-
After some discussion the Recommended
ton was adopted.
Reports were then read of the condI-
ton of the various quarterly meetings.
which in the main were encouraging, and
very satisfactory TO the yearly meeting.
Necessary discussion on this and other
topics consumed the time of the fore
noon session.
The afternoon session was given up to
the subject of education. Prof Fellows,
Of the Normal School at Alva. o. T.. be-
ing here to make his report as chairman
of the committee.
One of the important items of business
yesterday afternoon was the re-appoint-
ment of all the clerks. At the proper
time the report OF the permanent board
was read recommending their appoint
ment and the meeting voted unanimously
to retain them in their present positions.
One of these clerks has served the church
in this capacity eight and the others
from ten to thirteen years each.
The epistles or letters of greeting from
London, England, New England, Ohio,
and North Carolina yearly meetings were
read during the afternoon session yester-
day and the following committee was
appointed to prepare letters of reply
Isaac A Woodland. Elvira III. Parker
Minnie Rich. Lena 3. Lunt and Susie f.
Allen. A special communication from
London yearly meeting was also read con-
corning the recent death of Harriet Green,
a noted English Friend, who has visited
this country a great many times and who
has given literally TO the cause of Chris
tianity and education at home and in
this country. The communication Will
also be replied to by the above named
committee.
The business committee also appoint
dat the afternoon session was as fol-
lows Albert NJ. Weeks. Ella Hartley,
Albert Cox, VIM. NJ Morgan, Mary A.
Brown.
From the reports read regarding the
condition of the church, the report be-
ing from the year ending June !, 1903
the following facts are CLEANED:
There are within the limits of Kansas
yearly meeting us church organizations
where regular services are held and 10
outposts or places where services are
held by Frieds ministers. but where no
regular organization exists. The member
ship of all the churches in this yearly
meeting aggregates u.109.
Owing 10 imperfect reports from some
quarters there was an apparent slight
decrease in membership during the past
year though il is thought that il all the
figures were available they would have
shown an increase instead. There are
to look after the various meetings 175
minister's four of whom have been re-
corded during the past year.
There are here from other yearly meet
ings the following persons whose letters
of introduction have been received: Presi-
dent l.. Lyndon Hobbs of Guilford col
lege. North Carolina; Miriam \. Johnson
Marion /. Peckham and wife ard VIM
P. Sopher Of Iowa; Anna n Ray OF New
England; Benjamin J. Tomlinson. Ohio;
Benjamin II. Hutchins. and William J.
Thornbury. Indiana; George h. Hobson,
William r Guyer. MARTHA y. Cox. David
II. Harold and wife. Leanna Hobson and
Griffith Wright. western Indiana and John
J. banks of oregon. Most OF these are
ministers. TWO other noted workers and
evangelists Nathan and Esther Frame,
OF Wilmington Ohio. arrived yesterday.
The program for Sabbath services fol-
lows:
a. m. men, room B 6-Amos Cook.
william ]. Thornberry.
a. M. women. Russell HaIl-Martiila
NJ. Cox. Miriam \ Johnson
10 q. m. Russell Han-pavid II Harold,
L. Lyndon Hobbs
10 a. m. overflow in rooms ! and p g.
John j. banks and others.
p. n. Russell HaIl-MartiIla u Cox,
William 2. SoDher.
7:3o p. m. Russell Hall-Esther G.
Frame. Nathan T. Frame.
7:so p. m, overaow-Herman Newman
and others.
p. n. City Y. N. c. A-winard L.
peckham.
West Side Presbyterian-l9,sa. Benjamin
II Hutchsus. 7.so. Marion I. Reisinger.
United Brethren 7.sq-Leonard Hohsoa-
County Jan-Anaa n Ray. Mary \.
SIbbltt. Lima b Isn;. Edna \. HlL
CTime 20 be arranged
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