** Mid-week Meeting (Third-day), at 17th street and Girard Avenue resumes next week, 10.30 a. m.

*** The Salem First-day School Union will be held at Mullica Hill, N. J., in Friends' meeting-house, Ninth month 10, 1898, at 10 o'clock a. m. The subject for consideration is: "What is the object of the First-day school,

and how can we increase the interest in the

work? A cordial invitation is extended to all

interested.

JOHN G. BORTON, Clerks. LOUISA POWell,

** An All-day Meeting under the care of the Western Quarterly Meeting's Committee on Temperance and Philanthropic Work, will be held at London Grove, Pa., on Seventh-day, Ninth month 3, commencing at 10 o'clock Dr. Edward H. Magill and Amanda Deyo are expected to address the meeting. All interested are cordially invited to be

a. m. The Visiting Committee of Abington Union will attend Plymouth First-day School at the close of their morning meeting, Ninth month 11, 1898. Members of the committee will please attend without further notice.

present.

HORACE L. DILWORTH, Clerk.

ET us send you a pamphlet giving information concerning paint—the kind that lasts. It is made from Pure White Lead and Pure Linseed Oil.

Pamphlet also contains samples of colors or shades made with Pure White Lead (see list of brands) and Tinting Colors, and gives full directions for mixing and applying them.

National Lead Co., 100 William St., New York.

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Fine Chintz and Percale Wrappers, full width skirt and carefully made. Have sold for 75 cents and $1.00, reduced to 50 cents. Many Wrappers in the collection have been priced at $1.75 and $2.00, and none less than $1.50. The price now is $1.00. They are in a fine range of choice colorings. Fine White Lawn Wrappers, beautifully made and trimmed with lace and embroidery, full pleated and tucked. Prices have been $2.00 and $2.25, now $1.50.

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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE.

A GOOD WORD EACH WEEK.-XXXVII., 639 POEM: MY SOUL IS A SPIRIT WITH WINGS,

RICHMOND CONFERENCE PAPERS:

.639

III. Religious Culture in the Home, by Isaac H. Clothier,

.639

IV. Address by William Dudley Foulke, 641 PRINCIPLES AND TESTIMONIES OF FRIENDS,

No. 38: Justice,

EDITORIAL:

Light from Europe,

645

646

BIRTHS, Marriages, Deaths,

646, 647

WANTED.-ENERGETIC MAN WITH $10,000

to $20,000 capital or collateral security for same, to associate himself with an old established manufacturing concern; good paying business near Philadelphia, Pa., party gradually to assume general management, with good salary. Address, by mail only, E. S. D., Merchantville P. O., New Jersey.

WANTED. YOUNG MAN IN RETAIL HARD

ware store, with good reference. A Friend preferred. Not afraid of work and long hours. Must be

good penman and quick at figures. Good chance for advancement. Give age, reference, and salary expected. Address No. 42, this Office.

IDAHO EXCURSION.

There will be an Excursion for Parma, Idaho, on Ninth month 20,—one fare for the round trip, plus $2.00.

Write the undersigned for information as to further reduced rates and starting points.

MORRIS A. WILSON, Chairman.
Magnolia, Illinois.

or to D. E. BURLEY, Gen. Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Oregon Short Line Ry.
Salt Lake City, Utah.

housekeeping. "Experienced."

1581 West Chester, Pa.

Address Box

FRIENDS'
RIENDS' FAMILY ADJOINING WAGNER
Institute will rent two rooms, partly furnished, or
for storage. Address 1727 N. BOUVIER ST., Phila.
ROOMS WITH
TWO PLEASANT
GOOD
board. Private family, near trolley, and three
minutes' walk from 52d Street Station, 1484 N, 55th
street, West Philadelphia.

WANTED. $1,500 ON FIRST MORTGAGE ON

Chester City property, at 5 per cent. A safe investment. Other sums also desired. CHARLES PALMER, Attorney-at-Law, 25 E. 5th St., Chester, Pa.

PARTIES DESIRING TO VISIT WASHINGTON 647 can be accommodated with rooms and board in a Friends' family. One block from street cars passing 648 railroad stations, Capitol, and public buildings. Terms, $1.50 a day. Address FRIEND, 1626 Nineteenth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.

649

LETTERS FROM AARON M. POWELL.-III, 650

JOHN FABER MILLER,

325 SWEDE STREET, NORRISTOWN, PENNA.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.

Practicing in Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

JOSEPH T. FOULKE,

653 OFFICES :

. 654

655

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

623 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Ambler, Montgomery Co., Pa.

CAROLINE RAU, 736 Spring Garden St.,

Philadelphia.

Plain Millinery

MEDIUM FELTS AND STRAW BONNETS.

A POSTAL CARD RECEIVES PROMPT ATTENTION.
JOHN S. CONRAD,
LAUNDRY,

2103, 2105 COLUMBIA AVENue, Phila

Richards & Shourds, Jobbing attended to.
Carpenters, Builders, and Contractors.
1125 Spring St. (first street above Race), Philad’a., Pa.
Thompson Shourds, 2212 Wallace Street.
Charles W. Richards, 1220 Angle St., Tioga.

in Lancaster county are lived over again by reading "The True Story of the Christiana Riot," a book just published by THE SUN PRINTING HOUSE, Quarryville, Pa. It is a word picture of the whole of this famous battle from the passage of the Fugitive Slave law to the end of the trial for treason of Castner Hanway. It is a work particularly interesting to members of the Society of Friends.

