as a fundamental of their proceedings they transcribe a copy of their minutes, together with such other writings as are necessary for their government in what is now constituted their cares.[69] A committee was accordingly appointed and directed to choose their officers, that their business might be begun at once and properly performed. [Sidenote: Works of Penn, Barclay, Sewell, Turford, and others distributed] In addition to the advices sent out in the form of letters from the yearly sessions, the meeting also furthered regularly the distribution of books, tracts and pamphlets, usually the expression of prominent Friends, such as, for example, Penn’s _Advice to His Children_, Barclay’s _Apology_, Sewell’s _History of Quakers_, Barclay’s _Catechism_, Turford’s _Grounds of a Holy Life_, and many others of similar nature. Works of this kind were frequently sent over in lots, sometimes for free distribution, or to be sold to members; as witness the following: Joseph Kirkbride and Walter Faucit, having been lately in London upon the service of Truth, did subscribe for 100 of Barclay’s Apologies on behalf of this yearly meeting, which the said meeting approves of; and agreed that Samuel Carpenter pay for them out of the yearly meeting stock and distribute them to each meeting according to their proportion of books that they usually receive, that so they may be given away by the several meetings for the service of truth.[70] Sam Nixon informs the meeting that he brought from last quarterly meeting ten small books, entitled _Reflections and Maxims_, wrote by William Penn and printed for the use of schools, which he desired us to take the care of and to apply to the use intended as occasion may require.[71] Produced at this meeting, 6 Barclay’s _Apologies_, 12 Richard Davis’ _Journals_, 7 Daniel Stanton’s _Journals_, 4 Hugh Turford’s _Grounds of a Holy Life_, 8 Barclay’s _Catechisms_; 37 books under care of Thos. Pickering, Thos. Watson, and Robert Kirkbride—to lend to the poor or others, as they think useful.[72] The foregoing presentation of conditions within the church organization, their method of interaction, has been made so that the reader may understand that whatever activities may be later noted among the Quakers in Pennsylvania in connection with the establishment of schools, were intimately connected with and were in fact the result of the English influence. SUMMARY