South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06
.OUAKERS TO HOLD
INDIANA CONCLAYE
Hundreds of Delegates Will
Attend Annual Confer
ence at Richmond.

RICHMOND. Ind. Aug 5-(By 1.
y. S)-Quakers from all parts Of
the United States and England will
heve Richmond az their goal this
summer and fall. Four great gath.
erings OF Friends, two Of which are
held annually one OF which is held
hut once each five years and the
other but once each four years, will
be the cynosure of ali eyes Of
GuakerdOm this year.
Greatest Of ali sessions will be
that Of the Five Years Meeting OF
Friends in America, the governing
body Of those Of the orthodox faith,
which will be held from September
TO September -. Each Of the
thirteen yearly meetings in Ameri-
ca and Canada Is permitted to send
six official delegates regardless Of
the membership Of the meeting. One
delegate for each 1000 members
over a given quota is also allowed.
Information from officials Of the
Five Years Meeting. whose Offices
are here, indicate that between 500
and 500 Friends will be present for
this parent conference. Besides the
most prominent members of the de-
nomination in America, John Henry
Barlow, former clerk OF London
Yearly Meeting and presiding CLERK
at the All Friends conference held
in London IN 1920. will be present
for an address. He will be accom-
panied by his wife.
GilIett VIII Attend
Rountree Gillett, head OF Friends
social work in London, is another
prominent English Quaker TO be
present, as will also Barrow Cad
bury, well known among Friends in
America and England.
Some Of the American Friends to
be on the programme include Fred
erick J. Libby. executive secretary
Of the National Council for Reduc-
ton OF Armaments, Washington.
D. c.; Ebert Russell, head of the
Woolman school, Philadelphia. and
Rufus Jones, professor OF philos-
ophy at Haverford College. Phila>
delphia
OF equal importance to Quakers
OF the Hicksite branch OF the
church IS the general conference OF
Hicksite Friends 20 be held here
August rs to September >. The
conference is composed Of seven
yearly meetings, and its sessions
are so rotated that the assembly
meets in Richmond once every
four years
At least 400 people are expected
20 attend the conference. More
than 100 Friends are expected from
Philadelphia. New York. Boston
and Baltim ore.
Among the better-known speak
ers TO address sessions Of the con
ference Will be Charles Foster
Kent. professor at Yale univer-
sity; William J. Reagan, president
OF Oakwood Seminary. New York;
Jesse Holmes. OF Swarthmore col
lege. and Roy A. Haynes. federal
prohibition commissioner.
Reagan Leads Discussions.
In addition to the regular busi-
ness. there will be round-table dis
NhSS4on OF various 81 oltCLSr luC4Q u
ing a series of round tables and
forums to be led by William J.
Reagan, OF New York. Devotional
meetings viii be held each day.
The Young Friends General con-
ference. 10 be he'd on Earlham
campus July p TO 81. Is the i'm
mediate Quaker gathering attract
ing It's annual interest among
friends from all states OF the
Union. Indiana, Western and Ohio
Yearly meetings always are most
conspicuously represented at these
conferences. Other yearly meet
ings, however, are expected 10
send their quotas. and twenty-five
TO thirty young Friends from
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting are
among n ose looked for
Addresses by z. T. Albertson, gen.
eral secretary OF the Indiana State
sunday School association, and the
Rev. Miles II. Krumbin. pastor of
the First Lutheran church OF Day
ton. Ohio, are 10 be features OF the
ten days sessions.