The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-10

Jones and Otis Meader.
The committee to propose commle-
tee on correspondence were Charles w.
Earle, Daniel c. Maxfeld, VIM. Thomp-
son, Ezra Hawkes., David B. Wheeler,
VIM. A. Jones, Samuel Bufum, James y.
Briggs, Silas Fl. Garland.
The committee on summary and
answers We're Charles Estes, j. EllWooa
Paige, WIN. P. Macawber, Henry y.
Newell, VIM. P. Varney, Asa g. Iuttle,
Jesse Mcpherson, John B. Garland:
The committee on correspondence
were VIM. P. Pinkham, Rufus M. Jones,
Robert P. Clifford, Geo. L. Crossman,
Henry c. Aydelott, Jesse Mcpherson,
John C.. Taylor, Samuel Buffum, John
Ellwood Paige, Geo. G. Herbert, Henry
Estes, Frank E. Jones, Henry Newell.
Women's Meeting.
The women's meeting convened in the
audience room Of the church, Anna G..
Wood serving as clerk. Phebe r. Gift
ford, nearly ninety years of age, offered
the first prayer, which was followed by
several others.
The names of the following representa-
tives were called, all of whom were
present except fifteen:
Rhode Island-Phebe r. Clifford. Phebe s.
Aydelott, Sarah J. Hanson, Fanny Estes, Han
9a PAIN. eynthAa eser nca Tee
salem Gertrude W. Garland, Alice W. Max
field. Sarah A. Hin, Mary Amy Chase, Lydia
A sand w as aowlan S fheDe B, slo-
Jane G Fisher Apna G. WOOD E Ruth T.
san +, HOxie Susan b. Kirby. Susan S, Trip.
Susan T. Thompson, Susan NJ. seabury,
Falmoutn-Sarah w. Newlin, Elizabeth A.
land Eliza i. Farr, Abbie j. Cook, Myra s.
Frye, Lucy A. Snow, Ellen P. Pope, Mary G.
Holker. Mary A. Maxfisld, Lydia NJ. Pope.
Randall. Abigail Wheeler, Mary l. Battey,
Sarah j. Wheeler, Sarah j. Swift.
Vassalboro-Mary r. Jones: RlayiIla s. Rob
peasg Mare J9nss az1 Hannah aefee s saGa
Dover-Lydia M. G. futile. Anna M. Hussey,
Huldah s. Buffum, Emelne h. futile, Almira
B. Baffum L. Helen Dennis.
Winslow, Lizzie NJ. Hawkes., Mary G. Hawkes.,
Lizzie A. Church, Hannah j. Bailey, Ida NJ.
Knight
Dearborn, Julia A. Remick
Epistles were read from Dublin, Ire
land, Baltimore, North Carolina, Indiana
and the western meetings.
A committee of nine was appointed to
nominate la committee on correspon-
dence as follows: Sarah j. Hanson, Sa-
| rah A. Hill, Susan F. Hoxie, Mary B.
Johnston, Lydia NJ. G. Tuttle, Eta S.
Gates, Phebe M. Wadsworth, Julia A.
Remnick, Sarah j. Wheeler.
The following committee was appoint
| ed to iprepare summary of the answers
| to the queries: Susan Peckham, Lucy
r. Goddard, Susan F. Hoxie, Eliza A..
Jones, Sarah D. Brown, Lizzie M.
Hawkes., Myra e. Frye, Sarah j. Swift,
Mary G. Jones.
Credentials of visiting ministers were
presented the same as read in the Men 8
| meeting.
A committee was appointed to write a
| similar communication to the NJ ems
| meeting to prepare returningiminutes fol
| the ministers in attendance from other
yearly meetings, viz: Gertrude W.. Cart
land, Lydia G. Neal, Susan Peckham,
| Cynthia ]. Earle, Almira Buffum.
Afternoon Sessions.
| Short separate sessions of men and
| women were held at 8. 45 to choose clerks
etc., and then the joint session began il
the audience room.
| At the mems meeting, after few mo
ments of silent prayer, the following wat
chosen clerk: Timothy B. Hussey; anG
Daniel G. Maxfield and /. Warner
Hawkes. were chosen assistant clerks. Al
the women's meeting Anna G. Wood
was chosen clerk. The men and womer
| then met in joint session.
! After pause of silent prayer, invoca
tons Of Divine grace were made by ASS
| G. futile and Isaac Sharpe, and an ex
hortation by Ellwood G. Siler was fol
lowed by the singing of hymn.
The ireading Of epistles from othe
yearly meetings was then entered upon
The report, the 74th annual one, Of tn,
Boarding School in Providence was pre-
sented and was most satisfactory. I
shows large and gratifying progress in tn
work accomplished and in the spirit u
grace. At no time has the spiritual ant
intellectual status of the school BEEF
higher. A two-tenement teachers hous
has been erected, thus satisfying a lon
standing need. Congratulation is Ell
pressed at the exemption from taxation
by the Rhode Island legislature of tn
property held in Providence by til
Friends for educational purposes. TIL
number OF scholars for the year has bee
17S.
Words of high approval of the Prov!
dence School were spoken by man
friends; among them Isaac Steere, VIII,
expressed his pleasure at the relief fror
taxation 80 long and so unjustly borne
Susan Peckham; the venerable Nathan
Douglas, who said he had blessed tim
there once watching the children an
the good work done for them, an
J praised the Lord for the presence of Hi
} spirit among the young folks; job
!; Henry Crosman, who spoke in hig
praise of the principal of the school an
its increased facilities; Obadiah Chact
! who greatly rejoieed in the prosperity &
, the institution, and Charles Varney, til
/ local preacher OF the school. Frien
! Varney spoke at length of the immens
importance Of the educational work {
the society, Of the worth of the Prov
dence institution, and especially of il
religious status. Many different demon
5 nations of Christians are represented I
, the school, but while there learn to sui
: ject themselves to the discipline of th
Friends. In deep religious experiene
the history Of the past year has been no
able. He spoke also of the remarkabl
+ freedom of the school from epidemi
disease, while sickness was raging in th
, | city around it.