The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-20
QuAkERS HEAR
CHURCH RECORD
FOR LAST YEAR
Committee on Ministry and
Overnight Meets in Prelim-
mary Session to Indiana
Yearly Meeting.


tion OF the Indiana Yearly Meeting Of
Friends which opens Tuesday morn.
ing, was held today In the East Main
Street Friends church attended by ap.
proximately 200 members of the
church. including 81 delegates repre-.
senting IA quarterly meetings.
At the meeting Of the represents
tives a few minutes before the close
OF the session, James Unthank of West
Richmond was selected to succeed An.
Gil E. Rathff of Paramount as presid.
Ing clerk. The latter has served sew.
en- years and requested that sue
cessor be chosen. Esther Cook Of New
Castle was chosen again to serve as
recording secretary.
The services opened this morning
with devotional exercises In which the
following persons made brief talks:
Rev. Alfred Young and Rev. John
Webb of Canada, Robert L. Simpkin,
missionary to China under the direc-
tion Of the English Missionary Board,
Luke Woodland Of Fountain City. and
Esther B. L. Terrell of White Salmon,
Washington. The reading Of the writ
ten reports followed the period OF
prayer.
Committee Convones.
Before the close Of the noon SEES
sion, the devotional committee com
posed OF Rev. Truman C. Kenworthy.
chairman acting In the place Of
Charles Sweet, absent, Charles 3.
Hiatt, Edwin Morrison, George w.
Bird, Joseph A. Goddard, Leannah
Hobson, John L. Kittrell, Eliza Hiatt
and Nettie Springer met in brief
meeting. selecting Leannah Hobson a.
the speaker for tonight with Rev. Mr..
Kenworthy presiding. Rev. Charles
E. Hiatt, pastor at Marion, Indiana,
with the assistance Of Rev. Harry r.
Hole of Carthage, Indiana, were
chosen for the speakers tomorrow
morning.
The following persons were select
ed during the mass meeting to assist
the clerks during the session: Luke
Woodland, Frank Fisher, Pharibe
Stephens, Albert Copeland and Lean
nah Hobson.
Following Is a synopsis Of each re-
nCrt read by Esther Cook from the
Various clerks OF the quarterly meet.
ings. The reports were discussed this
afternoon.
Dublin--Spiritual feeling is satisfac-
tory and membership and attendance
is fairly good.
Whitewater Encouraging condi-
tions are existing. Three revival
services have been held with q num-
btf w converts Bible school has
shown increase in membership and
women's organizations are doing good
work While the machinery of the
church is in good working order yet
the results are not altogether salts
factory. t@-4s
| Attendance sIumps.
I Observation-Disclosures in Cincinnati
church is 10 per cent Of the member
ship. Members are scattered over
wide area. Attendance at Green Plain
Is good.
New Garden-There are s local
meetings, Of which have services
every Sunday and the other with serv-
ices every other Sunday. Four church
es have regular pastors. Sunday
schools are in flourishing condition.
Marion-Spiritual feeling is good
yet there is decrease in attendance.
The ministry is adapted to the needs
OF the congregation. The Sunday
schools are in prosperous conditions
and the young peoples attitude to-
ward the church is encouraging.
Observation-Disclosures are that in
terest is growing. There are a mum.
Der in the congregation which will go
to the ministry. Satisfactory results
from Sunday school show that it is
effective. Church work is being stud.
led ~.~s ~.
Van Wert-Meetings are being held
regularly but the attendance is not
as large as 1t should be. The Chris
tian Endeavor is doing effective work
Wabash-Not as much has been &C.
complished during the last year as
there should have been. The pastor
is doing excellent work and the spirit
ual element is satisfactory.
West Branch-The attitude Of the
members toward each other is COM
mandatory. Meetings are being held
regularly but attendance at disciplinary
services shows decrease.
Spirit Is Faithful.
Winchester-There is a deep spirit
ual concern which actuates a great
deal of work There is a faithful at.
tendance by large number Of mem.
hers but the attendance should be
Greater. Many features give encour-
Vandalia-Name has been changed
to Penn. Ten meetings make reports
showing small attendances. Two
meetings report a discouraging out
look for spiritual betterment.
Spiceland-There are monthly
meetings and ~ local meetings. Re-
ports from these meetings vary. The
spiritual element is lower than it
should be.
Walnut Ridge-There is a unity in
Sne membership. Much interest is be-
Ing manifested in the Sabbath school,
Missionary and Evangelistic work
The young people are getting into
church activities.
! Puget Sound-There is degree of
activity in all the meetings. Two
meetings report incidents not com
mendable. The restlessness and NOV
ing about of members prevents
steady increase in the membership.
Portland and Traverse City had no
reports.
List Of Delegates.
Below is given the list of names
~ tho ranroean ttvae md their re-