The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-10
FRIENDS HONOR
STATES Birth
WITH SERVICE

Interesting Quaker history showing
the important place Friends occupied
in forming and maintaining the moral
structure of the section was given at
South Eighth Street Friends church
Sunday by Rev. Francis c. Ans
combe as part of centennial program
observed in Friends churches.
The old northwest territory was
opened by a Quaker, Daniel Boone.
Rev. Mr.. Anscombe said, and many OF
Indiana and Ohio's early settlers were
the highest type of Quakers whose
consciences forced them to leave the
South in 1896 and settle In the North
to form new communities to fight
slavery. In 1880 there were six set
Elements of Friends In Ohio and the
migration from the South became
general after 1903 when the Quaker
prophet. Zachariah Dicks. predicted
the Civil war.
Settle Here in 1906.
The first settlement of Quaker
record in Richmond was In 1906 when
the territory was part of the Miami
monthly meeting in Ohio. Two OF its
members, John Smith and jeremiah
Cox are said to have founded Rich
mond Whitewater monthly meeting
was formed in 1909 and Friends had
regular meetings Is years before any
other denominations, Rev. Anscombc
said.
He spoke of the important part
Friends had in the constitutional con-
vention, David Hoover being mem
Der, a state senator for six years, and
leader for moral rights Friends
near Richmond were so active against
slavery that one is said to have eX-
pressed shame that he had assisted
only 200 negroes to ecape via the
Underground railroad" Rev. Ans
combe said. Another assisted 5000.
Lead In Education.
I The Friends lad educational move
ments through period Of opposition
to free schools or to any schools at
all. Rev. Anscombe said. Earlham
college was conceived in 1882, and
was realized in 1S47. 1t was the third
school in the country to give women
equal standing with men. Schools in
connection with monthly meeting and
were common and soon IL high schools
or higher institutions of learning had
been established in the state.
Friends have led in temperance and
prison reforms. The Baxter Law, the
Nicholson law and the Indiana local
option law were fathered by Quakers
and passed through the influence of
Friends. The organization of the
state board of charities is the result
of Friends activities, Rev. Anscombe
said
Reviews Coffin's Work
L. Quincy Hill reviewed the work
with Easthsven Hospital for insane.
Mrs. Allen d. Hole and Mrs. Benjamin
johnson spoke briefly on historical
matters.
The church and Sunday school
rooms were filled for the rally day
and centennial program. Many per-
sons were able to attend by accepting
the prefer OF automobiles to carry
them to the meeting.
At West Richmond Friends church
similar program was given. Rev.
Charles NJ Woodman reviewed the
opening chapters of Quakerism in In
DIANA and James Unthank read a
paper on what Quakers Have Con-
tributed Toward the Making of In
diana The history Of West Rich
mond Friends church was given at
vesper service in the afternoon.
A big attendance greeted centennial
celebration speakers at East Main |
Street Friends church. Rev. Milo S.
Hinckle made the chief centennial adj
dress, dealing with the relation OF
Quaker meetings and individual Quak
ers with the upbuilding of moral laws
and institutions in the state. Men, |
bers of the church mentioned Incl
dents within the memory of living |
Quakers in which the influence of |
Friends had a bearing.