The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-21
five YEARS. MEETING
ACTIVITIES EXPLAINED
AT SOCIAL SESSION

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General explanation of work accom-
plished by the Five Years Meeting of
Friends was taken up at the reception
and luncheon which was given Friday
night in the Friends offices and South
Eighth Street Friends church. Mem
bers of the various Friends churches
of the city were present at the meet
ing and were shown the working sys-
tenn of the Offices and told of the ac-
compiishments of the organization.
DR.. Walter f. Dexter, of Earlham
college. explained to those present the
various Friends branches, and told
the important part played by each He
spoke on The Mail Bag" explaining
the important part which the mail and
office work pSlyed in the work of the
Five Years Meeting.
William L. Thomas spoke briefly on
Beginning the day right" Alonzo NJ
Gardner on That Grand and Glorious
Feeling" DR.. Allen D. Hole. of Earl
ham. on "A Number of Things" and
z. G. Hill gave short talk on gen.
eral work of the Friends.
Gives Organization Data.
A pamphlet given out to each person
present, contained the following in
formation Fourteen boards and com.
nittees aggregating 247 members. up.
der appointment by the Five Years
meeting and its constituent Yearly
Meetings, have both a home and a
workshop in the central office build
ing of the Five Years meeting
Seven periodicals, with second class
mailing privileges, are issued from
The central office. The paid up sub
scriptons number $4,000 More thar
~ million pages of reading matter
we're circulated among paid up sub
scribers for these periodicals last year
During the three months just ended
S,775 letters were sent out from the
central Offices Much of the cores
pondence was in reply TO inquiries.
Periodical information.
During the same period, 12,775 circu
lars were sent out. These gave timely
information to pastors and to members
in general.
While the desk, typewriter and mai
bag are necessary instruments in Tho
administration of large work, thel,
also has been the additional out-reacI
in evanselization education and or
ganization which has brought the OK
ecutive staff into personal touch will
individuals and groups in widely ex
ended areas.
During the year 1921. 151 sermon
were delivered by members of tn
Central office staff The number o
addresses delivered in the same yea
was 213. These sermons and &C
dresses were given in more than 20
different local and superior meetings
A total of lis committee meeting
we're attended by one or more of tn
staff, and ISL group conferences wer
held. In addition to these, there wer
80 meetings of the advisory committe
of the Central offices.
The staff of the Central offices, fiv
Of whom have taken advanced degree
follows: Walter c. Woodward. genera
secretary of the Five Years Meeting
also the editor of the American Frien
Sylvester Jones, assistant general SCI
rotary of the meeting; B. Willis Beed,
acting general secretary of the Ame
lean Friends Board of Foreign Mi:
sions; Ruthanna NJ. Sims. executiv
secretary of the board of Home Nil
sions; Clarence E. Pickett, executiv
secretary of the board of Youn
Friends activities: David e. Henle,
manager of the Bible school board an
book and supply house.
The members of the executive an
clerical staff of the Central office
have been reared and trained in di
ferent yearly meetings.