The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-18
For the Church to Succeed,
1t Was Pointed Out at
Meeting, Young People
Must Take Interest.
ENGLISH FRIENDS
MEETING VISITORS
Epistles from the London and
Dublin Meetings interest
ing.-Mrs. Barr Speaks
Upon Heresy.

Discussion of methods by which
young people may be encouraged to
take up the work in the Friends soci-
ETY. took place this morning at the
first days session of the ninety-sec-
ond assembly of the Indiana Yearly
Meeting of Friends. 1t was the con-
| sensus of opinion, of those who took
occasion to speak upon this subject
that the yearly meeting should do
more to encourage young people in
the work of the Friends society.
In speaking on this subject Charles
E. Tibbetts, superintendent of the
! American Friends Board Of Foreign
Missions, declared that he knows of
no yearly meeting which is so barren
of young people, under the age of
thirty years as the Indiana Yearly
Meeting He asserted that if the Indi-
ana Yearly meeting is to meet with
success in future years that it must
train it's young people to take up it's
work
Il have talked with a number of
young people in the attempt to get
| them to attend the yearly meeting;
Mr.. Tibbetts stated. They say, how
ever, that the older people seem to do
all the work and that the younger
set have no business to attend to-
Timothy Nicholson Spoke.
Timothy Nicholson also spoke of
the apparent absence of the young
people from the meeting. He stated
that the young blood is imperative.
Lillian E. Hayes. of Spiceland. spoke
on the paad of younS peSple in the
! society. Miss fia7zs plan to Attv1d
dorsed by the meeting. She asserted
that the young people want to be in
readiness to serve and that some
means should be provided whereby
young people may be encouraged in
the work of the church. Miss Hayes
intends to spend some time in Dublin
and London.
An interesting talk was given by
Mrs. Daisy Douglass Barr, who recent
ly returned from Europe. Mrs. Barr
explained the work being done in Dub
lin and London and also spoke of the
need of missionary work in Norway
Mrs. Barr also referred to the period
she spent in Woodbrook school.
Never Heard "Heresy."
while there never heard the word
'heresy' or the word hereto used,
declared Mrs. Barr, in her forceful
manner. ut was a decided relief, I as
sure you I only hope that we will get
the baptism so that we will do the
worlds work and not the worlds
quibbling. That's pretty strong,
know. but you know me-
Epistles sent from London and Dub
hin were received and read. The epis
tie from London spoke Of the partial
failure of the effort to establish an
unlimited treaty of arbitration be
tween the two nations: In part, it read
as follows:
"The ties which unite our nation
with yours are strong; We had hoped
with you that the effort to establish
an unlimited treaty of arbitration be
tween them might have been com
pletely successful. The partial failure
of that attempt should stimulate
friends of peace on both sides of the
ocean to greater exertions."
The epistle also mentioned that Mrs
Barr had visited several of the meet
ings in England. Delegates to the five
polls in October will be sent from Lon
don according to the epistle.
Temperance In ireland.
The .epistle from Dublin spoke oi
the struggle of the Indiana Yearly
meeting with intemperance. In part
the epistle read:
Your successful struggle with the
evil of intemperance continues to af
ford us great encouragement.
I'VE are interested in hearing that
education has such large share of at
tention and are glad the colleges and
schools in your land are blessed with
healthy progress.
I'VE accept the invitation to send
fraternal delegates to the five-years
meeting at Indianapolis. We have
been gladdened to hear of the zeal and
interest which your young are ex
erting in the work of the society"
An English Visitor.
Credentials of visiting Friends from
other yearly meetings were received
and read. Among the visiting Friends
attended the meeting is Isaac Sharp
of London, England. In speaking OF
Mr.. Sharp, Mr.. Nicholson said tha.
the former was virtually secretary q
the London yearly meeting. He has
his hands upon everything which has
to do with the London yearly meet
ing" Mr. Nicholson declared.
Mrs. Mary Pompfrey. also of the
London Yearly Meeting. is attending
the Indiana meeting Others are s
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