The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-14
s. r. Nicholson, Editor of
American Friend, Antici-
pates Attendance Of Be
tween 500 and ], 900.
COMMITTEES ACTIVE
Prominent Leaders Of Several
Religious Creeds Appear as
Speakers at National Con-
ference.

visitors, representing every yearly
meeting Of Friends In the United
States and Canada and possibly Eng
land. including the Richmond repre-
sentation, will be present during the
National Conference of Men Friends in
this city from Wednesday morning.
October 20. to Friday evening, Octo-
Der 20.
The estimate Of the probable num-
Der in attendance was made this morn
inE by 8. Edgar Nicholson, editor Of
the American Friend, who had COM
pleted the arrangements Of the pro-
gram for the convention which Is
printed below.
The number exceeds by 200 or 800 the
attendance which was indicated during
the middle Of the summer when ar
engagements were begun. The more dis
tant yearly meetings in California and
Maine will have few representatives
but the number will be offset by the
large delegations from the Whining
ton, Ohio, meeting, the Iowa Yearly
f; meeting at Oskaloosa and the various
! Indiana yearly meetings.
Talks viii Be Short.
The program bears the names Of
able speakers. not only prominent
! members OF the Society of Friends but
officials and laymen of various relig.
ious movements. Some of the speeches
will be Of general interest to the pub
lie. They will vary In length from IS
minutes to 45 minutes.
The executive committee has ap-
pointed an arrangements committee
which In turn named members Of the
Friends church here for sub commit
tees to plan for registration, entertain
ment, ushers and doorkeepers and mu-
sic. The names Of these committee
naen are printed in another space. On
the opening night, Wednesday, Mr..
Nicholson will preside and the follow
Ing speakers will make addresses: Ell.
bert Russell, former head of the Bibli-
cal department of Earlham college and
Charles M. Woodman, pastor Of the
Friends church at Portland, Maine>
who Is considered one of the ablest
men in the New England Yearly
Meeting.
- Pennington Presides.
Levi T. Pennington, president Of the
Pacific College at Newberg, Oregon,
will preside at the Thursday forenoon
session and the speakers include Alex
c. Purdy, who was elected to succeed
Prof. Russell at Earlham college, Clar-
ence =. Pickett, pastor Of the Friends
church at Toronto, Canada, j. Arthur
Wollan of the Friends University at
Wichita, Kansas, and Carroll Brown Of
Westtown, Pennsylvania. These speak.
ers were selected by the young Friends
who met at Winona Lake recently. At
ter the general discussion at the con-
clusion of their speeches, Willard o.
Trueblood, pastor of the Friends
church at Indianapolis and president
OF the Friends Board of the Five
Years Meeting, will speak.
J. Douglas Adam, who is scheduled
for a series Of threeaddresses, is pro-
fessor Of homiletics in Hartford, Conn.
Theological Seminary. He is not a
member of the Friends but his speech
win be intensely spiritual and intense.
~ practical.
The presiding officer on Thursday
afternoon will be Albert J. Brown,
clerk Of the Wilmington Yearly meet
ing and former president of the VIII.
mington University. The speakers fol-
the afternoon are Harry R. Keates OF
Des Moines, Iowa, chairman Of the
Board of Church Extension Of the
Five Years Meeting; Ellison R. Pur
dy, pastor of the Friends church at
Wilmington; Edgar H. Stranahan, pas
tor Of the college church at Oskaloosa
Iowa, and Isaac Sharpless, president OF
Hanover college, Pennsylvania.
Manufacturer To Lead.
James Wood, manufacturer of New
York, president Of the American BiblA
society and clerk of the New York
City Yearly Meeting. presides or
Thursday night. George r. Nasmyth
of the Worlds Peace Foundation OF
Boston. Mass. and J. Campbell White
Of New. York City, head of the Lay
mems Missionary Movement will
speak on this night.
Judge Lawson M Harvey of Indf
annapolis has been chosen to preside al