The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-14
THE FRIENDS MEET IN PORTLAND.
Opening Of the Yearly Meeting In
City HALL Yesterday.
A Full List of the Delegates From
New England States.
Topics Discussed by Leading Mem
bers of the Conference.

"The QuakerS have S ia ted time for open
ing their meetings." said one of the Friends
to us last evening, 'but they close them
when the Lord wills" Ats o'clock punct-
ually yesterday morning, for few moments
peaceful silence rested on the large au-
6ience assembled In Reception Hail. Then
prayers were offered by Phebe Clifford of
Providence, William Wetherald Of Canada,
Henry Stanley Newman of England, Ger
trude Garland of Newburyport
Remarks were made by Daniel Hill from
the text, Commit thy way unto the Lord
and He shall direct thy path"
William Wetherald of Canada, related the
incident of the pilot who had guided the yes
sells through the channel for 80
years. "Ycu ought to know every snag and
sandbar by this line," said the man to whom
he told the fact. "Not one Of them," an
swered the pilot, "but l know the deep
waters" Don't mind the rocks-the sand
bars of trouble and affection, but let us
know the deep waters of revealing love of
Christ
Amos Kenworthy of Indiana, Friend
much beloved, read the 10th Psalm with ex-
planatory comments.
The venerable Eli Jones of China, gave a
short history Of the Quakers, how in the
early days they were looked upon as dan
gerous subjects of the government, and were
prosecuted accordingly, and now, in the year
of 1889 they were welcomed to the hearts
and homes-it may be of some of the de-
scendants of their prosecutors.
An earnest address, exhorting the Friends
to build up their church by the conversion Of
sinners was given by Henry Stanley New
man of England, who has been for 20 years
secretary of the London Yearly Meeting
Missionary Society.
Alfred III. Jones, clerk, read the roll
call of representatives from the nine quar-
terly meetings embraced in the N. E.. Year
ly Meeting as follows:
Rhode Island-Electa Jane Collins, Phebe
| r. Clifford, Sarah j. Hanson, Samuel r. Buff
| fun, Estha Chase, Robert Clifford, Louisa
| N. Meader, BENZ. +. Knowles, Catherine
Green, Phebe S. Aydelotte. Obadiah
| Chase
Salem-Joseph Garland. Gertrude Cart
| land, Owen Dame, Deborah W. Crossman,
Lydia G. Neal. Elizabeth t. Larkin, VIM. o.
Newhall, Phebe II. Buxton, Peter M. Neal,
VIM. Pinkham. Henry p. Hawkes.. Jr.. and
| Charles Peaslee.
Sandwiches Rowland, Jr., David Kel-
ley, BENZ. III. Kirby, Elbridge G. Chase,
Rachael III. Rowland, Anna G. Wood, Char
ity G. Chace and Elizabeth G. Wing.
Falmouth-Cyrus Garland, Elijah Cook,
Reuben T.. Jones, Augustus F. Cox, Phebe
| p. Jones, Emma N. Newell, Lucy r. God
dard, Lydia M. Pope.
Smithield-Isaac Steer, John M. Metcalf,
Abigail Wheeler, Susan A. Clifford, Salome
G., Wheeler. Mary A. Battey, Susan e.
| Vassalboro-Alfred Fl. Jones. Eli Jones,
] James @. Pierce, Peace Jones, Mary c..
| Jones, Elizabeth K. Jones, William ii. Gates,
}: varney, Eliza P, Pierce, Josiah Philbrook
Mary Eliza Philbrook, William A. Jones,
Peace Jones, Mary G. Jones, Mary r. Jones,
Elizabeth X. Jones, and Eta S. Gates.
Doyer-William p. Fuller, Samuel Buffum,
| Asa c. Tuttle, Lydia E. Jenkins. Lydia M.
| G. futile, and Mercy Jenness.
Fairfeld-Leyi Jones, Joseph Briggs,
Moses Briggs, Lavina M. Briggs, Emeline
| Q. Myers, Hannah j. Bailey, Emma 5.
Briggs and Mary G. Hawkes..
| Parsonsfield-Silas I'll. Garland, John b.
| Garland, Russell Hoag. Lydia A. Garland,
Ednice ID. Garland and Elizabeth FL. Cobb.
Whose names being called, they were all
| present except thirteen, for the absence of
nine of whom sufficient reasons were given.
The records of the conference held at
Newport last year were then read by MI.
| Jones.
| Credentials were read accepted and cor
dial welcome given to Henry Newman Stan
ley of the London (Eng) Yearly Meeting
VIM Wetherald, of Canada Yearly Meeting
Seneca 4. Stevens, Mary G. Underhill. Han
nah NJ. Pratt New York Yearly Meeting
Jessie Whitmore. Kansas Yearly Meeting
| Amos Kenworthy, Western Yearly Meeting
John Frye, Iowa Yearly Meeting.
| Short and interesting addresses were Civ
en- by Seneca Stevens of New York, Rebecca
| Collins of Darlington, Mass, and others.
The closing prayer was offered by VIM. o.
Newhall of Lynn, and the meeting adjourn
ed to 3p. IN.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| AT the afternoon session, which was OPP
ened with prayer by Henry Stanley New
man, remarks were made by VIM. Wether-
aid, Daniel Hill, John Frye, Amos Ken
worthy, David Douglass, Henry s. Newman,
Seneca Stevens, Jesse Wilmore, Phebe S.
| Aydelotte, Levi Jones, Emeline G. futile,
Charles Goddard and Mary G. Onderhill.
| Alfred II. Jones read the queries on
Ministry and Oversight" and summary
of answers from the quarterly meetings hav-
ing been prepared for that purpose. Eliza
beth 7. Larkin read the reports from the
| quarterly meetings.
Joseph Garland announced that the COM
mittee had chosen Alfred H. Jones of China.
Me-, clerk to serve for the ensuing year and
Elizabeth T. Larkin of Peabody, Mass, as
assistant clerk. and these nominations were
approved.
Alfred III. Jones then read the minutes,
subject to approval, on Ministry and Over
sight and the meeting adjourned to Friday
| at a. m.
A representative meeting was held in the
evening.
Joseph and Gertrude Car tland Of New