The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-23
EVANGELISM WAS
DISCUSSED TO-DAY
Friends Church Is Doing
Splendid Work in the
Great Northwest.

The report OF the committee on
evangelism and church extension with
the accompanying discussion consum.
ed most of the time Of the Yearly
Meeting OF Friends this forenoon.
Joseph Goddard, chairman of the COM
mittee, opened the part of the session
devoted to his work. by saying that
those directly connected with the work
were feeling more and more every day
the importance and responsibility of
the committee. and that the members
OF the body were in constant need
OF the prayers and cooperation of all
the members of the meeting. Ira
Johnson. OF Winchester, who is the
Superintendent of the work done by
the committee. added few words
along the same line as those spoken
by the chairman.
The report was read by the Reading
Clerk. II showed that during the past
year, 1874 conversions to Christianity
have been effected through the work
of the committee and its representa-
tives. 1907 new members have been
brought into the Friends church dur
ing this time. and 1876 meetings were
conducted by the evangelist commit
tee. The total expense OF carrying on
the work was put at $3S, 292.5S. A new
meeting house has been established in
the northwest, and the Friends in
that territory are exceedingly hopeful
for the future. Edgar Williams. Of
Seattle, Washington, representing the
Puget Sound quarterly meeting, told
Of the great problems that we're con-
fronting workers in this new and
needy field" and of how great place
for good work It was. He stated that
all the members Of the church in that
section of the country were transient
Immigrants. and that his congregation
was composed OF 80 many natiOnali-
ties that he felt much like foreign
missionary.
Esther Terrell, superintendent Of
the mission work In the state of Wash
ington. told Of the marvellous growth
Of the work since It's establishment
seven years ago. She stated that
many towns are springing up all the
time and they want churches badly,
and have always seemed to prefer the
Quaker church to all others. One OF
the great tasks OF her assistants, &C.
cording to her own assertion. was to
get back In the church people who
had Just come to the country. and who
had been church members at their
former homes. She asserted that
with q little more money, the Friends
workers would expand their field, and
would cover the whole State before
other denominations had headed them
or.
After others had informed the meet
Ing Of the great results being obtained
N Washington, 1t was announced that
John Mills would fRke the place of
Edgar Williams on the executive
Doard. as tho latter Is now retiring.
Il don't want any to leave the room,
10 this 10 crucial time for the Ind
lana Yearly Meeting" said Daisy Barr
at the end OF her brilliant address. in
which she asked the audience to re-
spond literally in raising the fund OF
$4,000 needed to carry on the work OF
the evangelistic committee. Mrs.
llarr told how handicapped the COM
nittee was by lack of ministers and
money and urged the people to help
with their money. as there were very
few who were ready ito do things to-
day." that the local gathering should
be In this number. A large amount
was raised, rs several responded with
contributions OF S25 to $50, but the
exact amount was not figured up.
A lively dispute arose when the
proposition was presented to have one
person eligible for only two commit.
tees at time. to have delegates from
quarterly meetings ineligible for gen.
eral committees. and to have the del.
egates at their first session appoint a
committee to nominate members for
all standing committees. Although
Robert Douglas. and others opposed to
the action. said that they wanted
things the "old fashioned way" the
motion was finally passed.
The report OF the committee to
choose delegates for the five years
meeting In 1911: was referred to the
committee for further consideration.