The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-19
MUST PRESERVE
IDEALS AT HOME
FRIENDS TOLD
Right Must Be Guarded at
Home While Fight Goes on
for Democracy.

tdTy VI tHc INdIlOudl LILY lCuCidli AA
an address to the Indiana Yearly
individuals, nations races and great
periods of time are controlled by some
ideal. 1t was an ideal which Alexan-
der followed when he went into Rus
STA It was a mental vision that led
Hannibal into Italy. 1t was an ideal.
a devastating one that took Napoleon
into Russia.
THE whole campaign on the west
ern front today is mental picture In
the mind of Foch.
Religious freedom was simply an
ideal and when your own George Fox
was prosecuted he was pursuing an
ideal that other people were not far
enough advanced to see. i
when little party landed on Ply
mouth Rock 1t was in the pursuit OF
an IDEAL And they pursued that
ideal until today democracy Is the
pride and envy Of the world.
Truth must conquer falsehood.
right must conquer wrong. The con-
flict which Is drenching Europe today
with the reddest and the richest blood
in the world is simply the result OF
difference in the ideals between auto'
cracy and democracy. and you know
which must conquer. There must be
but one solution to that kind OF thing
and that Is for right and liberty TO
triumph.
Praises Friends History.
II said that / have great pleasure IN
appearing before you and one OF the
reasons for this is your history. You
stood against war when others were
silent Friends stood for the political
equality of mer and women, and for
this and a multitude Of other things,
you have won the gratitude and re-
spect Of the world.
WAR is not an unmixed good. 1t Is
possible to win in Europe and loose
in America. We must jealousy guard
our ideals.
81 will not put penny on the flag
to buy cigarettes for the soldiers. The
people of this country and we are pa
triotic and we have the right to ask
that the government should be patri-
otto. The national prohibition amend
ment will be ratified in March. The
saloons Of this country will be closed
before rehabilitation.
1T Is the conquering power OF
noble ideal. The liquor TRAFFIC Is 60
ing to be abolished everywhere.
1--WE are in the most awful war in
all history but let us in winning this
war as we will do and as we have
right to do be careful that we do not
establish a military autocracy here
when the war is over. Let us guard
our ideals. Let us cherish them
DR.. J. Herschel Coffin, secretary OF
the Home Mission Committee, follow
ed the report of that committee with
a paper on present and future social
conditions. He emphasized the neces
sity Of thorough organization OF all
the machinery of the church through
which it's work is accomplished and its
influence is felt.
Reports Made.
The committee made seven recon-
mendations in connection with the
abolition of the Home Mission commit
tee in it's present form which, in brief,
included the suggestion that the term
Home Missions" be interpreted as
including the work Of the Evangelistic
and Church Extension committee, The
Scotia Service Committee, the work OF
the committees on Indian Affairs,
Southland Institute and Whites In
stitute and that the work of these five
committees be co-ordinated by the es-
tablishment Of an executive commit
tee on Home Missions, consisting of
the chairmen of the respective boards
and committees, and that Social Ser
vice committee be appointed of nine
members with full time field secre-
tary.
1.-The proposed arrangement will
facilitate the carrying out OF the pro-
gram Of the community activity sug.
gested by the Efficiency Committee
in it's report two years ago." said the
report. Now is the strategic time to
inaugurate and put into operation such
program"
The recommendations were adopted
and the formation of Social Service
committee put into immediate execu
ton by transferring the names OF those
sent in from the Quarterly Meetiags
for the Home Mission committee u
the Social Service committee.
Report Commended.
The report of Whites. Institute
showing the receipts and expenditures
to be $49,6S1.01, the assets, $59,416
and no liabilities, was highly com
mended, Whites Institute being wide
~ known over the country as model
institution of its sort.
J. T.. Green and Nathan T.. Gilbert
whose terms on the board of trustees
expired this year were reappointed
The report of the visiting committee
recommended added equipment in the
gymnasium, shower-baths and a prac
teal nurse to take care OF diling chill