The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
GOOD WILL
SOLVENT OF
WORLD HATE
SAYS letter
Epistle From London Friends
to Yearly Meeting, Says
There Can be No Peace in
Present Society.
WHEELER IS TO SPEAK

The ninety-ninth session Of Indiana
Yearly Meeting was formally opened
at East Main Street Friends church
Tuesday President Edwards of
Earlham college, presiding clerk, was
unable to be present.
The credentials Of representatives
and alternates were presented and
number of visiting Friends were
presented to the meeting. Committee
appointments followed.
The epistle Of the London Yearly
Meeting. which was read at the morn
ing session, emphasized the "emptt-
ness of great phrases on which men
have built their faith"
1t asserted that the armistice has
not brought peace and that the spon-
taneous sacrifice Of the war to end
war" has been succeeded by the
cruelty of starvation to enforce peace.
Roots of war between nations have
been laid bare In our industrial and
social life.' said the epistle. Real
peace Is seen to be impossible on the
present basis of society.
"The majority Of our fellow country
men. limited in physical development
in mental equipment, in home condi-
tons and the joys of life, by the pres
sure of economic necessity, have little
Of our boasted freedom. Despite this
disillusionment, our dominating
thought is one Of hope.
I'VE would not be unconsidering op-
timists crying peace when there Is
no peace. The times are fateful. Far
reaching problems meet us in all di-
rections, and right solution cannot be
had on easy terms. There is need for
hard thinking and resolute facing Of
facts.
Amid the fall Of dynasties, the
crash Of empires and the shouts Of vic
tory, the thoughts and efforts of men
are being turned to building the new
and better world.
Must Cast Out Fear
I'VE must cast aside that spirit of
fear which magnifies the danger of
the change, and dares not risk the
the greater good Of the future. But 1t
is of supreme importance that our
hope be guided by right principles.
IF we would have a truer and bet
ter world we must keep to the funda-
mental conditions of social health.
The present state Of the world is the
result of the bondage of hope to NUT
ual fear and distrust.
We have faith in humanity. Our
hope for the future lies in the liberia
ton and right of mans true, generous
qualities of good will. They must be
our constant guide, and no fear of the
risks that seem to be involved must
allow us to deny them
These are the fundamental condi-
tions of social health. They need not
be sought afar. for they are in each
OF us. So long as we try to coerce rath-
tr than convince the opinion and judg-
ment of others there is no chance Of
these human qualities to grow.
Bitterness and suspicion will al
ways breed bitterness and suspicion.
We can not preach brotherhood be-
hind the bayonet's point. The more
men rely on force the deeper they
sink in hell.
"On the other hand, trust and good
will breed trust and good will. Mans
impulses of generosity truly acted on.
would dispel national hatred, break
the chains of poverty, abolish cut
throat competition, establish universal
cooperation and assure to all the full
ness of life.
I'VE know that in many quarters
these principles are striving to find
expression, often crudely, often un-
certainly. Whenever men are nspired
by high ideals, or even responding to
noble impulses, there we recognize
the eternal spirit of the living Christ
at work in their hearts"
Favorable comment on the contents
of the epistle were heard on all sides
The Dublin epistle was heard at the
afternoon session.
Among the visitors presented to the
meeting were William Harvey Theo
bald, of the London Yearly Meeting;
Rufus P. King, who was present at
the meeting fifty years ago, of tht
North Carolina Yearly Netting; l.. E
WibeI, of the Ohio Yearly Netting
Josiah Dillon, of the Kansas Yearly
Meeting; w. S. kitch and Ann ki.ch
of the Iowa Yearly Meeting; Lew T
Pennington. of the Oregon Yearly
Meeting; Mary \. Cox, of the West
crn Yearly Meeting; Esther Cook, OF
the Wilmington Yearly Meeting; Han
nah NJ. Hubbard, of the Kansas Yearly
Meeting; Fred Smith, of the Iowa
Yearly Meeting; Sylvester and Mary
Jones, missionaries from Cuba; James
Mendenhall, of the Detroit Friends
and Oliver Roberts, Of the California
Yearly Meeting.
The report of the trustees Of the
Indiana Anti-Saloon League will be
presented Wednesday and will be fol
lowed by the Yearly Meeting Temper
ance Committees report. S. E. Nichol
son is chairman of this committee.
Wayne B. Wheeler. of Washington
d. c., general counsel of the National
Anti-Saloon League. will be the prin'
cipal speaker.
The program for Wednesday fol
lows:
a. m.-School Of Missionary Meth
DDS. Address, B. Willis Beede, Our
Goods-What Are They?"
Sa. m.-Meeting for worship.
$50 a. m.-Report of committees on
Indian Affairs.
1890 a. m.-Report of Board on
Southland Institudte. Miscellaneous
business.
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