The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-29
Outline of the Work That Will
Be Done by important Qua
ker Body when 1t Assem-
bIeS Here Next Month.
MANY MATTERS TO BE
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Program Bears Names of
Some of the Best Known
Members of the Society in
America---Topics Assigned

Below is the program proposed for
the Five Years meeting or general
conference of Friends, which viii be-
held in Richmond the coming month.
opening on the evening OF Octobed Is:
Tenth Month 10TH
1:3O u. m.-Opening OF meeting with
Edmund Stanley. the clerk, in the
chair.
Devotional opportunity.
S:30-Presentation of the credentials
of delegates. Delegations instructed
to select their chairmen. who will nom-
mate the next sitting officers for the
meeting and members OF the business
committee and the auditing committee.
Report of the committee OF arrange
ments.
10th Month 10TH
900 a. m.-Devotional opportunity.
. Organization OF meeting by the
appointment of clerk and two as
sistant clerks. Appointment of bus
iness committee and an auditing com.
mittee.
3. Presentation OF propositions from
yearly meetings.
4. Proposition for the establish
ment OF Nebraska Yearly meeting.
). Reports of the treasurer and OF
the auditing committee.
The meeting will then receive and
consider the written reports OF the
standing boards and committees, viz:
The evangelistic and church extern
sion board, Charles II. Jones. chair
man.
| The American Friends board OF for
eign missions. Thomas G. Brown,
chairman.
The board of education, A. Rosenber-
ger. chairman.
The committee on legislation, Timo-
thy Nicholson. chairman.
The finance committee, A. X. Halo
well, chairman.
The board on the condition OF ne
groes. Allen Jay chairman.
The associated executive committee
on Indiana affairs, Edward Wistar,
chairman.
The peace association OF Friends IN
America. Cyrus Hodgin. chairman.
Statement in reference to the pro-
The following subjects will be pre-
sented in the order stated. unless 9TH
erwise ordered by the meeting. The
Friend first named will read a paper to
occupy about twenty minutes unless
otherwise stated. The Friend follow
ing will open the discussion OF the
subject to occupy ten minutes. Speak
ers following will be limited to five
miutes each. unless their time is ex.
tended by the meeting. viz:
The Present Opportunity for
Friends, Rufus M. Jones, Rainer w.
Kelsey.
Methods of Evangelization, Robert
K. Pretlow, Richard Haworth.
The proposed Missionary Union and
the method of providing funds for its
administration.
The Federation OF Churches
The Social Mission OF Friends-Ed-
ward Grubb, Margaret IT, Carey.
The Pastoral Needs OF our Congre-
gation-James Wood, Mary NJ. Hobbs,
Clarence M. Case.
Propositions on Ministry and Over
sight
Province and Duties Of Superintend-
1HlS Vi E<FduGGHSllC NOTk, ten nln-
utes to each-W. Jasper Hadley, J.
Lindley Spicer, Louis +. Stout, Thom-
as Wood, Eliza II. Carey, Samuel r.
Neave.
Proposed ex-officio members of the
Five Years Meeting.
Friends I'm Public Affairs (evening)
Benjamin r. Trueblood, Joseph J.
Mills, 30 minutes each.
Ministry for the Present Day-El-
bert Russell, Ellison r. Purdy.
The Problem of a Friends Meeting
in a Large City-Albert j. Brown,
Charles w. Sweet.
Nonresident Members as a Basis
for Church Observation-Disclosures r.
Mitchell, Francis A. Wright, Phoebe
s. Aydelott.
Inter-Yearly Meeting Correspond
ence-Charles f. Tebbetts, Lindley ID.
Clark, Mary c. Woody.
The Expansion of Quakerism-Isaac
Sharpless, J. E1wood Paige, Alfred r.
Ware.
II is expected that the meeting will
close on Second day, the 21st. or Third
day. the 22d, as the requirements of
the business may determine.
For the Committee on Program. n
JAMES WOOD, Chairman.