The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-06
EDGAR STRANAHAN
HEADS FIELD WORK
OF FORWARD MOVE

Announcement was made In the
East Main Street Friends church Sat- !;
urday afternoon that Edgar Stranahan !,
former Richmond man, and prominent
Friend, has accepted the position of !;
field manager Of the Forward Move /
ment OF the Five Years Meeting. |
Walter C. Woodward presided at the
session. |
Mr.. Stranahan who was born In
Richmond. is now professor of religi |
GUS education in Penn College, Oska- |
loosa, Ia. He is also pastor of the
Friends church and president OF the
State Sunday School association. He
was formerly, at the Wilmington Col
lege and more recently at Friends
University.
Routine business was considered by
Whitewater Quarterly Meeting in ses-
sion in the East Main Street Friends
church Saturday afternoon. Arthur
L. Charles, clerk presided. Letters
from various English meetings were
read at the meeting on Ministry and
Oversight in the morning. An offic-
ial delegate of Whitewater meeting
will probably be appointed.
Visitors Are Honored.
Following the meeting on publicity
and propaganda, in the Allen Jay Me-
mortal church Friday afternoon. tea
in honor of the visiting English
Friends was given in the West Rich
mond community house, adjacent to
the church. Over Is persons called.
Clarence Pickett, head of the Young
Friends board of the Five Years
Meeting, and Herbert Corder, visiting
from London Yearly Meeting were
the principal speakers at the afternoon
session. Publicity of the London con-
ference was considered by the dele
gates from Indiana, Western. Ohio.
Kansas, Wilmington and Iowa Yearly
Meetings. S. Edgar Nicholson was ap-
pointed chairman and Edith Wildman
of Spiceland, secretary of the Indiana
delegation at a short meeting follow
ing the general session.
IF rural life is to be preserved for
the Christian church. 1t is time for ev-
cry community to get together to
strengthen its church." said Charles e.
Tebbits, of Whittier, Calf. head of the
survey department of the Forward
Movement of Friends, at the Friends
conference in North A Street Friends
church Friday night. President David
M. Edwards OF Earlham college pre-
hsided.
Mr.. Tebbits gave figures showing a
gain Of 2,375 members in last years
in eastern Friends churches, bringing
the total membership up from $4,000
lost in the Mississippi valley in the
same time, the total decreasing from
$4,000 to $4,000. Indiana lost the most
heavily.
Pacific coast churches increased
during the 5 years from 1000 to 1000
Gain came both from members NOV
ing in from other sections and through
the conversion of residents.
Strange to say the greatest moving
population is in the coast states, but
we have very difficult problem in
this everywhere" said Mr.. Tebbits.
Church Against Church.
| INSTRUMENTATION churches in the
same community working heartily
against one another for the Church
Of Jesus Christ" were pointed to by
Mr.. Tebbits as another great prob
lem. The Inter-Church World Move
ment is seeking to remedy this.
Mrs. Edith J. Wilson, visiting Lon
don Friend, explained the status of
the English church and the problems
which she saw the church facing,
making a particular point of the need
for meeting industrial and social
problems. She also explained the
"Absolutists" who were imprisoned
in England during the war because
they refused to do anything but stand
firm aga inst the process of militarism.
Hollingsworth Wood of New York,
Ellison r. Purdy of Minneapolis and
Joseph Ellington of Philadelphia
spoke briefly Friday evening.
E. Edgar Nicholson announced that
Saturday evenings session would be
held in the association room of Earl
Ia m Hall on account of the coal short
age and fuel ban in the city. Prof.
Jesse H. Holms of Swarthmore Col
legee will speak. A meeting of all
Frieneds gathered in the city who
are planning to attend the All Friends
World conference in London next Aug
ust whether as delegates. or other
wise, was to be held Saturday after
noon.
Wilson S. Doan, we'll known Friend
Of Indianapolis. will preside at the
closing session of the conference in
the North A Street Friends church at
2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Alex
ander c. Purdy of Earlham College
and Edward Grubb, visiting London
Friend, will speak.