The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-13

tenn peranee convictions, aud vote for
third rarity candidates.
Lucy Snow Of .Windham said that men
in office yielded too easily to the interests
Of the liquor traffic.
president of the National Temperance
association, said that although there
were many discouraeing things, yet By
looking over the last half century much
progress could he seen. A brief was be-
ing prepared by eminent lawyers TO be
presented to the President showing the
fallacies In the ruling OF the Attorney
General ON the oanteen question.
Mark Thomas CT Durham made a
stirring address, exhorting Friends to
vote rs they prayed.
William p. Pinkham reported for the
committee which attended the meetings
ct Prohibition Park, on Staten Island,
N. Z. This park is IN reality commun-
ity by itself. The idea OF 1t IL that IL shall
be place Of residence where no liquor
can ever be sold. 1t is thickiy settled,
many prominent people being among
the residents. The meeting was q tenn
perance gathering. taking In all shades
Of opinion. The political prohibitionists.
the anti saloon league, the secret temper
ance orders, the local option movement
were all represented. In the discussions
there was great diversity of opinion,
some even taking the view that the aboli-
tion Of the drink evil weuld be brought
about by economic rather than moral
agenciea The speaker said that with
great pleasure he referred to the great roo
ord Of the Friends in practical temper
ance work. And this work. he felt sure,
was telling in the great reform move
ments of the time. He hoped th at during
the coming year unusual efforts would
be- made by members individually, to
strengthen themselves spiritually for the
great conflict with this evil.
Then followed the interesting ceremony
Of Introduce ng the visiting Friends from
the London Yearly meeting; John VIII
helm Roundtres and Alfred Nsave Bray
shaw, prominent ministers In the York
meeting.
The epistle just received from the Lon
don Yearly meeting was next read. The
letter, which was very interesting. dealt
with practical as well as spiritual affairs.
The society In England Is now engaged
In trying to discourage trade commits
sions in business. They call them an
indirect form OF bribery, ard a menace
to honest business conditions. The New
England society was exhorted tp hold up
to its former standard in regard to the
ministry.
The report Of the committee ON Freed
men. by Chairman Robert p. Clifford,
was next read. 1t spoke particularly of
the school at Maryville. Tex. which is
under the care of this Yearly meeting.
The school is having rather har1 time,
but the sentiment Of the meeting was
that 1t should be sustained. The number
of days of school for the year was Ise;
enrolled students, s56; per cent of attend
ance, Is; number Of boarders, 75; mum
Der Of teachers in training department;
amount expended by the committee,
| O.. 2S7. "a.
The following committees vera sp-
pointed:
Nominltueo on loipie SCHOOLS Ter rtnree
years-Thomas j. Battey, Mariana
Clifford, George y. Morse, Daniel Moure,
Charles e. Bishop, Sarah Ii. Taber, Eliza
A. Jones.
Freedman Committee for three years
Ellison X. Purdy, Susan II. Hoxfe.
Committee on Peace for three years
Benjamin y. Trueblooi, Charles Sisson,
Samuel Buffurh, Hannah j. Bailey, Silas
Ii. Garland, Sarah a. Hill.
Committee on Suppression of the liquor
Traffic-Joseph Il. Atwater, Louisa N.
Mesder, William Wood, Mary A. Chase,
Richard Davis, Adeline f. Chase, Eliza
beth A. Clifford.
MISSIONARY WORK.
In the evening there were interesting
missionary addresses before a large audi
ence. Lima b. Lunt, missionary among
the ESQ Kickapoos in Oklahoma, was
present with lone of the living stones
from the Friends building there" a lit
tie, bright-faced kickapoo girl. The
Kickapoos were formerly wild in Mexico,
but our government sent for them, and
brought them to what is now Oklahoma
under guard of troops. Under mission
AIRY efforts thoy have greatly improved.
having discarded the blankets and taken
on characteristics Of civilization.
The speaker told of some humorous ex-
perienoes among the Indians. At one
time a missionary and her husband were
staying with an Indian family. The hut
was so small that when the Indians had
lain down side by side, there remained
only marrow strip wherein the mission
airy and his wife might sleep. his head
resting by her feet. The dogs bothered
them much during the night, and one
seemed especially persistent in getting
onto her feet. Finally she rose up, and
doubling her fist struck what she sup
posed was the dog. But it was her Sleep
| ing husbands. face.
The Indians are very susceptible to i'm.
provement, their native dignity of char
acter forming substantial basis upon
which to labor.
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