The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-22
Indiana Yearly Meeting Del
egates Will Decide as to
Remodeling Old Structure
Saturday Morning.
REPORTS SHOW THAT
CHURCH is GROWING
Nationwide Prohibition De-
clared to Be the Only REM
edy for the Liquor Traffic
in This Country.

Addresses by several prominent mis-
sionaries of the Friends church were
features at the session OF the Indiana
Yearly Meeting this afternoon at the
East Main Street meeting house. Rep
resentatives from missions located in
Mexico, Alaska, and India were on
hand to discuss the work being done
in the foreign missionary field, and
their many interesting statements
were much appreciated by the dele
gates. Parts of the report of the
meetings committee to supervise the
foreign work were read and comment
ed upon. --..
The committee to investigate the ad-
visibility of remodeling the present
meeting house on East Main street fur
nished the most important of all the
many reports heard this morning. No
action was taken to approve or reject
the plan suggested by the committee,
but from opinions expressed it ap-
pears that when the matter comes up
for consideration again tomorrow
morning, the plans will be approved.
The changes in the structure costing
about $4,000, were outlined by J. H.
Johnson. The general public is urg-
ed to attend the meeting tomorrow.
Reports from the treasurer, trus-
tees, and statistical secretary of the
meeting were read, and all showed
that the work of the church was steadi-
ly growing. Memorials to some promi-
nent Friends, who have died during
the past year were given, and new
visitors were welcomed.
Committee Selections.
After Amos Kenworthy had open
ed the session at ten o'clock this morn
ing with prayer, the report of the
committee to fill vacancies in the ex-
ecutive boards OF Southland college
and Whites Institute was offered for
approval. The committee proposed
to make Charles Jenkins, Mary A. J..
Ballard, and Julia Newly members of
and John II. Johnson were selected
as trustees for Whites Institute. and
the committee recommended that the
changes in the articles of association
of the latter school, which were re-
Quested yesterday by the trustees, be
approved by the meeting.
| The following were suggested to fill
the Office of correspondent member of
the missionary board of Southland
College from the various quarterly
meetings: Dublin, Wilson Gilbert;
Eastern, Alvin E. Wildman; New Gar
den, Mary E. Woodward; Traverse
City, Arthur Zimmerman; vandalia;
Mary Bonine; Van Vert, W.. G. Hire;
Wabash, A. J. Ridgway; West Branch.
II. O. Miles; Westfield, l.. e. Stubbs;
Winchester, Mary McVicker; Puget
Sound, Dorothy Lee; Portland, S. A.
Watson. All the suggestions of the
committee were approved by the meet
ing.
Effie Minehart, of Columbus, O., EN-.
cry Rees, a missionary and Walter
Brown, OF Pleasant Valley, o., were
all extended the visitors welcome by
the clerk, The reading of the minutes
of the last session caused little dis
pute among certain members Prof.
Ebert Russell raised the point that
the minutes were being swelled to an
unnecessary volume by inserting small
comments of the clerk, which are ap-
pended to the committee reports.
Clerk Nicholson agreed with this view,
but the general expression of opinion
showed that the comments were both
interesting and valuable, and that the
best way to reduce the size of the min
utes was to condense the reports of
the committees.
The state of the church was present
ed by hearing the reports of three of
the quarterly meetings The reading
clerk. in the beginning, said that al
most all the quarterly reports were
identical. and that time would be saw
ed by hearing only three, which num-
ber was thought sufficient to get an
idea Of the church work The meeting
heard from were Eastern, Fairmount,
and Vadalia. The reports contained
much the same general news, most of
which indicated that there had been a
great growth in the spiritual life in
every direction. which fact was
brought out by the rapidly increasing
attendance at all meetings and the in
creasing interest being manifested in
home worship: that many new mem
bers had been received into church
membership; and that the ministry
was helpful and instructive" Wanda
liza quarterly meeting was the only one
that gave out no hopeful note. 1t re
O0rfod a good attendance at the puh.
lie gatherings but sad lack of inter
est among the members with regard to
family worship Out of the five month
ly meetings under the jurisdiction of
the Vanadlia meeting, only one is alb
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