The Portland daily press., 1889-06-17

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We are batting against the two greatest
crimes, war and intemperance. Let us bury
the cause Of wine so deep that 1t cannot be
resurrected. Sixty thousand souls are Of
fered every year as victims Of the god Bac-
chus, and the State enters into an alliance
| with the liqour traffic. War Is contrary to
the Gospel Of Christ-whether defensive or
offensive. He spoke against the youth being
| educated into the belief that military honor
is the highest honor.
| Peter M. Neal bore testimony against the
high school drill as being wrong education
for youth.
| Charles w. Goddard emphasized the dan
| ger of using intoxicating liquors as a medi-
| cine.
Joseph Moore of Earlham College, Ind,
| spoke Of the Importance Of family instruc-
/ tion.
| Adjourned to meet in joint session at 4
| p. m.
| The women assembled in Reception Hall
| at 10 a. N. Devotional exercises were led by
| May j. Il. Chappelle and Mary G. Under
hill.
| A committee was appointed to prepare a
| summary to the answers to the queries con-
| sisting of Sarah Hanson, Elizabeth c. Wing,
| Deborah w. Crossman, Hannah T. jenkins,
| Mary j. Rogers.
The statistical report from the several
| quarterly meetings showed small gain in
numbers. 1t also called forth many inter-
esting and helpful thoughts. Suggestions
were made regarding the careful training OF
| the children, the early bringing them to
/ tof nd ofxyi fo do
| them.
Hannah Pratt and others, appealed espec-
tally to the mothers, and the young women
| that they let the Lord use all their gifts to
| win souls for Him.
| Ruth S. Murray, assistant clerk, called at
| tention to the rich inheritance and the re-
sponsbility of the yearly meeting, in the
| 1000 children and young people under 21.
| She urged that the church help these by Civ
| ing them work for Christ, and in this con-
tion spoke of the good results from the Soci-
| eties of Christian Endeavor.
The meeting adjourned until the joint ses-
| sion at 4 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Friends assembled in joint session in
| the afternoon in City Hall.
VIM. Wetherald offered prayer, after which
| he made remarks, directed especially to the
young, on "The Call to the Ministry" Quot
ing Macaulay's "It is delicate sometimes, ey-
| en- dangerous to tell ones experience" ne
| related in a most interesting manner his
| own experience as an ignorant boy, handi-
| capped by poverty, in the backwOods of
| Canada. With only the first rudiments Of
| learning and without the means to acquire
| an leducation, at the age Of II he received
the call to preach. To buy his first Bible
| he cut and sold half dozen axe handles,
poor ones they were. too, he added. Later
| he taught school for some years, making
| this and other work a preparation for his
| future service. He then made an earnest
| appeal to those present who had felt SINH
| lar call that they be faithful to do the Mas
| ter's will.
| Evi Sharpless followed in prayer.
The proposition to take into consideration
| a new apportionment of Yearly Meeting
stock from Sandwich Quarterly Meeting
was referred to the representative meeting.
| The proposition from Falmouth Quarterly
Meeting that that quarterly meeting be held
| In Portland once year, was granted.
The report of the committee having the
care Of he.Friends Boarding School atProvi-
dence, occupied much time Of the meeting.
The school is reported in prosperous condi-
tion with an attendance the past year of "a
boys and 76 girls The religious interest Of
the students has been usually good. There
have been very valuable improvements made
in the school buildings adding much to the
comfort Of the scholars.
The Yearly Meeting ratified deeds made
by its treasurer in 1882 in transferring land
in Providence.
The following committee were appointed
to whom was referred the proposition in ref
cree to management and transfer Of real es-
tate In Providence:
Samuel Bufum, Sias IL. Garland,
Obadiah Chace, Joseph Garland,
Gideon Wood. John Hacker Hall,
Oscar j. Moore, Alfred III. Jones'
Emelne ii. futile, Emma 5. Briggs,
Phebe l.. PoDe, Eliza L, Price,
Salome o. Mitchell. Emma NJ Newell,
Lydia r. Dillingham;, Anna Nj. Gore,
Esther Chaee.
The meetings were united in the reappoint-
ment Of the same committee to have charge
Of the Friends Boarding School for the en-
suing year.
Joseph Moore Of Earlham College, Ind,
spoke encouragingly Of the condition of the
school.
The report of the Committee on Freedmen
was then read, giving some account of the
school at Marysville, Tenn, with treasurer's
report included The committee feel that
the responsibility of the care Of the colored
people is increasing yearly. Whole number
students, POI; average attendance, 11s; /; sew
enty-six boarcers in the building. There
were 90 students in the Normal class during
the year. All kinds of useful employments
have been taught them. BY the annual re-
port Of the Geo. Surge fund II in the fall