The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-24
REPORTS ARE MADE
At YEARLY MEETING
Important Matters Consid-
ered--Five Years Meet
ing Delegates.

the committee on Bible schools was
given. This committee nominated a
Sabbath school board of the follow
ing: For one year-Ancil e. Ratiiff,
Jennie Ridgway, Earl Dennis; for two
years, DOROTHY Luther. Myrtle Druck-
meyer; for three years, Austice NJ.
Harvey, Clifford Douglass. The nomi-
nations were approved by the meeting.
The report OF the committee from the
Winona Friends Association was de-
fer-ed until next year. This docu-
ment contained several recommends
tions % the five year meeting. but the
next yearly meeting was thought time
enough to consider it. The committee
to assist in the distribution of funds
tor old people stated that during the
past twelve months $1,003 had Deea
given out to thirty different persons.
Why should the Indiana Yearly
Meeting continue to appropriate mo.
ney for the indians" This was the
question which the clerk said had been
asked on many occasions. Tho re-
port of the committee appointed to
investigate the relation of the meet
ing to- the associate committee on In.
dian affairs, stated that the Indians
were rot yet able to taxi, care OF them.
selves, and still neede' help from the
Friends. The Indiana Meeting gives
&j',u cuch year to this work, aud is
was proposed to continue this GOna-
ton Until the need for it was rcmov-
ed
The committee to appoint delegates
from the yearly gathering TO the five
year meeting reconsidered it's report
during the day, and although the lat.
ter had been rejecto in the morning.
It had been so modified that the meet
ing accepted 1t. 1t named as dele
gates.at-large. Timothy Nicholson,
Luke Woodland, J. i. Mills, X. l.. kel-
ley. and Charles T.. Tcbbetts; general
delegates, Joseph A. Goddard, Nathan
Gilbert, Ira c. Johnson, Esther Cook,
Frank Douglas, Ida S. Henley, Allen
ID. Hole, Daisy Barr, GicEard Haworth,
VIM. A. Macy. Rebecca Davis, A. l..
Copeland. c. e. Hiatt. Mary Bruner.
Fred Torn ohlen, T. c. Kenworthy.
Charles Replogle, Fred Carter. c. L.
Carey, G. w. Bird. and Tennyson
Lewis: alternates, w II. Coffin, Par
win w. Bond, A. e. Ratiiff. ". p. Hen
ley Dorothy Luther. Fanny Pickett,
and Ethel Calvert.
The management OF the meeting was
then turned over to the board of the
Indiana meeting in charge OF the
Christian Endeavor work. The first
matter was the reading Of the biennial
report of the secretary. This record
showed a fine progress in the En-
deavor work, and promised much for
the future. There abe Ga societies un-
der the supervision of the Indiana
Yearly meeting, ten of which have
Just been established in tho last year.
The total membership of these socie
ties runs close to $500. The secre-
tary stated that the work in this de.
partment was on the increase in both
numbers and enthusiasm. The depart
ment of Friends literature presented
the fact that large numbers of young
men and women had been given copies
Of "The Story of Quakerism."
Marion quarterly meeting was
awarded the Christian EndeavOr ban
ner for the biggest increase in mem.
bership during twelve months. In the
contest for members, waged among
the individual societies. Wabash was
pronounced the winner. Much in
terest was shown in these contests,
and the winners were closely follow
ed by the other societies in quest of
the banners.
After President Reeve. of the In.
diana meetings union. had announced
that the next convention of the En-
deayorers would be held in Marion
next May, two speakers told of the
good work being accomplished at the
Winona conference for young Friends.
Lillian Hayes asserted that the ses-
sions OF this conference were all ex'
ceedingly beneficial, and that the
event was attended by large mum.
Der of important persons who had be-
come interested in the propositions.
Thomas Jones, in dealing with the val.
ue of the conference. divided his talk
into two parts-the aspects and the
opportunities. With regard to the for
mer, he said that all the young people
showed that they went to the confer.
ence because they meant business,
that their understanding Of social con-
ditions was increased by the meeting
with representatives from eight other
yearly meetings, and that their spiritu-
III life was aided. He said that this
meeting was the keynote to getting
the young people into active church
work, and that as the church needed
such an institution. the opportunities
for making a wonderful organization
for good of the conference.
Mr.. Thomas Jones was named as
the Indiana delegate to this conference
next year.
At a quarter before nine, the presi-
dent introduced the principal speaker
OF the evening. Rev. Henry Shupe,
editor OF the "Watchword." The Rev.
Shupe gave an interesting and valu-
able talk on subjects pertaining to the
welfare OF the young Friends, in which
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