The Portland daily press., 1891-06-12
THE FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
The Preliminary Meetings Held Yes
terday.


list church. Among those present we no.
ticed Joseph and Gertrude Garland of New
buiyport, Owen Dame of Salem, Emmeline
Tattle, who served so long and faithfully as
missionary among the Indians, Augustine
Jones. principal of the Friends school at
Providence. We miss good old Eli Jones
and the pleasant countenance of Augustus
+. Cox, both of whom have passed away
since the last yearly meeting
The meeting on ministry and oversight as
sembled in joint session on fifth day, sixth
month, 18th, at a. m. The services began
with a devotional meeting Calvin w.
Pritchard made few remarks from the text,
i am the true vine; ye are the branches :"
He likened the church to tree with three
oranches-doctrine, experience. and works.
III one OF these branches is developed to the
neglect OF the others, the result Is GOODNESS.
formality, deafness, or fanaticism. What
we want Is thar all the branches shall be
symmetrcally developed We neglected the
branch of doctrine for over an hundred
years. The Bible was not read and studied
as 1t ought to have been-the atonement was
not understood. And many of our people
OF experience we became cold, and formal,
and lifeless people. But the branch of
works was kept alive as far as 1t could be
kept alive without the other branches. There
was great work for us, and it needed
generation of agitation. From 1880 to 1860,
there was a great change wrought in our
church-and preparation for another-ex-
perience meetings. 1t is not largeness that
Christ wants-it Is beauty and symmetry.
Let us be migrated in Christ that we may
become a beautiful and symmetrical tree.
The clerk, Alfred H. Jones. read the min
utes of the yearly meeting which was held
at Newport. r. l.. year ago.
The credentials of the following ministers
and elders were read and accepted: East
Bend, N. c., David f. Sampson and his wife
Emma Sampson; Calvin w. Pritchard, ILL.,
nois; John Hoover and his wife, Iowa; PHI
ny Frye. Mary G. Frye, Iowa; Elias Jessop,
Kansas; Edward G. Wood. New York.
The rollcall Of delegates was called by the
clerk. The following is the list:
Rhode Island-0badiah Chase, q, w, Earle
Henry O. Aydelotte, Daniel Meader, Samuel r.
Burlington, Cathosa Green, Phoebe Clifford, Sa-
rah Hanson, Cynthia j. Earle, Phoebe s. Ayde-
lotte, Robert b. Hanson, Louisa M. Meader. Es-
Their Chase.
For Salem-W. o. Newhall. Gertrude w. Cart
land, Joseph Garland, Susan H. Meader, Alice
w. Maxfeld, Sarah v. Purinton, Albert o. Hin,
Sarah aso; A. Hill, Charles q. Thorndike, DAME G.
For Sandwlch-Edward G. Dillingham;, Gideon
wood, Joseph Ever, Rebecca d. Ever. Rachael
2; HOWL David Kelley, I. +. Hafford. Alma
For Falmouth-Reuben Jones. s. G. Williams
John j. Frye, Lucy r. Goddard. Nathan Douglass
Susan B. L,sson, Emma M. Newell, Esther Jones'
Susan Clifford, Abigail Wheeler, Susan G. Wheel
er, stephen Garland, David B. Wheeler, Mary A.
Fol- For Observation-Disclosures H. Jones. william A.
Jones. William ii. Gates, Mary G. Jones, Mary r.
Joles, Peace Jones, Hannah L. Jenkins Ella
For Doyer-John II. Osborne, Timothy B. Hus-
ssy Lydia L. Sawyer, Anna M. Hussey, Amelia
For FsirheId-Joseph E. Briggs, Isaac winslow
Jesse MCPHERSON, Mary G. Winslow, Henry Wins
low, Lizzie M. Hawkes., Hannah J. Bailey.
LAND P9r dhn Hoag James Cart
A. Garland.
The delegates names being called, they
were present except 10.
Words OF welcome and announcement
were expressed by Alfred Jones, David
Douglass. Emmeline Tuttle. Ruth S. Muir
ray and others, and many testimonies were
given.
Calvin w. Pritchard spoke few words in
response.
The following committee to prepare a sum-
mary OF the Answers to the Queries and
present 1t at the next sitting. was appointed
Joseph E. Briggs, Joseph N. Meader, Rus
sell Hoag. Charles W. Earl, Ruth S, Murray,
Susan E. Peckham, Eliza j. Jones, Lucy r.
Goddard, Susan II. Meader.
Adjourned to meet at 3 O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Obadiah Chace, on behalf of the repre-
sentatives, informed the meeting that they
%h IL A Sena
ly approved. they were accordingly appoint
cd to these stations for the ensuing year,
The meeting now entered upon the consid-
Grafton of the state of the society as pre-
sented In the Answers to the Queries. Sum-
married. they showed that love and unity is
maintained, with few exceptions and the
different quarterly meetings are working
tremendously together.
The Queries and Answers were deferred to
future sitting.
The first speaker of the afternoon was
Fernando Garland of North Carolina, who
spoke upon the same subject as was touched
upon In the mCrning-the tree and the
branches-the migrated branch and the
beautiful symmetrical tree Herein is my
Father glorifed that We bear much fruit. 1t
is utterly impossible for US to bear fruit save
as we are migrated in Christ. 1t becomes
us to be concerned for our Fathers kingdom.
to work In His interests that this cause may
be advanced in the earth, that His sons and
daughters may be brought near by the blood
of Christ
David Douglass thought the great need Of
today is to get nearer to God. We want to
ascertain what is Gods purpose concerning
His church, while the branch has to be sup
ported by the vine. the branch bears the TO-
liage and the fruit. Gods command is to
love one another.
David E. Sampson spoke upon the same
subject.
Edward G. Wood of New York spoke of
sanctifcation and publication In connection
with conversion. snow may the very God
OF peace sanctify you holy" said the apostle
and we don't want to get down from that.
&Gertrude Garland and Phoebe Clifford also
spoke.
The meeting of ministry and oversight ad
Journed to seventh day, at 80 a. m.
In the evening there was representatives
meeting at the Friends church on Oak
street.
Following is the programme for today:
q Sixth day, 12th-Yearly meeting for business,
y a. M, pm
Public temperance meeting, 7.3op. m.
Notes.
The Friends, yearly meeting committee
on temperance will hold public meeting
this evening. at the First Baptist church, at
7.3O o'clock, to be addressed by Hon. Volney
B. Gushing and others.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
OF Friends, In connection with the New En-
gland yearly meeting. will hold a public
meeting at the First Baptist church next
Monday evening. Layyah Barakat, native
Syrian lady, but now resident Of Philadel-
phia, will give missionary address, which,
with other exercises. gives promise of a
most interesting occasion.
Joseph and Gertrude Garland are the
guests of Mrs. s. T. Pickard, Congress
street, as is also Mrs. Joseph Purinton.
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