New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-15
NEWENGL1ND FRIENDS.

THE YEARLY MEETING AT MISUNDERSTANDING
TloN Win THE CHANGE TO P0RTLASD-JUNE
MEETING SUNDAY.
[FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF The TRtBuSEi
NEWPORT, II. l., June 13.-The annual meet
ing OF the NewEngand Society Of Friends Will begin IN
this city on Friday. and the indications are that there
will be an unusually large attendance owing in part TO
the fact that many did not attend the meeting last year
because IL was held IN Portland. Me, contrary TO the
wishes end the usual custom OF the majority Of the
Friends The society has been In the habit OF having Its
meetings here for more than two hundred consecutive
years IL not probable that the society at the present
meeting will vote 10 have any further gatherings at
Portland. Quite IA number OF the members reside tn
Maine and voted year before last 10 hold the meetings
alternately al each place IL was found TO be very
pensive undertaking. from the fact that 1t was
necessary TO rent hall for tho use Of the meeting
and they were obliged to indulge In other expenses
which were not reshed by the leading men OF the
society The society own valuable meeung-nouse AZ
this place, which Is large enough to seat zoo. IL
is painfully plain but Is IN keeping with the religion OF
been In progress al the church during the WINTER me
services having been conducted 10y most eslimaDe
lady Catholics, MetbOdsts. EpscOpalians, Untaians,
Baptists and representatives OF other denominations
have under this adys teaching, found " change OF
heart" audi gular as t may SEEM the members OF the
society broken loose from many Of their peculiar
customs. and have allowed singing and Tree ana lul
conference upon the subject Of religion, the meetings
IN many instances resembling those peculiar 10 tue
Methodist denomination. great WORK has been zone,
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no little discussion.
Nearly all Of the vacant AZ the private and pub
lie boarding places have been secured for the Quakers
during the June Meeting" many OF them having been
taken months ago. The prominent members hat e
engaged nearly all the az the Hotel Aquidneck
and also the Kay street Hous" They make ali their
arrangements beforehand, - that upon thelr arrival
| they are driven 20 thclr stopping places. -
VIII be known % June Meeting sun
day" The city viii DC filed with strangers, ana IL VIII
wear holiday appearance, eXcurslOnsts taking adyon-
tage the Inducements which viii be offered bV
railroad ana steamboat companies The city allows inc
restaurants 20 keep open on this day, ana u las
usu1ly been the means Of causing no little confusion
sunday the busiest day Of the whole year. but In this
connection should be stated that the Friends are not
To blame for the way n which the day Is desecraied
They do not minglo with the sghtseers, neither VIII
they found either the steamboats, that VIII
he IN day -Four services will be held at the
ust, Methodist and Congregational churches VIII be
occupied during the day and evening by approved
preachers, selected by committee. Many prominent
speakers will be- present from various sections OF new
England, and n few Will De here from England.
The following preachers from othe yearly meetings
present:
OhiO-A Kcnw0rthy and wife, Jacob Barker Elizabeth
l.. C0mstock and companion.
IHdiana-,Iohn T.. Pennington, Elkana Beard, Robert
Knight, and Alyida Clarke
IOrd.-JOhn H. Hanson.
Neir- Tork.-Eizaheh Madison.
Mdine.-Ei Jones, j. W. Jacobs, John d. Lang, George
Richardson. aud Narcissa JacObs
lfas,dchuscfis -LcmuCl Clifford Newell HOXle, Josiah
Holmes John Paige, Benjamin II. Jones' and Rachel :.
Rowland.
hhOde hidHd-Obadiah Chase, Thomas Groves, Eliza
beth Mcadcr, Lydia MacOmbCr, Uuldl Becdc Gullclna
Freeborn Harriet ID. Collins, aud Sarah Reynolds.