The Portland daily press., 1877-06-13

Teachers. 80 y
scholars. ......o6O 5bU
FRIENDS attending. .............,.....1oo Lob
The total decrease in the whole mum Der Of
scholars was 214, teachers 9, Friends 90.
The total increase in scholars 16l, teachers 20,
Friends 60.
The final result showed balance in decrease
of scholars of 3d. balance of increase in teach.
ers of II, and balance of decrease in Friends
of 49, Eight new schools have been establish.
ed and none discontinu
Charles Taber and others discussed the report
and the Yearly Meeting finally concluded to ap-
point a committee of two, man and woman +,
from each Quarterly Meeting to nominate
committee on Bible schools for the ensuing
year.
The committee then took up the report of the
committee on secular education, which was
ably discussed by Francis 7. King, Prof. Pliny
E. Chase of Haverford College. VIM. Wether-
aid Of Canada, A. K. Smiley, Principal Of tho
Friends Boarding School at Providence, Allen
Joy of North Carolina, David Updegraf of
Ohio, and Joel Bean. The general tone of
these remarks was in favor of more liberal
secular and religious instruction by the Friends
1t can safely be said that the Friends are wax
ing up to the Importance of education,
The joint session adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Joint session met according to adjour nment.
The meeting was opened with prayer by David
Updegraff, followed by Rebecca Collins, The
meeting then took up the report of the COM
mttee on foreign missions. Abbott E. Smith
of New Bedford. who has just returned from
the Brumana Mission, read an exceedingly in
teresting report of the condition of the mission
airy work there. After Mr.. Smith had answer
ed several questions from the audience, the
meeting was addressed by Mrs. Satterthwaite
and Mrs Atkinson. Eli Jones made an earnest
appeal to the women to put less flowers on their
bonnets and fewer buttons on their dresses,
and to the men to use less tobacco and liquor,
and put the money in the Lords bank to carry
the Gospel to he athen lands. Remarks endors-
ing the last speaker We're made by VIM. With
erald and David Updegraff The report of the
committee appointed to visit small meetings
and individuals unable 70 attend meetings was
read. The committee report that they have
visited forty ~ hree meetings and a large number
of those unable to attend meetings within the
limits Of the Yearly Meeting the last year. rhe
committee were reappointed to serve the eDsu-
ing year.
The committee .having charge of the Indians
in this state. reported the condition of the two
tribes, and recommended the appropriation Of
$10O for the purpose of education among the
Indians.
Meeting adjourned to meet in separate session
this morning at 10 o'clock.
EVENING.
Meeting was called to order by Eli Jones.
David Updegraff read portion Of Scripture.
Prayer by "Oamp-meeting" John Allen.
Fitting Introductory remarks were mads by
Eli Jones, who introduced the Secretary of
the American Peace Society, DR.. Howard NAL
conn.
DR.. Malcomn made a very fne address,
stating some of the reasons why the friends of
peace should be encouraged. He thought the
Centennial grand peace society, the nations
Of the earth contending not in war, but in the
arts of and labors of peace. Encouragement
| is to be derived from the peaceful and calm
solution of the Presidential question few
months ago. There is encouragement in the
inaugural address of President Hayes, in those
sentences worthy to be written in letters of
gold in legislative halls, in which he affrms his
| firm determination to exhaust the methods
of arbitration in case of difficulty with
| a foreign power. DR.. Malcolm thinks
| the honors heaped upon Gen. Grant in
| England are due to the peaceful character of
| his administration, rather than to his military
| success. There is sign of encouragement,
| despite the threatening aspect of Europe, in
| that the pc wers of Europe have refused to be
drawn into war, as they were in the war Of the
Crimea. The arts of craftsmanship were ex-
hausted in the endeavor to avert the present
hostility. The hesitation and evident desire of
Russia to avoid war is another treason for en-
couragement. We have reason for encourage
| ment in that the costlinesS of war makes
| nations more timid in entering into hostilities.
| Above all, there are two powerful societies
having for their special province the establish
ment of international arbitration. 1t is not
unreasonable to suppose that the civilized
world will establish peaceful tribunal to settle
international difficulty. The American Peace
Society was organized by Capt. William Ladd
of Maine. It's work has been, by all the means
in its power, to substitute peaceful arbitration
for resort to arms.
Dr. Malcomn was followed by Eli Jones, who
paid an eloquent tribute to DR.. Miles, the late
Secretary, and then humorously introduced
Judge Chas w. Goddard. Judge Goddard
spoke Of his connection with the American
Peace Society, and thought that the day is not
far distant when all international troubles shall
be submitted to an international court of arbi.
tration, and that if such a tribunal were once
agreed to by the leading nations there would
be no difficulty with the remainder of the civil.
lied world.
| The report of the Committee of the YEARLY
Meeting, on Peace. was read by Henry T.
Wood.
The committee state that no meetings bavs
been held during the past year, but that mnch
has been done in other ways. The amount q,
money in the hands of the committee last WOO,
was $15464. There is on hand bal,nce n
1888.
Rebecca Collins of New. York, spoke with
great feeling and much sympathy of the moth
ers and wives who have suffered the ,oss -
| sons and husbands, and exhorted the Sociatv a
Friends to cling fast to their Peace princinles
Camp meeting John Allen showed that :..cir
cumstances alter cases." even with Ouakers
and said that he meant to tight the good fioh
of faith.''
The meeting was closed by the. charm an
with an announcement of social meeting to
day at 10 o'clock
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Dr. Edward G. Young, who preached in Cit
Hall last Sabbath.afternoon, Is one of the mos