The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-15
Local Institution Is ASsaiIed
At Western Yearly Meet
ing of Friends by Conserva-
tive Element.
CLAIM INSTITUTION is
NO LONGER PRACTICAL.
Notice Is Served That the COB
jectors" Will Make Open
Warfare on the Faculty Dur
ing the Sessions.

Piainfield, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE sec
bnd days session of the Western
Yearly Meeting of Friends was devot-
ed largely to church auxiliary and
educational affairs, the most import
ant feature of which was the report
of DR.. Robert Kelly, president of
Earlham college, Richmond. His re-
port and the discussion following oc-
cupied much of the afternoon.
There is an apparent feeling of con-
Germ over Earlham's future among a
few delegates to the Yearly Meeting.
This element openly declares it's an
tagonism to the growth of the school
into what is known as the field of
higher education. They say Earlham
stands for what is called new tangled
learning and not for practical edu-
cation, and it is said this element will
make open warfare on the faculty dur
Ing the present session of the Yearly
meeting.
The element of opposition is headed
by John Woodard of Bloomingdale.
He is winning the title of the great
objector" in the present session of the
Yearly Meeting because of his mark
ed antagonism to all steps toward
higher theology and learning among
the Friends. Today he objected to
the appropriation of $400 for the
Friends Institute because he believed
1t promoter of hightoned theology.
The Rev. Thomas C. Stout, chair
man of the evangelistic and church
extension work committee, made his |
report to the Yearly Meeting today. |
He reported an encouraging growth in
the churches of the Yearly Meeting
and announced that there were eighty
eight young men and women who are
candidates for the ministry in the |
Friends church.
Friends Bible Institute.
The report of the Friends Bible in
stitute was an interesting document, |
particularly in the matter of the reso-
luton sent by it to The Hague peace |
in which was expressed |
the desire of $4,000 Quakers to see un-
iversal peace and treaty that would |
settle international disputes by arbi-
tration.
Against Smoking Teachers.
Two noteworthy expressions of sem
timent marked the meeting of the
Friends yesterday tfternoon One was
uttered by Prof. Edwin Morrison, of
in which he declared that
the denominational academies were
being swept out of existence by State
schools that employed teachers that
were smokers and were, therefore. not
worthy to teach the children of
Christian men and woven. Prof. Nor
rison said that it had been only
few days since he had seen six male
returning to their homes
from a county institute three of whom
had cigars in their mouths. He plead
ed for the return of the old-fashioned
teacher who does not smoke and is
fitted mentally and spiritually to
teach the youth of the Friends faith.
He pleaded especially for the upbuild-
ing of Quaker academies, once Of
mighty educational power but now be-
ing obiiterated by schools that give
no heed to religious tenets.
He asked the Friends to endow
schools like the old Bloomingdale
A Academy. so that worldliness could not
destroy them. He regarded smoking
school teachers as dangerous to the
youth of America.
The second noteworthy expression of
he day came from Rev. Bunji Kida. of ,
a Japanese missionary of :.
he Quaker faith. During the session.
-
scored the United States !,
government for allowing such racial :
conditions to exist as are said to exist :
llong the Pacific coast. Woodard. :
Who is delegate to the yearly meeting .
declared that Japan should resent ill :.
reatment of its subjects by the Amer :
can government.
Views Of Japanese. y
His speech was decidedly hostile and a
vas remarkable for its contrast with
he utterances of Bunji Kida Instead
Il following Woodard's line of argu-
nent, the little Japanese missionary |
n soft and convincing tones, told his
rethren Of the Friends church. that
/ was an unwritten law in Japan to r
peak of the United States as .our =
mother country" He said that in
tead of seeking war with the United
tates the empire of Japan sought
o be wholly at peace with America.
Noted Visitors at Meeting. h
There arc several visitors here from a
far. The Rev. John Henry Douglass, O
ne of the most widely known Quakers II
4 America, is here from his home in n
asadena, Cal. The Rev. Mr.. Doug Il