The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-19
SLEEPER FARE
IS ALLOWED BY
BUSINESS BOARD
Discussion Caused at Five
Year Meeting by Question
of Delegates Expense.

Following a report of the Evange-
listic committee of the Five Years
Meeting of Friends in America Friday
forenoon, Harry Keats, one of the
delegates, in brief but very effective
| address declared the Society Of
Friends had never had a well defined
policy of church extension activities,
and he asserted that if such policy
was not enacted the church was doom
ed to death.
Robert L. Kelly, former president of
Earlham college, pleaded for the au-
thorization of such work among young
Friends. on lines followed by other de-
nominations, especially among young
Friends attending educational institu-
lions, both sectarian and non-sectarian
and at inter-denominational meetings,
such as are constantly being held
throughout the country These ques-
tons were referred to the business
committee for report.
! Sessions Are EnIivened
The proceedings Friday forenoon
were enlivened somewhat by discus
sion over a report by the business
committee defining the legitimate ex-
penses OF delegates to the Meeting I'M
Or the head of railroad fare" The
committee ruled that delegates were
! entitled to reimbursement by their
yearly meetings not only for railroad
rare but for sleeping car accommoda-
lions as WELL
A delegate from the Wilmington
meeung protested this ruling, when in
formed that 1t was applicable to the
present Five Years Meeting. Some
delegates, he said, ignorant that they
were entitled to sleeping car expenses,
might have come to Richmond as day
coach passengers. He believed that
such delegates were entitled to receive
what they might have expended for
Pullman reservations This delegate
declared most Friends were actuated
IN travelling as cheaply as possible to
save their meetings expenses.
Chairman Jones of the business com
mlttee expressed the opinion that no
delegates were travelling in Pullman
state rooms at the expense of their
meetings, adding that if any delegate
had done this he was sure that he
would never again be appointed dele
gate.
Some Get Drowsy
Inc business committee recon-
mended brief recesses in the long
business sessions because indications
OF droWsiness" had been manifested on
the part of some delegates. The
recommendation was promptly adopt
ed.
The report of the Evangelistic and
Church Extension board was present.
ed by Ellison Purdy of Kansas meet
ing Inc report urges an endowment
for nome mission work and points out
great fields of activity for such work
IN the United States, particularly in
washington, Oregon, Nebraska, South
Dakota and In the Tennessee mount
! aims.
The surprising statement was made
that the majority of residents of South
Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado are
not Christians, and that there are large
districts IN these states which have
no churches and no competent Chris
tlans to conduct mission and church
extension work. Conditions existing in
| these three states were more fully ex-
planned in brief address by T. Fox
worthy Of Nebraska meeting.
| The appointment of a paid secretary
10 devote part or all hiss time to
eyangelistic work was recommended in
| INC ICpOl Iedu Uy MT. IurQy, the
Meeting is also asked to approve the
| cooperation of the church with the
Federate Council of Churches of Christ
| in America in a nationwide evange-
listic campaign
Definite Statement Asked.
The Meeting adopted a motion by
S. E. Nicholson, that the business COM
mittee report statement of definite
nature on the responsibility of individ
ual worship.
Chairman Jones of the business
committee recommended for the COM
mittee, program for the next session
of the Five Years Meeting which would
provide more time for discussion of
topics.
Presiding Clerk Pretlow read to the
Meeting telegram received from the
| Whittier, Calf, Friends Christian En-
| deaver Society, urging the meeting to
do all in its power to have the Friends
| Reconstruction Unit recognized by the
| government as a mbatant serv-
| ice; also that Young Friends be per
mitted to receive discharges from the
regular army upon entering this unit
Chairman Jones of the business
committee stated, after the reading of
this telegram, that efforts along the
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