PRICE, $1.00, POSTPAID. Address all orders to

MARVIN E. BUSHONG,

May P. O., Lancaster Co., Pa.

A FRIENDS' BOARDING SCHOOL FOR
Boys and Girls.

The building is modern, and the location is the hill
country thirty-two miles north of New York City.
For Circulars, address
CHAPPAQUA MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE,
Chappaqua, New York,

WEST CHESTER (PA.)
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

Fits for teaching, college, professional schools, or business. Ideal location. High grade teachers and teaching. Buildings and equipment unsurpassed. Finest school gymnasium in America. $5 per week.

Address G. M. PHILIPS, Principal.

FOR BOARDING AND DAY PUPILS, will re-open September 21st, 1898, (17th year). Coilege preparation. For circulars apply to the Principals. ANNIE HEACOCK. LIDA R. LÉMAISTRE.

Wyncote, Pennsylvania.

YEO & LUKENS,

Swarthmore.

For rent or sale, Queen Anne Cottage, 12 rooms, steam heat, and open fire grates. The location is very delightful, directly overlooking the athletic grounds of the College, and very close to the meeting-house; one acre of ground, and plenty of fruit. Apply to

DAVID SCANNELL, 814 Arch Street.

WATCHES.

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MY SOUL IS A SPIRIT WITH WINGS.
I CREEP along by the dusty way.

How the great elm-boughs quiver and sway!
Far is the sky-ah, far away !—
But my soul is a spirit with wings.

I lay me under the hedgerows brown ;

Weary and worn I lay me down.

Chill is the earth, and the far clouds frown,
But my soul is a spirit with wings.

O torrent and tempest may batter and beat me :
The winter may freeze and the summer may

heat me;

But I've that within, within, to complete me,My soul is a spirit with wings.

Hannah Parker Kimball, in Christian Register.

RICHMOND CONFERENCE PAPERS.

III.

RELIGIOUS CULTURE IN THE HOME.
BY ISAAC H. CLOTHIER.

I APPROACH the subject which has been assigned me, not with diffidence alone, but with a profound distrust of my qualification to treat it in a manner corresponding to its importance, and adequately to meet the views of this earnest convocation of the Religious Society of Friends. And yet with opportunities for observation perhaps equal to those of most Friends, I recognize deficiencies among us in the direction indicated, greater perhaps and more prevalent than among the families of members of Christian churches generally. And this distinct belief in and acknowledgment of deficiencies, and especially in my own case, as one of the heads of a large family, is my sole hope of presenting thoughts worthy of expression and consideration on such a subject and on an occasion like the present. Out of a realization of need, therefore, out of poverty, not out of the richness of experience, must my expression come.

Organization for Christian public worship as instituted by the Apostle Paul, has undoubtedly been a powerful means of aiding the human race in a realization of their duty to God and to their fellowmen. Imperfect though its results have been, its general tendency and efficiency in bringing man nearer to God, and its influence for good on the world, directly and

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indirectly, can scarcely be estimated. The assembling of numbers together in the joint capacity of worshippers cannot but be productive of good, as all proper organization is effective of results which individual effort alone cannot accomplish, and especially is this the case in religious fellowship. There is something in association, in the direct influence of spirit on spirit, of mind on mind, bringing about in the union of effort an exaltation and an activity of soul which can hardly be reached by separate personal action. And so the church, with its organized union of individual effort, has since the time of the Apostle, with all its imperfections and drawbacks, undoubtedly been a powerful means for good to the human race. The inculcation-in degree-of habits of devotion, the development of individual allegiance to God, the confession of service to him, and, above all, the constant communion with him, tend powerfully towards making man a fit instrument for his service in the world and to the sanctifying and uplifting of human life. This spiritual condition, when attained, is not alone a preparation for eternity, but is the very crown of earthly existence. The attendance on public worship, the participation in the service of the church, however, is not of itself sufficient. To attain the Christian dispensation, to even approach the possible heights of human life, there must be this daily communion with the All-Father, thereby constantly elevating and nourishing the spiritual life as is possible in no other way.

While public worship, however, is a duty to others, and a distinct help to one's self, it cannot take the place of individual worship, of personal daily or hourly communion with the Author of our existence, with the Omnipotent and Eternal God. If we admit this, what then is the duty and the privilege in the family capacity in the inner sanctuary of the true home? This brings us to the heart of the subject now under consideration, and the question naturally arises— What is religious culture? Is it not the inculcation and observance of habits which tend to the constantly increasing development of the religious and spiritual life? What are the most effective means for religious culture in the home?

The subject is a delicate one, and one that needs to be treated with a profound appreciation of its influence under favorable conditions in moulding the spiritual lives of the young, and of all who come into the true spirit of worship, by making it a part of their daily lives at home and abroad, and, therefore, part of themselves individually.

It may be a shock to some concerned Friends in this body, whose individual and family experience may lead them to question the accuracy of the statement, but I believe it to be a fact, that in the Society of Friends the custom of united family worship is not