The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-15

Large Amount OF Business Trans
acted.
The Orthodoxy OF Providence cenu-
Inc George Fox Quakerism.

The Orthodoxy of Providence cenu-
Inc George Fox Quakerism.
While every session of the yearly meeting
is full Of interest, Saturday and Sunday are
the days of all others when every Friend is
| In council.
| Ii only able to be present part of the
time care is taken that those few days shall
include Saturday and Sunday, or Seventh
and First Days.
| The business session opened Seventh Day
at 10 o'clock, men and women meeting in
separate convention. Alfred NewhaIl pre-.
siding in the mems meeting and Anna Hood
in the women's meeting.
The business In both meetings was of
similar nature and was conducted with dis
patch.
The Friends methods are not strictly par
liamentary to the letter, although in spirit
there are not two keener parliamentarians
than the two clerks just named.
Their meetings are never called to order
and do not adjourn. There are no motions
made or votes taken. At the appointed hour
the doors are closed. guard stationed and
no one allowed to enter until the devotions,
silent or verbal, are ended.
Propositions" are presented, sometimes
verbally. sometimes In writing. If any one
approves he or she says, 81 am agreeable to
that" SIT pleases me-" or 81 should like
that" If any oppose they express their
views on the other side and the clerk asks
the assistant clerk to read the minute"
which voices the sense of the meeting.
The reading of the minute of adjourn
ment" is the signal to dispense. The follow
ing questions were considered
Saturday Morning.
The committee on the Maine Fund was
continued.
Records of the representa- ives' meetings
read and approved.
Committee continued on the case of a
| Friend from the British Provinces.
Statistical reports presented and accepted
Report on the Mosher Fund presented and
accepted.
The interest on this fund has been devoted
| largely to the purchase of copies of the
Friends Review and the Life of Eli and
| Sybil Jones for distribution.
Alfred FL. Jones, John Ellwood Paige, Su
|
l. Warren Hawkes. and Sarah Marble were
appointed a committee to have the care of
| the Mosher fund.
An interesting feature Of the morning was
| the reading of letter from the Ramallah
| Mission In Palestine, near Jerusalem, found
ed by Ell and Sybil Jones. Affectionate
| mention was made in the letter of Huldah
Leighton and Eta 81. johnson, former mem
bers Of the n. Z. yearly meeting, and now
teachers at Ramallah. The appreciation of
the mission by the natives was evident In
every line. They bring in the first First day
| Of each month freewill offering for the
care and repair Of their little meeting house.
The committee nominated to appoint a
committee on correspondence reported as
follows: Gertrude w. Garland, Almira b.
Buffum, Louisa p. Hoag, Rachel S. How
laud. Salome G. Wheeler, Deborah T. Ather-
ton, Hattie M. Philbrook. Anna j. Goddard,
Sarah M. Orvis, Susan Peckham, Eloise A.
Haffard, Florence NJ. Wood, NJ. Augusta
Battey, Alice W.. Maxfeld, Esther Jones,
Mary W.. Jones, Hannah T. Jenkins, Ellen
+. Maxfeld, Jennie Douglass, Martha B. o.
borne, Avis B. Steere, Lydia e. Sawyer, Sa.
rah j. Hanson, Caroline d. G. Rowland, Luz
cretia Chace. Anna Mary Clifford, Anna M.
Hussey, Ruth S. Murray.
Propositions from Salem, Dover and Fair
field quarterly meetings were received and
referred.
Saturday Afternoon.
The business meeting of the Woman's For
egn Missionary Auxiliaries met in the VIC
mans meeting room at o'clock. The re-
ports of the corresponding secretary, treas
urer and superintendent of departments
were read and ordered presented to tho
Yearly Meeting.
At the same hour the Young Friends
Christian Fellowship Union held meeting
in the mems meeting room, Oscar Morse
presided. The reports of the secretary and
treasurer were read and accepted. Six new
meetings have been established. There has
been an increase in membership of about $50
| and a general increase in interest and useful
| ness. vote was taken approving the adop-
tion CT the Friends methods instead Of
parliamentary rules for the conduct of meet
ings. A lively discussion followed fpon
ciety of Christian Endeavor" to accord with
the national In name as 1t does In spirit. No
| decision was made. -
At 4 o'clock the Friends met In Joint seq
sion. Fernando Garland offered prayer.
The report of the committee on the
Friends boarding school at Providence. r,
l., was presented:
Total receipts. sac, 1857. 98
Total expenditures ................ 45,389.30
| Cash on hand. ...................S 97S.68
| This report called out long and spirited
discussion. While there was general salts
faction with the report, the total expendi-
lures made some of the conservatives open
| their eyes little.
In the course of the discussion Charles
Varney Of Providence. r. l., referred to the
report he had heard since coming to Port
land OF heterodoxy at the Providence school,
tected no tendency or leaning In word or
syllable towards any detection from the
most unequivocal orthodox George Fox
Quakerism in teacher or principal, that if
hot drxrx vfotn NJ ID.
list in him, but the verdict must rest with
others. For himself he desired only and
supposed he had preached the pure and SIM
pie doctrines Of the church.
George A. Barton expressed his confidence
and sympathy.
Rufus M. Jones, graduate of Providence
and principal of Oak Grove Seminary, paid a
feeling tribute to the Providence school.
Emeline futile spoke briefly in favor Of
the school.
Geo. Crossman of Lynn said his experience
had been that no students were better
qualified to compete in the race for higher
education than graduates Of the Providence
school, he urged that the new committee
be chosen from men and women who are in
the front ranks of education.
Isaac Steere said Not day of nay life
passes but 1 feel gratitude for what the
school has done for my boys.
Obadiah Chace wanted the best committee
| that could be found.
James Estes favored appointing nomin-
ating committee at once to select committee
for the Providence school.
Ann Hall said: For sixteen years we have
heard from that school every week, and OF
principal, teachers and trustees we have no
evil report to bring. She urged that the
charge Of uselessness on the part of the com
mittee be considered In fair light. Some
members were at great distance and could
therefore be of little practical assistance.
Joseph III. Atwater testified to the ability
and soundness of the teachers. He believed
that the fact that graduates of the school
now ministers In other denominations had
by courtesy occupied the pulpit, had been
turned against the orthodoxy of the Provi-
| dence school
Allan Aldrich, Susan Peckham, Phoebe
Clifford and Thomas Chace spoke In favor of
the report and testified to the excellent
character Of the work.
Augustine Jones. the principal, said it was
his intention to remain silent on this ques-
ton; he had no word to speak for himself
except that he tried to do his duty, and If he
failed would only ask to be told at once that
he might vacate his position at once He
did not speak in defence Of the committee
whose officer he was, but as an educator he
wished to urge upon the nominating COM
mittee this thought that age and experience
1 mt f0 ha Inst Gil oh nf Tha itv