Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-19
FRIENDS SEE PEACE
IN POWER OF SPIRIT
Yearly Meeting Points the Way
to Heal All the Ills Of the
World.

Philadelphia. May 1s.--The session
NJ Philadelphia Yearly Meeting OF
Friends waS given over yesterday
morning to n devotional meeting at
Fifteenth and Race streets. The gem
cral thcme brought out by nearly n
dozen speakers was the transforming |
influence which the spirit can exert In
human life. Wilson NJ. Tylor stressed
the practical effectiveness OF prayer as
force Of daily uplift. Daniel Batch |
cllor chose examples from what he
called the continuous parable OF ma
turc" TO show how growth everywhere
rises from decay. how beauty always
covers up uglincss ~ in the h-heap
covered with morning glories. God
uses our failures, ne said. TO work His
SUCCESSES.
Gilbert Russell said that the gospel OF
the healing power OF the spirit was
capable of extension to the cure OF all
the International. Industrial and social
lila from which the world Is suffering
Human nature" he said. can be I'M
proved. Christian idcalism can trans
form the savage into the man or hlgh
character and ideals. Those who say
that men always have fought and al
ways will fisht are disproved by the
examples of history"
Frederick j. Libby urged that men
should not wait for someone else 10
solve the worlds problems. but that
each should himself begin solving them
in the small" Right In our own little
lives and communities" he said. I'VE
can begin 10 extend an influence for
.s,.,J,xn and RIGHT dealing"
business sessions were resumed dur
ing the afternoon. the mems and wom-
ems sections meeting separately. The
report of the Philsnthropic Committee
was approved. Motion pictures consti-
tutcd one of the subjects discussed.
Members cf the committee have kept
In touch with the Aims shown IN DIFF
fercnt communities and have reported
~ the Pennsylvania Board of Censors
any Objectionable features in pictures
passed by that Board. Friends were
urged Co keep track Of the pictures
shown In their viCinities. and TO see
that a high standard wac maintained.
The repor; of the Committee on Edu-
cation brought forth much discussion.
The opportunity before Friends schools
g. lead. especially in moral training.
was emphasized. II WAS felt that II
Friends schools cannot set higher
standards than the public schools. and
Z thereby tend 20 stimulate the latter Ia
improvement. they have no reason for
existing.
The report Of the auditors wns pre-
scented Among other items IL proposed
to appropriate to the Committee on
EdUcation only half the amount which
the committee had requested. This
proposal met with much disapproval.
No decision was reached before the
hour OF adjournment. Final action
will Ice taken today.
\ report on membership showNd that
the total number of Friends enrolled
an Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is now
10, bsa, uf which number 1897 are mem
beers ~ Philadelphia Quarter. Concord
Quarter has the largest membership,
with somewhat over 1000 on its roll.
Friends were urged Ia he more active
IN inviting into membership those IN
sympathy with their testimonies.
Al the evening meeting Mutual IN
Outstanding Between Nations was
discussed by speakers representing
France. England and Germany.