Extracts from the Minutes of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, Convening at ... Race StreetPhiladelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1870 - Quakers |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 23
... believe that an appropriation of the following amounts will be required for wagons , teams , tools , agricultural im- plements , live stock , seeds , & c . , and to erect suitable houses on some of the allotments , viz .: For the ...
... believe that an appropriation of the following amounts will be required for wagons , teams , tools , agricultural im- plements , live stock , seeds , & c . , and to erect suitable houses on some of the allotments , viz .: For the ...
Page 26
... believe it will ultimately tend to great economy in the Indian affairs . The allotments of their farms in severalty is com- pleted on the Omaha Reservation , nearly so on that of the Winnebagoes , and is considerably advanced on the ...
... believe it will ultimately tend to great economy in the Indian affairs . The allotments of their farms in severalty is com- pleted on the Omaha Reservation , nearly so on that of the Winnebagoes , and is considerably advanced on the ...
Page 28
... believe upon the plan proposed they will , in a comparatively few years , they may be made powerful auxiliaries in aid of the civilization and en- lightenment of the tribes beyond them , so that instead of the few persons now engaged in ...
... believe upon the plan proposed they will , in a comparatively few years , they may be made powerful auxiliaries in aid of the civilization and en- lightenment of the tribes beyond them , so that instead of the few persons now engaged in ...
Page 42
... believe that an increasing interest is felt among us for the advancement of the kingdom of Christ . As members of the militant Church , it is of primary importance that our meetings for Divine Worship should be held in the authority of ...
... believe that an increasing interest is felt among us for the advancement of the kingdom of Christ . As members of the militant Church , it is of primary importance that our meetings for Divine Worship should be held in the authority of ...
Page 27
... believe that the pupils did not under- stand what they were reading from books in the Eng- lish language . I suggested that a system of object teaching might be advantageously adopted . The Indians at this agency write and receive a ...
... believe that the pupils did not under- stand what they were reading from books in the Eng- lish language . I suggested that a system of object teaching might be advantageously adopted . The Indians at this agency write and receive a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abington acres adjournments Agent Annual Query answers attend Baltimore Yearly Meeting behalf Bucks Burlington CALEB CLOTHIER CALN Chester Committee appointed Committee was appointed concern consideration Correspondents Creek Monthly day Afternoon day school desire Dillwyn Parrish Divine duty earnest Edgewood encouraged Epistles Executive Committee Extracts faithful feel Fifth Month Fishing Creek following report forward Foulke Fourth Month Fourth Query Friend to serve Friends of Philadelphia funds Gloucester Co Haddonfield HELD IN PHILADELPHIA Horsham houses hundred Indian Affairs interest Iowa tribe Iowas Janney John John Saunders Joint Committee labor Lippincott Maiden Creek Mary Meeting for Sufferings Meeting of Friends Meeting.-Henry Meeting.-Thomas Millville minister Minutes mittee Month last Monthly Meeting Monthly Meeting.-William Northern Superintendency o'clock Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Preparative Meetings present pupils Quakertown received religious Representative Committee Sacs and Foxes Salem Samuel Santee Sioux Sharpless Society spirit testimony tion Toughkenamon tribe Turnpenny wheat Women Friends
Popular passages
Page 53 - Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
Page 39 - Worship : And Almighty God being the only Lord of Conscience, Father of Lights and Spirits, and the Author as well as Object of all divine Knowledge, Faith and Worship, who only doth enlighten the Minds, and persuade and convince the Understandings of People, I do hereby grant and declare...
Page 40 - I do hereby grant and declare, That no Person or Persons, inhabiting in this Province or Territories, who shall confess and acknowledge One Almighty God, the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the World ; and profess him or themselves obliged to live quietly under the civil Government, shall be in any Case molested or prejudiced, in his or their Person or Estate, because of his or their conscientious...
Page 7 - For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Page 37 - EXCEPT the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Page 40 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to -the dictates of their own consciences ; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 56 - And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son.
Page 76 - If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ: to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 40 - BUT because the Happiness of Mankind depends so much upon the Enjoying of Liberty of their Consciences as aforesaid. I do hereby solemnly declare, promise and grant, for me. my Heirs and Assigns. That the first Article of this Charter relating to Liberty of Conscience, and every Part and Clause therein, according to the true intent and Meaning thereof, shall be kept and remain, without any Alteration, inviolably for ever.
Page 25 - able to make wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.