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Thorough instruction. 13th year. Sarah E. Fell, Principal. Mechanicsville, Bucks Co.,Pa.

GRAHAME INSTITUTE.

A Boarding and Day School for girls of all ages, will reopen ninth month 25th, 1885.

THE

JANE P. GRAHAME, PRINCIPAL, 1202 Race St. BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL AT Chelten Hills will re-open ninth month (September) 16th, 1885. For Circulars, apply to E. W. and A. Heacock, Jenkintown Pa.

MAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE.- Concordville, Pa.

Young men prepared for college or business. Degrees conferred upon young lady graduates. Timid and backward pupils privately tutored. Careful attention to little boys and girls.

JOSEPH SHORTLIDGE, (Yale College), A. M., Principal.

DEPTFORD SCHOOL.—FOR BOTH SEXES.

WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY.

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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE.

Offers unusual advantages (full college and preparatory courses) in General Science, Chemistry and Physics, Agriculture and Agricultural Chemistry, Modern Languages, Mechanic Arts, History and Political Science, Civil Engineering. Special Course in Literature and Science for Ladies. All tuition free. Fall term opens September 9th, 1885. Address, GEO. W. ATHERTON, LL. D., President, State College, Centre Co., Pa.

WOODSTOWN ACADEMY.-A Boarding and

Day School for both sexes, under care of Friends. Instruction thorough in all branches. Students prepared for College, Business or Teaching. Careful training of primary pupils, and the preparation of teachers, specialties. The patronage of none but orderly, industrious pupils is solicited. Boarders are furnished with the comforts of home. Every facility afforded to enable pupils to obtain a thorough education at moderate cost. For circulars address, A. C. NORRIS, A. M., Woodstown, N. J.

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LADIES' FINE SHOES, HAND-SEWED. OR

ders taken and executed with promptness.
S. DUTCHER,

915 Spring Garden St., Phila.

LEHIGH AND SCHUYLKILL COAL.

Best Quality, Carefully Prepared. Delivered in Chute Wagons. AQUILA J. LINVILL, (late of Truman and Linvill), 1244 North Ninth Street.

ISAAC G. TYSON-PHOTOGRAPHER,—HAS

removed all his negatives to his studio at West Grove, Penna. Orders for duplicates received by mail, or by R. A..Tyson, at the store of Friends' Book Association, 1020 Arch Street. Customers will please call on her before sitting elsewhere, as she is prepared to supply all their wants in any branch of the Art.

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Wedding Invitations.

FRIENDS' MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.

College and Class Invitations, Fine Stationery.

FRIENDS' BOOK ASSOCIATION,

No. 1020 ARGH STREET, PHILADELPHIA.

CLEMENT A. WOODNUTT,

UNDERTAKER.

NO. 1215 NORTH FIFTEENTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.

BAUGH'S $25 PHOSPHATE

TRADE MARK

Contains the Life and Essence of Animal Bones. We are now selling Baugh's Strictly Pure Raw Bone Meal, also Baugh's Ready Dissolved Pure Animal Bones, at very low prices. It would surprise farmers to know how very low they can procure these brands from us. Send your name and address, and we will mail you our PHOSPHATE GUIDE.

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BAUGH & SONS, 20 S. Del. Ave. Philada., Pa.

West Chester, Penna.

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No. 29.

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UNITED WITH

The Friends' Journal.

PHILADELPHIA, EIGHTH MONTH 29, 1885.

GOD'S HAND.

NOW well, my soul, God's hand controls What'er thou fearest ;

Round Him in calmest music rolls

What'er thou hearest.

What to thee is shadow, to Him is day, And to the end He knoweth,

And not on a blind and aimless way

The Spirit goeth.

-WHITTIER.

THE CHAPPAQUA MINUTES.1

WORK IN BEHALF OF TEMPERANCE AND
EDUCATION.

KINDRED to the labor for the abolition of human

slavery, is that for deliverance from the bondage of intemperance, and we find Friends early engaged in this important work.

In the year 1758 the Yearly Meeting held at Flushing instituted fourteen queries to be read and answered in each of its subordinate meetings, and their substance reported to the Yearly Meeting, of which the Fourth was in part as follows: "Are Friends clear from unnecessary frequenting taverns or drinking to excess," as we find the first full answer to this part of the Query given by Purchase Quarter, in 1763, reads: "We are mostly clear from unnecessary frequenting taverns, or drinking to excess, when there or elsewhere, and some care taken.”

With the exception of the regular answer to this query, which shows a commendable degree of clearness with regard to the use of spiritous liquors, we find no further recorded action of the Quarterly Meeting until just one hundred years ago.

"At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase 4th of Eighth month, 1785,"

(and adjourned over to the 5th on account of the large amount of business brought before it, we find the following minutes from the Yearly Meeting recorded):

"In attending to the state of things as brought up from the several Quarters, it was cause of close exer

1 This is a further instalment of extracts from the minutes of Chappaqua Monthly Meeting, following that given a week ago.

JOURNAL. Vol. xiii. No. 657.

