Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-02

Yesterday afternoons session Of
Concord Quarterly meeting, held at
the Meeting House, Fourth and West
streets, was concerned with the CON
tlnuance of the queries and the an.
pointment of committees.
The answer TO the fifth question
reported members generally clear
of the use of Intoxicating liquors,
signing Of licenses and frequent
ing of places of harmful diver
sion. Care is taken to keep to
moderation and simplicity at mar
riages, funerals and on other occasions.
There was concern for greater care
in the choice of places of diversion.
The sixth answer reported that as
sstance is given where needed and
Friends children are freely instructed.
The seventh answer reported that
Friends very generally live within
the bounds Of their circumstances.
keep within moderation in their busi-
ness, are Just IN payment Of debts,
and punctual to promises.
Eighth answer-Care is taken 10
treat with offenders in the spirit of
meekness and love.
Ninth answer-Many members are
| faithful in bearing testimony for peace
and arbitration and against war, pre-
| parations for 10 and indictments TO 10.
/ Burgess Charles Pennypacker of West
| Chester emphasized the importance Of
| this answer by declaring that every
battleship, arsenal or fort in this
country is an insult to the manhood Of
its people. He denounced the acquisi-
tion of the PHILIPPINES. 1--WE do not
want to be a world power" he said,
"nor do we need 10 compete with the
rotten monarchies Of Europe. "
David Ferris talked along the same
line and recommended the reading of
Andrew Carnegie's address at St.
| Andrews, Scotland.
Tenth answer-Care has been taken
to record all births, deaths, removals
and marriages; records are deposited
in safe places.
Eleventh answer-We have IA First
day schools, conducted in ac-
cord with our principles and testi-
monies and having li5 teachers, 740
pupils, 3,5l2 books in the Libraries.
Wilmington's Firstday school re-
ported 10 teachers, 50 pupils and 800
books in the library.
Twelfth answer-We have five secu-
lar schools under the care Of commit
tees appointed by the monthly meet
tings.
Representatives for yearly meeting
were appointed, as follows
Darby Monthly Meeting Joseph p.
Maris, Joseph Bunting, Jr, Israel II.
Lloyd, Anna II. Bunting, Martha II.
Sweeney.
Lansdowne-C. Carroll Lippincott,
William r. Fogg, Frank Maris, Jennie
+. Jackson, Lucy Biddle Lewis. o
Chester-Henry NJ. Fussel, Charles
Palmer, Jacob Hibbard, Sara X. Hib-
bard, Emma l.. Clayton.
Swarthmore-Henry Gawthrop, Ed
win j. Durnall, DIR. William W.
Speakman, Anna r. Speakman,
Rachel W. Hillborn.
Goshen-Nathan l.. Pratt, J. Hib-
bard Bartram, Lewis B. Smedley,
Susanna Yarnall, Susanna Bartram.
Concord-Alhan Harvey, Lewis Pal
mer, Mary b. Temple, Hannah Palmer.
| Wilmingtop-Joseph A. Bond, Pusey
Heald, William T.. Bancroft, Helen
M. Trump, Lucy Bancroft
Birmingham - Jonathan Travilla,
Jesse G. Green, Richard Darlington,
Sarah Hall, Lavinia q. Hopes.
The clerk read a proposition ad-
dressed to the yearly meeting, recon-
mendiDg changes in the Discipline,
regarding the queries, viz: Instead Of
reading and considering all on the
Fourth quarter, that the ID, 3D. and
4th be read and answered at the Second
Quarter, the 9th, 9TH and 9th at the
Third Quarter, and the 1st, 9th, and
10th to 14th at the Fourth Quarter.
Charles Pennypacker, Emma Ban
croft and others spoke Of their desire
to have the queries regularly read and
considered, but not answered except
in the case of statistical ones. This is
the custom among Friends in England.
Ralph M. Harvey, Lewis Smedley,
Mary Traviilla and Mary 9. Lees were
appointed TO serve on the representa-
tive committee. This committee is
composed of four members from each
quarter and has power to attend to
the business of the yearly meeting
when that body is not in session.
It was reported that $780, 80 had
been paid as the Concord Quarterly's
quota of yearly meeting fund.