The Portland daily press., 1881-06-16

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satisfactory.
The committee appointed last year on sug-
gestion of Stanley Pumphry to take action on
the formation Of an American Board of Home
and Foreign Missions, reported that they have
had tie matter under considerations while the
way does not open to propose any definite ac-
ton at this time, yet they are DESTROYS that it
may still remain in the hearts OF Friends of
this yearly meeting.
They suggest that the concern be again re-
ferred to small committee of members and
propose that Eli Jones, VIM. G. Taber, VIM
II. Beale. Rebecca H. Smiley, Anna G. Wood,
and Anna M. Hussey, be entrusted with this
concern for the ensuing year. For the COM
mittee, Allen Jay.
This report was accepted and the committee
appointed as named.
The assistant clerk read the epistles to the
other yearly meetings, conveying greeting and
informing them of the work accomplished
during the session. The following was to
Kansas-Iowa:
GENEROUS DEFER. -
The committee appointed to confer with
BENZ. F. Knowles reported that they had ex-
amined the correspondence submitted by him
and deemed the matter worthy of the atten-
ton of this yearly meeting. The correspond
ence submitted embraced two letters from
Geo. Surge of London, England, proposing
to donate the sum of S25. 900 to be held in
| trust for the benefit of freedmen and their de-
scendants, in fitting themselves to educate
their race, the trust to be under the care of a
board of trustees appointed from this yearly
meeting and the interest thereof employed at
the Marysville Normal Training School for
| the purpose above specified.
The meeting united in grateful accept
ance of this trust and continued as nominat-
| ing committee to select seven Friends for this
board the already existing committee of con-
| ference. Friend Knowles stated that the
donor had in mind similar donation for
| Southland College. Interesting remarks were
| made by DIR. Clarke and Joseph Stanley
| Communications were sent to the women's
meetings these were the reports already read
The clerk was directed to prepare and forward
to Geo. Surge minute expressing the graft
| tude Of this meeting and its sense of RESPONSE
bility in taking upon itself this trust, and its
earnest intention to faithfully fulfill the con-
| ditions imposed.
TEMPERANCE WORK.
The Committee on Temperance reported:
ment. The work this year has been less than
usual in lectures and public meetings among
Friends but much has been done in the juven-
lie department and also in connection with
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and similar organizations. Traits and other
literature have been widely circulated the Of
fects of which are perceptible in an increased
temperance sentiment in many parts of our
yearly meeting. About eighty public meet
ings have been held in the prosecution of our
work. Many children have been regularly
| taught the character and effects of alcohol and
| tobacco and warned of the slightest indul-
gence in these subtle poisons. The text books
| used and which we recommend are Julia
Colman's "Alcohol and Hygiene" for small
children, and for those more advanced, "Dr.
Richardson's Temperance Lessons" The
triple pledge is still being circulated and re-
ceiving signatures.
mainly on the faithful education of the young.
In view of this the plan of temperance instruc-
ton in all our Bible Schools has our hearty ap-
prevail, and in order to give permanency and
uniformity to such teaching we desire that the
International Sunday School committee pro.
vide for Quarterly Temperance lesson in the
regular course in future. We regret that some
of our members still indulge in cider and the
other lighter alcoholic drinks as beverages,
manufacturing and selling wine also for that
purpose. We think the voice of Friends should
give no uncertain sound, but that it should be
distinctly understood that our Discipline pro-
hibits such use of any thing that intoxicates.
The evil Contemporaries is a gigantic one and
claims the united interest Of the whole Chris
tian church. 1t would seem that the presence
everywhere of her greatest enemy were Suffi-
cient to arouse all her energies, especially
when the startling fact is realized, that for ev-
cry dollar expended in tho spread of the Gospel
to saue souls tenSare used to destroy them, and
that more fall into the drunkard's grove every
year than are gathered into the visable King
dom of our Lord Jesus Christ, while through
the pride and self-indulgence of the members,
more is Wasted than all her missions cost. From
the testimony of all informed men with the
rightly interpreted teaching of the Bible, we
are convinced that the only safe position is
total abstinence from all alcoholic drinks on
every occasion. We recommend continuance
of this work, under the care of a committee
another year and that two hundred dollars be
appropriated for its use. We submit here
with the following report from our treasurer.
AUGUSTUS F. Cox,
Chairman.
HARRIET N. JONES,
Treasurer.
Amount received from George Rowland,
Jr., Treasurer of yearly meeting ....... $3.50 90
Paid out on order of Chairman A. +. Cox. "a 80
Balance in the treasury. ............" 60 80
+ $3.50 90
--- JOHN f. CHASE,
Treasurer of Committe.
The report was accepted, and the call for an
appropriation referred to the finance commit
tee. The committee was continued as last
year.
Friends were reminded by Gideon Wood
and others that no man can become complete
ly consecrated to the service of God with a
pipe, cigar or tobacco in his mouth or the odor
of liquor in his breath. We have but one
scripture injunction in favor OF the use Of to-
bacco:-"He that is filthy let him be filthy
STILL" --s---
THANKS TO GEORGE SURGE.
The Clerk read the following minute:
CATER the acceptance of the offer of an en-
dowment of our dear friend George Surge