The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-03
This win Be the Ninetieth Ses.
sion Of Largest Quaker
Body in World, All But One
Held in City.
TIMOTHY NICHOLSON
TO BE CLERK AGAIN
This Year the Body Will Con-
slider Plans for Extensive
improvements for Ancient
Meeting House.


This years session OF the Indiana
Yearly Meeting OF Friends ORTHODOXY
will be tho ninetieth. and with one ex.
ception tho sessions have all been
held in Richmond. That exception
was the year that Marion was given
tho meeting for the beneit OF those
who lived in that section OF the state,
but the plan was not found satisfac.
tory and was abandoned. The bust.
ness could not be transacted expe-
ditiously away from the Yearly Meet.
ing house, which II Of sufYicient size
to accommodate the large crowds that
attend ana where the records are
available on a minutes notice.
The sessions this year will open on
September 20 with sittings of the
meeting on ministry and oversight.
the Yearly Meeting proper to open
the succeeding day and continue un-
Ill September "a. Preparations for
the event are now in progress, i'm.
provements and changes being made
about the Yearly Meeting House.
Meeting House Plans.
There has been plan under consid-
Grafton by which the present build.
ing would be abandoned and n new
one erected on the grounds of Earl.
ham college. the chief educational
institution supported by the Friends.
but this has no prospect OF fulhll.
ment. Instead the body will this year
consider extensive plans for improve
Ing the present structure In such a
way that II will be a model auditor.
FUN.
The program as reared for this
years session 10 AZ follows:
Tuesday. Set 20--10 a. m. and
$50 y. m. meeting on ministry and
oversight; Z p. m. devotional meet
ing.
"Wednesday. Sept. 21---s a. m. de-
meeting; 10 a. m, opening Yearly
meeting: calling rol, OF delegates
and alternates: reading minutes of
visiting Friends. appointing commit
tees on returning minutes and gospel
services; directions to delegates:
epistles from London and Dublin
Yearly Meetings: 2 p. m. appoint.
ment Of clerks: report by the book
and tract committee: report on
peace; miscellaneous business; 7:15
p. m. devotional meeting.
Thursday. Sept. as a. m, de-
votional meeting; meeting on minis
try and oversight: 10 a. m. report
from Southland college,: report from
Whites Institute: reading OF epistles
from New England. New York and
Baltimore Yearly Meetings: miscel
laneous business: 2 p. m. report on
home missions; report on temper.
ance: 7:i5 p. m. devotional meet.
Ing.
Report Of Secretary.
Friday, Sept 23-S a. m. devo-
tional meeting: permanent board
meeting; 10 .. m, reading of epistles
from North Carolina, Ohio and West.
crn Yearly Meetings; consideration
Of . state church: submitting infor-
nation from quarterly meetings; re-
port Of statistical secretary; men,
orial service; report OF trustees;
p. m, report of the American Board
Of Foreign Missions; report of the
Board Of Foreign Missions and the
Artisan Industrial Mission; 7:15 p.
m. reading OF the London general
opistle: report on Bible school.
Saturday. Sept. as a. m. devo.
tlonal meeting: 10 a. m. reading OF
cpistles from Iowa. Canada and Kan.
Gas Yearly Meetings: report on evan.
geMstic and pastoral work: miscel.
laneous: 3 p. m, report Of Spiceland
and Paramount Academies; report
BY Earlham college; 7:15 p. m. re-
port on Christian Endeavor work
miscellaneous
Sunday. Sept. 25-s:so and 10 a
m. meetings for worship; 2 and
1880 p. m. meetings for worship; $50
p m. Christian Endeavor services.
Monday. Sept. 26--s a. m. devo
tional meeting; . u. m. reading oi
epistles from Wilmington. Oregon
California and Nebraska yearly meet
ings and from Friends In Mexico:
reading Of tho minutes OF the per
manent board: presentation OF re-
turning minutes: report in Indian
a6airs: miscellaneous; 2 p. m. re
port Of the epistolary committee; mis-
cellansous; 7:l6 p. m. devotional
meeting.
Tuesday. Sept. 27-s q. m. devo
tional meeting; 8 a. m... reports ol
committee; miscelaneous: final ad
journment.
Nicholson Tor sserstary.
Timothy Nicholson OF this city
who 10 serving the Indiana body M
clerk, probably will be continued ir
this position. NO man. In the mem
bership being better qualified to Al
IL, ~ for alxty years he has been &C
tive In the work OF this denomina
ton. Although more than eighty year.
old Mr.. Nicholson y ,still one Of the
most influential! OF American Friends
the Indiana Meeting being tho larg
cot single body Of Quakers In the
world. A man who viii be greatl,
misssd this ysasr II the Rev. Aller
Jay. Soe years leader In the Indians