The Portland daily press., 1881-06-16

AA0'ht ASPoheiuS al dSSIcSaIo dfoIdSo VI lUSJ.
These schools have been continued for the
most part through the year and report an in
crease OF interest and membership. Many
schools need a suitable amount of literature
for the Children. An appropriation Of one
hundred dollars for this purpose is recon-
mended to be used by suitable committee.
This report was accepted and the committee
on Bible schools was continued as follows:
VIM Collins, Chas s. Thorndike.
John Tucker, Chas w Goddard
Jos Frye. Albert Hill,
Thos Wheeler Geo III Farr.
isaac Warren Hawkes., Timothy b Hussey,
Frank Jones. Harriet Collins,
Mary j Rogers, Rebecca H Smiley,
Elizabeth Nichols, Sarah Buffinton,
Saloame c Wheeler, Margaret b Gates,
Lydia Sawyer, Mary Winslow,
Harriet N Jones, 81 Cox
Ruth Murray.
During the discussion that followed Eli
Jones and others took decided grounds against
carrying lesson sheets into the Sunday School
classes as being superficial method OF Bible
work.
DIR. Clarke testified to the value of indepen-
dent teaching.
The committee on Friends in the British
Provinces" report that but little has been
done, but that it would advise INCREASING Of
800 to aid these Friends as they may need.
The report was adopted and the question of
appropriation referred to the financial COM
mittee. The committee was continued viz
Josiah Holmes, Jr., BENZ f. Knowles, George
Richardson, Eli Jones, Sarah A. Holmes.
Sarah NJ. Richardson, Rebecca H. Smiley,
and Rachel S. Howard.
WORK OF THE INDIAN MISSIONS.
The committee on the improvement Of the
Western Indians reported in substance that:
The educational work has made good progress
under the care of the associated executive COM
mittee. Six schools have been enrolled with
commendable advancement in their industrial
pursuits. Manual labor has been prominent
part of the education in all the schools. The
Wyandotte school has shown special improve
ment under DIR. Chas. w. Kirk The Modoc
school has been under the care OF Emellne II.
Tuttle, always very successful as literary and
Christian teacher.
The executive committee has had five mis-
sionares in the field. At the Cheyenne
agency Elkanah and Irene Beard have labored
faithfully for year. Among the Pottawato-
mics Franklin Elliot has been very successful.
A meeting of twenty-eight members has been
gathered, and the work shows great promise
Tor the coming summer.
A new station has been opened among the
Shawnees at Blue Jacket in the Cherokee
country near the Quapau agency and a dona-
ton of Bibles and Testaments obtained from
the American Bible Society.
Asa G. Tuttle and wife and Jeremiah Hub
bard have labored with excellent results at the
Fifty-seven Indians were received as mem
bers at Timbered Hills monthly meeting.
These with q received before make so mem
bers q. this agency. A Friend writes, 'H the
Lord continues this open door we must be
faithful to the work here"
An acknowledgment is made Of supplies
received from Friends in Providence and Port
land, and for books and illustrated papers.
A bequest of $500 is announced from Samu-
ell Clifford of Sandwich, Mass. This Is now on
deposit in New Bedford bank in trust for the
committee. The associated executive commit
tee propose that the sum of $500 be raised by
the yearly meetings in aid Of this work.
The quota of this sum is, for this yearly
meeting, 1925; it is recommended that this be
appropriated. The report closes with words
of hope and encouragement.
ELLEN X. BuFFUM,
for the committee.
This report was accepted and
Henry T Wood, Anua Wood,
John T Tucker, VIM o Newhall,
Ellen X Buffum, Sarah Caroline Tobey,
Susan eckham, Mary w Jones,
Elizabeth H Newhal, Rebecca Anthony,
Eli Jepson, Elizabeth Hoxie,
John Frye, Myra z Frye,
Thos Battey, Sarah w Goddard,
Hannah L. Jenkins T. n p, jos Briggs,
were continued IS committee The request
dppTOPfldtlOu WAS totcIIou u tu6 uuduC6
committee.
THE MoDOCs.
Interesting personal "reminiscences were
given by Elizabeth L. Comstock. Enoch
Hoag of Kansas, formerly member Of the
Peace Committee, gave graphic account of
his experience on the plains Government
has, he said, interfered with the Friends
work since the administration of Gen. Grant.
The Indians have advanced in mechanical
arts and in the pursuits Of civilized life. The
Modoc massacre is directly chargeabie to the
government. and hundreds have been slainsby
our soldiers, after exasperating them by per-
secution and robbery. After the execution of
Capt. Jack, the Modocs were taken under
the Friends care and no Indian people have
made greater or more satisfactory progress in
study. The injury and wrong done these peo-
pie by the debasing influence Of rum and de-
bauchery Of the white man can never be esti-
mated
EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH.
The committee on education in North Caro-
lima and other parts of the South, reported
generally successful and encouraging state of
affairs
Six schools have been maintained in North
Carolina and one in Tennessee continuing
from three to six months each. Two hundred
and sixty-six pupils between the ages OF five
and % years attended; about one-half were
the children of Friends. The average attend
ance has been less than in previous years on
account of severe weather and deep SHOWS for
which the pupils there were of course quito
unprepared.
The teachers report from their sew eral
schools hopefully for the future and decidedly
of good progress during the past year. Two
of our scholars have been teaching during the
past winter. One is now attending boarding
school at the North and one is now at New
Garden boarding school. Many having had
school instruction are seeking for higher edu-
cation.
Acknowledgment is made with thanks, for
supplies of clothing aud reading material. Az
fectionate reference is made to the death OF
Friend Ann Maria Coffin.