The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-15
He Will Preside Over Western
Yearly Meeting for the
Coming Year.
CHURCH SCHOOLS PROSPER
EARlHAm COLLEGE HAD A PLACE
ON THE PROGRAM TO-DAY AND
TWO TRUSTEES WERE ELECT
ED FOR 1T.

| Plainfield, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE first
regular session of the fiftieth annual
assembly of the Western Yearly Meet
ing of the Quakers throughout eastern
| Illinois and western Indiana, at the
Friends Church, was held Friday. The
| attendance was unusually large.
At the opening meeting ministers
representing annual meetings in Ore
gon, California, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio
were present
The most important feature of the
meeting was the reading of a general
epistle from London. The general
epistle from London, which is the
heart of the Quaker church, contained
words of greeting and spoke of the
church's general prosperity. An epis-
tie was also received from the Dublin
0reland) Annual Meeting and was
similar.
The afternoon session opened with
the election of officers. T. c. Brown,
of this city was elected resident.
Mrs. Lydia Taylor, of West Union, Ind.
was made recording clerk, while Mrs.
James Bart of Indianapolis and Mrs.
Fred Hadley of Thorntown were made
reading clerks. The Rev. Mr.. Howard
of the Friends church in Kokomo was
made announcing clerk, while w. G.
Griffiths of Chicago was elected rail-
way secretary.
Church Schools Prosperous.
After the election the committee on
public schools and education made Its y
report this afternoon. The superin-
tendent stated that the 100 church
schools were in a prosperous condi-
ton. Following the report Prof. A.
ID. Morrison of Earlham college gave
in an address, "A Plea for Our Acad-
envy"
He urged that the members give
their support to the four academies
in the yearly meeting. He explained
how the work in the Quaker academy
is far in advance of the regular high
school work and called for the church
members cooperation in an attempt
to make them even better.
The report of the committee on So |
cial Purity was heard with general |
interest. The superintendent, Mrs. |
Eunice Furnas gave an account of |
their years work which showed a |
had been fighting for better social |
conditions and that they had been di- |
recting their attention more especial |
ly to unfortunate young women.
The winerooms were said to have /
caused many downfals and Mrs. Fur
mas reported great Improvement in
that branch of her work She said /
that they intended to work construc-
lively next year and urged better edu-
cation as remedy for the evil doings
of the young women.
Following this report Mrs. Culla
state president of the w.
c. t. u, gave an address on Social
Purity" She used very strong lang
uage in bringing out the need of re-
form in present social conditions and
agreed with Mrs. Furnas in saying
that education would be an important
factor in bringing about better condi-
tons.
Speaks for Girls Home.
The program last night was given
over to the discussion of the Bertha
Ballard home for girls in Indianapolis.
Judge l.. M. Harvey of Indianapolis
lellNeTeQ SITOHS duuTeSS, covering
he work of that institution He said
hat during the last year $4,000 had
been spent in improving the institu-
ion and that the home is crowded
% its capacity
He said that many poor working
girls had been given homelike infiu-
snces and environment in Indiapapo-
is and that the work of the institution {
vas most creditable
The committee on books and tracts ,
made a report which was of an en-
,ouraging nature. The committee on [
,eace and arbitration also made it's
eport {
An attempt will be made to unite I
III of the yearly meetings over the
United States in one big missionary
organization for more effective work,
nd this matter will be discussed to-
ay
Earlham college also has a place on !
oday's program and two trustees will Il
e named for that institution. ,
Sunday will be the big day in the ,
ssembly's meeting. and an enormous r
tendance is expected, both of
friends and visitors. r