their feed during winter. The experiment of keeping an agency herd has therefore proved a success, notwithstanding the many discouragements we have met with."

"About one-third of the tribe continue in opposition to all improvements in civilized pursuits. The Industrial School has continued in operation throughout the year, except during the Seventh and Eighth months. The largest attendance took place during the First month this year, being thirty-two, and the Second month, thirty. The cost of maintaining the school up to this time, has been paid from advanced appropriations by Congress, on the prospective sale of land.

The noticeable effect on pupils after leaving school are, that they incline more to citizen's dress, are able to understand and speak English, so as to act as interpreters for their parents and others, keep their own accounts of work while employed at the Agency, calculate their transactions at the store, and occasionally write letters to their friends. In the mere matter of school learning, the Indian pupils are considered fully up to the average of white children, and the effect on them much the same.

The Agent closes thus:

"In conclusion I may say, that while the work in which we are engaged seems of slow progress, I yet believe the advancement during the past year has been fully equal to that of any previous one, giving promise that patient and persistent labor must eventually be crowned with success."

The Committee being informed that Special Agent, Barclay White, expected to start on the business of inspecting the agencies, he was requested to make a thor

ough examination of those under our care, giving particular attention to ascertaining whether in their expenditures they are keeping within what will be sanctioned by law, and whether the number of white persons em. ployed is as few as they can comfortably get along with, and engaged at reasonable rates for their services; at the same time making such suggestions to the Agents and friends as will promote the greatest efficiency.

We have from time to time appointed Friends to rep. resent us at the meetings of the delegates of the several Yearly Meetings; also, the Convention representing the different religious bodies engaged in the Indian work, held annually in Washington by the Board of Indian Commissioners.

In connection with the Committees of the other Yearly Meetings we have labored to procure such legislation as will secure to the Indians, homesteads in fee simple on their present reservations; and, also, to prevent the the passage of such bills as would do injustice to them.

At a recent meeting of delegates, report was made that Friends had relinquished the care of the Pawnees, and had been released by Government from any further responsibility in regard to that tribe.

And, the Winnebago and Omaha Agencies having been consolidated; and the Flandrean Tribe added to the Santee-Sioux Agency, it appeared to be requisite to make some change in the distribution of the agencies. amongst the Yearly Meetings.

The following has been agreed upon:

PHILADELPHIA continues the care and oversight of the Great Nemaha and Otoe Agencies, and the tribes composing them.

NEW YORK, of the Winnebago Indians.
INDIANA, of the Omaha Indians.

The two latter Yearly Meetings assuming joint action in all matter appertaining to the joint agency and its affairs.

BALTIMORE, GENESEE, OHIO AND ILLINOIS, joint action and care of the Santee-Sioux and Flandrean Indians and Agencies.

The cost to our own Yearly Meeting of the labors of its committee during the past year has been eight hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty-one cents. During the same period, contributions have been made by individual members to the amount of seven hundred and sixty-seven dollars and eighty cents, for fruit trees and seed grain, for the benefit of Indian agriculturists, and the construction of wells at Indian homes.

In view of the fact that most of the members of this committee have been under appointment for several years, and that their number has been decreased by deaths and removals, they would query, whether the time has not arrived when the Yearly Meeting should look forward to a new appointment.

Although the committee has labored during the past year under discouragements, as heretofore, they believe there is still room for the labor of Friends as a Society, and that blessings will result from a faithful maintenance of the position we have always occupied towards this much injured people.

By direction and on behalf of the Committee.

JACOB M. ELLIS,

Philadelphia, Fifth month 14, 1879.

Clerk.

A memorial concerning our deceased friend, George Truman, prepared by the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, endorsed by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting and introduced by the Representative Committee, was read, approved, directed to be recorded and to be published with the Extracts.

Sixth Day-Afternoon.

By the reports received it appears that Correspondents have been appointed by all the subordinate meetings. Their names and addresses are directed to be published in the Extracts.

The Committee on Epistles produced an essay, which was read, approved, and a copy thereof directed to be forwarded to each of the Yearly Meetings with which we correspond.

The following minute, embracing same of the exercises of the meeting, was read and adopted, and directed to be published in the Extracts:

During the consideration of the State of Society as presented to us in the reading and answering of the Queries, we were impressed with the great importance of maintaining the principles and testimonies which distinguished this Religious Society in its rise, and made it a light in the world. Prominent among these was its testimony to spiritual worship. The declaration of Jesus to the woman of Samaria at Jacob's Well, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

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Ye worship ye know not what; we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the father seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in Truth.” This it was that led our fathers to meet together for the Public Worship of Almighty God; first at their own homes, and afterwards at their meeting houses, where, gathering together in silence, they waited upon God, to be instructed by Him, and they eminently witnessed the truth of the declaration of our Lord verified, that, "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Many were the seasons of Heavenly favor and blessings enjoyed, and the history of this people bears witness that the very floors of their meeting houses were often wet with tears.

May we, of this day, feel the importance of maintaining this testimony of our fathers to spiritual worship, by holding all our meetings in the Power of God; believing that He who was the crown of their assemblies, the minister who met with, and broke the bread of life amongst them, which satisfied their wants, and gave them to drink of that water which slacked their thirst, is to-day ready to meet with his seeking children, and feed them with food convenient for them. Let us then, dear friends, seek, and rely upon this Almighty Power, believing that it is the only source from which we can derive that which will enable us to be fruitful in the field of offering, and joyful in the bouse of prayer, and enable us to grow from one degree of stature to another,