The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-18
RELATION OF
FRIENDS AND
NEGROES IS
DISCUSSED
Affect of War on Southland
Institute Presents Problem
to Yearly Meeting Show
Aid Given Race
TEMPERANCE REPORT

Yearly meeting opened this morning
with a good attendance. George II.
Moore. for number of years CLERK
of Western Yearly Meeting and presi-
dent of the American Board of Tor-
eign Missions of the Five Years Meet
ing, was present. Alice Menden'iail,
editor of the page for worship of the
American Friend, also attended the
session.
1t was decided that the epistle com
mittee construct a message of love
and sympathy to be sent to all the
aged and infirm members of the
Yearly meeting who were not able to
be present.
The reading of the Representatives
today showed large absence. Some
of the quarterly meetings are NOT rep
resented on the nominating commit
tee. Some discussion arose IS to thee
representatives from Pennsylvania.
There are members of Penn meeting
here but the representatives appoint
ed were not present. William Sayre5
stated that there should be representa-
tives on the nominating committee
from every meeting.
Many Absentees.
Timothy Nicholson stated that he
had never known to be so many alb
sentees and urged that in the future
the quarterly meetings be sure that
the representatives appointed could
attend.
George NJ Hartley read the report
on Indian affairs. Missionaries have
been somewhat limited in their SER
vice but regular meetings have hecn
held.
Friends have done more work and
are perhaps better known for their
work among Indians than any other
field so that two years ago they de-
cided to have book published about
this work Rayner w. Welsay was
chosen to collect information and
write the book, Friends and Indians"
The book has been completed and
is now on sale.
The executive committee in this
field is trying to find leaders among
the young Indians and train theni to
be leaders. Susie Meeks, an Indian
girl who has attended Earlham col
lege for three years, was expected to
be present at the meeting this morn
ing but was unable to attend
Southland Debts S15,coo
The report of Southland Institute
was made. The situation is serious
there as the financial condition is
critical. DR.. N. S. Cox explained that
the war has greatly affected the in
stitute. There has been great diff
Guilty in obtaining teachers on account
of the draft. A recent fire at the in
stitute has added to the expense and
a building campaign cannot be launch
ed this year. The total amount of
debts is about $4,000. Owing to the
war it is utterly impossible to secure
principal. The school is facing the
school year with no principal and the
board thought it unwlse TO la44
class one man.
Dr. Cox stated that he thought it
would be impossible to operate South
land Institute; that II might be wise
to suspend operation for d year or
two. The negroes seem to have been
growing in their independence and
feel that they are capable Of taking
care of their educational institute with
out the aid of any others, he said
The Missionary board has asked that
the Indiana Yearly Meeting of which
oOutHIdnQ institute is plntese. ap
point committee of five capable busi-
ness men who will take charge of the
Institute and take some action imme-
diately as to whether or not II should
be sold or kept. That this committee
should have also authority over tbs
Missionary Board
This called forth great 1iscuss,ol
from Friends. The majority favored
the committee. provided il shoul,.
work in cooperation with the Mission
AIRY Board and have no authority
which should supercede that of the
board. Many opposed the selling CT
the property since the Friends had
built it UP.
Still Need influence.
One thought tnat it would be th,
crown of success If the negroes would
take over an institute that had been
built up by Frienus.
!. Lindley Jones stated that he was
glad to know that the negroes were
growing In their independence but that
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