The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-23
.B|RTHR|GHT QUES-
TION IS A LIVE ONE
However, 1t May Not Come
Before the Indiana Year
Iy Meeting This Year.
TO THE FIVE YEARS BODY.
MANY BELIEVE THAT is THE
PLACE TO SETTLE IT IF A
CHANGE is DEsIRED-SESSIoN
OPEN WEDNESDAY.

When the sessions of the Indiana
Yearly Meeting begin in earnest We'd
nesday, it is not thought that the
question which has been the source
of much discussion and even conten-
tion in Friends, circles of other yearly
meetings, pertaining in the main to
change in the present system OF ad-
miting children of Quaker parentage
into the church, will be discussed to
any extent. 1t is very probable that
the Indiana yearly meeting will entir-
ely ignor this feature, depending upon
the Five Years meeting to definitely
settle the question, as it will without
doubt come before that body when it
convenes in this city in the course of
the next few weeks, as the Western
Yearly meeting, in which the PROPOSE
ton has been much discussed, will
undoubtedly bring it up for consider
alton.
From the first organization of the
church. a child born of Quaker paren-
tage was considered member of the
Society of Friends. Old iGeas were
swept aside a few years ago when the
Five Years meeting ruled that child
rem should not be considered members
of the church until they so decided
themselves. 1t was argued then that
the child should not be bound to the
Quaker church if he did not desire and
believe otherwise. 1t was largely
through this feature that the ruling
was made, but from present appearan-
ces it seems that the question will;
again be a bone of contention and
discussion at the coming sessions of
the Five Years meeting
Unless the question is brought up
by some quarterly meeting, and ac-
cording to Timothy Nicholson, this is
hardly probable, the Indiana meeting
will completely ignore the subject.
Owing to the wide variance of opinion
on the subject it would undoubtedly
call forth much comment to the hind
rance of more important subjects to
come up for consideration.
The interests of the Indiana body
are varied, including reports on edu-
cation, Indiana affairs, home missions,
temperance, foreign missions, African
Industrial Mission, evangelistic and
pastoral work and other matters, in
cluding reports from the various of
ficers of the meeting of epistles from
and those at London, England and
Dublin, Ireland. Many prominent
workers in this denomination will at
tend from various parts of the coun-
try. The sessions will be held at the
Yearly Meeting House on East Main
street. this city, the largest place of
assembly of the kind in the city
Clerk Active Charity Worker.
The present clerk of the Indiana
body is Timothy Nicholson, who is
widely known for his activity in the
National Charities Conference and as
a member of the board of state char
tiles. Mr.. Nicholson, despite his ad-
vanced years, is very active and dis
poses of the heavy duties incumbent
upon the clerk with apparent ease
Mr. Nicholson also is chairman of the
committee that is making arrange
ments for the genera; conference in
October Another of the faithful
workers Of the Indiana body is the
Rev. Allen Jay of this city, who for
many years has been distinguished
for his services in the financial field,
both in behalf of the yearly meeting
and of its chief educational institution
Earlham college. Mr.. Jay has no
doubt raised more money for endow-
ments of various Quaker colleges
and to meet Indebtedness than any
other man in the denomination in the
entire country. He is also well adj
vanced in years, but is still as active
as a man of 40.