The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-12
THE FRIENDS.
Third Days Proceedings Of the
Yearly Meeting.
Foreign Missions and Temperance the
Principal Topics Discussed.

The proceedings at tho Friends Yearly meet.
ng yesterday wero more interesting than
have been those of any previous meeting thus
far this year. Several loading topics came out
for discussion aud were treated with freedom
Of thought aud courtesy for the opinions Of
othors, the qualities Lfor which Quakers have
long been distinguished. Themeeting met in
Joint session and went on with It's business.
MORNING.
The committee on general meetings and
gospel service presented their report.
At It's conclusion, long discussion which
occupied the greater part OF the time Of the
session, and which drew from many an ex-
preston Of opinion upon the subject took
place Remarks we're made by Friends Eli
Jones' Luke Woodard, Amos Kenworthy, A.
M purds. A. 4. Kenider, Henry 7. Wood,
Ruth $. Murray md Rufus King.
The opinion seemed general that tho
preachers did not lack for support or kindly
welcome, but there was apt TO be a lack Of per-
sonai interest among Friends. All agencies
which the Lord might give them to use were
to he accepted BY the members, nor should
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the way OF the Lord.
The report was at length pronounced to be
satisfactory to the meeting, and believing that
usefulness would result from a new appoint
nent they set apart the following Friends:
Henry I. Wood, Rebecca Smiley, b. It.
Knowles, o. i. Meader, Mary r. Hadwin,
Ellis II. Valentine, G. Douglas, /. Warren
Hawkes., G. Howland, Jr.. obadiah Chase ard
Daniel @. Maxfield, to propose at future
committee TO whom this important concern
may be eonfded the coming year.
AFTERNOON.
Al the opening Of the afternoon meeting the
clerk announced that the sum OF S460.09 had
been received from the contribution taken
just before adjournment in the morning.
Tho first business of the meeting was the re-
committee reported that they felt great diff
Guilty in attempting to express what they
thought would be the general sentiment OF
Friends en- this important subject Public
meetings had been held in all the quarterly
aud most Of the monthly meetings, and in
creased interest had been manifested wherever
the work had been presented. In juvenile
work they had boen active; instruction had
been given in their schools on the hurtful eff
feet of stimulants, and an effort made to give
the young knowledge Of how aleoholie drinks
affect the human system.
More than seventy -one public meetings had
been held, aud as many more under the call Of
the committee. The most important and prom
inent points upon which they had labored we're
constitutional prohibition, systematic instruc-
tion, and the reform Of the inebriate. The
committee were pleased to note the increased
number OF Friends Tho. bad become, advocates
OF total abstinence.
The usa Of tobacco in all It's forms as directly
tending to indulgence in stimulants was con-
denned. They earnestly recommended con
tinuance OF the work and asked for an appro-
priation for the ensuing year of $3.50.
The treasurer OF the committee made a re-
port which showed the receipts for the year i'm
clndng the balance in the treasury from last
year, TO be sos, and the expenditures over
$3.50
Pending the action Of the meeting on this re-
port, matter IN close connection with it was
considered by the meeting. The special COM
mittee TO whom was referred the request Of the
Falmouth quarterly meeting reported that the
first query OF the fifth article should be chang
sd by substituting alcoholic for intoxicating so
as 70 have 1t read; DO Friends use alcoholic
liquors as beverage? A discussion which
continued for some time arose upon the report
of the committee.
Charles w. Goddard Of Falmouth was not
-.
tee; the language was somewhat better, but
the idea conveyed was to him about the same
and be thought the matter had better be left
as it was before the question had been raised.
After remarks by Oven Dane, Ezra Hawkes.,
the chairman of the committee, addressed the
meeting. He said 1t had been found that some
were violating this qnsry, il it was to be I'M
derstood as most of the Friends seemed to
understand it, and he believed that cider was
the worst enemy We have today.
Eli Jones said be was la favor Of leaving the
fifth query alone unless we can 60 further and
wipe it out altogether. lie was even surprised
to.hear the qGery. Are Intoxicating liquors used
as a beverage. Even in Maine we are about as
far as we are likely to get unless the medicine
question was settled. Forty years ago, when
query was answered that Friends are careful
10 use intoxicating liquors only as medicine.
an old Friend rosa and said. Be Ecareful, my
friends. not to medicine it too much. That
was his counsel to-day.
After further remarks by several members,
1t was decided not to accept the change, and to
leave the srticls as it was.
The report Of the committee on temperance
was then accepted, and referred to the commit
tee on finance, and the same committee was
continued for the present year, composed df tho
following members:
Ezra Hawkes., Mary Almy Chase, John II.
Chase, Henriette ID. Collins, Ellen X. Buffum,
James r. Collins, Chas. A. Chace, Elizabeth
II. Valentine, John f. Tucker, Will + Ma.
comber, Phoebe b. Slocum, Hannah s. Wing,
Augustus #. Cox, Esther Osborn, Chas W
Goddard. S. Jane Cox, Edward S. Hacker,
Elizabeth n. Perry, Joseph NJ. Hanson, Alice
Purintop, Lydia E. Sawyer, Samuel Buifnm,
James s. Read, Abigail Wheeler, ID. Wheeler,
Swift, William Jacob, Hank E. Jones, Lydia
Il. Frye, Hannah j. Jenkins, l. Warren
Hawkes. Harriet N. Jones, Emeline Meyers,
James Z. Boyces u I. Larkin, Alice
w Hawkes..
The committee on foreign missions fol-
lowed. II was devoted TO the interests, work
and neods Of the mission at Brumana on Mt.
Lebanon. aud was follows
The ninth annual report of the foreign mis-
sion committee must In some measure report
what has been said before that the work Is 70.
ing on that difficulties have been met with, but
that the Master has been pleased to grant daily
strength for daily need. The two events Of
the year at Brumana have been the opening of
the girls training home, and tho visit of our
friends Eli Jones and Charles NJ Jones.
The girls training home, placed ON land do
mated by Maria Feltham and erected by sub
scriptions from Friends in America, was fur
nished by English Women Friends and finally
opened 10Th month 2Sth, In the presence of
about 800 people, among whom were princes,
members Of the tribunal, and other persons of
influence.
Addresses were made by Eli Jones, by the
Judge OF the tribunal and others. A poem was
read by the secretary of the central govern-
ment Of Mt. Lebanon, and hymn sung Dy
the fifteen girls who had been selected from
| the hone. After this the assembly dispersed,
heartily expressing their good wishes, one man
enthusiastically saying that he hoped the
workers in the home might live thousand
| years.
Maria Fetham, In charge Of the home, is a
minister OF our society from England, who has
| given herself to the work, actuated by the love
| OF Christ. The teacher, Marian ADO Nasin.
| appears to be well fitted for her work and Is
exertng good influence.
| ELI and Charles NJ Jones arrived at Bru-
| mana 10 month 11th, 1882, and spent four
| months there. They found much service for
| their master, In preaching the gospel, in aid