The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-15

pied the time from till $50, a "chalk
talk by N. S. elect, of Somerville,
Mass, being a special feature of the ser
vice.
At $50 the conduct of business was re-
sumed, the question of a revision of the
book of discipline being first considered
This matter was first brought up at the
meeting of one year ago being brought
forward without any definite action, ex-
cept to authorize the various quarterly
meetings to select each two Friends to
serve on committee of revision this year.
Robert P. Clifford, of Rhode Island,
said the quarterly meeting he represents
is in favor OF reprint of the discipline,
but not necessarily revision.
DIR. Trueblood of Boston, said in some
ways the Friends have outgrown some
parts Of the discipline He wished to see
an expunging Of the obsolete clauses. He
should very much deplore the day when
the Friends should regard the declaration
of faith and the present rules of practice
as too sacred to be touched. He wanted a
discipline that he could live I'D to and
obey revision that would bring the book
up to sympathetic touch with the spirit
of the church of today He wished the
statement of faith to be brief, concise and
easily understood
A. G. Goddard said that for the sake of
the younger members coming in, the
discipline should be revised. Some of the
| clauses in the present book are not under
stood by young people without an inter-
probation OF it by some Quaker relative.
| Joseph Atwater of Providence, advo.
Gated digest of the present discipline
and the amendments thereto, rather tina N
a revision.
G. L. Crosman of Lynn, believed the
best disposal of the matter would be to
refer the matter to the committee nomi-
mated by the quarterly meetings, and let
that committee report next year.
Gertrude W. Garland of Newburyport,
advocated a strict adhesion to the old
discipline. The matter of simplicity of
dress, one of the clauses to which some of
the modern ideas lake objection, was
never more needed than in the present
times of extravaganza living. She depre-
Gated any attempt to lower the old STAN
dard of methods of practice to meet the
views of anybody, who throu gh weakness
or otherwise, are unable to live up to the
discipline.
Clerk Paige said the matter has been
under consideration year, and he hoped
the members would give voice simply to
their choice, rather than to an argument
unfolding it.
| Others who spoke on the matter were
George A. Wing of Fairfield, Phebe s..
Aydelott of Fall River, Robert P. Clifford
of Providence, Edward G. Wood of Lynn,
Anna Wood of New Bedford, Olney T..
Meader of Boston, William Beale of Fox
boro, Herbert Goddard of Worcester.
The prevailing opinion was that the
matter should be referred to committee,
and that course was resorted to.
The committee ON suppression of the
| liquor traffic submitted a report Of the
| work done by that committee in the line
of distribution of temperance literature,
the holding of lectures, the celebration of
Neal Dow day, union meetings with other
temperance organizations, etc. The total
receipts were S123.93.
The consideration of this report brought
out vigorous temperance sentiment Ad-
dresses were given by Lucy A. Snow Of
Windham, Isom P Wooton of Iowa,
David E. Sampson of North Carolina,
Emeline Fl. Tuttle of Dover, James P.
Price of Oregon, Stephen SWEET of Law
| renee, Amos M. Kenworthy of Indiana,
and others.
The committee on freedmen reported on
the work of the normal school at Mary
vile, Tenn, and submitted a financial
statement relating thereto. The report
was approved and the request for an ap-
preparation referred to the finance com.
mittee.
A report of the trustees of the George
Surge, Benjamin F. Knowles and Henry
Camp funds was presented and approved.
In the evening an interesting meeting
was held under the auspices of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society.
Today's calendar is as follows: Devo-
| tional meeting at eight, business session
at ten, public meeting for worship at two.
meeting of committee on Mosher fund
and peace at four, public meeting on
peace and arbitration at 7.3O.
At the annual meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society these officers were
elected:
Observation-Disclosures W. Hawkes., Port.
land.
Vice President-Elisha T. Read, Woon-
socket, R. I.
Recording Secretary-Be T. Pink
ham, Woonsocket. R. /.
Corresponding Secretary-Lucy J. God
dard, Deering.
Treasurer-Arthur F. Chace, Swansea,
Mass.
Organizer-Ralph Earle, Dighton,
Mass.
:. Superintendent of Junior Work-Exie
Estes, Newport, r. I.
Superintendent of Missionary Work