The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-22
Grand Old Man of the Quak-
ers Was the Choice OF the
Yearly Meeting Now in Ses-
sion Here.
'OTHER OFFICERS ARE
ALSO CHOSEN TODAY
Ilarqe Number of Friends Are
In the City yttoading the
Meeting Epfstles Were
Read T)day.

With practically all delegates pres
cnt and some five hundred zainisters
and lay members attending, thx. x.eighty-
ninth yannual session, the indiana
Yearly|Meeting Of Friends conxened at
the East Main Street Friends Meeting
house at 10 o'clock this morning.
,Timqthy Nicholson was Selected
clerk, committees were appolkted and
epistles were read from London, Dub
ain, New England and New Drk Year
" meetings, during the impprtant ses-
eions today. Il
Before the annual YEARLY Meeting OF
Friends was called to order. the num-
Der ii old and young Friends, many Of
theni meeting for the first time for
eboutse year. met isshe large meeting
house ND exchanged greetings. This
lpresented sarfinpressive sight, howev-
er one face was lacking from the gath
ering and that was Francis Thomas. A
majority of those present realized this
and after a few moments of silence.
Daisy Barr offered a prayer and spoke
of "the missing Friend
Nicholson 10 Named.
Timothy Nicholson. at the session
this afternoon, was reelected presiding
clerk, Anna NJ. Roberts, recording
clerk, Edwin p. Trueblood and Edith
J. Hunt, reading clerks and Hiram
Harvey, announcements. Mr.. Nichols
con was elected after protestation on
his part. He has served the Yearly
Meeting as presiding clerk very eff
ciently for five years and he asked the
committee to place q younger man in
his place. The committee, however.
realized that Mr.. Nicholson is better
fitted than any other man to care for
this exacting place.
At the morning session several i'm
portant committees were appointed.
The membership Of the committee t'
return minutes and credentials for the
visiting delegates, is the following: Al
len Jay. Mary Tones, Nmma Randolph,
Henry Pickett, Charles O. Whitley, A.
Milo Wrinkle.
After the Yearly Meeting agreed to
release Franklin and Mary Moon Mer-
edith and the Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Tebbetts 90 that they may attend the
London and Dublin Yearly Meetings
the following committee was appoint
ed to draw up minutes for the members
to carry to the Meetings abroad: Ora
Wanslow. e. G. Hill, James Unthank
Duke Woodard, Naomi H. Jay and
Richard Haworth.
A Nominating Committee.
The following committee was ap
pointed on care and oversight OF meet
ings for worship: Chas. O. Whitley
Robert Douglas, Mary Moon Meredith
Aaron Napier, Emma Randolph, B. L
Shugart. George o. Bird, Truman Ken.
worthy, Robert L. Kelly. Timothy
Nichlson, Samuel Dickinson. Ira John
SON and Daisy Barr.
The epistles from the several Year
ly Meetings were exceptionally inter
esting. The epistle from London con
graduated the Indiana Yearly Meeting
of Friends on their forward movement
IN education. peace and temperance
The report also stated that. although
the last annual increase In converts t.
the Friends denomination in London
was small: during the past forty years
there had been gain Of 5000 menu
bers
The Dublin Yearly Meeting sen'
quite lengthy epistle. The last an
nual Meeting held in Dublin. Ireland
rejoiced in the temperance movement
in the United States and deplored thu
action Of the English House Of Lord;
in defeating a certain temperance bill
The Meeting also favored world peace
This attitute was also concurred in b.
the New England and the New Yorf
Yearly Meetings.
Because q standing committee t.
prepare replies to the Yearly Meeting
was found impracticable. the following
committee was appointed to send epis
Ties to all the American Yearly Meet
inxs and the London. Dublin and Mex
ican Yearly Meetings: Allen D. Hole
Charles s. White, Albert l. Copeland
Robert Copeland. Robert L. Kelly, Ids
Parker, Anna johnson. Ancil E. Rat
Tiff, Lizzie Holloway and Phariba Ste
phens.
M. M. White. Of Cincinnati, q yer!
prominent Friend. arrived at the Yeas
II Meeting this morning. Mr.. Whit
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