Guilford County NcArchives News.....Friends' Yearly Meeting 1892
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Charlotte Daily Observer 1892
10 Aug 1892

Yearly Meeting of Friends - A Great Gathering at High Point - Distinguished 
Visitors From Abroad

High Point, NC, August 9 - The North Carolina yearly meeting of Friends was 
opened at this place today at 10 o'clock a.m.

The morning's session was for representatives of the different quarterlies, 
and the afternoon was the conference of ministers and elders. These two first 
sessions were held with closed doors. All, hereafter will be open to the 
public.

The Friends, commonly known as Quakers, number five thousand in this State and 
hail principally from Randolph, Guilford, Alamance, Chatham, Johnston, Wayne, 
Northampton, Perquimans, Yadkin, and Surry counties.

They are classified into the following quarterly meetings: Eastern, 
Contentnea, Western, Southern, Deep River, New Garden, Yadkin Valley, and 
Friendsville, Tenn., all of which are largely represented.

The Friends' church property at this place consists of a large brick edifice, 
with a seating capacity of one thousand, and six acres of land, on which is a 
beautiful grove and several wells of fine water.

This meeting not only serves as a great annual gathering of friends, but also 
many hundreds of all denominations. Reduced rates of board are kindly 
furnished by the hotel and private houses of the town.

The various churches of the place are tendered the Friends on Sunday, all of 
which will be filled to their greatest capacity, besides a very large tent 
owned by Friends.

In addition to the ministers from the various parts of this State, the 
following is a partial list of those expected from a distance: Geo. Grubb, of 
Cork, Ireland; Daniel Hill, Richmond, Ind.; Martha Coflin, Thorntown, Ind.; 
Frances Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo.; Perrin Reynolds, New York; A.M Kenworthy, 
Michigan; and Jno. L. Kittrell, of Tennessee.

[Meeting progams consisted of: business meetings, Evangelistic Work, Home and 
Foreigh Missions, Christian Endeavors, Education and Bible Schools, and 
Temperance]

It is understood that Jno. L. Kittrell, of Tennessee, will preach in the 
Friends' tent while the church is otherwise occupied, except during business 
hours.

A great many members have not yet arrived but are expected tonight and 
tomorrow.

On Sunday a special train will be run from Asheboro here for the accomodation 
of visitors to the meeting. There will be a large crowd of people from various 
points and the town will be crowded to overflowing.

Last night's southbound train brought in about thirty representatives for the 
North Carolina yearly meeting of Friends.

Among the number from the eastern part of this State we notice Abram Fisher, 
Josiah Nicholson and wife, Minnie White, Sarah Copeland, Elizabeth Jessups, 
Edmund Copeland and others.

This morning's train from Asheboro brought in about 20 more. Among the number 
were Nathaniel Cox, Simeon Barker, Levi Cox, Seth Cox, William Lowe, William 
Winslow, Henry Outland, B.P. Brown and many others. We also notice the arrival 
of Daniel Hill, of New York. A great many more will be in tonight and tomorrow 
morning.


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