The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-15
ON
TO TRANSFER
ALL BOARDS
TO RICHMOND
Plan to Come Before Five
Years Meeting of Friends
Which Opens Here Tues
day Afternoon.
PEACE REPORT IS UP

Much interest centers in the report
to be submitted by Prof. q. Hole of
Earlham college to the Peace Associa-
t1on of Friends in America ar the meet
ing OF the board in Richmond this
week In conjunction with the Five
Years Meeting of Friends in America,
the governing body of the American
Quaker church. Prof. Hole is chairman
Of the peace board
Prof. Hole anticipates submitting
his report to the Peace Association, or
peace board, as it is commonly referr-
ed to, Thursday afternoon, this week
He Will review peace activities put
forth during the last fifty years, par
tcularly the last five years. since the
last meeting of the governing body of
the American Friends church
For Redoubled Efforts.
1t is understood the report will rec
ommend no attempted interference
with governmental policies during the
progress of the world war, hut will ad-
wise, however, redoubled efforts at this
time for inculating the spirit of world
peace and international brotherhood.
Prof Hole describes the peace
movement Of the last half century as
remarkable and is not disposed to re-
gard the world war as thing which
will retaTd the growth of this move
ment
The meeting to be held In Richmond
this week will, it is generally agreed,
be the most important one IN the his.
tory of the Five Years Meetings.
Perhaps the most important question
| the Meeting will consider deals with
the reorganization Of the governing
body.
| Present Body unwieldy
| The governing body, as now consti-
tuted, is an unwieldy one and not pro-
ductive of desired results, according
to Walter Woodward of this city, gen.
| eral secretary of the Meeting Two
| years ago there was held in this city
! meeting Of ley members of the Friends
| Church in america, at which plans for
| the reorganization of the Five Years
| Meeting were thoroughly considered
! This conference selected a commit
| tee of seven members which was in
| stTucted to attend the next session of
| the governing body and submit to it
! the recommendations of the confer
| ence. The plans this committee will
/ outline will receive the careful consid-
Grafton Of the executive committee of
| the Five Years Meeting
Capitalization and simplifcation of
the administrative operations of the
governing body are the reforms which
! are desired. and if the proposed plan
| is carried cut Richmond will really be
| the center of all activities in the gov
| ernment of the Friends church in
America, for the plan which is to be
! considered calls for the location of
all the important boards of the Five
Years Meeting in this city.
May Merge Boards
For the purpose of promoting SIM
plification snd efficiency in the admin
istration of church affairs the execu-
! tive committee, which holds its first
meeting Monday evening at South
Eighth Street Friends church, will
consider the merging of certain
boards. For instance, it is proposed
| to merge the board which publishes
The American Friend, official organ of
/ the Meeting, with the Bible School
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