The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-01
LARGE ATTENDANCE
! MARKS SECOND DAY
OF YEARLY MEETING
Continued From Page One.)

Il
most proficient man that has ever oc-
cupied the presiding chair of the Meet
ing.
Mr.. Nicholson entered upon his du-
ties for the fifth consecutive year with
an enthusiasm that would scarcely be
equaled by men of half his years For
fifty years Mr.. Nicholson has occupied
some position within the dominion of
the Friends church and the general
expression heard is, that he has filled
all these positions most satisfactorily
Anna nj. Roberts of this city was
again chosen as recording clerk and
in this capacity she has demonstrated
her proficiency. Prof. E. P. Trueblood
and Edith Hunt were rechosen as
reading clerks and no trouble is being
experienced by those in the most re-
mote part of the large auditorium to
follow the proceedings.
Il Book and Tract Report.
At the afternoon session Wednes-
day, the first item of business in the
regular routine was report from the
Book and Tract committee, presented
by Timothy Nicholson. The report
was an excellent one and showed that
much religious literature had been dis
tributed during the year in public
places where it would accomplish the
most good for the public While there
| was shown to be an increase in the
number OF books issued by the Friends
yet there were some discouraging fea-
lures about the tract movement that
occasioned some apprehension.
A stirring appeal was made by
FRANCES Thomas of Spiceland, in be-
half OF this worthy cause He related
number of personal experiences with
tracts in which he had the assurance
that many We're induced to join the
church because of this peculiar meth
Cd OF appeal. He stated that it had
been his custom for many wears to
drop tracts in front of doors and in
such position that the party they
were intended for would be sure to
/ IND them. Mr.. Thomas does not be-
heve that with the modern complexity
OF lie, the tract movement must be
| 1orsaken, but he insists that 1t has it's
place today as well as in former
years.
Report on Peace.
! For many years the Friends society
has been recognized as the chief In
centive behind the movement for nat
ional and international peace. Conse-
quently the report of the Peace asso-
citation of Friends in America was hail
ed with marked interest This is the
39th annual report of this phase of
the Friends church work and is of
wide interest. The report in part was
as follows:
| During the fiscal year just ended
our association has continued It's work
through the accustomed channels of
distribution of literature and the cir
culation of the Messenger of Peace.
2'aoo copies OF which have been issued
monthly during the year; much pains
Is taken to furnish. through it's pages.
correct view of the advancing trend
or the peace movement and to SIN.
ply to busy readers select fund of in.
! formation, argument and suggestive
exposition and reference which NAV
iacllltate arrangements for meetings.
contests and all the varied lines of
nome work for peace; for If we are
ever to have national and information
al peace, the principal and sentiment
thereot must be nurtured in our home
anu soclai HE. Since the beginning
OF the year the size of the Messenger
OF Peace has been slightly enlarged. |
giving something more than an addi- |
tlonal page, while the price of the ma
per remains unchanged. This extra |
page is especially devoted to the chill |
dren and the Messenger is thus rend- |
cred suitable for a Bible-school paper
1Wenty-three thousand tracts have
been printed and a large portion of
them circulated, mostly by sale. in
widely separated parts of the country
otners nave been called for, but the
limit of means to print them has put
limit upon our supply of much need
ed literature.
IL was hoped that the impetus given
the work by the action of the Five
Years Meeting would lead to its better
support and especially to the estab-
iishment OF an efficient Lecture Bur-
eau as was at that time proposed
ms project has not as yet been real.
lied, but there is room for hone that I
IL may be set in motion before the
end OF the year. Peace addresses have
indeed been given in many parts and
Dy several members of the association {
put IN order for the establishment of
enis very important branch of the '
work, there is need of fund for the !
starting expenses of those who give '
much of their time in the lecture field {
The contests for prizes in our ,
schools and colleges has evidently /
most encouraging interest I
among students and this plan of work [
which may obtain among young peonIe
out of school as well as in is com.
henoed 70 the Peace committee of the
several Yearly Meetings. d
ne ASSOCIATION has sent to congress
behalf n ire