The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-24
The important Deliberations
of Meeting on Ministry and
Oversight Will be Held All
Day Tomorrow.
THERE is NOTHING OUT
THE ORDINARY COMING UP
1t Is Likely that the Call for
Timothy Nicholson to Serve
as Clerk Will Be so Urgent
that He Will Continue.

| With the deliberations of the Meet
| ing on Ministry and Oversight. which
will be held tomorrow morning at 10
| O'Clock, the eighty-sixth annual ses-
sion of the Indiana Yearly Meeting
of Friends will have formally begun.
although the first business of the
body will not be transacted until
Wednesday forenoon.
Already there are numerous visit
ors in Richmond awaiting the opening
of the sessions, and the attendance
this year will at least equal that of
any former session in a, long period
and may surpass all records. De-
spite the fact that the statistical rec
ord of the Friends in America does
not show startling increase in
membership in any of the yearly
meetings, it is shown that the great
est increase has been during the last
few years, and this fact indicates re-
newed interest in the affairs of this
denomination.
An Evolutionary Movement.
Perhaps not for a century has there
been more important period in the
Quaker church than at the present.
Beneath the apparent calm which
marks all affairs of the Friends, there
is now going on and has been going
on for several years, an evolutionary
movement which is slowly bringing
about many changes.
The program for this years session
does not indicate that anything out
of the ordinary will come up. The
usual reports will be received and pre-
sented and the same work that has
been distinguishing characteristic
of the Friends church for many years
will be continued. There has been
some talk that Timothy Nicholson,
clerk of the Indiana Meeting for the
last three years, might decline to
serve again, though it is deemed like
ly the request for his continuance will
be so inSiStent he will not decline. 1t
was much against his personal desire
that he took up the work two years
ago, but in his address of acceptance
Mr.. Nicholson said he believed that
when any member of the society of
Friends was called on by the body to
perform a given service he should ac-
cept without considering his personal
pleasure Therefore, unless the
laying aside the work he will be
chosen again.
Officers to Be Continued.
1t is certain the assistant clerks
will be rechosen. These are Anna
NJ Roberts, Richmond, recording
clerk; Charles A. Francisco, Rich
mond, reading clerk Edith j. Hunt,
Charlottesville. Ind, reading clerk,
and Ancil E. Ratliff, Fairmount, Ind,
announcement clerk.
Other officers of the Indiana Year
ly Meeting who probably will be con-
tinued, are: Clerk of meeting on min
istry and oversight, Enos Harvey,
Fairmount; clerk of permanent board
Leander J. Woodland, Richmond;
treasurer, c. G. Carpenter, Richmond;
treasurer of women Friends, Miriam
W. Henly, Richmond; railroad secre-
tary, Benjamin Johnson, Richmond;
statistical secretary, Daniel Law
renee, Spiceland; correspondents,
Timothy Nicholson, Allen Jay, and
Charles A. Francisco, all of Rich
mond; custodian of records, Eli Jay,
Richmond. trustees, C. G.. Carpenter,
Timothy Nicholson, w. P. Henly, T.
F. Moorman, T. C. Phelps, John H.
johnson and William A. Macy; secre-
tary of trustees, John H. Johnson,
Richmond.