The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-23
FRIENDS DRAW
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a missionary session yesterday after
noon TO support a campaign in which
they will stand responsible for an
average contribution of a dollar a
member from the meetings they repre-.
sent.
The action followed an address by
Charles Edwin Bradt, D. D., of Chi.
cago. district secretary of the Board
of Foreign Missions of the Presbyter-
ian church, in which he said the gen.
eral average OF contributions to miss
ions is thirty cents member.
The most cursed of all men sold
his savior for thirty pieces of gold
he said. 1--WE are trying to save him
with thirty pieces of copper It's the
money you don't give that is Judas
There are 25,0Oo,ooo men organ
lied in Europe along for destruction
and slaughter All Christendom has
only $4,000 men organized for con-
struction and salvation"
Church Dead in Past.
President Kelly of Earlham college,
presiding clerk Of the meeting, hit the
severely following the speech.
Or. Brandt will see in the future
that We are alive, hope. since have
seen this display of enthusiasm" he
said. 1--WE have been dead in the
past"
The action of the monthly meeting
will almost triple the
foreign missions contributions from
ri hiooocY
yearly meeting in the world.
The board for ministerial counsel
and preparation" created earlier in
the session, was named today by the
committee on ministry and oversight.
Its members are Charles E. Hiatt,
Marion, Ind, William j. Sayres, Nun
Gle, Ind, Ross A. Hadley, Earlham
College, Ancil F. Ratliff. Paramount,
Ind, Alexander Purdy, Earlham Col
lege and Professor Arthur Charles of
Earlham College.
Express Deep Concern
The report to the Yearly Meeting
"the deepest concern that
spiritual atmosphere be created and
in our homes and socie
ties which will be conducive to the
development of the call to the minis
try and that parents do not dwell
too much upon the hardships of the
Throughout the report, the commit
tee members expressed their desire
10 receive cooperation In finding and
developing talent for ministry and
social service work. The new board
was given no instructions but it eX
poets to supply aid, financial if neces-
sary, to anyone meeting personal and
spiritual qualifications who feels the
;all.
Goddard Reappointed
Joseph A. Goddard of Muncie, and
1eander j. Woodland of Spring Grove,
we're reappointed for trustees of Earl
lam college for three years.
Mr.. Goddard was made chairman in
he organization of the evangelistic
md church extension committee with
emma Hedges for secretary and Geo.
w. Bird for treasurer.
Appropriations of sS,490 were vot-
ID, $4,000 for foreign missions. The
'eport of Treasurer Charles G. Car
)enter' for last year showed CnurCn
of $5S,O2S and total re-
.eipts of s60.922.
Touch Upon Peace
Epistles touching on peace and war,
he European conflict, the internal
strife in Mexico. the liquor traffic, for
,ign and home missions and the pro-
,ression of the church were read, ap-
proved and addressed to other yearly
meetings in the country.
The complete list of delegates and
llternates to the Five Years meeting
vas returned by the nominating COM
nittee and approved by the Yearly
Meeting.
The delegates are S. Edgar Nichol-
on. Richmond; Charles e. Tebbetts,
California: Allen D. Hole, Richmond;
Robert L. Kelly, Richmond. Charles
:. Hiatt, Marion: William j. Savers,
duncie; Timothy Nicholson, Rich
nond; Robert E. Pretlow, Seattle,
Wash; Truman Kenworthy, Rich
nond; Peter W. Raidabaugh, Fair
Mount; Belle c. Baily, Richmond;
.eannah Hodson, Fountain City; JOS