The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-15


advised more familiar religious intercourse
between families and ministers. The assistant
clerk read the report from the committee on
foreign missions, in charge of Mt. Lebanon
training school at Brumana. The commit
tee reports that the work has been carried on
as usual. At the training school have been
thirty-one boarders and two scholars. Eight
new pupils have been gained this year. Good
progress has been made in the studies, and the
truths of Scripture carefully impressed upon
the minds Of the students. Good report is
made Of those who have gone out from the in
stitution. Medical aid has been afforded the
people through the Cottage Hospital recently
established, the free dispensary, and the SER
vices of visiting physician to the1outlying vii
lagos. 1926 have been received from medicine
and professional visits. Some of this has been
expended for drugs-part for the needs of the
mission. Two sisters from England have la
bored diligently among the native women;
meetings Of various kinds have been faithfully
maintained. Four new members have been
added to our society Forty boys during the
year have left, and we hear that their inlu-
ence is good.
OF the $1,000 due as aid from this yearly
meeting, only about $720 have been raised;
appeals have been responded to from New
York, Ohio, Philadelphia and other yearly
meetings. More must be done by this meeting.
The corner stone of school for girls has been
laid, and the committee call for an appropria-
ton of $500 to further carry on this part of
their work.
Signed
SUSAN T.. THOMPSON,
for the committee.
Appended is the report of George Rowland,
Jr., Treasurer of the committee.
RECEIPTS.
$780, 9th Month.
By balance from last year ............ S188. SO
rood fro 11o11r alr,j
ing $4,000 from yearly meeting. 1882
21O1. 6s
PAYMENTS.
Paid Theophilus Waldermeyer. 1935.OO
Dill Ior pruning. .......:........... lL50
Balance on hand to new acc't.......... 1878
21O1 6S
New Bedford, 9Th NO., 10th, 1881
The meeting expressed itself as satisfied
with the report of its committee and decided
to defer the discussion of this important SUBJ
iect to the afternoon meeting, after notices of
committee meetings.
Adjourned to p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2 o'clock in Reception Hall there was an
overcrowded meeting in charge of Allen Jay
for the instruction Of such as desired deeper
insight into the Christian life. Allen Jay, s.
Adelbert Wood, Phoebe Slocum, Mary Ellen
Chace and Elizabeth Comstock participated,
bearing testimony to the beauties of the higher
life, and urging a deeper and more fervent
spirit of inquiry after righteousness. A large
number rose to testify for the Saviour.
At four o'clock the yearly meeting assembled
in joint session in City Hall. A large au'
dience was in attendance, comprising besides
Friends many other people-for the most part
ladies. After the few minutes of devotion, the
clerk read the minute declaring the meeting
open.
Eli Jones introduced as a delegate from the
Congregational conference Rev. Henry f.
Harding of Hallowell bearing the greetings Of
that body.
In few well chosen words Mr.. Harding
responded, reading minute from the General
Conference of Congregational churches then in
session at Williston church, conveying their
sincere and heartfelt Christian greeting The
meeting then adopted an appropriate minute
of response and appointed Eli Jones and Har'
riet T. Collins to convey this to the conference
on the morrow.
After disposing of this matter, the discussion
Of the report of the committee on foreign mis-
| sionary work was resumed. Eli Jones gave a
resume of the work done by Friends in Syria
| and Palestine. 1t was most interesting story
of the Christian work begun twelve years ago
For about seven years past much has beer
contributed by this yearly meeting in support
of girls school, There are now in Ramallah
| about fifty families of native Friends. They
hold on the Sabbath regular meetings, and also
| on week nights mothers meetings are held
| There is "a boys school at this place as well a
in five other villages. The work on Noun
Lebanon began seven years ago there, 35O'