FROM THE MINUTES OF THE YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS, HELD IN PHILADELPHIA, BY ADJOURNMENTS FROM THE TWELFTH DAY OF FIFTH MONTH, TO THE SIXTEENTH OF THE SAME, INCLUSIVE. 1879. PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED FOR THE YEARLY MEETING. Jam 1938 LIBRARY Frenchs Hist. Lit. Searchinose EXTRACTS. At the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Philadelphia, by adjournments from the 12th day of the Fifth Month, to the 16th of the same inclusive, 1879. Reports were produced from all our constituent branches and one hundred and thirty-nine Friends named therein have been appointed representatives to attend the service of this meeting, who, on being called, were present except eight. For the absence of two of them sufficient reasons were assigned, but for the absence of the others no information was received. Minutes of Friends in attendance with us from other Yearly Meetings were produced and read, as follows: For Isaac Hicks a minister from Westbury Monthly Meeting, Long Island, held the 16th of last month. For James Armitage, an Elder from Yonge Street Monthly Meeting, Canada, held 17th of last month. Epistles from our brethren of the Yearly Meetings of New York, Baltimore, Ohio, Indiana, Genesee, and Illinois, were produced and read. We were refreshed with the renewed evidence thus furnished of brotherly regard 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. Charles Stokes, 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. A communication from Illinois Yearly Meeting was produced and read proposing a conference of all our Yearly Meetings to be held once in five years or oftener, for united labor to advance the cause of morality and kindred subjects amongst men. Upon considering the same, it was concluded by the Meeting that the communication be printed in the extracts and referred to the attention of our next Yearly Meeting. |