The Portland daily press., 1899-06-12

fight Great as wers the movements for
peace and arbitration. there never could
Pc peace until men were peaceabie; and
they never could b. peaceable until they
were just. IL seemed to be the nature OF
the race to fight before IL had dsyelopen
lts reason. IL was absolutely barbarian
for men 20 light when they could think
"Our last war came about became the
people would not think. Our ministers,
the presidents Of our colleges would not
think. they seemed to have abdicared
their thinking powers tenn 40 rarily. II
people could be trained to use their reason
before their fists; II the meaning OF the
Christian religion, which Is the brother
hood OF man, could he made plain. there
would be no more wsr.
The war had stopped and Frustrated
go up to Mohonk and talk peacs as II
they meant 1t for good and all wrote the
hottest editorials for war. The great pres
ident OF Harvard college five years ago
made great address wherein he set forth
that the great contribution Of America
to civilization was Its position as dis
courager Of wars. Yet when the trouble
came with Spain, he wrote an elaborate
address justifying the war.
The Society Of Friends alone stood
like a rock agains the war;"
Mr.. Jones spoke Of the action Of the
Society Of Friends have had great influ-
ence with the Czars of Russia. Peace
principles have been held before the5Czars
for o hundred. years; and the Gear is as
frank and honest In this az man ever Is
in anything. Rudyard Kipling had satir~
lied him In a poem about the bear that
walksllike a man: but as DIR. E. E. Hale
ssid, IL was better for q bear to try to
walk like man than for q man to try to
walk Ikea bear.
Speaking OF the plans of arbitration be-
fore The Hague conference, the speaker
said that 1t was to be hoped that Ameri-
can ideas would be influential in what
ever was agreed to. liza court Of arbitra-
ton covld once be established,i 1t would be
great thing. Now when trouble arises
war Is precipitated before arbitration
can be instituted. If there were a perma-
nent court Of absolute Justice to which
quarrel could at once be referred, Ii
would be great gain.
Gertrude W. Garland of Newburyport, |
spoke briefly in conclusion, urging midi |
vidual effort to discourage the war-like |
spirit
THE REGULAR SESSION
of the yearly meeting for the afternoon
began at $50 by reading the epistles
from Oregon and California yearly meet
ings. William p. Pinkham. from Cleve-
land, Ohio, formerly of Portland) was
allowed time to present the advantages
of the training home for religious work
recently established at Cleveland BY
Walter Malone and his wife.
The report of the committee ON foreign
missions was next made. 1t related to
the kamallah mission. reviewing the
work Of the year, which Is in a very
prosperous condition. The treasurer's
ul.xx xt-..k4
to be %, $50. 20; besides which there was
a donation Of $1,000 from one friend. The
expenses of the mission for the past year
were IS, 52i.O2.
Then followed an interesting talk by
Timothy B. Hussey and his wife ON the
Ramallah mission. Their talks are most
interesting, and the Friends have no
doubt that the inantles Of Eli and Sibyl
Jones have fallen on them. 1t Is inter-
estlng to note that this school has Just
been confirmed in its possession of its
property by a royal firman.
Wilbur A. Estes and his wife, Julia
A. hstes, formerly teachers at Oak Grove,
who are to go as missionaries to China
under auspices of the Ohio yearly meet
ing, next told the meeting how they had
been called to the work.
The committee ON the Oak Grove Semi
nary Institute and Bailey Institute were
appointed as follows: Charles III. Bailey,
W tSeA4cyi A&hbpA VI DnAfc1. OOb-
eph r. Briggs. John J. Frye. Sophia
ID. Bailey, Hannah j. Bailey, Ezra
Hawkes., Emma s. Briggs, .Myra E.
Frye, George l.. Crosman and Timothy
b. Hussey.
The real estate committee for the
Friends school at Providence are: James
II. Chace, and Samuel II. Buffinton.
The meeting then adjourned to a. m.
Monday.
In the evening the Christian Endeav.
orers carried out Interestingly their pro-
gramme of exercises. Thea meeting was
large and enthusiastic.
Sunday was day of worship only with
the Friends. They held meetings at s. 80
and 1890 a. m, |. so, 8 and 7.SO p. m.
Also several of their speakers were heard
In other churches, at the sail loft and at
the jail.
The programme today will be as fol.
lows:
Devotional meetings, $50 and 90 q.
m, Joint session; report of Bible school
committee and finance committee, 1000
a. m. Public meeting for Bible schools,
200 p. m. Joint session; report of tam 4
perance committee and committee on
Freedmen, 400 p. m. Public meeting OF
the Women's Foreign Missionary society,
7.45 p. IN.
THE DEATH RATE.