The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-16


exceptions reported from two quarterly
meetings.
Question: Do Friends abstain from the
use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage?
Are they careful to avoid amusements
and diversions inconsistent with Chris
tian character; and to observe true mod
Grafton in all things?
Answer Four quarterly meetings are
clear of intoxicants. Thirteen individual
cases of the use of intoxicants exist
among the other quarterly meetings.
Five quarterly meetings report Friends
careful to avoid amusements and diver
sions inconsistent with Christian
character. The others are not quite
clear.
Question: Are the circumstances of the
poor, and of such as appear likely to need
assistance, duly inspected, and their ne
cessities relieved? Are they assisted in
obtaining suitable employment? And is
proper care taken to educate their chill
dren?
Answer: Clear as to the several parts
to this query, with the exception of one
quarterly meeting which reports "nearly
clear"
Question: Do Friends faithfully main
tain our testimony against bearing arms
and other military matters; against oaths
and against defrauding the public reve-
nue.?
Answer: More care is needed in regard
to military matters and oaths, only one
quarterly meeting being clear on these
points. Clear as to defrauding the public
revenue
Question: Do Friends frequently in
spect their affairs and settle their ac-
counts? Are they punctual to their prom
ises, and just in the payment of their
debts, and careful to live within the
bounds of their circumstances?
Answer: Clear in the several parts of
this query, with some exceptions in three
quarterly meetings.
Question: Are Friends careful to have
all their marriages, births and burials
duly recorded? Are there any Friends
removed from or come amongst you with
out certificatesP
Answer: Careful as to records. A few
removals without certificates
Question: Is the discipline admins
tered in Christian tenderness, timely and
impartially?
Answer: The discipline is admin istered
as queried after, with slight exceptions in
three quarterly meetings. Four quarter
ly meetings say it is not as timely as
would be best.
The remainder of the forenoon session
queries and answers. When the question
regarding entertainment and diversion
had been read, together with the answer,
Amos M. Kenworthy of Indiana, re-
marked: ~ was talking with minister
the other day, and he said he thought
billiards and pool were harmless diver.
sions. 1 would like to know where the
line is to be drawn.
Emeline ssTuttle regretted What cases
of differences should be reported. She did
not see how there could be any lack of
unity in a church that has the grace of
the Lord.
Stephen E. Breed Of Henniker, N. H.,
deprecated the prevalence of the military
spirit among the young. He said the
annual marching of veterans to the
cemeteries to strew flowers on the graves
of deceased comrades had the effect of
teaching the young that the most noble
work a country can engage in is the de-
struction of men. He also spoke against
church festivals.
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and many of the representatives at the
meeting, discussed the subjects brought
up by the queries and answers.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS.
A devotional service and the meeting of
several committees occupied the afternoon
till o'clock, when the business session
was called to order.
The following Friends, selected by the
nominating committee, were chosen as
delegates to the genearl conference to be
held at Indianapolis, next 10th month,
their expenses to be paid by the yearly
meeting, SO far as is necessary: Charles
H. Jones, Sarah J. Swift, Rufus M.
Jones, Ezra Hawkes., Emeline H. futile,
Salome C. Wheeler, Joseph E. Briggs,
Alice W. Maxfield, Ruth S. Murray.
These committees, proposed by the
nominating committee, were approved by
the meeting:
Members of the committee for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic. for three
years-Mary G. Baylies, Elisha T. Read,
Jennie P. Douglas, Edward S. Hacker,
Nellie M. Hussey, Emily S. Weeks,
George Ell. Gates.
Committee on peace, for three years
Thomas Wood, Ellen Bangs, Mary G.
Baylies, Samuel R. Buffinton, James M.
Estes, George II. Farr.
Committee on income of Mosher fund,
for three years-Alfred H. Jones, Debo-
rah P. Atherton, Mary L. Cobb.
Trustee of Mosher fund-Joseph d.
Wood, in place of Owen Dame, deceased.
Committee on Gospel work, for three
years-Edward G. Wood, Martha E. Os-
borne, John S. Kimber, William P. Pink
ham, Horace NJ. Hall, Harriet d. Collins,
Frank E. Jones; for two years; Eliza
beth I. Larkin, in place of Annie K.
Knight, resigned.
Committee of arrangements for three
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