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S4 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY. appeared first in the Bulletin—those on David Lloyd and John Kinsey. The Introduction, which discusses the attitude of Friends towards Public Affairs and Moral Reforms, is especially valuable. This essay and the biographies themselves show that in the membership of those days there were two classes—those who were Friends through and through, like James Pemberton; and those prominent in the State but not in the Friends' Meetings, and in fact little more than nominal Friends, like David Lloyd. For freshness and as a good example of impartial treatment, the essay on John Dickinson would perhaps come first. It is sufficient to say that no student of early Pennsylvania history can afford to miss this book. No one but a Friend could possibly have given such an understanding and truthful picture. NOTES AND QUERIES. The Saturday Westminster Gazette (London) of August 9, 1919, has a very commendatory notice of Professor Augustus T. Murray 's translation of Homer's Odyssey recently published in the Loeb Classical Library. " They [the readers] must ascribe to Professor Murray not only great bravery, but a degree of scholarship in both Greek and English, and a fine sense of values, that will make them anxious to see the conclusion of this translation." The Annual Excursion of the Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia this year (1919) was to Byberry Meeting House and its neighborhood. It took place 6 month 7, and was well attended. A full account of the excursion by Watson W. Dewees appeared in The Friend (Philadelphia) for 7 month 31, and 8 month 7. In this account will be found an interesting notice of John Comly, who was the author of the old Spelling Book, so well known to those of the older generation, and who was also prominent in the Separation of 1828. Anecdote of Joseph Sturge.— "He [Lord Brougham], told me [Cobden] of Sturge coming to him to arraign the conduct of the masters in the West Indies for oppressing their apprentices :x how he Brougham laughed at him, deriding him in this fashion for proposing to abolish apprenticeship : ' Why, Joseph Sturge, howcan you be such an old woman as to dream that you can revive the Anti-Slavery agitation to put an end to the apprenticeship?'—how the quiet Quaker met him with this reply: 'Lord Brougham, if when Lord Chancellor thou hadst a ward in chancery who was apprenticed , and his master was 1 These were former negro slaves. NOTES AND QUERIES. 85 violating the terms of indenture, what wouldst thou do ? '—how he felt this home thrust, and replied, ' Why, I should require good proof of the fact, Joseph Sturge, before G did anything': how our friend rejoined, 'Then I must supply thee with the proof ' : how he packed his portmanteau and quietly embarked for the West Indies, made a tour of the islands, collected the necessary evidence of the oppression that was practiced on the negro apprentices by their masters, the planters : how he returned to England, and commenced an agitation throughout the country . . . and attained his object." (See S. Hobhouse, "Joseph Sturge," p. 44 ; J. A. Hobson, " Richard Cobden," p. 316.) [In this visit Joseph Sturge was accompanied by Thomas Harvey. The account, " The West Indies in 1837," was published, went through several editions and had great influence in bringing about the desired legislation. The book doubtless will be found in our libraries. Editor.] South African Friends.—The " Report of the Proceedings of the Second General Meeting of the Society of Friends in South Africa held in Johannesburg, 1721 April, 1919," is an interesting pamphlet. From it we learn that the organization consists of a " General Meeting Executive " of ten members (this one of nine men and one woman), and two Monthly Meetings, " Cape," held at Capetown, and " Transvaal " held at Johannesburg. The subjects which seemed to claim most consideration in the meeting were " social reconstruction," and " the position of the Native races of South Africa in our social system ." About forty attended the Meeting. The Friends of South Africa evidently have some extremely difficult problems before them. Early History of Ohio Yearly Meeting.—Our friend Watson W. Dewees has...