Digital Commons @ George Fox University Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church Friendly Endeavor (Quakers) 8-1931 Friendly Endeavor, August 1931 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_endeavor Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "Friendly Endeavor, August 1931" (1931). Friendly Endeavor. 103. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/nwym_endeavor/103 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church (Quakers) at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Friendly Endeavor by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Friendly Endeavor V o l u m e 1 0 , N u m b e r 8 . PORTLAND, OREGON August, 1931. <@Hmp£!e£J of ^apctte Sbaljo, Conference D. Outstanding Beliefs. 1. Peace. They were consistent in peace princi ples, both in times of war and in times of peace. Over 13,000 Quakers were in prison during the reign of King Charles II. The children held meetings during the imprisonment of the parents. 2. Refusal to take public oaths. Early Quakers, many of distinction, lost opportunities in public office be cause of refusal to take oaths. 3. Friendly to Indians. 4. Opposed to Slavery. Formed underground railroads. 5. Prison reforms. E. Doctrines of Friends in common \vith other churches. (Doctrines are always most import a n t . ) . 1. The infalliability of the Scriptures. 2. The deity of Jesus Christ. 3. The blood atonement for sm. 4. The bodily resurrection. P A Y E T T E L A K E S C O N F E R E N C E H O M E 5 . C T i r i s t ' s b o d i l y r e t u r n . 6. Personality of the Holy Spirit. QUAKER HILL times during the day smaller groups F. Distinction of "Friends" from gathered for classes and much larger o t h e r c h u r c h e s . „ Dawn. And as I watched, the deep ones for the Inspirational and Evangel 1. A worship of .simplicity and Hee- indigo of the lake slowly changed to i s t i c s e r v i c e s . cobalt and the light of day had soon A year ago who would have dreamed ''°2!" Women given equal opportunity replaced the shadows. Suddenly I was that such a successful Conference, with brought back to reality by the disturb sucli conveniences, could have been held '''^^"Cptism and the Lord's Supper ing sounds of awakening life, such as so soon in our own state, on our own are spiritual. ruSSELL. shivering, shouting and dogs barking, grounds at Payette Lakes! And this and then from near the shore of the was by far the largest Conference ever no\v glassy lake I heard the sound of held by Boise Valley Quarterly Meeting. petitions ascending to the Creator of There were 142 registered, including the book of revelation as all this majesty and beauty. eight from Woodland, whom we were revealed in the light of With my attention now attracted to indeed glad to welcome. The total at the activity about me, I noticed the cen- tendance reached 162. We were also OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY » ^ it seemed to be a long building. glad for the interest manifested by the As I reached the front of it, I turned people from McCall and surrounding By Mrs. Marie Hurst and looked almost straight down on a country, who attended the evening serv This most interesting class met ^ach paved road, across from which was a ices and the Sacred Concert and Dedi narrow strip of timberland, through catory service Sunday afternoon. winch I again could see glimpses of the L O I S J O N E S . lake, now brighter than before. Enter ing the building, I saw tables and bench es, indicating it to be a dining room. WHAT EVERY YOUNG FRIEND . ( t h , , e f . r - At the further end of the room I isaw a SHOULD KNOW Inces and their subjects kitchen, the scene of so much bustle and 1. A Vision of Christ. 