The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-12
NEW ENGLAND FRIENDS.
Business Transacted on Opening Day
Of the Yearly Meeting.
REPORTS FROM ALL THE AUXILT
AIRY ORGANIZATIONS.


Words of Wisdom From the Ministers and
EIders-Hearty 'God Bless Thee
Heard on Every notwithstanding Day
With a Devout. Earnest, Happy People
The yearly me ct ing Of the Friends OF
New England is progressing with that
degree OF smoeithness, dignity an dearnest
n ess that ma Hls all the public delibera-
lions OF thab interesting organization
The Oak street church, the attractive
house OF worship of the Portland society
Of Frien ds, was filled at every session
yesterd AZ, representatives being present
from he Rhode Island, Salem, Sandwich
talm outh, Smithfield, Vassalboro
Dov az, Fairfield and Parsonsfeld quarter,
~ meetings. There were also present
VI sitting ministers and elders from New
, FORK, Iowa, Indiana, Oregon and North
Carolina.
The first public business meeting Of
the day began at o'clock, the business
session being preceded by season Of
prayer and exhortation.
~ 4lOllA uilO WI Oue
quarterly meetings are as follows:
Falmouth-J. Hacker Hall, Ezra
Hawkes., John j. Frye, Nathan Douglas
VIM. HI: Douglas, ALICE W. Hawkes., Silas
Goddard, Lydia M. Pope, Edward s
Hacker. Elizabeth M. Frye, Geo FL
Farr, Luella S. Aver, Albert F. Minott
Eliza e. FAIR, Lewis M. Douglas.
Smithfleld-William P. Pinkham Isaac
Steere, Frederick D. Taylor, Salome C
Wheeler, Emma G. Pinkham, Deborah
P. Anterior, A. Eben Phelps, Sarah j
Swift, Samuel A. Arnold, Paul A. Ran
dali, Mary A. Battey, Calvin R. Rock
wood.
vassalboro-Alvano c. Goddard, ALFRED
Il. Jones, Linwood W. Jones, Mary R
Jones, Flavilla S. Roberts, Eliza P
Pierce, William A. Jones, Elizabeth K
Jones, William II: Gates, Jedidiah J
Varney, Eta S. Gates, Annie NJ Nichols
Mary G. Jones, Emily S. Weeks.
Dover-Samuel Buffum, Geo. Irving
Jenness, Albert G. Buffum, Eli Meader
Almena Nutter, Emeline H. Tuttle
Flora S. Evans.
Fairfeld-Jesse Mcpherson, I. Warren
Hawkes., Levi Jones, Joseph E. Briggs
Hannah ]. Bailey, Mary c. Hawkes.
Clara G.. Bowery, Almeda Trueblood,
Alpheus Trueblood, Horace M. Hall, Au
gustus F. Morse, Martha B. Osborne
Henry Winslow, Angelina Mcpherson
Mary A. Robinson, Elizabeth M. Hawkes.
Geo. B. Wing, Mary W. Jones, Henrietta
81. Johnston, Osborne j. Hoffman, Mabel
NJ Hoffman,
Parsonsfeld-Sila H. Garland, John
B. Garland, Elizabeth G. Meader
Joseph S. Remick, James Garland, julia
A. Remick, Elizabeth S. Hoag, Otis
Meader, Phebe L. Pope, Emily M. Jones
The representatives from the various
quarters are as follows:
Rhode Island-Charles W Earle, Robert
P. Clifford, James Fl. Estes, Joseph II. At
water, Isaac B. Macomber, Augustine
Jones, Esther Chace, Susan Peckham
Moses L. Buffinton, Luella E. Jones,
Exile Estes, Obadiah Chace, S. Narcissf
Beale, Catharine Greene, Frank E
Jones, E. Anna Tucker, Charles A
Chace, William I'll. eBale, Phebe S. Ay
delotte, Phebe r. Clifford, Gulielma Free
born, Sarah j Hanson, Samuel r. Buffing
ton.
. Salem--Peter NJ. Neal, Cyrus Jones
Eliza A. Jones, William o. NewhaIl, Sarah
A. Hill, Sarah,W. SWEET, Geo. A. Cros
man, Stephen SWEET, Daniel G. Maxfeld
Alice W. Maxfield, Benjamin F. True
blood, Mary E. Newhall, Charles H
Jones, Charles 81. Thorndike, Jennie W
Crosman,. Nathan P: Buxton, Lydia G
knight, Elizabeth T. Larkin, Mary S
Paige, Lucy Ellen Collins, Albert N
Peaslee.
Sandwich-William P Macomber, Johr
G. Taylor, n. Hervey Wilbur, Joshua
L. Macomber, Edward G. Dillingham;,
Eliza A. Clifford, Susan f. Hoxie, Mary
Hafford, Arnold G. Trip, Philip A
Cornell, Anna G. Wood, Elizabeth G.
L II
Davis, David Fl. Potter, Henry A. Slo
cum, Ruth S. Murray, Esther D. Macon
Der, Lydia Clifford.
The roll call of representatives showed
that there were a number of absentees
The delay in the arrival of the Boston
boat caused the hardness of some of the
Massachusetts, representatives, and the
Dover delegation was also late in ar
irving, owing to the washout on the Bos
ton & Maine railorad near the New
Hampshire line. Various members of the
asseemblage explained the reason of the
absence of those who were unable to at
tend the meeting,
The announcement was made of tn.
presence of these visiting ministers and
elders:
Ministers-Hannah Fl. Leggett, New
York; David E. Sampson, North Caro-
lima; Amos M. Kenworthy, Indiana
James P. Price, Oregon; Isom P. Woo
ton, Ezra G. Pearson, Eli G. Parker, J
Morris Lennon, Iowa.
Elders-Mary H. Beden, Thomas H
Leggett, New York; Emma Sampson
North Carolina.
A warm welcome was extended to these
visitors, a spontaneous declaration Of
good fellowship coming from various
parts of the assemblage, in response te
which the visitors spoke feelingly.
Especial pleasure was manifest in the
reception to David Sampson, the blind
minister from North Carolina, who took
occasion to remark that, though his sight
was gone, he could hear and recognize
the voices of dear ones all about him, and
could catch the spirit of the occasion in
their words and hearty handshakes.
Prior to the introduction of the visitors
their letters of introduction from theil
respective people were read. The indorse