The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-13
CHURCH AS ROCK IS
7 theme OF NAPIER'S
talk AT MEETING


To-day is crisis in the worlds his
tory The present hour is fraught
with more concern than any other pre-
vious time. and many are distrustful
of the present social period" said
Aaron Napier. superintendent of the
evangelistfc, pastoral and church ex-
tension board, following the reading
of the report Of this board at the morn.
ing session Of Indiana Yearly Meeting
Friday.
This is a time Of peril both material
and moral, but 1t is also a time of un-
equalled opportunity for the work Of
Jesus Christ. There is a lack of con-
f1dence between man and man. and we
are in great transitional period, yet
there never was a time when such an
inviting field for Christ's workers was
offered.
IT Is the church's providential op-
portunity, but we must also remember
the church's true office and mission.
She should never be neutral when
there Is a question of right or wrong.
She must be ready to minister to the
needs Of all classes, emphasizing char
acter doctrines as well as church doc
trines"
The report which preceded this ad-
dress showed that in the past year 104
series Of meetings had been held
which resulted in the conversion and
renewals of 979. Money expended in
evangelistic effort totalled s6,052.26
for the year, while $50,979.50 was con-
tributed for pastoral support.
Go Back to East Main.
Indiana Yearly Meeting will be held
next year at the same time as this enc,
but the meeting will go back to the
old meeting house on East Main street.
according to a report by special com.
mittee
Herbert Hoffman resigned from the
evangelistic board as a result of III
health. His place in the field was
filled by the appointment of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred f. Smith. Of Amboy, Ind.
Levi I. Pennington, director Of the
Forward movement of Friends In
America. presented the work of the
movement in the past year. He said
that the seven points for which the
movement stood were church surveys
intercession, evangelism, propagation
of the Quaker message, stewardship of
property. united financial campaign
and stewardship of life.
Defines Forward Movement.
He defines the movement as a united
cooperative effort on the part OF
Friends agencies.
Upon the request Of the Forward
Movement, the Yearly Meeting voted
to have a Yearly Meeting Forward
Movement committee appointed, and
to select a committee of two to attend
the conference of the movement In
September.
1t was stated that the Indiana Year.
ly Meeting had sent a cablegram to
the London England, All Friends
World Conference, which convened
Thursday. The message was one
naming several verses of scripture to
be read at the London conference.
conover Gives Talk
In the afternoon. Frank Conover and
missionary work in Africa, made talks
The report of the Missionary com
mittee of Indiana Yearly Meeting
showed that the work in all fields
had prospered. This year $1S,641.71
has been contributed.
Sylvester Jones. of the foreign mis-
sionary field, and Elma Nicholson, OIL
this city, were appointed foreign mis-
sionary superintendent from White
water quarterly meeting for the com
ing year. Two such superintendent
were appointed from each of the
Is quarterly meetings.
The report of the American Friend:
Board of Foreign Missions, told of 7,
missionaries in the following coun
tries: Africa,1S: Cuba, 81; Jamaica
IL; Mexico, II; Palestine.7; ant
West China, 2. Property owned IL
these countries total several hundred
thousand dollars. 1t was estimated
that a minimum of $25O,O00 would b,
needed this year
Hole Talks Upon Peace
There are many urgent question
touching the peace of the world. SAT-
Prof. Allen D. Hole. president, of tn
Peace association of Friends in Ameri
ca, in an address Thursday Afternoon
following the. reading of the annua
peace reports, (which are moment
Gus, so complicated in their relations
so far reaching in their complications
that they call upon US for our bes
thinking"
Following the address by Prof. Hole
William l.. Pearson, of Wichita, Kan
made a talk similar in theme but cor
fined more directly to the church.
A meeting was held Thursday a
100 p. m, in charge of the American
Friends Board of Foreign Missions.
The program for FRIDAY evening an
SATURDAY. follows: