The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-11
NO CHURCH WITHOUT
EVANGELISM PASTOR
DECLARES At SESSION

Apart from evangelism there would
not have been Quaker church and
the church can not live without it,
was the declaration of Frank w. Dell.
pastor of the Whittier, Calf, Friends
church In his address before the Five /
Years Meeting Monday. Christi
anity does not exist to promote Qua
kerism. but Quakerism exists to pro-
mote Christianity. Hence, the need
for evangelism.
Unity can only be conserved in
developing the work as we adopt a I
big program of evangelism. But we
must clear the way for this program
Churches are getting side-tracked off
the main line of thought An exam
pie of this is the controversy over
evolution, making it an issue IN the
church. Evolution never should be
and never can be an issue in the
Christian churches and they are not
called upon to become either oppon-
ents or opponents of the theory OF
evolution
ut should not be so hard for per
son to join the Quaker church. we
should remove some of the staid bar.
have raised a kind of Quakerism that
is hard for an outsider to grasp and /
this must be changed in order that
new blood may be infused into our
ranks"
Uses Blackboard.
Mr.. Dell conducted part OF his ad-
dress from a blackboard drawing IN
which he pictured the bringing of the
Kingdom of God to earth as ousl-
ness proposition The diagram out |
lined the resources of the church, It's
investment, and the returns gained
The resources, he said. are life, prayer
and finance.
I'VE have a limited idea of evangel-
ism" said Mr.. Dell 1T means more
than mere preaching. 1t Is the ell
cient utilization of all the resources
of the church and to those who need 1t
most, evangelism is the making or
God real to those who do not know
Him"
In speaking of the function Of social
betterment, the Rev. Dell said the
church should express the saving pur-
pose of Christ in his work and that
these social activities must harmon
ize with the teaching and preaching
In closing his address the Rev, Den
commented upon the wonderful spirit
of those present at the Five Years
Meeting II want to consecrate my
personality to the high and holy call
of making God seem real to men, he
said.
.za Fine Comments.
Discussion of the subject in hand
following the address brought out
many fine comments. W. o. True
blood. pastor of the First Friends
church at Indianapolis. spoke on the
open door in the public schools
through evangelism which the message
of God should enter. He stated that
Friends should work for the introduce
ton of religion into the secondary
schools of our country.
Herbert Huffman, who spoke on the
same topic gave his experience in the
high school in Plainfield, where he
conducted a series of evangelistic
meetings. He stated that the social
practices of the younger generation to-
day are not what they should be and
that only through religious training
could these evils be conquered.
Many other discussions followed in
which the utility of evangelism in var
ious fields was emphasized. Follow
ing the discussion period, John R.
Carey, presiding clerk, gave a brief
talk in which he christalliZed the COM
ment in the discussions. He stated
that truly the Penticost had come to
the meeting for this comes only when
love reigns.
ct is what we believe that separ-
ates Us but whom we believe that
unites u.s." he said by way of showing
the power of love. THE keynote of
the Five Years Meeting is not evan
gelism but something back of that up
on which all is builded-the conquer
ing power of love in Jesus Christ"
Offer Recommendations.
At the opening of the meeting Mon
day the home mission board offered
recommendations which provided for
machinery to keep in touch with
Friends moving from one yearly meet
ing into another. These recommends
tions were extensive and were given
the approval of the meeting.
Homer J. COppock, Of Western Year
ly Meeting introduced to the meeting,
Neal Newland, head of the Fellowship
of Friends Students who outlined the
work of the organization and pleaded
for the cooperation of the old friends.
The fellowship is an organization of
young Friends who are college stu
dents and their program is as follows:
% To assemble statements of young
Friends as to why they are Friends,
(2) To gather from college presidents
statements as to what young Friends
can do to aid in activities at the vari-
ous institutions. (3) To gather state
ments and data through correspond
eace. The young Friend asked the
approval Of the meeting and it was
granted.
The nominating committee announ-