Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
FRIENDS GREET MEN
DOING WAR SERVICE
Message of Cheer Forwarded by
Yearly Meeting to Members
in Camps.

philadelphia. May ~ The Philadel-
phia lr.fy Meeting of the Religious
Sorietv Il ricnds which c!nsed rs Al
u1el scs. ION vosteri.v gftcr week Of
deiiDcration. ms NIL distinct adEanco
along some line Of ptnRre.s fhcse M
ciudc
\ rccagr ttlon .of tho important part
whlch It, voItngc. members mast tatr
IN tho growth of the SocictF and CON
#cquent plan Of advisory counsel with
fhom
fuller manifestation of The spirit
which IS drawing aii branches = The
Friends together
The ciIetnrn of recording cor ain per
sons IS ministers has bcen discontinued
the chief reason hcing that the setting
apart 0f individuals for he otiice tended
e. discourage the spontaneous expression
oi Others. particularly the young IN the
meeting
All To .TrENp MEETINGS.
The meetings Of ministers and elders
will heuccforth be called meetings for
ministry and counsel to which All inter
eetcd persons will bclnvitod
VS. j communication from ne repre-
sentative committee FIXING the quotes
If the eleven Qusrlerir Meetings toward
ttc fcar!g Meeting Expenses Tho Phil
adclphla Quarter is assessed II p per
cent of the Whole
The consideration II fhc queries wee
taken Up in both meetings The first
query, rclating to 4 free Gospel ministry
was discussed fl some length among thr
rncn. Tie point being emphasized that u
should mean q free expression form ot
spJ .itual life from ell u tho woTshIpers
MONIES nIsCr.ss OWE 4<p r~IrY.
The second query. about love and
UNITY. Wa~ dwcif upon IN the women +
meeting Marv \ arnall, Anna ffavll4
~pc. xnan MARY II Nhifson and Eliza
beth Stapler Of California agreed on tho
permanent importance Of the query
The third query. relating 70 Bible
study and wholesome diversions awaken
81 much interest in both meetings
Emma Spe;4kman " ebstcr sand thGt
every child should learn hv heart the
sermon on the mount Elizabeth Collins
also urged intelligent study Of the scrip
ture>
CITIZENSHIP VIEWS GIVEN.
The query rclatlng 10 the obligations #
citizenship I'D Warner ndI IrWa Oh "a -ay
that they should be tholb bughlv trust
worthy IN III business tr-nsae .Ions. II
also implied IN obIigation toward the ne:.A
and neglected members of society.
Answers 10 the temperance query
showed that while ali of the meetings
! uoIc cle:r Of manufacture and sale of
utoNic"ting drink they were not quite
ele.r. with one exception Of is Use.
Dr Pusey IIc;.ld declared aicohoi VIZ
unnecessary and harmful tor medicinal
purposes quoting from & declaration u
the Niedical Association Of America,
which represented $4,000 physicians.
I.r Joshua D. Janney, ot Rir,ltou, \ j..
spoke strongly against the use .t tobacco.
The epI>tle committee. 70 whom had
been committed the work of framing he
different teeters presented them to he
meetings
\ Aspocial cpistlc was sent 10 tie Friends
\ early A.ceting At Fourth 2ad Arch
streets 4nd another 20 the General Con
ference Of Aiennonites OF North Amefica.
There was also IN cpistie 10 the Friends
OF Australia
\ letter which excited much lntere>t /
W;ls tie one TO be sent If, m the esriy
| Meeting to its young men Who were tn-
g&geti in rChef or reconstruction work
abroad, rs we'll - to those who were
engaged IN mlt,.ry, naval or any other
form of service for their country. Tins
did not mean that the meeting lndorScd
their course oi action IN every case, but
that it houorcd them for being true &
their convictions