The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-09-24
INSTITUTE,
COMMITTEE
ON INDIANS
REPORTED
Friends Hear Charitable Work
Committees Accounting
Nicholson is Made Secretary
of Meeting.
CHURCHES ARE TO JOIN

CHUnUTIO HnE ~ JUN
The formal reports of the associat-
ed executive on Indian affairs, and the
missionary board Of Southland Insti-
tute were heard by Indiana Yearly
Meeting, in session in the East Main
Street Friends church Wednesday
morning. Miss Ruthanna Sims, chair
man of the religious interests COM
mittee on Indian affairs, made that
report, while DR.. N. S. Cox. chairman
of the Southland missionary board,
made the report on that institution.
Miss Sims said this year marks the
golden anniversary Of interest taken
by Friends in the Indian.
George Fox preached to the In
dians in 1872, and William Penn made
his first great treaty in 1888, while
tho associated executive committee
on Indian affairs began Friends CO.
operative Indian missions in 1869, said
she, From the Friends Indian mis-
sions have resulted Indian monthly
meetings, elders and Indian schools.
The Friends church, according to
the report, now has eight missions in
northeastern Oklahoma.
this country, five have already voted
their full quota of financial assistance
namely Philadelphia, New England,
Western, Wilmington and Oregon.
California and Nebraska Yearly Meet
ings have not yet reported, while the
Ohio Yearly Meeting has referred the
question to its quarterly meetings.
Tho quota needed by Indiana Yearly
Meeting is placed at $3.50.
Preceding the report on Southland
Institute by DR.. Cox. Edward Bells,
who has been recording secretary Of
the committee since 1896. spoke
briefly. a
Work TO Committee.
Dr. Cox reported thai. the special
committee appointed a year ago has
been able to reduce the debt Of this
work to s6,063.
Favorable action was taken on the
decisiou Of the permanent board of the
Five Yesrs Meeting last spring to take
over the work. The property itself
has not been legally recorded in the
pame Of the Five y ears Meeting. Un-
til this is done temporary committee
to be appointed by the melting will
continue in charge.
DR.. Edgar +. Williams, executive
secretary of the Federation of church
es in Indiana, spoke before the meet
ing on the need of countrywide and
statewide evangelism.
"If We win the world for Jesus
Christ, we will have to organize and
mobilize our forces; We cannot do it
alone" said he.
Or. GoodelI Speaks
DR.. Charles l.. Goodell, executive
oc
gelism of the federal council OF
Churches of Christ in America, who
speaks twice at meetings here this
afternoon and evening. pointed to the
flaming spirits which have lighted
the world and then died down.
George Fox, John Wesley, William
Booth, each in turn has possessed q
spirit which has blazed out with 8
flaming fire, and then, alas, died
There was a time when the spirit OF
George Fox burst forth so that one
person in every four was a Friend
and now you have been reduced tt
less than half a million, and yet yo,
represent great spiritual power that
If you would only let is blaze out
would work wonders for the world
S. Edgar Nicholson. former edito
of the American Friend and anti-sa
loon worker, was appointed clerl
Tuesday evening. Dr. D. NJ. Edwards
clerk for the past year. asked to b.
released from this position.
"Prohibition Saves Country"
National prohibition in these day
Of social unrest and reconstruction j:
saving this country from disaster
said Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun
sci of the Anu-Saloon League o
1,.i0
After every war there has beel
disorder and unrest. This natura
result Of all wars is aggravated b,
the fact that the purchasing price o
the dollar has been diminished and
readjustment of wages was nevessar
10 offset it, said Wheeler. ,
"If saloons had been open in Bosto1
and Washington. and the cities wher
the recent troubles and mob violenc
occurred. the loss of life would hav
been appalling. In the present labo
trouble the situation will be less crit
cal because liquor is not so avail
able even under partially enforced wa
prohibition. Labor will be the great
est beneficiary under permanent pre-
hibition, which begins in January
1920. A nation of sober workmen ant
employers will make the wealth pro
ducing power of the United States tn
envy of the world
He pointed TO the recent statemen
of Colonel House, the presidents az
visor, VINO said: prohibition in tn
nation will compel Europe to adopt th
same policy as those nations cacn no
compete with us industrially, if hand
capped by liquor"
FOREST FIRES BURN
NEAR LOS ANGElE!