The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-13


following had been regularly appointed repre-
sentatives to this meeting:
RHODE ISLAND.
Thomas B. Butfum, Augustine Jones,
Joseph e. McC0mber, Charles A., Chase
Joseph 5. Anthony. Charles d. Kenyon
Benjamin f. Knowles, Samuel r. Buffnton
Anthony M. Kimber, Robert P. Clifford,
W. ID. Perry, James II. Collins,
Henry @. Aydelotte.
SALEM.
Robert s. Brown, Daniel c. Maxield
Owen Dame, Charles H. Jones'
Joseph Cartland Charles e. Peasley,
w. y. Newhall, Peter M. Neal
Olney L. Meader, John f. Chase
Joshua Buxton, Thomas Folsom.
SANDWICH.
George Rowland, Jr., N Hervey Wilbur,
Joshua l.. Macomber, Gideon Wood,
Thomas f. Haiford, VIM. Thompson
Stephen R. Wing, Edward G. Dillingham;,
David Kelley, Gideon Clifford.
W. P. Davis.
FALMOUTH.
Reuben I. Jones, Elijah Cook.
Augustus f. Cox, Sias H. Cartland
John j. Frye. Sumner G. Williams,
Augustus G.. Jones, Freeman Andrews,
Nathan Pope, Charles W. Weber,
George Douglass, Henry f. Newell.
sM1THF1ELD.
Richard Battey, William Aldrich,
Paul A. Randall Herbert o. Aldrich,
Thomas Grover Isaac Steen.
vAssALBoRo'.
Alfred III. Jones, Jedediah j. varney,
Eli Jones, Frank E. Jones,
Thomas b. Nichols Ebenezer Frye,
Josiah Phibrook, William A. Jones,
Hartwell A. Jenkins, Caleb Jones.
DOVER.
William F. jenkins. George Estes
Albert c. Buffum Russell Hoag
ASA Y. Iuttle William p. Tuttle.
FAIRFIELD.
Charles N. Jones. Henry winslow,
Nathaniel Hawkes., Levi Jones
George Richardson Isaac Winslow,
Moses Briggs.
Ten OF the representatives were not present,
Tor the absence Of four of whom sufficient
reason was assigned.
The reports from the quarterly meetings
were read Acknowledgment is made OF the
receipt of documents from the last yearly
meeting, and such other matters are mentioned
as 1t may be deemed advisable to bring to the
attention of this meeting. A copy of the
summary Of the answers to the queries is en-
closed, and the reports also contain list of
the representatives appointed from each quar-
terly meeting to the yearly meeting, as we'll as
appointments to the meeting on ministry and
oversight.
The following changes in the quarterly
meetings were reported, All the deaths re-
| ported are Of ministers:
Rhode Island-Died, Chynthia Bowen, aged
| SO years; William Sherman, aged SO years.
| Place of holding, South Kingstown. Monthly
meeting changed from Western to Hopkinton
| in January, February, March and October.
| Ore added to the meeting on ministry and
| oversight.
Salem-Anna W. Paige appointed an elder.
Died, Mercy S. Davis, aged 81 years; Josiah
| D. ChalliF, aged ~ years. Meeting on minis-
| try and oversight now composed Of 27 mem
| bers besides ministers and elders
| Sandwich-Arnold G. Tripp, Susan s. Tripp
and Azuba Cannon appointed elders Died,
Ruth H. Baker, aged So years; Meltiah Gil.
| 20 years.
Acknowledgements F. Cox and Jane Cox
| appointed elders. Ministry of Sumner G. Will
llams and Charles +. Andrews approved.
| Died, Stillman Estes, aged 70 years Ten
| appointed members meeting on ministry and
| oversight.
Smithfeld-Died, Ruth NJ. Battey, aged 80
| years; Dorcas Daniels, aged SO years; Jona-
| than X. Southwick, aged So years. Ten ap-
| pointed members meeting on ministry and
| oversight.
Yassalboro'-Two added to meeting on min
| istry and oversight.
| Dover-Ministry OF Emeline FL. Tuttle r.
proved. Two added to meeting on ministry
and oversight Asa G. Tuttle received from
Kansas yearly meeting. Hepzibah II. Hoag
| removed to Kansas. Died, Enoeh Hoag, aged
| 73 years; Lucinda Pinkhsm, aged Ga years; /;
C.n
| yer, aged so years.
Fairfeld-Obed Allen, Asa Shepherd and
Sarah u, Shepherd appointed elders. Revised
| list OF members of meeting on ministry and
| oversight and appointed 10 members of that
| meeting.
The clerk then read the credentials of the
visiting ministers, with which the members
present expressed themselves as being satisfied.
The following were appointed By the meet
ing committee on returning minutes to other
meetings to act with such Friends as the
women's meeting might join: Chas. e. Var
ney, Geo. Rowland, Jr., Olney T.. Meader,
Owen Dame. Thomas Wood acted as meg
senger from this meeting to that of the
| women.
| The epistles received from the yearly meet.
ings in correspondence with this yearly meeting
were next taken up, and the epistles were read
from the meetings Of London, Eng, Ireland,
New York, Baltimore and North Carolina.
All the epistles reported prosperous condition
OF the society. Both the epistle from London
and that from Ireland contained expressions OF
JOY at the aversion of war with Russia which
had so recently appeared imminent The
epistle from New York made reference to the
wide field for missi onary work in foreign lands
and alluded to Quak erism as like the primitive
form of Christianity. At the last meeting Of
the London Friends, one of the Friends pres
ent came from Syria. He is a native of the
country and prominent merchant and banker
there.
The following were appointed to nomi nate a
committee on correspondence and report at the
next meeting: Owen Dame, Chas. M. Jones
George Douglass, Darius Buffnton, William
Thompson, N. Hervey Wilbur and Richard
Battey.
The comm ittee OF arrangements reported
delegate pr resent from the Congregational Con
ference, now i'll session at Bangor, and Benja
min f. Knowles, George Richardson, Silas Fl
Garland, Peter III. Neal, Chas III. Jones an6
Samuel r. Buffinton were appointed to mee
with committee from the womens meeting
and arrange for his reception. The committee
withdrew, and pending their return remarks
were made by number of Friends. On the
return of the committee, it was decided tt
hold joint session at $50 p. M, and then re-
ceive the delegate from the Congregations
Conference
After the announcement of committee meet
ings to be held during the afternoon an6
evening, the meeting adjourned at 1890 p. m
woMEN's MEETING.
AT an early hour yesterday morning the hall
and corridors of the City Building were filled
with little groups Of Friends exchanging
greetings and welcoming the new corners. The
number of visiting Friends has largely in
creased since Thursday.
The morning sessions opened at q. m.
The New England Yearly Meeting O.
Women Friends was held in Reception Hall
A large audience was present. The clerk O.
this meeting is Anna G. Wood; assistant
clerk, Ruth s. Murray. A vase of beautifu
flowers ornamented the clerks table.
The half hours devotional exercise was led
by Caroline Talbot in an earnest prayer.
! The minutes of the meeting on ministry and
oversight were read by the clerk.