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. ‘ A conference of tha Orthodox Yearly Meoting composed of thirteen Yeavly “Nontines wa hald at Michzond, Indlana, in 1687 end in Lyo? a untforn dinclplinn wag formed waich so6 up a Mve Years Meeting with lesislative poturs. Tos central. of ftcea of this proup ters Tocated in Ielenond, Indlana, where the of Mclal ortun, The Averieun Frbend, is ~blirhed. Tt consisted (1927) of 60,663 neubers and was a nembar of the Federsl Counctl of Churches in Curinat in Anorica. . a , Tho Five Years Leeting waa inddrpora ted under the laws of the State of Indiana, and the primary object of the asnoclation was said to have beon; . , - tio secure concerted action by all. tha Yearly Nretings of the Telipious Socloty of Srienda in Arerieas and to this end to farn a representative boly to bo composad of dalogates from the several Yearly icetings of the Society of Prienis in the Unlied Statoa of Arorkea und of the Yearly Moetines of tha Society of “rlernds in other countries, to meat once in five yeers and by the appolntient of comatttizes, boards and azencies at such mnotings, te unite the entire Society of Friends in carrying on tho religious, evangelical, educational, missionary, charitable and benevolont work in witch the ‘guid Sockety Urough ita saveral Yeurly iewtines La nam or nay heres afier becowe enpagede" . the Anorican Yriends Servica Somittsa wao said to have bean. formed by the Liberal frroup of Guakers, but subsequently all Yeardy Deet= ings in the United States joined in’ the work of the orjawiination so tiit today thare- arenas to oe preatermunity eromist al monbers of tie Soclety . than there hag been sinse 1827. In 1936 it was sald that thera wore 105,917 monbern af the Socloty of Friends in America. b) ‘The fenyte of the Cuaker felicion A booklet entitled, "ha Fiva Years Yeeting of the Friends in America, Year Hook", for the year 1916, contuing a brief mirmary of "The Yaith of the 'riendsa’, wateh is said bo consist of a "oufficlentiy com prehensive outline to define the position of tha denomination in tho ranks of Evangelical. Giurches." Tis suaary Ly doseph #1216 states that Pvhe central principle fu the relipion of the "rlends is that exlvation 18 a porsonal matter betwesn the didividual sotl end Ced, un) that tha whole Christian te crows out af Qua soul! a rotation. bo i4diny and not froa any ovteard obroryvance or ceorwnonkal lia. “hay boldeve thut dolivoranes fron cin ca.ed by porsonmd fatth Poedesag - (irlat through whose atoning suerifiica, and this alone, sintal oan 4 reconciled to God. ‘That Curisttoa bupiiin dy experiencad fn the dnueoming inte Gio in Avidwal cowl of Wha Divino payer for tha trans tormation of tha whole mans Tut tis indwalling Ceirit guides and bape controly the surrendared Iifa, and that Uia Carigtlants constant i ee a I rer seco -_———