The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-25

ton that the red people still hated the
whites. He said the Causaeians had
always been the aggressors and had of
ten broken treaties which the Indians
held sacred Why shouldn't the IN
dian hate them" he asked. According
TO Mr. Hunt, the Indians still bow
down to idols. even though they may
attend Bible schools, therefore there
is great need for more workers in the
field is right now. He urged care in
the selection of missionaries, because
he knew the Indianas were very prone
to initiate the white people. therefore
a man of bad habits could do more
harm than good.
President r. l.. Kelley was asked to
come TO the platform to report on the
work done by the committee appointed
| to answer the epistles from other
meetings, In the message TO London,
which, it was announced. would be
sent with only minor changes to Dub
| lin, special note was made of the An
2lo American peace compact, and
hopes for the success of this were
| freely expressed, The general epistle
told of the rejoicing here at the relief
of the Earlham debt. and also mention
ed the good condition of the other
schools under the supervision of the
Indiana meeting.
| Sz-Chwan meeting, China, was the
recipient of a separate epistle from the
Indiana meeting. encouragement was
given to the missionaries in that field
during the present uprising against
them. This meeting is located in Sui
Ming, next to hostile Thihet, and re.
ports say that it is very thriving
meeting.
A special committee to consider TAX
ing action on the general arbitration
treaty, reported that it recommended
the immediate sending of three let.
tiers. One of these was to be address
ed to the senators of Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan, Florida, and Washington,
the states represented at this meet
ing, endorsing the treaty and encour-
aging them to cast their votes in its
| favor A second message was to so to
the committee on peace requesting
that the latter body refer all resolu-
lions or letters regarding the treaty,
from any point in the country. to U.
to President Taft.
Truman kenworthv, and his assis-
tants on the devotional committee, re
ceived great praise from the meeting
on their able work in arranging for
the services in the churches here yes
terday. AL the sermons delivered
were excellent, Mrs. Daisy Barr, al
the First Presbyterian church hav'
ing been especially Well appreciated
for her address.
Quite a little diversity of opinion
arose when the committee to nomi
mate fraternal delegate to the con
vention of the State w. c. T. u, pro
posed Milo Hinkle, for the delegate
James B. Unthank voiced the senti
ment that the women are sensitive
about having the men get all the of
fees, and that therefore Elmina Har
ris, named as alternate, should bt
made delegate. 1t was SO unusual II
, have man selected for this duty, tina
many of the audience agreed will
Mr. Unthank. Clerk Nicholson final,
settled the dispute by suggesting tina
Hinkle make some excuse for not be
ing able to attend the meeting, in thi:
way allowing the woman to attend.
The report of the meeting on minis
try and oversight stated that thi
body was in favor of urging famil,
worship every day, preferably in thu
morning The evangelistic and pas
toral committee offered a recommen
dation to the next five year meeting
that ministers be better prepared be
fore taking up their duties in tn
church. Allusion to this was sug
gested in the general epistle.
Some of the visiting ministers wer
. called on by the clerk to say fey
words, and all agreed that the NEE,
ing had accomplished much good, an
had given everyone inspiration. TIL
: minutes of this session were heard
and just before the final adjournment
, resolution commencing the splendi
:. work of the recording clerk, who di
not know she was to serve until tn
meeting opened, was passed.
Timothy Nicholson, clerk of tn
meeting, merits great deal of cred
it for the excellent manner in whlcl
he has conducted the session.