The Portland daily press., 1879-06-16

SECOND DAY.
AT the mems meeting Saturday morning the
following Friends were reported as representa-
tives to this Yearly Meeting:
RHODE ISLAND QUARTERLY MEETING.
Jacob Mott, Thomas B. Buffum, Obadiah
Chace, James Dennis, Albert X. Smiley, Ben
iamin f. Knowles Allen Jay, Samuel Il. Buf
fington, Joseph G. Macomber.
SALEM QUARTERLY MEETING.
Owen Lane, Alvin Hoag, Moses Sawyer
Thomas Folsom, William o. Newhall, Charles
F. Coffin, Peter NJ. Neal, Gilbert C. Hoag, Jo
siah G. Challis, Herod Chase, Daniel Beede
James P. Boyce, Eli Jepson.
SANDWICH QUARTERLY MEETING.
George Howland Jr. Edward G. Dilling
ham, James B. Corydon Isaac r. Pattee, Geo
Hussey Clifford, Josiah Holmes. Jr., Stephen
r. Wing, David X. Akin, William G. Tabor
Arnold Clifford, Mathew Rowland, John f
Tucker, Gideon Wood.
FALMOUTH QUARTERLY MEETING.
Lemuel Jones, George Douglass, Joseph c.
Silas I'll. Garland, Augustus F. Cox, Joseph
Simpson, Abram Winslow, Timothy Hanson,
James E. Goddard, George F. Frye.
sMITHFIELD QUARTERLY MEETING.
Richard Battey, Paul A. Randall, James G
Arnold, Reuben A. Wheeler.
vAssALBoRo QUARTERLY MEETING.
j. William Jacobs, Clement R. Jones, Chas
B. Gates, Thomas B. Nichols, Jabez Jones'
Jonah Philbrick, Jedediah j. Varney, Alfred
I'll. Jones, William Hodges, Stephen FL
Jones, John G. Varney, William A. Jones.
DOVER QUARTERLY MEETING.
Jacob X. Puritan, Tobias Meader, William
P. Tuttle, Timothy B. Hussey, William r.
Dennis, Samuel Buffum, Otis Meade. Ira T.
Jenkins, Thomas q. Roberts.
FAIRFIELD QUARTERLY MEETING.
Henry Winslow, Reuben 7. Jones, George
A. Wing, Zeno K. Mason, Levi Jones, Isaac
Winslow, Jsseph G. Briggs, Joseph Taylor.
All but eight present.
The usual fraternal epistles from the Lon
don, ireland, New York, Baltimore, North
Carolina Ohio, Indiana, Western Iowa, Cana
da and Kansas were received and committee
of 81 appointed to draft replies to be submitted
at another session.
The following changes have occurred in the
quarterly meetings:
Rhode Island Gu. M'g reports the death of
Eunice Metcalf, an elder and member of the
Providence meeting, died Sd mo. 7th, 1879, aged
SO y. 5 mo. 10 ds; of Ruth Anthony, an elder
and member of r. 1. m. mtg, died Sd mo.
29th, 1879, aged 75 years mo. 81 days; and
that it was united with South Kingston mo.
mtg in acknowledging the gift and ap-
proving the public ministry of VIM. H. Page.
Salem GU. Meeting reports. that it was
united with Salem mo. mtg in appointing
Phebe III. Buxton elder. Olivia G. Oliver an
elder and member of the same mo.
mtg died 4th mo. 18th, ,1S79,aged rs yrs, II mos,
II dis, and Ruth j. Challis an elder and a
member of Seabrook mo. mtg, died I'd mo, ID,
1879, aged u yrs, mo- and 23ds. Salem mo.
mtg has established a preparative meeting in
Boston, to be held on the 4th day before the
1st fifth-day in each month at 81 p. m.
Sandwich Gu. Mtg reports that Isaac R.
Clifford, an elder and member of Dartmouth
mo- meeting, died Sth mo- I'd, 1878, aged 81
yrs, mos and days. Nathaniel Clifford, an
elder and member of Westport mo. mtg, died
Sth mo. 22d, 1878, aged so yrs, 3 mos and 26 ds.
1t was united with New Bedford mo- mtg in
acknowledging the gift and approving the pub
lie ministry of VIM. Thompson and Edward
G. Dillingham;, and with Dartmouth mo. mtg
in the appointment of Angelina S. Gidley to
the station of elder.
Falmouth Gu. Mtg has united with Durham
mo. mtg in acknowledging the gift and ap-
proving the public ministry of Mary F. Tuttle
and appointing Lucy Jones elder, and the
from the station of elder; and that Falmouth
mo. mtg has appointed John j. Frye its cor
respondent in place of George Douglass, who
has removed from its limits.
Smithfeld Gu. Mtg reports that it has united
with Uxbridge mo- mtg in the appointment of
Abigail Wheeler, James G. Arnold and Phebe
M. Pitts to the station of elder, and Timothy
X. Earle of Worcester, Mass, its correspon-
dent.
Vassalboro Gu. Mtg has united with China
mo. mtg in acknowledging the gift and ap-
proving the public ministry of Lydia A. Frye,
md IN No 1frr in, .nfi,
Gilbert Aldrich elder. Rebecca S. Pope, an
elder and member of Vassalboro mo. mtg, died
9th mo. 25th, 1878, aged II yrs, 8 mo. 16 ds.;
Ann Elmira Lang, an elder and member of
the same mo. mtg, died Sd mo. 18th, 1879, aged
70 yrs, m. and 2S DIS; John d. Lang, min
lister and member of the same mo. mtg, died
9TH mo. Oath, 1879, aged so yrs and 10 days;
James Jones, minister and member of the
China mo. mtg, died 9th mo. 4th, 1878, aged
SO yrs, 8 mo. days; Ann Jones, minister
and member of the same mo. mtg, died 9th
mo- 18th, 1878, aged 81 yrs, II mos. and q ds.;
Lois Varney, an elder and member of the
same mo. mtg, died 9th mo- 10th, 1879,
aged 80 yrs, 6 mos and 16 days; Daniel Cook,
an elder and member of Unity mo. mtg, died
4th mo. 9th, 1879, aged rs yrs, mos. 2 DIS.
Fairfield GU. Mtg reports that Allen Wing,
an elder and member of Sidney mo. mtg, died
4th mo. 8th, 1879, aged 81 yrs 8 mos and 2
days; Hannah Pope, an elder and member of
Litchfeld mo. mtg, died Sd mo. 10th, 1879,
aged 81 yrs, 6 mos and % days.
The report of the committee on the Provi-
dence boarding school was read and consid-
cred. The report is of considerable length,
and shows that the school is in a prosperous
condition. A committee was appointed to
propose school committee for the ensuing
year.
All the quarterly meetings report that they
have paid their quotas of yearly meeting stock
to the Treasurer of the yearly meeting, this
being the money voted to be raised at the last
years meeting.
AT the morning session of the women in Re-
ception Hall Anna G. Wood of New Bedford
was appointed clerk, and Margaret B. Gates
assistant clerk
Communications from the other yearly meet
ngs commencing their representatives were
received and acted upon.
AT the afternoon session the representatives
George Rowland, Jr., to fill the va
cancy on the Finance Committee caused by
the death of Edward w. Rowland.
The following statistics show the member
,bip of ho difforapt On rtarlv Maatipnc.