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cise to find that any among us should yet give way to the excessive use of spirituous liquors, and the meeting was led to consider the importation and sale of that article as contributing to the encouragement and increase of this mighty evil.

“After a full opportunity for a free communication of sentiment, and a uniting calm attending, do earnestly recommend to the quarterly and monthly meetings to give serious and close attention to this important subject; that concerned Friends be exemplary in this respect, and requested to advise our members against being concerned in importing or selling of distilled spirituous liquors, or the distillation of them, and that they be watchfully cautious how they encourage in others a traffic so pernicious to our fellow-men."

In 1783 the Queries were revised, and the Fifth Query reads as follows:

"Are Friends careful to avoid the unnecessary use of spirituous liquors, frequenting taverns and places of diversion, and to keep in moderation and temperance on account of marriages, births and burials.”

The answer recorded on the 2d of Eighth month, 1787, is:

"The accounts from two meetings say clear of the unnecessary use of spirituous liquors as far as appears, the other that Friends are moderate in the use thereof."

“At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase, 31st of Seventh month, 1788,"

The following minute from the Yearly Meeting is recorded:

Although we have comfortable cause to believe the advice issued some time since by this meeting concerning a commerce in and unnecessary use of distilled spirituous liquors hath had place in the minds of many, evidenced by a decline of the commerce and use of that article among us, yet from the reports there is ground to fear some have, and others are in danger of going back again, and it being an article so exceedingly destructive to the essential welfare of mankind, it is painfully affecting that any in profession with us should for the sake of gain, contribute to so great an evil.

We therefore think it best to signify that it is contrary to the advice and judgment of this meeting that any of our members should continue to traffic therein, and we request our quarterly and monthly meetings carefully to watch over their respective

members, and see how far this and the advice in 1785 on this subject is observed, and that an account thereof come up to our next Yearly Meeting, and the committee appointed to visit our quarterly meetings, to take with them a copy of this minute in order more effectually to bring its right contents into the solid view of our members."

"At a Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong, 30th of Fourth month, 1789,"

The following minute appears :

"Two of our monthly meetings report that not any of their members are concerned in trafficking in distilled spirituous liquors, the other not altogether clear, and it don't appear but all are clear of distilling."

"At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase, 30th of Seventh month, 1789."

The following minute from the Yearly Meeting was received:

'Altho' it appears by the accounts that our advice and counsel respecting the use of and commerce in distilled spirits have obtained considerable attention in each quarter, yet we find there still remains a number in the practice of trafficking in that article, but that divers of them give encouragement to hope they will decline the business, but that no Friend is in the practice of distilling those liquors, and the subject coming weightily under a renewed consideration it is the earnest desire of this meeting that our advice and judgment may be renewedly adverted to, and that our monthly meetings appoint committees to assist the overseers in laboring with such amongst us who still continue to traffick in the pernicious article of distilled spirits, and that a report thereon be brought forward next year."

"At a Quarterly Meeting at Oblong, 29th of Fourth month, 1790."

"By information received from our monthly meetings, we don't find that any of our members are concerned in distilling or trafficking in distilled spirits."

In 1790 the Yearly Meeting issued a minute to the quarterly meetings advising the appointment of committees "to assist the overseers in laboring with such of their members as continue to traffick in distilled spirits." And in 1791 the following minute is recorded in the proceedings of the Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase 4th of Eighth month 1791.

"And the Yearly Meeting directs that the quarters continue their care towards the few members yet concerned in a traffick in distilled spirits, and that a further labor be extended in the manner heretofore advised by that meeting, the continued care of our monthly meetings therein as heretofore directed by the Yearly Meeting is earnestly requested, that if possible the painful consequence attendant on this pernicious, destructive business may be removed, and that they bring forward reports thereon seasonably

to forward to the Yearly Meeting."

The subject of a guarded education of their children early claimed the attention of concerned Friends,

and in Fifth month 1781, at the Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong, we find the following minute.

"By the accounts from our monthly meetings it appears that they have, agreeable to the advice of the Yearly Meeting respecting the establishment of proper schools for the right education of our youth, proceeded in appointing committees for that purpose, and that some considerable progress is made therein, and that some are already taught by Friends, and a concern rests on the minds of Friends that such schools may be established."

At the Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase, 3d of Eighth month, 1781.

"It further appears by the extracts of the Yearly Meeting minutes that that Meeting adviseth that the care respecting proper schools for the right education of our youth be still continued; the monthly meetings are therefore desired to continue their care therein, and we think it may tend to the promotion of the work if the Friends belonging to this Quarter who are under an appointment of the Yearly Meeting to visit the quarterly and monthly meetings would take the necessary care in advising and assisting the monthly meetings therein, to which service this meeting now appoints them, and desires them to make report seasonable to go to the Yearly Meeting."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong, 2d of Fifth month, 1782, and adjourned to 9. A M. on the 3d :

"It appears by reports now brought up that the concern for the right education of our youth is still increasing. Several schools are now taught by Friends and under the direction of monthly meetings, and preparations making for the erecting others, but we have not as yet been able to establish schools on so desirable and useful a plan as is desired.

