The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-17
THE FRIENDS.
PROCEEDINGS OF the CLOSING DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Ats o'clock the Ministers and Elders held
their final meeting. The session was devoted
to remarks from VIM. G. johnson, Rufus P.
King, Elizabeth L. Comstock and others, dis
cussing the question "How can we best preach
Christi" At 945 the meeting, having tram
sacted no business adjourned to meet at
Newport, Rhode Island, in 1852. The officers
of this meeting are Alfred H. Jones, clerk,
Samuel R. Buffinton, assistant clerk.
At $50 o'clock another general prayer meet
ing was conducted in City Hall. From an
early hour until the time appointed for the
public meeting, the various committees were
busily occupied in organization, and arranging
their work for the year to come. In the cor
ridors the Friends were exchanging farewells
the stream having already set the other way,
and the attendance begun to thin out. Many
who have children at Ethe Providence School
desire to return home before commandments
which occurs next week. A reunion of old
graduates is to be held on the grounds.
At 10 o'clock was the public meeting of gen.
eral praise. After prayer by several friends.
DR.. Edward Clarke spoke upon holiness as an
attainable state. By sanctifcation the heart is
purged from sin and made holy. God calls
His children to work during life in the high
way of righteousness, and not to start out only
at the approach Of death. How are we to
walk there? Only by aid given by Christ
therefore, Gas ye have received Christ
Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." VIM. G..
johnson spoke Of the joys, the comfort and
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Christ's love. There is no Joy like that Of
Gods salvation. Elizabeth Comstock por-
trayed the joys of those who die in the Lord.
Her long and varied missionary experience
furnishes large fund Conformation.
Joseph Stanley is an earnest exhorter who
in terse and practical language impresses him.
self upon the audience.
These remarks were followed by singing of
"Still there's more to follow" and prayer by
Z DR.. Edward Young. Words from Abigail
Kelly and Joseph Stanley closed the gather
ing.
AFTERNOON.
At 2 o'clock another well-attended meeting
for the promotion of holiness took place in Re.
ception Hall, in charge Of DIR. Clarke.
The yearly meeting assembled at 8 o'clock
in separate session as appointed at the last adj
journment.
THE KANSAS REFUGEES.
The committee on Kansas refugees reported
the names of Friends from each quarterly
meeting to solicit aid for tho Kansas refugees,
viz:
Rhode Island-Joseph Macomber Charles A
Chace, Charles D Kenyon.
Salem-John H Crossman, Charles H Thorndike,
Sandwich-Gideon Clifford. Alvah Holloway, Gid
con Wood.
Faimouth-Augustus Cox, Samuel Jones, Ma
smithheid-Ri Battey Calvin lockwood,
Greedy Dow.
vassaiboro- varney, Josiah Philbrook,
Dover-Isaac H. varney, Eli Meader, Edward
Purington.
Fairfield Warren Hawkes., As, Shepard, Ed
win Wing.
On behalf Of the committee.
CHARLES D. KENYON.
SAMUEL r. BUFFINroN.
The committee appointed to bring forw ard
names of Friends to serve as trustees of the
endowment proposed by George Stuge re-
ported the names of
Benjamin Knowles South Manchester, Conn,
Samuel r Butfinton, Fall River
Augustine Jones, Providence,s
Rsbecca H Smiley, New Bedford,
Ellen X Buffum, Providence,
Susan Thompson, New Bedford.
For the committee,
GEORGE ROWLAND, JR
This report was accepted.
REPRESENTATIVE MEETING.
The representatives of meetings at large to
choose representative meeting, reported the