The Portland daily press., 1883-06-14
AFTERNOON.


The afternoon meeting began at O'Clock.
The minute made in reference to the answers
to the queries was presented.
The following Friends were proposed and ac-
copied to constitute a representative meeting
the ensuing year:
Benjamin f. Knowles, VIM. G. Taber,
Chas. M. Bailey, Sophia D. Bailey, Richard
Batty, Sarah f. Tobey, Ellen *. Buffum, Enoch
Hoag, George Rowland, Jr., Augustine Jones,
VIM. Thompson, Henry T. Wood, Rachel b.
Nichols, Geo. Douglass, VIM. O. Newhall,
Chas. f. Coffin, Charles Taber, Lydia Haight,
Hannah j. Bailey, s. Jane Cox, Anna g..
Wood, Augustus f. Cox, Jacob X. Purington,
Anthony NJ. Kimber, David X. Akin, James
FL. Chase, Samuel r. Buffinton, Mary w. Col
Inns, Reuben T. Jones, Timothy B. Hussey, Eli
JONES' Thos. B. Nichols, Gulielma Thorndike,
Huldah s. Buffum, Susan T. Thompson, Al
fred Ell. Jones, Harriet d. Collins, Owen Dane.
Epitiles TO New York, North Carolina, and
ireland were read and approved.
Returning minutes we're given to the visit
ing strangers as follows:
Alexander M. Purdy, Rufus P. King, s.
Adelbert Wood, M. NJ. BiDford, Amos M.
Kenworthy, Phebe FL. Kenwortby, Louisa NJ i,
Fulgum, Luke Woodland, John t. Dorland
Jr., Mary HI. Rogers and James T. Richardson.
The meeting concurred with the women's
meeting in adding Ruth and Anna I'll. Nichols
and Phebe Wing to the educational meeting.
A returning minute, expressing great salts
faction with the presence and ministry and
desires for his future prosperity and safe re-
turn to his native land was given to Isaac
Sharp.
The following committee of arrangements
were appointed:
John f. Tucker, Samuel Il. Bufinton, Levi
Jones, Augustus r. Cox, George Douglass,
Ezra Hawkes., Eli Jones.
EVENING.
The evening meeting was occupied with re-
marks by several Friends on Christian mis-
sion. Though many words were said for their
own missions the speakers by no means coll
fined themselves to these, but manifested a
true catholic regard for the work Of others in
sympathy with the spirit and in obedience to
the words of the Master.
After reading Of the scriptures and prayer
by one Of the Friends, the chairman called
upon Eli Jones' who said in substance:
The subject Of missions was of such i'm
p0rtance to the world and US that he felt called
10 speak. The Saviour gave this great com
mission, and at the same time said He had all
power and would be always with his people.
Christian church, and from what has been
done in the 10Th century he believed Christ's
church was responding r. the call. There was
no work greater than this as what has been
dore will show. He iDstanced the Feejee
Islands and the wonderful Transformation
which Christianity had wrought for his tpeople,
the Sandwich Islands, Patagonia and other
well known missions. 1T is great fact that
almost all nations have opensd their doors to
Protestant missions and eehoing the Macedc-
niaE cry while thousands once heather are
professad disciples OF Christ. Well may we
| say, "What hath God wrought"
He spoke of the Bible lands and the wonder
tol legacy they had left us; all we know OF the
law and the gospel, much OF civilization; but
to-day in trouble and despairiDg, they ask our
help. The Jews aud the followers OF Mahomet
Call upon US; for though they believe in the
true God they do not accept the Lord Of | lie
and glory. They accept him In his historical
relations, that is all. Fifteen years ago some
Friends travelling in Palestine stop.
| pod at place some nine miles
| from Jerusalem and founded a girls school. 10
which has been added boys school, and ont
| of this has come "a church holding the teuets
and teachings Of the Society Of Friends. But