. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. oreach Preparative Meeting, whose duty it is to exercisea vigilant and tender care over their members. Shouldany affair reported by the overseer fail to reach a satis- , . factory solution in the Pre- 1 parative Meeting, the same can then be reported to theMonthly Meeting. The Meeting for Suf-ferings, called such be-cause, in the beginning, its\ Y V^ |k chief business was to at- \ % ^^.^R ^^^^ ^° ^^^ sufferings of X t ^l^plt^ Friends who were the ob- jects of persecution on ac-count of their belief, met,in the beginning, everyweek. Now it meets re
. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. oreach Preparative Meeting, whose duty it is to exercisea vigilant and tender care over their members. Shouldany affair reported by the overseer fail to reach a satis- , . factory solution in the Pre- 1 parative Meeting, the same can then be reported to theMonthly Meeting. The Meeting for Suf-ferings, called such be-cause, in the beginning, its\ Y V^ |k chief business was to at- \ % ^^.^R ^^^^ ^° ^^^ sufferings of X t ^l^plt^ Friends who were the ob- jects of persecution on ac-count of their belief, met,in the beginning, everyweek. Now it meets reg-ularly twice in the year,and frecjuently severalother times on its own ad-journment or on call. Dur-ing the World War, it, orsome of its committees,were in almost continual session. The examination ofdocuments, and care extended to legislation and publicofficials is now its chief business. It also looks afterthe property and bequests. It is under the direction of the Monthly Meeting thatall Quaker weddings are solemnized, and for the ac- W. AMY (HODGIN) CLENDENON Born in Savannah, Georgia, in1800; emigrated with her parentsfrom Georgia to Belmont County,Ohio, in 1803. Died in Coal Creek,Iowa, in 1868. She was a sister ofMary (Hodgin) Stanton. 60 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications complishment of marriage, the following order is ob-served as directed by the Friends Book of Discipline: For the accomplishment of marriages the following order isto be observed: The parties are to inform the mens and womensMonthly Meeting, in writing, under their hands, that they intendmarriage with each other. The notice should be minuted in eachmeeting, and two women Friends are to be appointed to makeinquiry respecting the woman, and, if the parties are both mem-bers of the same Meeting, two men Friends should also beappointed to make inquiry respecting the clearness of the manin regard to other marriage engagements. If the parties haveparents or guardians present, their consent should
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