and against encouraging lotteries of any kind. Two reports make an abatement in relation to an hireling ministry. Seventh Query.-Friends are generally careful to live. within the bounds of their circumstances, and to keep to moderation in their trade or business, punctual in their promises and just in the payment of their debts, and care has been extended to such as give grounds for fear on these accounts. Eighth Query.-Care is taken to deal with offenders. in the spirit of meekness-without partiality, in order for their help, and generally without unnecessary delay; and where such labor has proved ineffectual, judgment has been issued, it is believed, in the authority of Truth. Ninth Query.-Care is taken to keep regular records of Births and Deaths. Fifth Day Afternoon-Fifteenth of the Month. The First, Second and Third Annual Queries were read, and the following summary answers comprised from the reports were adopted. Answer to the First Annual Query.-Philadelphia informs, that the time of commencing the morning meeting at Green Street has been changed from 10 to 10 o'clock. Exeter Monthly Meeting is now held at Maiden Creek in the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Months, and at Reading the rest of the year. Abington. The session of our Quarterly Meeting heretofore held at Horsham in the 11th month, will hereafter be held at Byberry. Concord. The time of holding the meetings at West Chester, including the Monthly Meetings, has been changed from ten to half-past ten A. M. throughout the year, and the time of holding the meetings in the afternoon on First-day at Wilmington, has been changed from 7 to 3 o'clock from the 11th to the 4th month, inclusive. Caln.-There is no meeting held at Bradford, except the First-day before the Monthly Meeting. Burlington.-Bordentown Preparative and Mid-week meetings have been discontinued. The meeting held at Old Springfield has been changed from 10 to 10 o'clock for the hour of meeting. Fishing Creek.-Shamokin mid-week meeting is changed from Fifth to Fourth day. Answer to Second Annual Query.-We have 40 schools, superintended by committees appointed either in the Monthly or Preparative Meetings, employing 99 teachers, of whom 75 are in membership with us. The pupils of 33 of these Schools attend mid-week meetings with their teachers. Reports from 8 of our Quarterly meetings represent these schools attended in the aggregate by 1613 pupils, 486 of whom are members, 164 where one parent is a member, 782 where neither parent is a member. Answer to Third Annual Query.—They are. The Joint Committee on the subject of Education and Schools made the following report, which was read, and their labors approved. The Committee are continued, and encouraged to give further attention to this concern, as may may open, are authorized to draw on the treasurer of the Yearly Meeting for such funds as they may require in carrying forward this concern. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. To the Yearly Meeting: The Educational Committee in again placing before the Yearly Meeting, a statement of the progress of the work entrusted to them, feel, that as far as way has opened, they have continued to labor in furtherance of the object of their appointment. Interesting and satisfactory conferences have been held, on the subject of a guarded education for Friends' children. The committee believe that our members generally, are desirous that their children shall receive a liberal school education, and most would prefer to send to well conducted Friends' schools. In many localities these do not exist, and the organizing and successful continuance of such schools, seems attended with so many difficulties, that many are discouraged from attempting to establish them. Reports have been received from eighty-one Monthly or Preparative Meetings as to their condition in regard to school facilities. Fifty-one of these with over one thousand children who are members, or-with one parent a member, of a suitable age to attend school, report they have no school under the care of their meeting. Some of these children go to Friends' schools, but by far, the larger part attend those not under the care of our Society. This is very much to be regretted and has received the earnest attention of the committee. Friends must first feel the importance of the guarded education of our youth, and realize the obligation to provide schools in accordance with the recommendations in our excellent Book of Discipline, before they will be willing to make the sacrifice called for, and assume the attending responsibilities. The committee have endeavored to make them sensible of this, and have offered a helping hand, where assistance was needed; but, they feel that the accountability rests, as it should rest, upon the concerned Friends in the different neighborhoods, and as much upon those who have no children to educate, as upon those who have; and we would earnestly entreat these to renewed diligence in looking after the best welfare of the children of our members in this important particular. We have at times been encouraged to believe the con. cern is taking deeper root among us, and sensibly feel there is still great need for continued labor in this cause. Two addresses have been prepared for distribution among our members, one on "The Responsibilities of Parents," the other on "Friends' Schools," setting forth the concern in these respects, as felt and owned by the committee. We have expended during the past year: For Circulars, Printing, and the expenses of the The Minutes of the Representative Committee, or Meeting for Sufferings, were read and their labors approved. By Reports received from the several branches of the Yearly Meeting, we are informed that the following Friends are appointed members of the Representative Committee or Meeting for Sufferings, for the ensuing Susanna M. Parrish, Elizabeth E. Smith, Elizabeth B. Atkinson. Anne S. Clothier, |