The Portland daily press., 1893-06-13
Statistical Report.

ways, and on looking about him, he was
sorry to see that some of the Friends
also had departed from the. ancient
simplicity. He expressed his gratifica-
shoulder to shoulder in tho grand
temperance cause. Tender mention was
made of Eli Jones, who was one OF DR..
RandalPs earliest friends
The Rev. Edwin P. Wilson was intro
duced as delegate from the Maine Con-
gregational Conference, lately in session
at Bangor. He brought the loving greet
ings of the sister church and expressed
his personal qualification at being pres
emit. He alluded simultaneously to the
old differences between the two churches,
now happily merely a "Reminiscences, and
to- the genealogical Specification of the
word Quaker; quake Is allied to quick;
therefore a Quaker is a quick man, q
live man. That is good In the Con-
gregational church there are too
many dead men who are not
yet buried. Like Father Randall
he deprecated the discarding Of the old
garb Of the Friends. In this pleasant
vein Mr.. Wilson continued some min
utes. He closed with an eloquent plea
for Christian unity, not in forms, but in
essentials.
Invitations were extended to the
Friends to visit the next Methodist and
Congregational conferences.
The clerk of the meeting, Timothy B.
Hussey, received the visiting delegates
with most apt and felicitous remarks,
extending warm welcome. Their
presence was declared to be further
r1pnof of Hhricfiof, fn11oxucbi,,
John Ellwood Page brought up the
matter OF the Providence school and
asked that Rachel S. Rowland be added
to the committee. 1t was so ordered.
Fraternal delegates were appointed to
the visiting conferences: David J.
Douglas to the Methodist church and
Alfred H. Jones to the Congregational.
George l.. Crossman asked in behalf
of the Oak Grove committee that the
name of Elenora S. Woodman be added
to the committee. The request was
granted.
The report Of the Bible school COM
mittee was submitted and accepted. 1t
says that the general condition of the
work has improved within the year.
The total increase in membership is 268,
of which SO is in Sandwich, the decrease
so; net increase 2l3. The number of
conversions is 100. It is to be
wished that the elder mem
berss of the church should take
a livefier interest in the Bible schools.
There is also need of more teachers, ac-
complished and enthusiastic teachers.
Mission classes could with advantage be
formed. Books and maps are in de-
mand. Organs have been supplied to
two of the schools. Conferences have
been held in nearly every quarterly
meeting. The plan of organization en-
tered into year ago has proved salts
factory. The balance in the treasury is
$146.1S. The venerable Nathan Doug
las of Durham, expressed the iiveliest
interest in the Bible schools and in the
welfare of the children. His
cited amused attention. Several others
followed 10 approval.
The committee was continued with
the exception of Abby E. Clifford, whose
health will not permit her to serve
longer. Adeline F. Chase was substi-
tuted.
Subsequently, at the request of the
committee it was relieved, and new
committee ordered.
George l.. Crossman was reappointed
superintendent of Bible schools.
The summary of answers Ito the
queries was submitted.
Bertha Ramsay and George N. Hart
ley urged respectively the use Of the
Polytechnic school at Salem, Oregon,
and the Pacific college at Newburg, Ore
gon. Adjourned to 10 a. m. Wednesday.
In the Evening.
Last evening There was an inter sting
public meeting Of the Women's Board Of
Foreign Missions, presided over by the
president, Phebe S. Aydel oft. On the
platform with her were the corresp ond-
ing and recor ding secretaries, Elizabeth
T.SLarkin and Alice w. Maxlield, the
treasurer, Hannah J. Bailey, Emeline
futile, L. Ella Hartley, and Susan r.
Thompson. Children were present and
took part in the exercises, singing and
giving recitations, while class exercises
were gone through with by the Foreign
Mission Band of young folks, greatly to
the delight of the audience.
The president. Phebe S. Aydelott gave
an animated and most entertaining ac-
count of the Women's Congress at Chi
cago, of which she was member. and
spoke succinctly Of the broad opportuni-
ties now opening to women,
Isaac Sharpe OF England, who is lust
completing his second tour of the globe,
spoke at length and edifyiugly of his Wis
its to mission stations in various parts
Of the world, treating particularly of
those among the Esquimaux and in China.
L. Ella Hartley OF Oregon closed the
addresses by a discourse on tho place of
woman in the mission fields and the
various philanthropic movements of the
day. In this enlarged field of women's
work the Friends are the pioneers, hav-
ing recognized women as copartners in
church and state for more than two
hundred years, and recalling their posi-
ton in scriptural times, when Miriam
stood by the side Of Moses, when Anna
was in the Temple, and the Marys at the
cross and sepulchre of Christ For many
years, she said, woman had not been
true to her great mission. False ideas