"The Friends belonging to this meeting who were of the Yearly Meeting's Committee to visit the quarterly and monthly meetings, and were desired by the Yearly Meeting in Eighth month last to give such advice and assistance as they thought necessary to our monthly meetings respecting schools, report that they have attended thereto, and that they found a disposition generally amongst Friends to accept of their advice."

At the Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong, First and Second of Fifth month, 1783.

"It appears from the reports that the concern respecting schools for the right education of our youth still continues, and that several schools have been kept under the direction of monthly meetings for the year past."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase, 29th of Seventh month, 1784.

"The extracts of last Yearly Meeting being now received and read, by which we find that Meeting earnestly recommends that the quarterly and month

ly meetings continue their care in promoting and es

tablishing schools for the right education of the youth, which being now taken into consideration and the importance of their proper education appearing so self-evident to this meeting, that we request the par

ticular attention of the monthly meetings thereto and that they report their proceedings therein to next Quarterly Meeting."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong, 4th of Eleventh month, 1784.

"It appears by the reports from our monthly meetings that there has been no progress made since last Quarter in establishing proper schools for the education of the youth; this meeting impressed with sorrow thereat, requests that the exertions of the monthly meetings may be used in this important matter and that a particular report come to next Quarter whether there are any schools under the direction of said meetings, and how many, and what other advancement is made."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase, 3d of Second month, 1785.

"By the accounts from our monthly meetings it does not appear that there are any schools under their care or direction nor very little prospect or encouragement of much being done herein, the consideration of which is sorrowfully affecting to this Meeting, that such a weighty matter should have so little place in the minds of Friends; the Meeting therefore earnestly requests the deep attention of Friends on this subject, and that the utmost endeavors of the monthly meetings may be used, that they may be enabled to give a more satisfactory account to next Quarterly Meeting."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong, 28th of Fourth month, 1785.

"By accounts from our monthly meetings we find that one school is at present kept under the care and direction of one of the monthly meetings, and that some steps are taking towards setting up two more." At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase 4th and 5th of Eighth month, 1785.

"The Quarterly Meetings are requested by the Yearly Meeting to keep under the concern respecting proper schools for the education of the youth, and carefully attend to the openings that may occur for the increase thereof; our monthly meetings are therefore desired to pay due attention to this interesting subject and report quarterly."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Oblong 3d of Eleventh month, 1785.

"The Monthly Meetings of Purchase and Shapaqua inform that there is one school in each under the care and direction of a committee. Oblong informs they have made but little progress respecting schools since last quarter. It is the advice of this meeting that the monthly meetings may continue under the concern, and endeavor for the encouragement and promotion thereof, and report to next Quarterly Meeting."

At a Quarterly Meeting held at Purchase, 2d of Second month, 1786.

"Purchase and Shapaqua Monthly Meetings report respecting schools, that there is one in each. Oblong reports no progress made therein. This Meeting requests that greater attention be paid to this important subject, and that Friends would not only

each exert themselves, but also endeavor to animate each other to a more lively concern herein, that a more satisfactory account may be given to our next meeting."

We find by a continuation of minutes each year, by the Yearly Meeting, and more frequently by the Quarterly Meeting, that the concern was kept alive and urgently presented, and finally assuming the consideration of the religious education of the children, urging that there be made “ a liberal provision, encouraging to religious tutors to engage in this arduous undertaking.”

In 1792 the following minute was issued by the Yearly Meeting.

"The concern of this meeting to promote a religious education of the youth amongst us appears by the reports to have obtained an increase of care and attention amongst Friends in the quarters, and that several schools have been established since last year -a renewed concern is witnessed that a continued care may be experienced by our subordinate meetings in this interesting subject, and that accounts thereon may be brought forward next year with the number of schools in each Quarter."

The old records of the men's Meeting at Chappaqua were burned many years ago, but the women's book commencing in 1785 is still preserved. Moses Pierce read some interesting minutes therefrom. As evincing the care of the meeting over its members we extract the following.

"We are informed that Sophia Haight requests a few lines by way of certificate, to recommend her to the Monthly Meeting held at Newport, Rhode Island, and appoint Elizabeth Tuthill and Ruth Walters to take the necessary care, and bring a certificate to next Monthly Meeting if they find matters clear."

In Eleventh month 11th, 1785, "the committee reported in case of Sophia Haight their appointment answered, and it is the judgment of this meeting, with the concurrence of the men's to write to her desiring her to return as follows."

"From our Monthly Meeting held at Shapaqua Eleventh month 11th, 1785, to Sophia Haight at Newport, Rhode Island.

DEAR FRIEND: Whereas request was made to this meeting for a certificate of removal to recommend thee to the Monthly Meeting of Friends at Newport

These are therefore to inform thee that we have made the necessary inquiry on thy behalf, and find that no Friend removes from one monthly meeting to another without first acquainting the monthly meeting to which they belong, in order for their brotherly advice and counsel.

In that respect there seems to be a tender concern in the minds of Friends for thy welfare every way, and it is the advice of this meeting that thou return home as soon as thee conveniently can."

At a Monthly Meeting of women Friends held at Chappaqua Eighth month 12th, 1791.

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