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t -33- D for imzortant social service jobs, It means that there must be an eo sing campaign, displaying in bold type the Committce!s mo z accomplishments. It means that there must be a solicitat! rnoney trom non-Friends, despite the likelihood that those who pay “ piper will eventually call the tunes. 2. There has been a shift in the center of emphasis in Service Committee Originally, the Committee endeavored to do humbly and well a service to those in need, a service which others were neglecting to do. In this is Service, a better way of t living was demonstrated, The e process was humble and slow, There wre no strings attached. There was no fanfare and no publicity. Eut actions were eloquent in their portrayal of the Quaker message, Results were: 1, Quakers were drawn together in their Service Committee work, 2. The approach to world problems was attractive and challenging to the public. Now, the center of emphasis in A. F.S,C, work is less on demonstratiag our faith by service and more on influencing thought on various subjects which the A.F.S,C, management feels should be promoted, Results are: 1, Quakers are being drawn apart by these activities. 2. Conflicts of views among Quakers are being broadly displayed to the public. 3, lds of activity and methods have shifted, The Service Committee now sponsors mectings, conferences, seminars and camps in which leaders appear whose basic philosophies and andards st of honesty are widely different from those of the Society of Friends, It expresses views to the public on technical economic subjects Ie gets into politices with policies determined at the head office, It publishe articles (in some cases written by non-Friends) which support its partis cular views or policy. ‘Also, "findings" of certain conferences, seminars, referred to above, are published, When the content of these publications is criticized, the common reply of Service Committee personnel is that "These are not official statements of A.F.S.C. policy," ift in the status of the A. F.S.C. relative to the Societ s been ash Originally the A, F.S.C. was a "Committce", working for and furthe the objectives of other Friends’ groups, Now itis more of an entity in