Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
FRIENDS DISCUSS
PASTORAL PLAN
Free Ministry Most Sue
cessful, View Expressed
at Yearly Meeting
PEACE ENJOYS NAMED
Delegation to Cooperate With
Other Churchmen at Lon. =.
don Conference

Orthodox friends, at the third ad-
iourned session, this morning, OF the
Yearly Meeting for Philadelphia and
vicinity, considered the encroachment of
the pastoral system upon the. original
free ministry system. The meetings are
being held at Fourth and Arch streets.
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting so
far has adhered absolutely to the free
ministry system, under which the preach
ing is done by members Of meeting, in
distinction to the pastoral system, under
which a minister is appointed as In
other denominations.
The question was brought up at to-
days session in answer to the third
query" in regard to the moral, spirit
ual and physical welfare Of members
of meeting.
William C. Allen, of San Jose, Cali
fornia, protested against the lack OF en-
couragement given to preachers from
among the younger generation.
ut is when a lack Of ministers occurs
that the meetings turn to the pastoral
system as the only means of saving the
life OF the meeting" said Mr. Allen.
He pointed out that in the past the
system Of free ministry had been one
Of the distinctive features Of the So
ciety OF Friends
Adopted in New York
A visiting member of the New York
Yearly Meeting, who was present. told
of the adoption Of the pastoral system
by some of the smaller meetings there
He said that it was the intention of all
to go bacl: to the free ministry system
when this Ia possible. He told of a
plan on foot to adopt the title of Sec
retary" instead of pastor" because the
duties of the pastor correspond largely
to those of the secretaries Of such or
Eanizations as the Y. NJ. c. A. 1t was
agreed that there was no Immediate
prospect of the Philadelphia Yearly Meet
ing turning to the pastoral system,
though there was always the likelihood
of such action because of the difficulty
Of finding members who felt called to
preach among some of the smaller meet
ings.
In the closing minutes Of the second
session of the yearly meeting of Ortho-
dox Friends, of Philadelphia, which met
at the Meeting House at Fourth and
Arch streets yesterday, the preliminary
report OF the peace committee strongly
recommended the sending Of delegates
to the peace conference OF Friends at
London.
London Conference
This conference is planned to meet at
London next August. The delegates
| proposed were accepted by the meeting
and are as follows:
Jane W. Bartlett. Elizabeth R Biddle,
Emma. Cadbury. Elizabeth A. Christ,
Anna S. Cox, Sarah w. Elkinton, Anna
c. Evans, Agnes B. Leach. Edith Moon,
Hannah C. Pyle, Ann Sharpless, Lydia
| c. Sharpless. Florence T. Steere. Edith
stratton, Agnes l.. Tierney and Anne
Garrett Walton.
The men are william c. Allen. ].
Henry Bartlett, Thomas X. Brown,
Henry T. Cadbury, Joseph Elkip ton,
Edward c. Evans. Alfred C. Garrett
George Fl. Hallett. walter w. Haviland
Joseph II. Haines, George l.. Jones. Ray
ner W. Kelsey. Morris l.. Leeds, NJ
Albert Linton. Alfred Lowry, Charles
! j. Rhoads, Edward G.. Rhoads. ]. Henry
| Scattergood. Isaac Sharpless. Francis
II. Taylor. Edward L. Webster. Thomas
| Raeburn White and Stanley r. Yarneli
This Is the first time such a confer.
ence has been attempted and the 40O
delegates from America, cooperating
with Friends from other PARTS of the
world, will formulate the policy of the
society toward the world at large
The continued necessity for care oi
the Indians was emphasized at the
fftieth annual meeting Of the Philadei
phia Indian Aid Association, held al
Twelfth Street Meeting House last eve.
ming.