evidence thus furnished of Christian fellowship and harmonious labor. To respond thereto as way may open a committee was appointed.

The Representatives are desired to confer together and propose to our next sitting a Friend to serve the Meeting as Clerk, and one for Assistant Clerk. Also, the name of a Friend from each of the Quarterly Meetings, and Fishing Creek Half Year's Meeting, to aid the Committee appointed by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in preserving order in and about the Meeting House, during the sittings of the Yearly Meeting.

Second Day-Afternoon.

John Sellers, on behalf of the Representatives, made report that they conferred together at the rise of the morning session, and were united in proposing the name of Benjamin G. Foulke for Clerk, and Daniel Foulke for Assistant Clerk, for the present year. On consideration thereof, they were united with by the Meeting and accordingly appointed.

They also proposed the names of a Committee to aid in preserving order in and about the Meeting House, during the sittings of the Yearly Meeting.

Minutes introduced from Women's Meeting, for Friends in attendance, were produced and read, as follows:

For Eleanor Bowerman, a Minister, from West Lake Monthly Meeting, (Canada,) held 21st of 3d month last.

For Phebe W. Cornell, an Elder and companion of

Eleanor Bowerman, from Rochester Monthly Meeting, held the 26th of last month.

For Rachel C. Tilton, a Minister, and Mellis S. Tilton, an Elder, her husband and companion, from Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting, N. J., held the 2d instant.

For Mary B. Needles, a Minister, from Baltimore Monthly Meeting, held the 9th instant.

To examine and settle the Treasurer's account, report the sum necessary to be raised the ensuing year, and to bring forward the name of a Friend to serve as Treasurer, a Committee was appointed. They are also desired to bring forward the names of two Friends as Correspondents of the Yearly Meeting.

To assist the Clerks in preparing and publishing the Extracts, and transcribing and forwarding the epistles, a committee was appointed.

The First Query was read, together with the answers thereto, from our several constituent branches.

Fourteenth of the Month and Third of the Week.

A summary answer to the First Query was read, considered and adopted.

The Second Query was read with the replies thereto contained in the reports from the several subordinate meetings and a summary thereto united with.

The meeting was engaged during this sitting in the consideration of the state of Society as represented in the reports to the First and Second Queries.

Third Day-Afternoon.

The Third and Fourth Queries were read and the interesting subjects embraced in the answers thereto engaged the attention of the meeting during this sitting.

Fifteenth of the Month and Fourth of the Week.

The Fifth and Sixth Queries were read; the replies thereto claimed deliberate consideration, and summary answers were adopted.

A Memorial concerning our deceased Friend Abigail Barnard, prepared by Fallowfield Monthly Meeting of Friends, endorsed by Western Quarterly Meeting, and introduced by the Representative Committee, was read, approved and directed to be recorded.

The Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Queries were read, and summary answers thereto comprised from the reports from the several branches were adopted. The subjects embraced therein claimed the consideration of the meeting. Summary answers to all the Queries, as approved and adopted, are directed to be recorded as follows:

SUMMARY ANSWERS TO QUERIES, 1878.

First Query.-All our Religious meetings for worship and discipline have been regularly held, with a few exceptions mentioned in one of the reports at their smaller

meetings, and excepting those for the middle of the week mentioned in another report which have been neglected for the past year. Four other omissions mentioned in other reports are also excepted, one of which occurred during the week of the Yearly Meeting. Those held on the morning of the First day of the week are attended by our members generally. Those held at other times continue to be neglected by many of our members, although one report acknowledges an improved attendance at their evening meeting, and another report mentions an increased interest in their religious meetings. The hour for gathering is nearly observed; clear of unbecoming behavior when assembled, except some instances of sleeping mentioned in six of the reports.

Second Query.-Love and unity are generally maintained amongst us. Tale-bearing and detraction are mostly discouraged. When differences arise and become known, endeavors are used to end them.

Third Query.-A concern is felt by many Friends to bring up those under their direction, in plainness of speech, behavior and apparel, in frequent reading the Holy Scriptures, and to restrain them from reading pernicious books and the corrupt conversation of the world. While some of the reports mention an increased interest manifested in the reading of the Scriptures of Truth and the exercise of care to restrain the reading of pernicious books and corrupt conversation, yet others acknowledge that more care is needed in the several parts of this query.

Fourth Query.-Friends are clear of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages (with an exception. noticed in one of the reports) and with the qualification mentioned in two other reports, that they are generally clear; in one other report that they are clear with a very few exceptions. Four of the reports, however, make some abatement in relation to the manufacture and sale of cider. They are mostly careful to discourage their use as a drink, and caution is observed in the use thereof as a medicine. They are generally careful to discourage the attendance of places of diversion and the unnecessary frequenting of taverns. Moderation and temperance are mostly observed on account of marriages, burials and other occasions.

Fifth Query.-The necessities of the poor are inspected and relief afforded. Their children freely partake of learning to fit them for business, with an exception mentioned in one of the reports that some provision is made for the education of their children, and they and other Friends' children, so far as appears, are placed amongst Friends, two instances excepted.

Sixth Query--Friends generally maintain a faithful testimony against oaths, an hireling ministry, bearing arms, training and other military services, being concerned in any fraudulent or clandestine trade, and against encouraging lotteries of any kind. Yet an exception is made in two of the reports in relation to an hireling ministry.