The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-20
THE FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING.
Proceedings of the Closing Day of
the Conference.
The Reports and Discussions on In
dian and other Work.
Reception Of the Deiegats from 9th
er Conferences.

On the Fourth Day morning the Friends
met in joint session. After prayer consider,
alton of the Indian work was taken up.
Charles W. Goddard. recently from Indian
Territory, told of seeing quarterly meeting
composed of Indian Friends. The Indians
in Modoc village which he described were
really civilized. Christian influences civ
ilized them. He spoke of one Indian, who
confessed that he could not speak much
English, but he had learned one new word,
"hallelujah."
Emeline Ii. futile read some passages
from the 37th chapter of Ezekiel, and after
wards gave some account of her labors
among the Modocs. Ore Indian woman,
Lucy Winney, was foremost in the dog
dance, "a paschal supper, poosibly-today
she is sitting at the Masters feet. More
help is needed 80 tribes are without mis-
sionaries. Open your hearts, hands and
purses. The money Is all raised to build
| little church at the ASA and Emelne Tut
tie Mission"
A collection was taken for the Indian
| Mission which amounted to S132 so.
| A delegate from the Maine Annual Con-
ference of the Maine Episcopal church, Rev.
| l.. ii. Beal, came to say God bless and
speed on the work and workers in this Year
ly Meeting"
Eli Jones, on behalf the Yearly Meeting,
welcomed the delegates. He thanked God
that he nal lived long enough to see denom
national walls crumble so low we could
reach over and shake hands.
{ f. T. Bayley, pastor of State street church,
delegate from the Congregational Confer.
ence now in session in this city, de sired to
look upon the face of j. G. Whittier, both
as poet and as Christian, We claim min.
He alluded to the records in the old First
Parish church. where day of fasting and
prayer was called because the Quakers
were increasing" The UNCONVENTIONAL
lines have largely fallen, and we are one,
not in method, but in Christ Jesus. The
Congregat i0nal Conference greet you not as
denomination, but as Friends to God and
to man.
/ Rev. DIR. Small Of the First Baptist
church, expressed himself as glad to attend
1.-THE sessions of the meeting. He spoke If
1.-The good work the Friends had done in the
educational and missionary departments
David Douglass heartily and cordially re-
ciprocated the fraternal sentiments.
AlUuiy OldiIty NcWuiiu LUOuEuL IL WAS q
good thing to unite in working together. He
referred TO the gathering in London of the
Ecumenclcal Council of Missionaries of all
denominations.
Report of the committee on Foreign Mis-
Slons was then presented. 1t was stated
that they have assumed entire control of Ra-
mallah, Palestine. Charles NJ. Jones, limo
thy Is. Hussey and wife have been out to
look after affairs, and the two latter now
have charge of the work. An additional
InE IaAn a&os1
changes have been made In the mission
house. soIthat there viii be room for train.
ing school for girls. One hundred and twen-
tty-hve children are receiving instruction.
The number in attendance at the workers .
meeting are largely increasing.
Elmira Farquhar, NJ d.. is to 60 out as as
sistant tn the hospital Huldah H. Leighton
goes out In two weeks as matrOn and general
superintendent. Henrietta johnson goes in
tne autumn as teacher OF English. The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society is to
pay the expenses of the latter.
This was the treasurer's report:
expenditures ............... .......... 4, t53.19
Surplus. .s...................S 1907
Charles NJ. Jones, who has lust returned
from Ramallah, gave some words Of expla-
nation concerning the property.
Eli yeneS spoke feelingly of the need In
kamallah. He urged that liberal subscrip-
tion be made.
q A collection amounting to S3O3.Ol was then
taken for the mission at Ramallah.
EllzaOetn l. Larkin thought il we gave
Hperally we should have more to give.
a board OF three trustees were appointed
10 mold property at Ramallah, consisting of
Robert p. Clifford
The same committee on Home and Foreign
Missions was continued for one year with
the addition Of the names of Ruth S. Murray
and Robert p. Clifford.
The committee in charge of Oak Grove
Seminary reported a successful year There
were l02 students in the autumn, 81 in the
winter and 81 in the spring Religious in
terest was exceptionally good New build
inss have been completed and furnished,
Charles NJ. Bailey of Winthrop has prom
Used to pay for these buildings and present
them. to the Yearly Meeting, provided the
Yearly Meeting will raise an additional $20-
600 for permanent fund; $1,000 of this has
already been raised In addition he promises
to edu ,ate five young people if his terms are
agreed to.
The treasures report was then presented.
The receipts were S12,S 04 II. About $500
remain In the hands of the committee for
future use.
Phe Sybil Jones fund for helping to pay
Inc expenses of poor scholars amounts to
$57409.
Alfred X. Jones gave some account of the
nlst"iy u Tue INSTITUTION. CnarleS ID. Jones,
principal for the past five years, having re-
signed, Rufus M. Jones has been appointed
his successor. The same committee was
continued.
After some discussion the Yearly Meeting
assumed the responsibility, and a committee
WAS appointed to raise the $1,000 needed to
make up the $4,000 by dividing the sum in
to 100 shares of S25 each. This was the COM
mittee: Phebe S. Aydelotte, Olney I.
Meader, Isaac Ii. Sture, Abner II. Jones,
WIN. p. jenkins, Gideon Wood, j. Hacker
Hall, George B. Wing and Phebe NJ. Pope.
Adjourned to meet in separate session at
o'clock.
Afternoon SeseIon