Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
HODOX FRIENDS
X DISCUSS WAR CRISIS
Vhiladelphia Yearly Meeting
Being Marked by Inter-
change of Views

.,,.,rs concerning the proper action TO be
~, ,,v members of the Society of Friends
event that the United States should
20 war were discussed at the opening
s..,on Of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
orthodox Friends, which opened today at
r,eetng house, Fourth and Arch streets
an interview today Rufus NJ. Jones,
--.,.ssAr of philosophy in Havcrford Col.
-. said that Horace Mather Lippincott
~, not express the Views of the society
statement which he issued on Satur-
80 concerning the approaching war. Mr..
,H,,ncott said there were certain funda-
.n,o, principles Of right and humanity
-, every man must feel called upon
so,snd even to the extent of armed con-
nct.
This statement misrepresents the present
,ostion Of the Society of Friends said
nrosessor Jones. 1t can only be taken as
4 r..,resenting, the views of the author. he
...orted and does not do justice to the
facts as they are,
4 The meeting today again went on record
:. nnnosed to capital punishment. Report
~ the committee on legislation indicated
o,rong hacking for the bill now before the
sIouse of Representatives, providing for the
abolition Of the death penalty
The report of the book committee brought
.,t the curious fact that many of the peace
srocts of the Society of Friends had been
80 oslated into German and were being
srrsad in fairly large quantities throughout
~ Fmpre In regard to the peace ques-
.,on no discussion was held, but half
So,en Friends, including President Isaac
sSarpless of Haverford College. were added
Z to the peace committee. An old change In
che marriage contract, involving the change
AZ one word, was brought up again. but held
ever until tomorrow.
The meeting will eliminate Thursday with
discussion for peace. All the subordinate
meetings of orthodox Friends under its
jurisdiction are represented.
: The opening session was followed by a
public meeting at O'Clock this afternoon
In the Twelfth Street Meeting House, where
ali the sessions except the peace meeting
will be held. This afternoons meeting
under the auspices of the Foreign Mission
ary Association and its young women's aux
iiary was addressed by Howard S. Vim
cent, of northern SIAM on winning the
Siamese to the Christian Faith Through In
dustrial Training" and Thomas G. Jones
and Alice c. Clifford on Japan" The Phil
adephia Indian Aid Association held its
forty-third annual meeting at 4:30 O'Clock
The annual meeting of the Friends Freed
{ mems Association will be held tonight. The
speakers will be Thomas Jesse Jones. of the
Department of the Interior, and Edgar A
} Long who will describe the new hospital al
Chrstansburg, Va.
Temperance will. be the subject of pub
lie meeting tomorrow night. Wednesday
afternoon shome missions will be discussed
and in the evening the fifty-siXth annual
meeting of the Friends First-day Schoo
Association will be held.
Thursday nights peace meeting at the
7, Arch Street Meeting House will be under
the auspices of the peace committee of the
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends
Richard Roberts. minister of the Church OF
the Pilgrims. Brooklyn, and Charles 7
Mailman, editorial director of the Areri
can Union Against Militarism, Washington
will be the speakers.