The Portland daily press., 1881-06-11
THE FRIENDS.
THE OPENING MEETINGS AT CITY
HALL.
A Large Attendance Expected and Many
of the Denomination Now In the City.

A Large Attendance Expected and Many
of the Denomination Now In the City.
The yearly meeting of New England Friends
opened yesterday morning in Reception Hall,
at o'clock, by the meeting of ministers and
elders. John Page was clerk, and Samuel
Burlington of Fall River, assistant clerk. The
business transacted was preliminary to the
more general proceedings which are to occupy
the coming week.
After prayer by the Rev. Edward G. Young
Of Ohio, the clerk read the accounts received
from the different quarterly meetings. Gre
dentials were received from stranger Friends
in the ministry who received hearty well
come
Representatives were selected to present, at
the afternoon session, the name Of some one
to serve as clerk of the ministers and elders
meeting which sits at intervals during the pro-
gress OF the yearly meeting, and the meeting
then adjourned to o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON.
The meeting opened at 3 o'clock the hour
appointed at adjournment. After prayer the
representatives reported the names of Alfred
H. COuGS AS ClSER, aLu OuHluS,tOu
as assistant clerk. These gentlemen wore &C.
cordingly elected.
Mr.. Jones succeeds Mr.. John Page, who
having filed the position for some years, was
relieved at his own request. The meeting
united in expressing its satisfaction with and
appreciation of his valuable services.
Certificates were read from other Friends in
the ministry. The condition of the church
was then taken up and discussed by reading
of queries and answers from the various guar
terly meetings.
THE QUERIES WERE
l. Are ministers and elders diligent in at
tending their meetings for worship and disci-
pline, and careful TO promote the attendance
of their families?
g Are the lives and conversation Of minis
tiers and elders clean and blalneless amongst
men? Are they in unity with one another and
with the meetings to which they belong har-
moniously laboring together for the honor of
truth?
g. Are they careful to rule their own houses
well; and do they endeavor by example and
precept TO train up their families in a religious
life and conversation, consistent with our
Christian profession?
l. Are they preserved in love, administer
ing encouragement or counsel as occasion may
require in reference to ministry or conduct?
The answers were in general clear and indi-
cate healthy condition Of the church.
A prominent idea advanced was that in the
church we should bear in mind the diversity of
gifts bestowed by God and labor to make the
.rta1 uea IF 4bnYn in r,rocopufinp
of our christian work and relations.
The reading of these queries and answers
brought forth many pertinent remarks from
the various ministers, those from our homo
meetings and from abroad. The time was
thus occupied until o'clock no further BUSH
ness being transacted, when the meeting adj
journed to meet on Monday morning at 8
o'clock.
EVENING.
The evening was occupied by meetings Of
committees and transactions OF essentially
private nature, concerning the arrangement of
programmes for the ensuing week.
At6 o'clock there was a meeting of some
seventy representatives to attend to important
church affairs concerning their several locali-
ties. AT o'clock there was private meeting
of a committee on North Carolina mission
work
Owing to the inability Of those having the
matter in charge to meet before this forenoon
for consultation we are unable to announce
the speakers who will occupy the several city
pulpits tomorrow. An account of the Sunday
services will appear in Mondays PRESS.
| Below is the order Of exercises at City Hall,
| tomorrow:
AT 8 o'clock a. m. there will be a social
meeting in City Hall az which Rev. Dougan
Clarke will preside. At 10 o'clock a. n. there
will be a meeting at the same place in charge
of Rev. Dougan Clarke and Elizabeth j. Com
stock In the afternoon at O'Clock there will
| be speaking by DR.. Edward G. Young of Ohio,
| and Vim. c. johnson of Indiana, and at
| o'clock p N. there will be another meeting in
the same hall, at which will be present BENZ.
! S. Coppock of Tennessee, Mary S. Knowles OF
| Canada, and Joseph Stanley of Ohio
The following list comprises the names OF
| prominent Friends already in attendance and
their places of residence while in the city
| The names OF others will DO published from
time to time as they arrive:
| AT the Falmouth are Dr. Dougan Clarke o.
Indiana, BENZ. Coppock and wife of Tonnes
see, Joseph Arbeely and Nazeph Arbeely Of
Damascus, Syria.
AT the Preble are Mary S. Knowles and
| Phila Jewell OF Canada.
| At the United States are Rufus P. King
North Carolina; Perrin Reynolds New York
S. Adelbert Woods, Michigan; Edw. Woods
Michigan; VIM. G. johnson, Indiana; DR.
Edw. Young, Ohio; Joseph Stanley, Ohio
John Pennington, Indiana; Abigail Kelly,
Ohio; VIM. P Angel, Tennessee; Elizabeth L
Comstock Kansas; Rebecca Smiley, New
| Bedford.
Miss Smiley is a sister of Sarah Smiley
whose occupation of DIR. Cuyler's pulpit occa
stoned such stir among the Presbyterians.
Elizabeth Comstock has been for two years
laboring among the destitute freedmen o.
Kansas and during that time has disbursei
over $4,000 entrusted to her for their relief.
The programme for to-day is: The begin
ming of the yearly meeting proper, at 8 oclocl
this morning: this is essentially meeting o.
business, though preceded by brief religious
exercises
First will be read the names of representa-
tives from the eight different quarterly meet
ings, followed by reading Of certificates fo
ministers from other yearly meetings, and b,
general business.
The afternoon session will be devoted t,
matters of church interest
The meetings yesterday were not open to thu
public. From this morning henceforth the,
will be open, and the Friends heartilywel conn
the people of Portland to the hall That til,
invitation will be generally accepted goes with
out saying. Most Of US can gain virtue and
increase of goodness by rubbing against th
drab coats.
The PRESS will be for sale at the book-roon
on third floor each morning Of the session, an,
will contain detailed accounts OF the proceed
ings. The revised edition Of the New Tesla
ment will also be for sale there
Woman Suffrage.
The womans suffrage meeting of Thursda
completed its organization, and adjourned un
til the fourth Thursday in September. TIL
members arranged plans of work and al
nounced that their labors would
for suffrage which they regard, whethe
for man or woman as comforting the creates