The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-09
DRIVE FOR $4,000
WAGED BY FRIENDS;
NOT TO CALL FARLEY

Years Meeting OF Friends was fea-
ture of the meeting of delegates of
that body Saturday. The organization
of Friends in America had a deficit of
$500 at the close of the last five
year period but $20,400 was raised be-
fore the present meeting convened.
In the campaign Saturday the
pledges turned in totaled $9.614.50. a
sufficient amount to bring the total
up to more than so percent of the
amount required Charles Whitley, of
the Iowa Yearly Meeting, conducted
the brief campaign, making a pre-
liminary plea that the deficit be re-
moved and the debt stricken from the
records of the Five Years Meeting.
He stated that the missionaries in
foreign fields were working on half
pay in order that funds might be used
for other purposes and he called upon
the Friends gathered at the meeting
to remove the weight of the interest
made necessary by the heavy debt.
of $9.614.50 raised.
ed pledge cards among the members
of the meeting, the result being a total
of $99,614.50 raised
Message of Sympathy.
At the beginning of the meeting,
Timothy Nicholson proposed that the
meeting send message of regret and
condolation to President Harding upon
the serious illness of Mrs. Harding.
In the report of the business COM
mittee was included the recommends
ton that a letter be sent to the pres
ident of the United States that IS, 900
Friends in America deplored the fact
that many prisoners were now being
held by the federal government for
things they thought or said. The
meeting did not approve of the mes
sage on the ground that the field
covered by its phraseology was too
sweeping in it's character and the pro-
position was referred back to the bus
mess committee for re-wording.
The proposition referred to the
business committee Friday that
Friends call a general conference OF
all churches opposed to the institution
of war was not recommended in the
report of the committee Saturday on
the ground that it would require too
large an expenditure of time and
money. However, the committee did
recommend that the yearly meetings
consider the matter in their individual
meetings and do all in their power to
influence opinion against the institu-
ton OF war all over the country.
Publication Report.
The report of the board of publica-
ton was presented by Alvin T. Coate,
chairman, who urged all Friends to
subscribe to the American Friend IN
order that its deficit be reduced and
the cause of Quakerism in America be
given advancement. Isaac T. Johnson,
secretary of the board, declared that
the publications of the board are the
most influential force of the Five
Years Meeting in bringing the young
er generation of Friends to Christ.
He stated that the parents must
give the publications hearty support
through their subscription and circu-
lation of these publications in order
that the work of the board at the CEN
trail office be not in vain. The re-
port of the board of publication was
approved by the meeting.
Following the report, Timothy Mich
olson pleaded with the delegates to
realize the value of the American
Friend in the work of the society, say
ing he was addressing Friends gener-
ally for the last time. By way of COM
parison. he referred to the London
Friend and the Philadelphia Friend
stating that each of these publications
cost more and contained less than
either of the other two.
Fundamentals of Education
/ Elwood c. Perisho, member of the
/ board of education, gave short adj
dress following the report of that
board by Dr. David NJ. Edwards. He
gave the following fundamental state
ments of Quaker education: Cd Sci
1 entific training cannot be substituted
! for spiritual knowledge; 90 textbook
/ knowledge will not take the place of
! Biblical facts; (3) spiritual training
will be more effective if supplemented
! by scientific knowledge; (4) so uni
versal are the laws of God and of
/ Christ that if we could only know and
apply them our great industrial, social
and economic problems might be
solved within the year; 60 the chief
purpose of a Quaker college is to
serve the Society of Friends by devel-
oping Christian leaders; (6) each one
of our colleges is the child of one or
more Meetings; CD this Five Years
Meeting has a family of eight chill
dren; their names are Earlham, Gull
ford, Penn, Wilmington, Friends uni
versity, Whittier, Pacific and Central.
| All these children neeQ the sympathy
and support of a generous and trust
worthy parent"
Expresses Gratitude
| The gratitude of the fraternal dele
gates to the Five Years Meeting from
Philadelphia was expressed by George
NJ. Warner. He stated that every
member of his delegation wished to
thank the delegates to the meeting
for the invitation to attend as well as
1 the excellent treatment and entertain
ment given them while here.
| The following nominations were re-
ported by the nominating committee
and approved by the meeting: Treas
urer, Edwin G. Crawford; finance
board, Miles White, Atwood L. Jen-
kins, Edwin G. Crawford, ]. Elwood
Cox, c. V. Stanley; members at large
on board of home missions-Ellison
R. Purdy, Carolina NJ. Wood, Earl j.
I Harold, Harlow Lindley, Richard
Newly, Clarence E. Pickett, Willard
o. Trueblood.
Members at large on the board of
religious education: Ancil e. Ratliff,
w Rufus Kersey, Lenora N. Hobbs,
Walter F. Dexter, Levi C. Penning-
ton; publication board Alvin T. Coate,
John H Johnson, Isaac T. Johnson, Ell
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