The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-08
AMERICA EXPECTED TO SUPPORT DRY Law
AS WORLD EXAMPLE SAYS ENGLISH FRIEND

accomplished in conjunction with the
through annual conferences. literature
and school and college organization.
Defines Religious Education
Religious education Is, in brief, the /
endeavor to get God in all His full |
ness in to the lives of individuals"
said Edgar H. Stranahan in his ad-
dress before the Five Years meeting
Thursday evening. such program
will include the endeavor: "a to in
struct in those things a Christian
ought to know of and about the Bible;
(2) to win to an acceptance OF Jesus
as a personal Savior and Lord: 90
to prepare for efficient membership in
the church, Gods agency for world re
demption; (4) to discover and enlarge
the individual capacity for Christian
leadership in the Sunday school.
church and community; go to teach
the Jesus way of living as It relates
to self and to all others.
THE Christian is convinced that
only such lives as are thus educated
can be leaders in Kingdom move
ment"
Bible School Report
Prior to the address of Mr. Strana-
han the report of the Bible school
board was made The general report
itself was presented by William ].
Savers, secretary, who outlined the
work of the Friends in the Bible
school field He stated that after
survey of the field, the board mem
bers felt that the great need was for
the publication of Bible school litera-
ture that would meet the requirements
of Frinds
Unanimous approval by all dele
gates was given at the afternoon ses-
sion of the Five Years Meeting Thurs
day to the recommendation of the
business committee which removes
from the records of the church A
clause stating that the Richmond Dec
laration of Faith should not be consid
cred as a creed
/ Recommendation In Report
! Rufus M. Jones, of Philadelphia,
chairman of the business committee
included the recommendation in the
report of his committee. The declara-
/ ton of faith of the Friends is con-
tanned in the Uniform Discipline,
namely "The Essential Truths THE
Declaration of Faith" issued by the
Richmond conference of 1887 and
George Fox's Letter to the Governor
of Barbados" Although these doc
uments were considered as the best
authorities on the faith of Friends the
statement was made in one of the
documents that the statements in
cluded therein should not be taken to
constitute a creed Some thought this
clause should be removed while others
commended that to take it out would
bind Friends to a creed
Upon the presentation of the unani-
nous decision of the business board
in the matter along with it's recon-
mendation, Frank w. Dell, pastor of
the Whittier. Calf, meeting, spoke
in favor of the measure and moved to
approve the recommendation Of the
committee.
Other Speakers
He was followed by Timothy Nichol-
son, Louis l. Stout, of Western Yearly
Meeting; James Wood, of New York;
Thomas Brown, of Philadelphia; Ed
win Stanley, of Kansas Yearly Meet
ing; Lindley Clark, of Washington
Lewis Mcfarland, of North Carolina
S. Edgar Nicholson, of Washington
Stephen Hadley and Levi T. Penning
ton, all endorsing the recommends
ton
The recommendation of the bust
ness committee was approved BY
standing vote. Following is the rec
: ommendation accepted:
I'VE recognize with profound sor
row that there is in the world toda,
, a great drift of religious unsettlement
1 unconcern and unbelief We desir,
at this time to call our own member
! ship to deeper religious life,
j greater conservation of heart and viii
J to God and more positive loyalty Il
: the faith for which so many of ou
L forerunners suffered and died. w
wish to reaffirm the statements ant
d declarations of faith contained in on
e Uniform Discipline. viz, The Essen
tial Truths, The Declaration O