The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-04
Friends Assembled in Indiana
Yearly Meeting Commend
Them for Their Work for
Temperance.
OPPOSITION AGAINST
ACTION BUT SMALL.
Reports From Educational In
stitutions Read and All Are
Encouraging Kelly Reads
Report.

Although the Indiana Yearly Meet
ing Of Friends, now in session, is not
supposed to assume any political as
pect, yet at the session Saturday af-
ternoon a resolution was presented
and concurred in by the assembly with
but little objection, which endorsed
Governor Hanly and the state legisla-
ture for the recent enactment OF the
Cox local option bill, vouching to the
temperance people of Indiana the priv
ilege of voting on the liquor uestion
by counties.
At first 1t looked as Ii there would
be considerable opposition to the reso-
luton, but Timothy Nicholson, clerk
of the meeting, would not consent to
see such a resolution fail of approval.
and before the debate waxed very
warm he forced the matter to an is
sue and the resolution was adopted
practically unanimous, their being but
five objecting votes
The resolution as adopted also en-
dorsed the stand of Governor Harris
and the legislature of Ohio.
The resolution was presented to the
meeting by Rev. F. G. Stanley of How
ard county, a member of the tenn
perance committee of Indiana. The
resolution follows
believing as we do that civil gov
srnment is the ordinanceaef~G God, and
that righteous rules are his ministers
TO attend continually upon the admin
istration of His will, and that for con-
science sake the body of Christ the
church, should extend to them our
sympathy and most cordial endorse
ment. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That as the body of the
Indiana Yearly Meeting we extend to
Governor Hanly and the members of
the general assembly of Indiana and
also to Governor Harris and members
of the general assembly of Ohio. who
voted and worked for county local op-
tion in both of these states, our most
heartfelt endorsement.
And we most especially commend
the patriotic, brave and courageous ad-
ministrations of these two governors
in favor of civic righteousness in CIV
ing to the people the privilege in coun-
ties the right to suppress the infamous
liquor traffic"
while these resolutions are not to
be construed as an endorsement of
any political party, yet the crisis is
upon us and party lines should van
ish and no candidates for Office in these
states should receive our suffrage that
is not pledged to these principles
The last hours of the session Satur-
day afternoon were very busy ones as
there was much business to be trans
acted before the Sunday services.
Alpheus Mattox was appointed as a
member of the auditing committee to
I'LL a vacancy. The Office of woman
treasurer Of the meeting was discon-
tinued and on recommendation of one
of the leading women in the meeting
the remaining fund of $41.15 was turn.
ed over to the foreign missionary de.
partment.
The board of trustees of Earlham
college in its report to the meeting
expressed satisfaction with the growth
of thu institution; completion of new
buildings and the general increase oi
the endowment fund.
The expense for concrete walks and
other improvements during the past
summer amounted to $1,000.
The enrolment during the past year
has been the largest in the history OF
the institution, being over 500 stu.
dents.
Governor Haaly has appointed Pres.
ident R. L. Kelly to second term OF
three years on the State Board of Ed
ucation. The administration of the
college has been satisfactory to the
trustees.
The endowment fund is now 1886,
449.62. having been augmented the
past year by the following bequests:
February endowment fund, S7,11S
Jessie Horney general fund, 5000; Eliz
hbeth Kidder Biblical fund.- $243; Fow
Ter B. Hill general fund, $1,000: NJ NJ
White endowment, $4,000; total, S33,
b61.
An additional gift was made by re
quest of JOS r. Evans, who died Ma,
"a, OF $1,000. A bequest of $500 wa.
made from the estate of Robert Ridge
way, late Of Amboy. to be an endow
ment to the Biblical department, wa.
announced.
Appropriations Recommended.
The representative committee re
commended the following appropria
tions:
Book and Tract committee IS S,