7.0.19 stir I dared go no closer. Seeing a Taught by Ida Lee stairway and hearing girls' voices above, f Book of I ascended to find even greater confus I. Beginnings of the Friends Work: ion, as more tlian forty girls straggled A. Why? 3 T i S s r to get ready for the breakfast being pre A church was wanted wluch was tree from political rule and forms. pared below. I stepped out the door B. Who? , , , f 4 ^MturrRap'ture of Church. and wandered to the other end of the 1. George Fox was the leader ot ■Revelation 4 and I. Thessalonians building, where I found another stair this new movement. He was different 4-13-14: I. Corinthians 15:51. way and again I climbed. But upon 5. "a Book of Righteous Judgments. from most young men and very serums Revelation 5 and Matthew 24. reaching the landing I stopped, arrested minded, desiring things of God. He fi Judgment Visions (Seven weeks of by the unmistakable sound of boys also started Ms work by traveling and tell "tribulation, seven seals, seven striving to get to breakfast. Turning to ing others the way to find peace ot descend, I again stopped to see from heart. There were more ' Friends in trumpets and the seven vials.) here the best view yet of the lake. 7 The Seven Seals. Revelation 6. England then than there ever have been pirst Seal—False Christ. I. Thessa sinc6 As I returned to the dining room, I lonians 5:1-3. noticed numerous tents to the west, 2. ■ They were called "Friends", be- Second Seal—Political war. about which were signs of other break cause they were so sincere and straigixt- Third Seal—Famine. fast in preparation. At the signal I, forward. , ■ 4.1.^ Fourth Seal—Death and Hades. Eze- with the crowd, entered the dining room 3. The first "Friends" colony in the kiel 14:21. where nearly ninety people were seived USA. was established by Win. Penn. Fifth Seal—Martyr Period. Matthew a supreme breakfast by efficient wait C. When? 24:9. resses. In this same roopi at various First organization in 1647. Page 2. T a B FRIENDLY ENDEAVOR August, 1931. August, 1931. THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVOR Page 3. Sixth Seal—"Last Prayer Meeting." her day of opportunity. Young people Day of the wrath of God. Isaiah have an open door of opportimity in Cbe Triendly endeavor 34:2-4; Joel 2:30-31; Zepheniah Idaho. Sinner, backslider. Christian, Editor-in-Chief Helen Cammack 1:14-18; Hebrews 12:26-28. this is thy day! Route 4, Box 88, Salem, Oregon 8. Revelation 8; Exodus 9:23-28; Nearly thirty were definitely saved or Micah 7:15; Jeremiah 4:23, 28; Associate Editor J. Emel Swanson sanctified, and every Christian was 327 East 52nd Street, Portland, Oregon. Ezeldel 23:7-8; II. Thessalonians deepened in his experience. Qjr CHESTEB A. HADLEY 2:4-11. C o n t r i b u t i n g E d i t o r M a r y M i l l s Newberg, Oregon 9. Revelation 16; Exodus 9:8-12; 7: RECREATION See ihe Yearly neeling mrough itie Churcli Winflov S o c i e t y N e w s E d i t o r F l o r e n c e R i t t e r 17-25; Deuteronomy 34:24; Zech- State Normal School, Wonmouth, Oregon ariah 14:14; 1:8-9. Did we have fun? I'll say we did! (None having the mark of the beast Where? At the Idaho Young Friends' Tithing Dep't Mile Ross 1335 North Fourth Street, Salem, Ore. of our besetments in order to_ lay in us e v e r r e p e n t . ) Conference on the shore of Payette a foundation of holy Christian living. 10. The Empire. Revelations 13:1-10 Lakes, from July 7 to 13. Wihat did Missionary Dep't Rosa Allen Route 2, Boise, Idaho. "Let us go forth therefore to him with The Beast Who Rules. Revelation we do? Went swimming, boating, ex out the camp, bearing his reproach." 13:4-10. plored our o%vn woods, and the sport B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r W a l t e r P. L e e Star, Idaho God is saying to us personally, "Get thee Daniel 7:4—compare Revelation 17. which all youngsters enjoy and in which out and I will make of thee." God could Woman here represents spiritual Chester Hadley and Walter Lee took a Circulation Manager.. .Wilfred Pearson 195 E. 39th Street, Portland, Oregon make nothing of Abraham while he condition. very active part, namely, jumping rope. remained in the Ur of Chaldea, neither Revelation 19:11-21; Daniel 7:4-14; The first afternoon, Wednesday, was can he make of us what we should be Isaiah 63:1-4; Matthew 24:27-31; devoted mostly to swinuning, as nearly Published Monthly at 195 East 39th Street, as long as we remain in our lives of sin. Zechariah 14:5. everyone seemed to feel the need of a Portland, Oregon, by The Christian Endeavor Union of Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends. We must recognize tliat sin and disobe C E C I L E M c K I B B E N .