Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-28
FRIENDS OF NE.
Holding Yearly Meet
ing at Oak Grove Sem.
Members of Faith Gather from All
Parts Of New Ensland-Mueh In
teres+ in Progress Of Seminary
Social Part Of Meeting Very En-
joyabie

tcreSt ~ Fro0ress ot Se"o
soeia. Part Of Meeting Very En-
joyabie
Vassalboro. Me. June 27.-All tho
raonIe assembled here at Oak Grove
Seminary are very much interested
in Oak drove school. and the report
! presented by the Board Of Managers
yesterday was appreciated. Ihs
! struggle Of Principal Jones to oVeS-
! come the shortage of coal last WIN
Ter by tackling the surrounding TOR
csts with his teacher and pupils 8ais
/ commendable. We all naturally a.t
| looking at the future. What is 10
Happen when Principal Jones goes
away?
We are pleased to learn that Rob
ert Everett owen has been elected
principal He and his wife are 81
ready on the ground. getting nc
quainted with New England Friends
and are laying their plans for q sue
ccssful school year. They seem 10
realize the task before them aad
have the courage and ambition th;N
always brings success. We hope The
people of Maine and especially Ken
nebec county will work with Prin-
cipal Owen and his wife and in thif
way insure good year and an eX-
meeting
The Wednesday afternoon meet
! ing commenced at 500 Prayer was
offered by Rufus M Jones Of Ha-
verford, Pa. A letter was read from
the Publishing Board of the rive
Years Meeting asking for $50 II wls
referred TO the financ committee.
| The Foreign Mission Board ore
sented their annua! report. A de-
clslon has been reached to join I'll.
American Friends Board of Foreign
Missions. This brings all the mis-
sons under one management. The
mission at Ramallah vas closed two
years ago on account OF the war
! The superintendent, A. Edward
Kelsey and Alice w. Jones. iolne
f, the Red Cross unit for work in Syria
and sailed the last of March on a
three-months voyage round Africa to
reach Palestine by the way Of Por.
SAID and the Suez canal. We expo Il
they have arrived at Jerusalem b.
this time.
missionaries, doctors and nurses
made up party Of s. on their ship.
/ The committee on the Freedmen r.
1 ported that the income of their
funds amounted TO $500. Thew had
assisted the Industrial Co,ore j
! schools at Christianburg, Va. and
! High Point, n. c. Both these schools
are pattened after the one at Tuska-
! gee and are doing good work.
The work of the Friends among the
western Indians has been carried on
: as usual and about $3.50 expended.
i Adjournment till $50 tomorrow m ,rn.
! ing.
| Met at go. Mary ]. Weaver read
the 9Th Chapter Of Ephesians ,n,,
Albert Shepherd offered prayer. Tie
/ nrst business was the report OF ,.,Ir
! delegates to the Five Years hell
IN Richmond. Ind, last October.
Walter G. Woodward, chairman of
! me fuolishing Co. of the Five Yeas
meeting, was asked to give some az
count Of the meeting.
! Charles Sisson Of Providence. r.
L., chairman OF the New England 9ni.
esation, told how he was inpresse,
with the caliber OF the intellect anu
GDIrlTn2l re
composing the me meeting Rufus Al.
Jones emphasized the great business
; capacity and remarkable spirit Of
the meeting. Five hundred dollars
! was asked for and referred to tho f.
nance committee.
The annual report OF the bIb!,
school superintendent. Frederic E..
Dearbon OF Portland was next eon-
sidered
Two small schools have been dis.
continued. Nearly all the other
schools have increased in number
and efficiency.
Wilbur n. Thomas of Boston,
chairman of that department OF tae
Five Years meeting. made a strong
plea for all the Bible schools To use
our own quarterly and other liter
allure printed specially for the Bible
schools.
The Bible half-hour was used a.
day by A. ]. Mustee. He gave n
very forcible and inspiring talk on
a part of the 9Th Chapter Of Mat
thew. "Ye cannot serve God AMI
Mammon."
The social part of the Yearly
meeting is very enjoyable, SO las-e
number in this building and on
these beautiful grounds, far away
from the traffic and noise of ne
world are enjoying a quiet, restful
firl1p